This article originally appeared on VICE Indonesia. In 1968, 100,000 citizens of a young nation poured into the Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta to witness a man vs. lion cage fight. On Oct. 17, Twitter ...

JAKARTA: The Indonesian government has postponed the launch of its controversial national history book project by about three months, though critics still call for it to be scrapped entirely.

Upon closer reading of the released volumes, historians have identified problems ranging from questionable historical claims to gaps in chronology and concerns over how Indonesia’s history is framed.

Indonesia is still a relatively young nation. The country gained its independence in the wake of World War II, ending hundreds of years of Dutch colonial rule. Indonesia’s founding fathers officially ...

The events of May 1998 form an indelible chapter in Indonesia’s history, marked by profound struggle and heart-wrenching grief, which continues to resonate in Indonesians’ hearts and collective ...

Next year's presidential election is a good time to press for accountability for the violence that accompanied the end of Suharto's New Order. The policy is part of a recent government push to ...

The Indonesian government is currently undertaking an initiative to rewrite its national history, aiming to create a narrative that is more inclusive, contextual, and fact-based. The Ministry of ...

Civil society groups in Indonesia have criticized the government over the release of a new national history book, accusing it of omitting accounts of atrocities committed during the rule of former ...

Australian troops participated in the post-war occupation of Indonesian territories and is yet to formally apologise. EPA/Abror Riziki Indonesia emerged as a modern nation in the wake of World War Two ...