October 28 marked the 90th anniversary of the Youth Pledge which declared three ideals: one motherland, one nation and one language. It proclaimed Bahasa Indonesia the official language of Indonesia.

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Many South Jakartans occasionally alternate their language between Indonesian and English. We try to find out why. Notable code-switching between Indonesian and English has become trending in everyday ...

Before the Indonesian presidential debates kicked off earlier this year, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo was challenged by his rival Prabowo Subianto's campaign team to conduct one of the debates in ...

Republic of Indonesia Tokyo School (SRIT) student Najwa Rahman Rustam (center) poses for a shot after winning the 2023 Meguro English Speech Contest. Doc: Atdikbud At the Indonesian Embassy in Tokyo.