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Dutch East Indies

During the New Order era itself, comparisons were made with the previous period. The New Order regime dubbed its predecessor the “Old Order”.

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During the New Order era itself, comparisons were made with the previous period. The New Order regime dubbed its predecessor the “Old Order”.

Murder of Smissaert

One of the historical stories that is plagued by hoaxes is the murder of Smissaert, Resident of Bangka Belitung during the Dutch East Indies era, on 14 November 1819.

‘Nyai’ Ontosoroh

The most famous Nyai for the last 40 years was named Ontosoroh. She is a fictional character in the novel Bumi Manusia (The Earth of Mankind, 1980) by Pramoedya Ananta Toer.

The Snobby Disease

In some countries, defamation laws are used to balance freedom of expression. However, there are two major differences from the Indonesian government’s proposal.

Nationalism and Epistemic Intellectual Awareness

If we define national awakening as a major event that gave rise to the impact of sustainable awareness, the spirit of change born out of the 20 May 1908 event was not strong enough to serve as its basis.

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Indo

Indonesia is blessed with diversity. Unfortunately, either the diversity is often denied or history is deleted. Also were ignored, those who promoted anti-colonialism, national pluralism and tolerance.

The Great Strides of Indonesia

“Before the twentieth century, there was no Indonesia and thus no Indonesians”, wrote RE Elson in the beginning of The Idea of Indonesia: A History (2008).

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