Jadi jangan kaget, diaspora Indonesia di luar negeri itu banyak WNI Tionghoa, kaum intelek kiri dan pekerja seni yang tidak bisa menemukan ceruk di tanah air sendiri. (05)

Nggak banyak dari kelompok mayoritas, baik secara suku maupun agama, memilih hijarh ke luar negeri secara permanen kecuali ada sikon yang khusus. Dari golongan mayoritaspun lebih banyak perempuan yang menikah dengan WN asing yang hijrah keluar. (06)

Tentu setiap kasus beda tapi secara umum memang WNI dari golongan mayoritas lebih cenderung menetap di tanah air karena ada persepsi di sini mereka memang "tuan rumah" sepenuhnya dengan semua privilese (07)

dan pastinya, baik merupakan delusi atau secara riil, warga negara kelas satu yang akan selalu dinomorsatukan oleh negara. (08)

My latest:Why Chinese-Indonesian community backs Prabowo’s austerity drive amid protests sc.mp/3rb0v?utm_sour… via @scmpnews

Indonesia’s Danantara fund faces constitutional challenge over corruption concerns sc.mp/w216d?utm_sour… via @scmpnews

My latest op-ed straitstimes.com/opinion/prabow…

An old op-ed in which perhaps my sarcastic side got the better of me. aiccusa.org/NegaraPejabat.…

Have a great weekend!

Proto-miltary greetings like this have found themselves into the vernacular of Indonesians. Emblematic of our putting the military on a pedestal?

Despite all the hype here back home in Indonesia, there's nothing special about the 19% tariff allegedly "hard won" by Jakarta.

My commentary on Indonesia's KDM stratsea stratsea.com/kdm-a-case-stu…

My commentary: Indonesia’s bid to be a bigger fish in global waters channelnewsasia.com/commentary/ind…

My report for Nikkei Asia LGBTQ Indonesians suffer rising persecution and stigmatization asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Gend… via Nikkei Asia

The claim that Brigitte Macron used to be a man reminds me of the Bisley Boy Conspiracy claim that Elizabeth I was a male impostor in drag! Many people, it seems, can't bring themselves to believe that powerful women are actually women.

My commentary for CNA channelnewsasia.com/commentary/ind…

My dispatch for Nikkei Asia asia.nikkei.com/politics/ethni…

I'll be speaking at this event on behalf of AJI.