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Angkara by Lentera Kata: On Marriage, Parenthood, and Emotional Maturity
Lentera Kata invites you to Angkara, directed by Sergius Derick Adeboi and adapted from Yasmina Reza’s God of Carnage (2008). Starring Putra Anas Pambudi, Fadhillah Azzahra, Yaffa Zaida, and Rizky Septian, Angkara is a satirical play exploring the complications of marriage, parenthood, and emotional maturity. The play revolves around two pairs of parents trying to resolve their children’s playground dispute, which ultimately leads to heated arguments that reveal their true ch
The Nusantara Bulletin
Sep 82 min read


First Look at This Year's Ubud Writers & Readers Festival
This year (2026), the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival (UWRF) cordially invites you to engage with over 150 thinkers, artists, journalists, poets, and writers to discuss Samarasā—awareness, empathy, action. Located in Ubud, at the heart of Bali, this literary festival provides thought-provoking and profoundly challenging sessions with the greatest minds from several countries, but most importantly, Indonesia. Amid the current global unrest, this festival is not only a safe s
The Nusantara Bulletin
Sep 82 min read


Cultural Roots in Gender Expression and Identity Amid Widespread Discrimination in Indonesia
Source: Kucumbu Tubuh Indahku (2018) On 5 July 2026, President Prabowo Subianto decreed a national defense policy in which lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) culture and sympathies are hereby considered a non-military threat. While such a controversial act has been criticized not only for criminalizing and dehumanizing minorities, it is also an act that diverts the attention of the public from criticizing President Subianto’s other controversial policies and decisions
Aytkua Andaya
Sep 83 min read
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