Kategori: Opinion Column

1996_Oct_Dec_48_II The student movement-c

Heryanto, Ariel (1996) “The Student Movement”, translated by Keith Foucher, Inside Indonesia, 48 (Oct-Dec): 10-12.

also appeared in German as “1995_Die Studentenbewegung in Indonesien” (click here).

keywords: cultural politics, illusion, Inside Indonesia, myths, nationalism, student movement

The mid-May violence in Jakarta and several other cities could best be described as racialized state-terrorism, rather than racially motivated mass riots. Failure to recognize the difference has been alarmingly endemic in media coverage. … Not only can such misleading coverage boost racial antagonism, more seriously it implicitly exonerates the real culprits.

Heryanto, Ariel (1998) “Flaws of riot media coverage”, The Jakarta Post, 15 July 1998: 4.

keywords: May 1998, Jakarta Post, masculine, militarized, racism, riots, state terrorism, violence

also re-published in the following versions:

• Heryanto, Ariel (1998) “May riots: Racism not to blame”, The Straits Times, 20 July 1998: 34.
• Heryanto, Ariel (1998) Lianhe Zaobao, 26 July 1998: 4,
• Heryanto, Ariel (1998) “State-terrorism fuels riots and rapes”, The Nation, 27 July 1998: 5.
• Heryanto, Ariel (1998) “Jalajol Indonesia: pho.ko.ro. kha jek” (The Indonesian Riot: Massacra of Chinese by State Terrorists], Nation Sudsapda, 7: 322, 6-12 August 1998: 27,
• Heryanto, Ariel (1998) “Jalajol Indonesia: wiphak seu sabson” (The Indonesian Riot: A Critique of Confusing Media Reports), Nation Sudsapda, 7: 323, 13-19 August 1998: 18.
• Heryanto, Ariel (1998) “Flawed Media Coverage”, Aliran Monthly, 18 (7), Agustus 1998: 11-13.
• Heryanto, Ariel (1998) “Terorisme Negara dengan Isu Rasial”, Jawa Pos, 24 Agustus 1998.
• Heryanto, Ariel (1998) “Terorisme Negara dengan Isu Rasial”, dalam Leo Suryadinata (ed), Pemikiran Politik Etnis Tionghoa Indonesia 1900-2002, Jakarta: LP3ES, 2005: 369-373.

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1999_02_25_TST Indonesia’s Different Language of Race-c

“The Indonesian government legislates some blatantly racist policies. Officials make racist sounding statements. But they fall short of effectiveness in actual practice. Life for most ordinary Indonesians is generally less racialized and more hybridized than that in Malaysia and Singapore. Compared to their neighbors, Indonesians are generally more independent of governmental patronage and intervention. In Malaysia and Singapore it takes a strong government’s top-down measures to create for the sake of long-term national resilience. In Indonesia it takes a top-down measure to provoke widespread racial violence for the short-term political agenda of rival groups in the elite vying to fill the state power vacuum in times of crisis such as now.”

Heryanto, Ariel (1999) “Indonesia’s Different Language of Race”, The Straits Times, 25 February 1999: 32.

Also appeared as “Race Means Different Things in RI and S’pore”, The Jakarta Post, 16 February 1999.

keywords: ethnic harmony, Jakarta Post, political culture, racial discrimination, Straits Times

1996_10_17_FEER_ Shedding Light on Megawati-c

“A leading force behind Megawati’s rise is the New Order government itself. By launching measures intended to undermine her popularity, the government has ironically boosted it. Thousands of dissidents came to defend Megawati as a convenient rallying icon. While uniformly applauding Megawati, they are more interested in expressing discontent with the government than in championing her.”

Heryanto, Ariel (1996) “Shedding Light on Megawati”, Far Eastern Economic Review, 17 October 1996: 32.

keywords: Far Eastern Economic Review, Megawati, opposition, spectacles, theatrical

1996_08_13_TJP Subversion Law Has Long History In Indonesia-c

“During the New Order period, there have been an average of 91.6 subversion cases brought to trial every 10 years. An average of 500 people have been jailed under the law in the past decade.”

Heryanto, Ariel (1996) “Subversion law has long history in Indonesia”, The Jakarta Post, 13 August 1996: 1.

keywords: Cold War, Jakarta Post, law, New Order, subversion

1996_03_18_TJP Leadership Dispute Causes Crisis At Legal Aid Body-c

Heryanto, Ariel (1996) “Leadership Dispute Causes Crisis at Legal Aid Body”, The Jakarta Post, 18 March 1996: 6.

keywords: internal dispute,  Jakarta Post, Legal Aid, UKSW

1996_02_07_TJP Press Faces New Enemies Lurking On The Horizon-c

Heryanto, Ariel (1996) “Press Faces New Enemies Lurking on the Horizon”, The Jakarta Post, 7 February 1996: 1.

keywords: activism, deregulation, digitization, haatzaai artikelen, Indonesia, Jakarta Post, press

1995_11_01_TJP Rift Ruining SW’s Future-c

Heryanto, Ariel (1995) “Rift Ruining Satya Wacana’s Future”, The Jakarta Post, 1 November 1995: 4.

keywords: Arief Budiman, industrial action, Jakarta Post, protest, Satya Wacana

Click 1995_08_31_TJP What Next After Magsaysay Controversy-c

The very repression of Pramoedya and Lekra is responsible for the growing sympathy toward Lekra and Pramoedya. It is unfortunate that such overwhelming sympathy is of no help to setting up a critical dialog on the history of Lekra.

Heryanto, Ariel (1995) “What next after Magsaysay Controversy?”, The Jakarta Post, August 31, 1995: 4.

keywords: Cold War, Jakarta Post, LEKRA, Magsaysay Award, PKI, Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Socialist Realism

1995_02_09_TJP Growth in Communication Phenomenal-c

Heryanto, Ariel (1995) “Growth in Communication phenomenal”, The Jakarta Post, 9 Pebruari 1995: 4.

keywords: bans, communication, impacts, Jakarta Post, media, postmodernity