Mass organisations have a long history in Indonesia. But while they originally had a positive purpose, a case in the city of Bogor highlights how they can be used to breed intolerance.
How do some people get into positions where they have power over the rest of us? How does political power, authority, and force work together in society?
Many of us see politics as something that's too boring, too complex, or even too dangerous to participate in. But what does "politics" actually mean?
Seorang pengungsi Rohingya yang terjebak di Indonesia menilik kembali perjalanannya dan merefleksikan keterbatasan ruang gerak yang dialami pengungsi di seluruh dunia.
Multiple landslides and flash flooding on Penang Island have ignited a fiery debate about the state's development trajectory and the tremendous pressure it places on the environment.
新加坡官方支持的电子支付系统，在最近的广告活动中，採用了华裔新加坡演员，以“褐面”手法扮演马来裔妇女和南亚裔男士。对事件的社会回应、反弹和争议，凸显了新加坡社会对于种族主义、歧视和权力关系的不了解和生疏，以及更深入认识和讨论这些议题的必要。
Marketed as picturesque, up-market “heritage” experiences, Singapore’s colonial-style restaurants—whether knowingly or unknowingly—end up enforcing a racial hierarchy inherited from the British colonial era and maintained by Singapore’s ruling elite.
In Myanmar, the 2008 Constitution emphasises a “special place for Buddhism”. There were hopes a National League for Democracy government would promote greater religious tolerance, but activists have so far been disappointed.
For a while, #MeToo stories popped up in Vietnam. Yet the movement failed to take off. A year later, though, more discussion of sexual assault and harassment is taking place, after two cases that took place in residential lifts drove home the message that it can happen to anyone.
A recent ad campaign for an e-payment system in Singapore featured a Chinese Singaporean actor in brownface as a Malay woman and an Indian man. Responses have since demonstrated the need for deeper understanding and discussion of racism and power in the city-state.
In 2016, 22-year-old Febri made a decision to move to Syria and live under Islamic State, better known as ISIS. In the first of a special two-part series for New Naratif, Deputy Editor Aisyah Llewellyn reports on Febri's journey to Syria and the reasons why some Indonesian families made the decision to join the so-called Caliphate.
Gunung berapi Gunung Sinabung telah meletus selama beberapa tahun, menyebabkan ratusan penduduk desa mengungsi. Sekarang mereka terperangkap antara rumah pengungsi yang disediakan pemerintah atau kembali ke rumah lama mereka yang berada di Zona Merah Gunung Berapi.
