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Why do many in Indonesia and Southeast Asia support Russia in its war with Ukraine?
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Two inter-related factors guided the Southeast Asian state's response to the Ukrainian war - one is their traditional inclination towards non-interference in the internal...
Indonesia dares China in the South China Sea-will the rest of ASEAN follow suit?
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China has formally opened another front in its bellicosity in the South China Sea, and practically forcing Jakarta to accept a dispute in the...
Hindu religious offerings desecrated by ‘Allah-u-Akbar’ chanting Islamists: East Java, Indonesia
Hindu religious offerings were kicked and thrown away by Islamists in Lumajang, East Java province, Indonesia. A video that effect was shared by several...
Indonesia’s first president’s daughter Sukmawati Sukarnoputri to convert to Hindu Dharma from Islam
The daughter of Indonesia’s first president and the founder of the Indonesian National Party (Patai Nasional Indonesia-PNI) Sukmawati Sukarnoputri has decided to embrace Hindu...
US struggles with hospital beds in latest Covid wave, should Hindus return the schadenfreude?
American city Austin is faced with a shortage of ICU beds as the US sees rising cases of the Delta variant of Covid. As...
East Asian success models: Indonesia
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Indonesia is the largest archipelago in the world with a total of 17,508 islands of which 6000 are inhabited. Its five major islands are...
96 dead, nearly 70k displaced as quake, floods hit Indonesia
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The death toll from a strong earthquake and floods that hit Indonesia has increased to 96, with nearly 70,000 people currently displaced, the National...
The Tamil Margazhi festival and other Hindu influences on Southeast Asia
The month of Margazhi (mid-December to mid-January) is the most auspicious month for the Tamil Hindus scattered across the world. Margazhi is derived from...
Justice delayed, denied for victims of sexual abuse in Catholic Church
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Victims of sexual abuse and harassment in the Indonesian Catholic Church face “thick walls” of silence, secrecy and denial, having to bear trauma while...
Post independence Hindu renaissance in Indonesia
In the previous post, we covered an overview of Indonesia’s ancient and medieval Hindu past as well as how the Hindu kingdoms collapsed and made...