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Greetings from the Executive Director: March 2021
One year after the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, any semblance of normalcy remains far from the case in Indonesia, despite the reduced rate of Corona virus infections and deaths around the country. In June of last year the National Covid-19 Task Force classified 58%...
Ruminations by John McGlynn: Giving Up
As I begin to write this rumination on 2 March 2021, I recall that it was exactly one year ago the office of the president announced the first case of Covid-19 in Indonesia. With no outside activities to mark the days and no celebrations to distinguish one week from...
Surat dari Pejompongan: Baru, Modern
Bung ND, Jika kita membicarakan puisi Indonesia modern, maka sebenarnya kita berbicara tentang budaya tulisan yang baru—elitis, tentu saja. Umurnya belum seratus tahun. Jika dibentangkan sebuah garis masa padanya, kita belum bisa melihat garis yang berwarna-warni....
Greetings from the Executive Director: August 2020
Of the many unforeseen disruptions arising from the corona virus pandemic, none has been more devastating than the impact on the nation’s education system. Both educators and students alike were totally unprepared for the lockdown of schools and universities, with...
Greetings from the Executive Director: July 2020
Slowly but surely we are getting used to the limitations imposed by the seemingly never-ending Covid-19 pandemic. Many of us have been compelled to become more innovative and creative in what we do—a trend that has been most evident in Jakarta’s arts and culture...
Greetings from the Executive Director: June 2020
Five months into the Corona virus pandemic, people seem to be getting over their griping and groaning and starting to look on the bright side of things. One notable development is the increasing use of the internet for almost all our daily needs. Indonesians are...