TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English compiled the top 3 news on Friday, December 19, 2025. Here are the highlights: Indonesia ...

The initial launch of Indonesia's new history book was scheduled for August 2025. Culture Minister Fadli Zon denied the history rewrite is rushed, calling the 2025 deadline realistic and professional.

The Indonesian government's plans to issue new history books have sparked fears that mention of deadly riots in 1998 targeting mostly ethnic Chinese in the country will be scrubbed from the text. The ...

The recent “soft launch” of a contentious government-commissioned history book has drawn sharp criticism from historians and ...

JAKARTA: The Indonesian government has postponed the launch of its controversial national history book project by about three months, though critics still call for it to be scrapped entirely.

Next year's presidential election is a good time to press for accountability for the violence that accompanied the end of Suharto's New Order. The policy is part of a recent government push to ...

JAKARTA (Reuters) -The Indonesian government's plan to release new history books has sparked concerns that some of the country's darkest chapters could be recast to show President Prabowo Subianto and ...

The events of May 1998 form an indelible chapter in Indonesia’s history, marked by profound struggle and heart-wrenching grief, which continues to resonate in Indonesians’ hearts and collective ...