Bakdi Soemanto Encourages Cultural Literacy
“At that time, very early in the morning on 11th October 2014….. I received a text from a friend of...
Basrizal Koto is an invigorating Indonesian entrepreneur
Known as Basko; he is a native of Pariaman, West Sumatra. Basko is considered to be Crazy Rich from Padang...
Book Review: Revitalising Bahasa Indonesia Abroad
Bahasa Indonesia has a great opportunity to be one of the world’s main languages following Indonesia’s large population and abundant...
Literature Instils Values in Students
In commemorating the Sanctity Day of Pancasila, students may wonder whether the state’s foundational ideology remains relevant to day-to-day life...
Bundo Kanduang and Entrepreneurship
The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) chairwoman Megawati Sukarnoputri expressed her concern that the Minang people had changed a...
Grand Mosque of West Sumatra: The World’s Best Mosque Design in 2021
A non-profit organisation highlighting design and architectural work, the Abdullatif Al-Fozan Award, recently released a list of the best mosque...
Rendang and the Culture of Migration
Rendang is a meat dish from Minangkabau. It is cooked using a low-temperature cooking method that takes four to five...
Family Empowerment and Sexual Violence
— Content warning: discussion of crimes against children — The lecherous actions of Herry Wirawan, a teacher at the Manarul...
Love and Freedom??
Love stories are one of the most popular stories that adorn the course of human civilization. They are as old...
Chinese New Year, a Path of Social Cohesion
It was not until last 2014 I really fathom what Chinese New Year was like until one of my Chinese-Indonesian...
Jeff Hadler: A Scholar with Heart
When Jeff Hadler passed away a few years ago, I was a bit dazed to know it. A friend of...
Usmar Ismail, the Father of Modern Indonesian Cinema
Usmar Ismail is known as the father of modern Indonesian cinema. He was born on 20th March 1921 in Bukittinggi,...
Literature and Immigrants
Having been elected the 45th president of the United States in 2017, Donald Trump sparked further controversy as he imposes...
Students and Mental Health during Online Learning
The case of a suicide of a high school student in Gowa Regency, South Sulawesi, some time ago during online...
Young Entrepreneurs and Politics
Once an election is approaching, we will spot many large billboards along the road displaying faces of the candidates ready...
Independence Day and Collective Amnesia
The Republic of Indonesia is now 76 years old. Those who turn 76 mean that they are in the ageing...
Inclusivity Central to Bukittinggi’s Tourism its adjacent provinces
The writer is a lecturer at the Faculty of Humanities, Andalas University. Every time I pay a visit to the...
Intercultural Communication Key to Global Understanding
BOOK REVIEW “Cultures and Communication” An Indonesian Scholar’s Perspective. In an increasingly globalised world, how people interact across cultures have...
Spirituality in Eid al-Fitr
Ramadhan will be over soon. Muslims around the globe, including Indonesia, will happily welcome Eid al-Fitr as a symbol of...
Mob Mentality and Critical Thinking
Din Syamsuddin, a lecturer at the Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta and former Muhammadiyah chairman, was reported by the...
Please, Thank You and Sorry
Is there any link between language and behaviour? A lot of research will say “yes” over their inseparable and reciprocal...