Bahasa Indonesia was adopted to make communication easier across the vast Indonesian archipelago, but its simplicity has only created new barriers. The woman stood in her roadside stall in a quiet ...

The winner of the Miss Indonesia beauty contest has pledged to brush up on her Indonesian language skills after raising eyebrows for answering the pageant judges' questions in English. Kerenina Sunny ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Indonesian language, or Bahasa Indonesia, was designated as the State language on August 18, 1945, the day after Indonesia declared its independence. It is also the national ...

The nature of the cryptolinguist’s work after training at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center is often shrouded in mystery because of the secrecy involved in the mission. Thankfully ...

The recognition was granted yesterday during the 42nd plenary session of the UN cultural organisation at its Paris headquarters. For President Widodo, it is "a source of pride and satisfaction".

Sat, July 29, 2023 Published on Jul. 28, 2023 Published on 2023-07-28T18:46:50+07:00 hile we may be tempted to think that learning a second language is redundant due to Google Translate and new ...

Jennifer Star works for the Asia Education Foundation. This article draws on ‘Why Indonesia Matters in Our Schools. A Rationale for Indonesian Language and Studies in Australian Education’ developed ...