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.

Unity or Inequality? The Language Dilemma in Indonesia Language policy looks at how governments and institutions decide which languages are used in places like schools, workplaces, and government, and ...

Indonesia ranks among the world’s most linguistically diverse nations, hosting over 700 living languages from the Austronesian family alongside several Papuan tongues. Central to national cohesion is ...

In a time of near universal dependence on the English language, it is all too easy to dismiss the importance of linguistic diversity across the globe. This diversity, however, is under threat. An ...

With China’s growing global clout, many people around the world are increasingly realising the importance of understanding China better. In countries where China’s investments are expanding such as ...

Universities are vital institutional actors in Australia’s relations with Indonesia. Australian universities welcome thousands of Indonesian students across a broad range of programs. In doing so, ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Every year, as the Islamic holy month of Ramadan approached, Surya Sahetapy and his close friends would start to feel depressed. They were at their wits’ ends about how to help ...

The Indonesia Supreme Court has stated that the absence of a Bahasa Indonesia language version of a contract should not of itself mean that the contract should be voided, except where it can be proven ...

I received my Ph.D. from the Department of Linguistics. I specialize in language documentation/ fieldwork and historical linguistics. My dissertation, Negation in Four Languages of Indonesia, explores ...