Yenni Kwok
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Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!
Apart from Cantonese mooncakes, there are also other kinds of mooncakes: Hokkien, Hakka, Teochew, Hainanese, etc.
Image: SG Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth
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Apart from Cantonese mooncakes, there are also other kinds of mooncakes: Hokkien, Hakka, Teochew, Hainanese, etc.
Image: SG Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth
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October 6, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!
Apart from Cantonese mooncakes, there are also other kinds of mooncakes: Hokkien, Hakka, Teochew, Hainanese, etc.
Image: SG Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth
www.littledayout.com/guide-to-dif...
Apart from Cantonese mooncakes, there are also other kinds of mooncakes: Hokkien, Hakka, Teochew, Hainanese, etc.
Image: SG Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth
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After learning that Nepali protests were inspired by Indonesian protests, here are some reactions from Indonesian netizens:
"In solidarity"
"Vive la revolution"
"Our president blames the protests on foreign influence, but it turns out we are the foreign influence."
"In solidarity"
"Vive la revolution"
"Our president blames the protests on foreign influence, but it turns out we are the foreign influence."
September 9, 2025 at 3:43 PM
After learning that Nepali protests were inspired by Indonesian protests, here are some reactions from Indonesian netizens:
"In solidarity"
"Vive la revolution"
"Our president blames the protests on foreign influence, but it turns out we are the foreign influence."
"In solidarity"
"Vive la revolution"
"Our president blames the protests on foreign influence, but it turns out we are the foreign influence."
Apart from support from SEAblings, there has also been interest in Indonesian protests from Taiwan's civil society.
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September 5, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Apart from support from SEAblings, there has also been interest in Indonesian protests from Taiwan's civil society.
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Artworks by Indonesian illustrator Ditta Amelia
Twitter: dittameliaa
IG: helloditta
Twitter: dittameliaa
IG: helloditta
September 2, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Artworks by Indonesian illustrator Ditta Amelia
Twitter: dittameliaa
IG: helloditta
Twitter: dittameliaa
IG: helloditta
Many Indonesia social media accounts change colours of their logos to pink & green.
Pink: homage to the pink hijab worn by a woman who confronted police officers.
Green: a tribute to the online motorcycle taxi driver ran over by a police vehicle.
Pink: homage to the pink hijab worn by a woman who confronted police officers.
Green: a tribute to the online motorcycle taxi driver ran over by a police vehicle.
September 2, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Many Indonesia social media accounts change colours of their logos to pink & green.
Pink: homage to the pink hijab worn by a woman who confronted police officers.
Green: a tribute to the online motorcycle taxi driver ran over by a police vehicle.
Pink: homage to the pink hijab worn by a woman who confronted police officers.
Green: a tribute to the online motorcycle taxi driver ran over by a police vehicle.
The protests in Pati, a town in Central Java, inspired the anti-govt demonstrations across Indonesia. The Pati protests in mid-August were sparked by the local govt's 250% land tax hike. Video shows Pati residents pelting police after tear gas was fired
www.youtube.com/watch/A5qJt-...
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September 1, 2025 at 12:39 PM
The protests in Pati, a town in Central Java, inspired the anti-govt demonstrations across Indonesia. The Pati protests in mid-August were sparked by the local govt's 250% land tax hike. Video shows Pati residents pelting police after tear gas was fired
www.youtube.com/watch/A5qJt-...
www.youtube.com/watch/A5qJt-...
Residents at Jl Kramat 3 fleeing tear gas
August 31, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Residents at Jl Kramat 3 fleeing tear gas
Residential areas near Mako Brimob were tear-gassed
At 2:10am today, Jl Kramat 2 in Jakarta was once again tear-gassed (see video)
At 3:30am, Jl Kramat 3 was also tear-gassed, causing some people to faint, incl residents, accd to eyewitnesses 😭😭
Kramat 2 via Kontras: www.instagram.com/p/DN_a_O2k5m9/
At 2:10am today, Jl Kramat 2 in Jakarta was once again tear-gassed (see video)
At 3:30am, Jl Kramat 3 was also tear-gassed, causing some people to faint, incl residents, accd to eyewitnesses 😭😭
Kramat 2 via Kontras: www.instagram.com/p/DN_a_O2k5m9/
August 31, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Residential areas near Mako Brimob were tear-gassed
At 2:10am today, Jl Kramat 2 in Jakarta was once again tear-gassed (see video)
At 3:30am, Jl Kramat 3 was also tear-gassed, causing some people to faint, incl residents, accd to eyewitnesses 😭😭
Kramat 2 via Kontras: www.instagram.com/p/DN_a_O2k5m9/
At 2:10am today, Jl Kramat 2 in Jakarta was once again tear-gassed (see video)
At 3:30am, Jl Kramat 3 was also tear-gassed, causing some people to faint, incl residents, accd to eyewitnesses 😭😭
Kramat 2 via Kontras: www.instagram.com/p/DN_a_O2k5m9/
Protesters have been urged to retreat after blackouts reported at protest areas in Jakarta, Bandung and Surabaya. There are fears of police shooting protesters with rubber bullets or even live rounds
August 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Protesters have been urged to retreat after blackouts reported at protest areas in Jakarta, Bandung and Surabaya. There are fears of police shooting protesters with rubber bullets or even live rounds
Protesters also chased away military personnel.
August 30, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Protesters also chased away military personnel.
For the third day, protesters and security apparatus clashed at the Indonesian police’s Mobile Brigade Command HQ (Mako Brimob), Jakarta.
August 30, 2025 at 3:12 PM
For the third day, protesters and security apparatus clashed at the Indonesian police’s Mobile Brigade Command HQ (Mako Brimob), Jakarta.
Carrying only a coconut broom, women in Petamburan argued with police on Thursday night to stop them from entering their neighborhood and firing tear gas
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August 30, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Carrying only a coconut broom, women in Petamburan argued with police on Thursday night to stop them from entering their neighborhood and firing tear gas
x.com/toketriot/st...
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Second video from Kontras:
www.instagram.com/p/DN8nKClE3JB/
www.instagram.com/p/DN8nKClE3JB/
August 30, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Second video from Kontras:
www.instagram.com/p/DN8nKClE3JB/
www.instagram.com/p/DN8nKClE3JB/
Last night, rights group Kontras posted on IG CCTV footage showing civilians running from tear gas fired by police on the street outside its office. Police have been indiscriminately using tear gas in residential areas during days-long protests in Jakarta.
August 30, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Last night, rights group Kontras posted on IG CCTV footage showing civilians running from tear gas fired by police on the street outside its office. Police have been indiscriminately using tear gas in residential areas during days-long protests in Jakarta.
The photo of him with a megaphone?
He said it was taken in the early 1990s. In 1997-1999, including the months leading to the fall of Suharto in May 1998, Fadli was a People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) member.
archive.is/mu7sR
He said it was taken in the early 1990s. In 1997-1999, including the months leading to the fall of Suharto in May 1998, Fadli was a People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) member.
archive.is/mu7sR
June 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The photo of him with a megaphone?
He said it was taken in the early 1990s. In 1997-1999, including the months leading to the fall of Suharto in May 1998, Fadli was a People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) member.
archive.is/mu7sR
He said it was taken in the early 1990s. In 1997-1999, including the months leading to the fall of Suharto in May 1998, Fadli was a People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) member.
archive.is/mu7sR
Fadli Zon tweeted multiple photos of him meeting Suharto, including one seemingly taken when the authoritarian ruler was still in power.
1: archive.is/wO8cy
2, 3: archive.is/rVX8G
4: archive.is/1CeJb
1: archive.is/wO8cy
2, 3: archive.is/rVX8G
4: archive.is/1CeJb
June 18, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Fadli Zon tweeted multiple photos of him meeting Suharto, including one seemingly taken when the authoritarian ruler was still in power.
1: archive.is/wO8cy
2, 3: archive.is/rVX8G
4: archive.is/1CeJb
1: archive.is/wO8cy
2, 3: archive.is/rVX8G
4: archive.is/1CeJb
How on earth did the Straits Times describe Fadli Zon as “a student activist who opposed Suharto's authoritarian rule”? In 1998, he was already a loyalist of Prabowo (who was Suharto's son-in-law) and a big fan of Suharto.
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www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia...
June 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
How on earth did the Straits Times describe Fadli Zon as “a student activist who opposed Suharto's authoritarian rule”? In 1998, he was already a loyalist of Prabowo (who was Suharto's son-in-law) and a big fan of Suharto.
www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia...
www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia...
In Asiaweek's investigative report, "10 Days That Shook Indonesia," published in July 1998, he defended Prabowo. "Fadli Zon, a Muslim activist close to Prabowo, says the lieutenant general is a victim of 'character assassination,'" it said.
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June 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
In Asiaweek's investigative report, "10 Days That Shook Indonesia," published in July 1998, he defended Prabowo. "Fadli Zon, a Muslim activist close to Prabowo, says the lieutenant general is a victim of 'character assassination,'" it said.
web.archive.org/web/20161115...
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In an interview with Far Eastern Economic Review, published in Feb 1998, he did not hide his anti-Chinese sentiment. He held Chinese-Indonesians responsible for the country's economic crisis & threatened "payback time" if they didn't return the wealth parked overseas
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web.archive.org/web/20241201...
June 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
In an interview with Far Eastern Economic Review, published in Feb 1998, he did not hide his anti-Chinese sentiment. He held Chinese-Indonesians responsible for the country's economic crisis & threatened "payback time" if they didn't return the wealth parked overseas
web.archive.org/web/20241201...
web.archive.org/web/20241201...
Students across Indonesia have been protesting against the controversial Military Law. More rallies were held today, in the capital Jakarta and other cities.
March 27, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Students across Indonesia have been protesting against the controversial Military Law. More rallies were held today, in the capital Jakarta and other cities.
Racism and xenophobia are central to fascism.
Exhibit A: An IG account that threatens a female journalist at Tempo claims the hard-hitting magazine is run by "a group of Chinese who work with foreign media. Foreigners don't want to see Indonesia developed & China don't want to lose their shops."
Exhibit A: An IG account that threatens a female journalist at Tempo claims the hard-hitting magazine is run by "a group of Chinese who work with foreign media. Foreigners don't want to see Indonesia developed & China don't want to lose their shops."
March 23, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Racism and xenophobia are central to fascism.
Exhibit A: An IG account that threatens a female journalist at Tempo claims the hard-hitting magazine is run by "a group of Chinese who work with foreign media. Foreigners don't want to see Indonesia developed & China don't want to lose their shops."
Exhibit A: An IG account that threatens a female journalist at Tempo claims the hard-hitting magazine is run by "a group of Chinese who work with foreign media. Foreigners don't want to see Indonesia developed & China don't want to lose their shops."
The conspiracy theory targeting USAID has spread from the US to other parts of the world, where it is weaponised to discredit pro-democracy movements.
In 🇮🇩 govt supporters falsely claim the students-led protests in Feb "were hijacked by NGOs, funded by USAID which long wanted to split the nation"
In 🇮🇩 govt supporters falsely claim the students-led protests in Feb "were hijacked by NGOs, funded by USAID which long wanted to split the nation"
March 1, 2025 at 11:59 AM
The conspiracy theory targeting USAID has spread from the US to other parts of the world, where it is weaponised to discredit pro-democracy movements.
In 🇮🇩 govt supporters falsely claim the students-led protests in Feb "were hijacked by NGOs, funded by USAID which long wanted to split the nation"
In 🇮🇩 govt supporters falsely claim the students-led protests in Feb "were hijacked by NGOs, funded by USAID which long wanted to split the nation"
As predicted the Indonesian punk band Sukatani's banned song "Bayar Bayar Bayar" (Pay Pay Pay), which mocks corrupt police, became the theme song of students-led protests across the country.
One of the many videos I saw today
One of the many videos I saw today
February 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
As predicted the Indonesian punk band Sukatani's banned song "Bayar Bayar Bayar" (Pay Pay Pay), which mocks corrupt police, became the theme song of students-led protests across the country.
One of the many videos I saw today
One of the many videos I saw today
The Streisand effect:
The hashtag #KamiBersamaSukatani (We Are With Sukatani) has gone viral
The song became a soundtrack of today's weekly human rights protest Aksi Kamisan in front of the presidential palace.
The hashtag #KamiBersamaSukatani (We Are With Sukatani) has gone viral
The song became a soundtrack of today's weekly human rights protest Aksi Kamisan in front of the presidential palace.
February 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The Streisand effect:
The hashtag #KamiBersamaSukatani (We Are With Sukatani) has gone viral
The song became a soundtrack of today's weekly human rights protest Aksi Kamisan in front of the presidential palace.
The hashtag #KamiBersamaSukatani (We Are With Sukatani) has gone viral
The song became a soundtrack of today's weekly human rights protest Aksi Kamisan in front of the presidential palace.
The Streisand effect... Indonesian punk duo Sukatani was forced to reveal their identity and pull their song "Bayar Bayar Bayar" (Pay Pay Pay), which mocks the country's corrupt police, from all streaming platforms. The song is now viral on social media.
en.tempo.co/read/1977813...
en.tempo.co/read/1977813...
February 20, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The Streisand effect... Indonesian punk duo Sukatani was forced to reveal their identity and pull their song "Bayar Bayar Bayar" (Pay Pay Pay), which mocks the country's corrupt police, from all streaming platforms. The song is now viral on social media.
en.tempo.co/read/1977813...
en.tempo.co/read/1977813...