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... that Yudas Sabaggalet, an Indonesian politician, worked in a Coca-Cola factory while studying at university?
... that even though a village said that it did not want a church, Indonesian politician Thoriqul Haq allocated land and money to build one along with a musalla?
... that in the 2024 election, Indonesian comedian Komeng (election portrait pictured) received the most votes of any senatorial candidate to date?
... that the Indonesian city of Gorontalo is nicknamed the "Porch of Medina"?
... that Ahmad Nasuhi ordered a subordinate to attack the Indonesian Communist Party's offices with grenades as "psychological warfare against the central government"?
... that Pamatan is an undiscovered city on Lombok that was destroyed by the 1257 Samalas eruption?
... that conservation in Indonesia had little local support after independence because it was associated with the Dutch colonial period?
... that William Aditya Sarana was sworn in as a regional legislator four days before he graduated from university?
... that 33 former members of the city council of Bogor, Indonesia were convicted of corruption in 2010, including three that were still serving and the city's vice-mayor?
... that a former Dutch villa houses both the city council of Semarang, Indonesia and the city's mayor?

... that the building housing the city council of Palembang, Indonesia, was claimed to be the "grandest" of its kind?
... that Indonesian politician Gembong Warsono criticized the governor of Jakarta over municipally owned companies, sidewalk use, and imported dumpsters?
... that North Nias Regency demolished its own government buildings in 2018 for urban renewal?
... that Djanius Djamin, the speaker of Medan's city council from 1969 to 1971, was the first woman to chair a legislature in Sumatra?
... that in the 1909 election to the city council of Surabaya, fewer than 1 percent of the population could vote?
... that the city council of Bandung in the Dutch East Indies initially met at the site of a former coffee-packing factory?
... that Premana Premadi is the first Indonesian female astronomer to have an asteroid named in her honor?
... that Ganjar Pranowo's 2024 presidential campaign is headquartered in the same building that hosted the incumbent president's 2019 campaign?
... that Nunuk Nuraini was described as a hero for developing the mi goreng flavor of Indomie instant noodles?
... that Himmatul Aliyah was born in Tangerang and represents Jakarta in Indonesia's House of Representatives, while Himmatul Alyah was born in Jakarta and represented Tangerang?
... that Arsjad Rasjid said that he learned of his appointment as chairman of Ganjar Pranowo's presidential campaign from a friend showing him the news?
... that Ridho Rahmadi helped develop digital apps for the Ummah Party before he was appointed its chairman?
... that as part of his 2014 reelection campaign, Indonesian legislator Eriko Sotarduga provided free haircuts and motorcycle repairs?
... that according to its president Said Iqbal, Indonesia's Labour Party would form "personal" coalitions with presidential candidates?
... that Ade Surapriatna confronted a police officer who had ticketed his party's supporters for violating traffic laws at a rally?
... that Kamrussamad lost five elections before finally winning a seat on the People's Representative Council in 2019?
... that Ikmal Jaya, a former mayor of Tegal, Indonesia, published a translated Quran written in Pegon script while in prison?
... that I Gede Pasek Suardika resigned the chairmanship of the Nusantara Awakening Party to be succeeded by his formerly imprisoned colleague Anas Urbaningrum?
... that Habiburokhman made a public bet that Basuki Tjahaja Purnama would not be able to collect one million ID cards – or else he would jump off the National Monument?
... that Ferrial Sofyan was absent at the inauguration of his successor as deputy speaker of the Jakarta Regional People's Representative Council?
... that Mardani Ali Sera, after initiating a campaign to "Replace the President", prohibited himself from speaking of it after the 2019 Indonesian presidential election?
... that nearing the end of his tenure as mayor of Tegal, Indonesia, Adi Winarso took part in a talkshow with his former political competitors?
... that former North Sumatra governor Rudolf Pardede was once the richest public official in Indonesia?
... that although more than a thousand used Japanese train cars had previously been imported into Indonesia, the Indonesian government blocked a recent attempt to import more?
... that Whisnu Sakti Buana served as the mayor of Surabaya, Indonesia, for just one week in 2021?
... that Soepardjo Rustam guarded a double of Indonesian Armed Forces commander Sudirman to draw attention away from the real commander?
... that after Indonesian football club PSMS Medan won three consecutive national championships, Medan's mayor Sjoerkani granted the club a stadium?
... that Moenadi was reportedly offered the post of Governor of Central Java during a flight?
... that during his tenure as Governor of Central Java, Muhammad Ismail banned rock music concerts and car rallies?
... that in the lead-up to the 1997 Indonesian legislative election, Soewardi engaged in the "yellowization" of Central Java?
... that the Indonesia–Korea Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement covered access to South Korean online video games in Indonesia?
... that Anggara Wicitra Sastroamidjojo, a regional councillor in Jakarta, Indonesia, received media attention for bringing his seven-month-old child into the legislative chamber?
... that Satrio Sastrodiredjo and Moerachman, both former mayors of Surabaya, Indonesia, were held as political prisoners in the same prison after the 30 September Movement in 1965?
... that former East Java vice governor M. Soegiono was a football player before entering the civil service?
... that Soeparno moved the official year of establishment of Surabaya, Indonesia, from 1906 to 1293?
... that during his career in Surabaya, Radjamin Nasution worked as a customs official, an alderman, a doctor, a football club's president, and the city's mayor?
... that Ali Mufiz was named advisor, without his consent, to a candidate's campaign in the 2013 gubernatorial election for Central Java?
... that under Soekotjo Sastrodinoto, the municipal government of Surabaya signed up the city's homeless population for the transmigration program?
... that Bachtiar Djafar was the first mayor of Medan, Indonesia, to be of Malay descent?
... that Indonesian politician Muhammad Rapsel Ali founded a motorcycle racing team?
... that the main village set of the 2019 horror film Impetigore was so remote that the crew had to build toilets and a path for vehicles?
... that former East Java provincial secretary Trimarjono was known for his habit of standing in front of the governor's office lobby every morning?
... that Sujudi had his election to the post of rector of the University of Indonesia overruled by the Indonesian government?
... that as mayor, Muhammad Saleh Arifin permitted a temporary gambling area in Medan, Indonesia, saying that it would fund a new street?
... that Mardijo was sentenced to one, then two, then one, then two years in prison?
... that Abdillah was sworn in as the mayor of Medan, Indonesia, in an abrupt and secretive ceremony?
... that Medan under Rahudman Harahap attempted a crackdown on pig farms within city limits, but backed down after local opposition?
... that when he was the rector of the University of Indonesia, Asman Boedisantoso Ranakusuma sometimes took the train to campus to overhear criticism of the school?
... that the Indonesian town of Tiakur experienced a shortage of specialist doctors due to them not renewing their contract?
... that Indonesia and Malaysia founded the Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries to promote the use of palm oil?
... that before becoming the mayor of Medan, Indonesia, Agus Salim Rangkuti acted in movies and oversaw a real-life political prison camp?
... that while serving as the mayor of Malang, Peni Suparto led a protest in front of the city hall?
... that in 1945, Kasman Singodimedjo lobbied other Islamist leaders not to implement sharia law in Indonesia?
... that Malinau Kota, Indonesia, with 31 percent of the population of Malinau Regency, is home to more than 70 percent of its registered restaurants?
... that in 1993, Indonesia's home affairs minister Yogie Suardi Memet used thugs to disrupt the opposition Indonesian Democratic Party's national congress?
... that the game director for A Space for the Unbound wanted to preserve his memories as an Indonesian through the game?
... that the human rights abuses committed by Indonesian soldiers at ExxonMobil's Arun gas field spawned a U.S. lawsuit against the company that has been stalled for 20 years?
... that the rector of the University of Indonesia, Muhammad Kamil Tadjudin, introduced a non-thesis degree policy that allowed students to graduate without publishing a thesis?
... that the folk ritual jailangkung originates from the Chinese practice of spirit basket divination and has been featured in Indonesian horror films?
... that Muchlis Ibrahim opted to resign as governor when Zainal Bakar was appointed to be his deputy instead of his choice?
... that the Cut Meutia is the only active train service in Indonesia using standard-gauge track?
... that Kaharuddin Datuk Rangkayo Basa refused to be buried at a heroes' cemetery, and so was buried at a regular public cemetery upon his death?
... that East Timor uses the United States dollar, but produces its own coins to facilitate smaller transactions?
... that in 2010 the Indonesian National Armed Forces brought a retired brigadier general before a military tribunal over a land dispute?
... that Kurnianingrat helped historian George McTurnan Kahin smuggle speeches by leaders of the Indonesian revolution from the Dutch?
... that James Danandjaja, an expert on Indonesian folklore and the pioneer of Indonesian folkloristics, also learned ballet and modern dance?
... that King Bataha Santiago's parents sent him to school when he was 44 years old?
... that academic Muhammad Musa'ad was barred from running as a candidate in the Papuan gubernatorial election due to his Arabic ancestry?
... that interfaith greetings in Indonesia include phrases from Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism?
... that after his tenure ended in 1964, Ipik Gandamana would be the last Indonesian minister of home affairs to be a civilian until 2009?
... that when West Java governor Nana Nuriana ran for reelection in 1998, he faced fifteen challengers?
... that Solihin G. P. was anecdotally asleep when he was announced as the commander of the Hasanuddin Military Region?
... that although he was a former Indonesian prime minister, Soekiman Wirjosandjojo was not arrested during a political purge as he was considered a non-threat?
... that W. A. F. J. Tumbelaka once expelled his children from the University of Indonesia after they failed to pass an evaluation?
... that Marlis Rahman was sworn in as Governor of West Sumatra in a garage?
... that after being removed from his post as governor due to a corruption case, Djoko Munandar was later found not guilty?
... that Ismail Suko was elected governor of Riau in 1985, then forced to resign before taking office?
... that while Arifin Achmad was the third governor of Riau, he was the first to hail from the province?
... that businessman Usman Ja'far was the first locally born governor of West Kalimantan elected in nearly 40 years?
... that Aang Kunaefi banned the jaipongan dance from official events because some saw it as being too erotic?
... that the 1961 Indonesian census was the country's first since 1930 and the first since gaining independence from the Netherlands?
... that Wan Abubakar submitted his resignation to run for reelection, but retracted it when his candidacy failed?
... that when serving as Governor of Riau, Soeripto helped found the province's first daily newspaper?
... that Imam Munandar once proposed releasing prisoners to kill them?
... that retired Indonesian general and politician Mochamad Hasbi fled from arrest for seven years after he was sentenced to a year in prison in relation to a corruption case?
... that despite running against a former general, Danny Setiawan received implicit backing from military officers in his 2003 gubernatorial bid?
... that 90 percent of Indonesia's village-owned enterprises are not legal entities, hampering their ability to attract investors or open bank accounts?
... that the impeachment proceedings against West Kalimantan Governor Aspar Aswin were shelved after an ethnic riot broke out?
... that Saleh Djasit was the first member of the Indonesian People's Representative Council to be arrested by the Corruption Eradication Commission?
... that when sworn in, Annas Maamun was the oldest serving Indonesian governor?
... that Rusli Zainal, the former governor of Riau, represented the province in the Indonesia International Quran Competition as a child?
... that the change of South Kalimantan capital city from Banjarmasin to Banjarbaru was called a "constitutional coup" by its opponents?
... that Hamim Tohari, the current spokesperson of the Indonesian Army, was once removed from his post after being caught using a phone during a meeting with the commander-in-chief?
... that the development of the Port of Tanjung Api-Api resulted in a bribery scandal implicating the incumbent governor?
... that the current lighthouse at the Port of Tanjung Kalian was built by a Dutch company in 1862 based on a British design?
... that during the 1970s, future Indonesian president Habibie would go to a specific noodle shop every lunchtime?
... that the 8.2 M_w Biak earthquake of 1996 triggered disproportionately large tsunamis relative to its magnitude?
... that the selection of Palu as capital of Palu Regency led to protests from the nearby town of Donggala, concerned they would lose out on economic development?
... that Naikilah Perusahaan Minang is the oldest operating autobus company in Indonesia?
... that at over 2,800 kilometres (1,700 mi), Antar Lintas Sumatera's Medan-to-Jember service is the longest bus route in Indonesia?
... that Tigor Silaban vowed to work far from Jakarta and not to open a private practice?
... that when the deputy finance minister rejected his proposal to create a national bank, Margono Djojohadikusumo tried again with the Vice President?
... that people in Loli traditionally derive their social identity from the village in which they were born?
... that Rahmah el Yunusiyah founded four Islamic schools for women in Indonesia despite being made to leave school herself at the age of 16?
... that Oey Tiang Tjoei once physically assaulted the editor of a competing newspaper?
... that Mess L, a multipurpose building in Banjarbaru, Indonesia, was historically used to house Soviet workers?
... that Hausman Baboe, a colonial district chief of Kuala Kapuas, was fired due to his anti-colonial remarks?
... that Rafflesia lawangensis was previously misidentified as Rafflesia arnoldii, only to be identified as a new species in 2005 after photographs of it were sent to the National University of Malaysia?
... that Prawoto Mangkusasmito did not complete law school before the Japanese invaded because he was too busy with student and political organizations?
... that the Indonesian film Apa Jang Kau Tjari, Palupi? was "hailed by critics", "rejected by the audience", and "shown around the world"?
... that Austrian doctor Paul Bargehr was decried for exposing healthy Indonesians to the leprosy bacillus in his experiments?
... that Rafflesia meijeri was named after Dutch botanist Willem Meijer for his work on the conservation and study of Rafflesia plants?
... that Manai Sophiaan asserted in his 1994 memoir that the CIA was involved in the 1965 Indonesian coup attempt?
... that in 1957, Burhanuddin Harahap's family members travelled from Sumatra to Jakarta, believing that he had died?
... that Jusuf Muda Dalam is the only Indonesian politician to date to be sentenced to death for corruption?
... that Suluh Indonesia, once Indonesia's top newspaper by circulation, was banned after the 30 September Movement in 1965?
... that Satya Graha was briefly barred from reporting from the Indonesian presidential palace after his newspaper published a piece on Sukarno's new wife?
... that Satyagraha Hoerip wrote a short story set during the Indonesian mass killings of 1965–66 from the perspective of the killers-to-be?
... that when Hasan Gayo led a group of men to seize a railway company, its Japanese guards offered no resistance?
... that Indonesian translator Ali Audah would often take hours to translate a single word or sentence?
... that Abadi was banned twice: by Sukarno in 1960, then by Suharto in 1974?
... that Suardi Tasrif helped author the code of ethics for Indonesian journalists and advocates?
... that Thanos served in the army, while Thanos was a police officer?
... that David Gee Cheng was appointed as a member of the Indonesian cabinet just three years after he became an Indonesian citizen?
... that Alois Wyrsch, the first member of colour of the Swiss parliament, was born to a mercenary in the Dutch Indies in 1825?
... that Andrei Angouw is the first Confucian mayor in Indonesia?
... that the B. J. Habibie Bridge in Dili, East Timor, is named after a former deputy of the Indonesian president who instigated the Indonesian invasion and occupation of East Timor?
... that Wallace's fruit dove has been described as being one of the most beautiful fruit doves?
... that Tana Tidung Regency is the smallest regency by land area in North Kalimantan and has the province's lowest poverty rate?
... that Paul Gutama Soegijo travelled from Germany to Indonesia to study the gamelan instruments of Java for eight years?
... that Andi Sudirman Sulaiman made it mandatory for Muslim civil servants to read the Quran before work?
... that an Indonesian road expansion project demolished the home of a former public works minister?
... that the architect Friedrich Silaban submitted his design for the Istiqlal Mosque pseudonymously in order to conceal his Christian identity?
... that the subdistrict of Komet in Banjarbaru was named after Komet Windpump?
... that Tandiono Manu worked in a tax office, took part in guerrilla warfare and then became Minister of Agriculture?
... that Papuan anthropologist Marlina Flassy is the first woman to be appointed a dean at Cenderawasih University?
... that Sumitro Djojohadikusumo expected the majority of the beneficiaries of his economic policy might turn out to be "parasites"?
... that the presence of illegal colleges in Saumlaki was compared to "mushrooms growing in the rainy season"?
... that after the arrival of guerilla commander Goliath Tabuni, Puncak Jaya Regency became "the most violent" region in Papua?
... that Indonesian politician Iskandar Ramis had to be hospitalized after attempting to make juice?
... that despite the governor-general being advised not to employ him, Darmawan Mangunkusumo kept his colonial government job?
... that I Putu Sukreta Suranta refused to pursue an academic degree, despite repeatedly being given the opportunity to do so?
... that Semuel Jusof Warouw advocated Minahasan independence to gain leverage in Dutch–Indonesian negotiations?
... that a formerly abandoned sugar mill is now a rest area on the Trans-Java Toll Road?
... that Poedjono Pranyoto instructed his subordinates to burn around a thousand houses to make way for a protected forest area?
... that Jusuf Wibisono, chairman of a labor union, wanted an eight-hour work day – up from seven?
... that as finance minister, Surachman Tjokroadisurjo often stored government funds inside suitcases in his home?
... that the specific epithet of Platycephalus endrachtensis is from an old word for Australia?
... that Soetardjo Kartohadikusumo had to be "made younger" to be eligible for elementary school?
... that the village of Bidar Alam was the seat of the Indonesian government for three and a half months?
... that when Nadjamuddin Daeng Malewa was forming a government cabinet for the State of East Indonesia, he was outside the region?
... that the wreathed hornbill (male pictured) is hunted for consumption of its meat, and that its casque is used as headgear by local people in Arunachal Pradesh?
... that Sjafruddin Prawiranegara ordered Indonesians to physically cut their banknotes in half?
... that to print money during the Indonesian National Revolution, Lukman Hakim had to lead a group to the town of Muara Bungo to find a printing machine?
... that in 2018, 41 out of 45 members of the Malang city council were arrested for corruption?
... that although Sultan Muhammad Kaharuddin III died in 1975, his son only succeeded him in 2011?
... that Satrio used water buffaloes to vaccinate 240,000 people against smallpox?
... that prior to entering politics, Bonifasius Belawan Geh collected edible bird's nests from the jungle after dropping out of college?
... that despite not being an economist, Sunarjo Kolopaking became dean for the faculty of economics at the University of Indonesia?
... that Samsi Sastrawidagda, Indonesia's first finance minister, once leased the veranda of future president Sukarno's house for his accountant's office?
... that Indonesian historian Sartono Kartodirdjo's father wanted him to be a doctor, but he refused as he claimed to be afraid of blood?
... that Osa Maliki opposed the introduction of the Guided Democracy, and as a result was removed from his position?
... that Abdullah Aidit did not want his son to change his name, mainly because he did not want to deal with the administrative consequences?
... that the mayor's office building in Palembang, Indonesia, was built to function as both a town hall and a water tower?
... that the Morowali Industrial Park is the largest center of nickel industry in Indonesia, the world's top nickel producer?
... that there is a monument of a photocopier in the Indonesian village of Atar, commemorating the involvement of migrants from the village in the trade?
... that Dayak journalist Tjilik Riwut led the first Indonesian Air Force airborne operation in 1947?
... that Nova Iriansyah, the governor of Aceh, was expelled from elementary school as a child?
... that thousands of political prisoners in Indonesia were interned in the Waeapo River valley in Buru?
... that the Port of Krueng Geukueh in Aceh, Indonesia, became an entry point for aid shipments as it was not damaged by the 2004 tsunami?
... that Indonesian Communist Party leader Fachrul Baraqbah was an aristocrat of the Kutai Sultanate in East Kalimantan and a descendant of Muhammad?
... that Indonesian comedian Yusran Effendi was personally awarded a place on an Islamic pilgrimage trip by president Suharto?
... that the Dayak people from Indonesia returned five skulls of Japanese soldiers killed during the Dayak Desa War to Japan in 1981?
... that the Dutch ordered Roosseno Soerjohadikoesoemo to destroy bridges, but then the Japanese ordered him to build them back?
... that when R. Bintoro was put in command of the Papua Military Region, he wrote the lyrics for the military region's march?
... that the province of Central Kalimantan was created after the Indonesian government was harried by the paramilitary organization Mandau Talawang Pancasila?
... that Chinese-descended mining federations in Indonesia, like the Santiaogou Federation, fought bitter battles with the Dutch to preserve their democratic forms of government in the early 19th century?
... that police officer Abdulrachman Setjowibowo was appointed the acting chairman of the Football Association of Indonesia following a conflict between the association and the Persija Jakarta club?
... that after Nurhajizah Marpaung unsuccessfully defended Butar Butar against human rights violations, she became the first woman to serve as vice governor of North Sumatra?
... that Iskaq Tjokrohadisurjo decided against working for the Dutch colonial government because he was treated well in the Netherlands?
... that Sungai Selan hosted the first Catholic mission under the Dutch East Indies outside of Java?
... that Kartini Hermanus, the first female general in the Indonesian Army, outranked her husband after being promoted in 2000?
... that Hitler Nababan was beaten by an angry mob after posting a meme to a WhatsApp group?
... that Napoleon Bonaparte once acted as the main character in a soap opera, fell from a Harley Davidson motorbike, and currently lives in prison?
... that Bukhari Daud was considered to be the first regent in Indonesia to attempt to resign from his office?
... that a group of Dayak burned a Golkar party office after their gubernatorial candidate, Yurnalis Ngayoh, failed to receive an endorsement from the party?
... that the Indonesian drama film Ave Maryam focuses on a forbidden romantic relationship between a Roman Catholic nun and her pastor?
... that, after former president Abdurrahman Wahid, Rusdy Mastura was the second Indonesian public official to apologize for the mass killings of 1965–66?
... that the creator of a video depicting the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, which featured Indonesian politically satirical song "Ampun Bang Jago", denied that it was politically motivated?
... that after finishing his term as Indonesia's minister of agriculture, Sjarifuddin Baharsjah was immediately succeeded by his wife?
... that Sayidiman Suryohadiprojo, a former ambassador of Indonesia to Japan, authored the first book about Japan in the Indonesian language?
... that Bambang Suryadi, a politician from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, was buried with the flag of the party above him?
... that the Regent of Thousand Islands is the only regent in Indonesia to be appointed by the governor instead of being elected by the people?
... that the formation of the Central Irian Jaya province in Indonesia, which was headed by Herman Monim, caused a civil war between the supporters and opponents of the province?
... that Setiadi Reksoprodjo, who was appointed Minister of Information at the age of 25, had a junior minister twice as old as him?
... that Izaac Hindom, a Papuan himself, actively promoted the assimilation of Javanese and Papuans, describing the latter as backward and self-centered?
... that Adi Utarini (pictured) was listed as one of Nature's 10 in 2020 after she released infected mosquitoes all over Yogyakarta?
... that Governor of Papua Lukas Enembe pledged financial support to send Indonesian military commander Herman Asaribab to the United States Army Command and General Staff College?
... that Rohana Muthalib, the first Indonesian cosmetologist, was also the first woman mayor of Pontianak?
... that Soetran was nicknamed the "Clove Governor" after he obligated families in Papua to cultivate cloves?
... that Soedardjat Nataatmadja's instruction for parliamentary observers to wear traditional Sundanese clothing cost him his reelection?
... that as the governor of North Sumatra, Ulung Sitepu donated 2,400 bottles of passion fruit drinks for the inaugural Games of the New Emerging Forces?
... that when news reporters were accused of trying to force the outcome of the 1967 North Sumatra gubernatorial election, one of them said he was prepared to be shot if found guilty?
... that Busiri Suryowinoto was the first governor to propose splitting the province of Papua?
... that John Djopari's book about the Free Papua Movement was banned by the Indonesian government, even though the book incorporates material from the Indonesian Army?
... that Paula Bataona Renyaan was the first woman to become a vice governor and the third woman to become a police general in Indonesia?
... that Indonesian Navy officer Louise Elisabeth Coldenhoff described her tenure as head of the personnel section as "living between angels and devils"?
... that Saefullah was acting governor of Jakarta for 40 hours?
... that Muljadi Djojomartono once said that Sukarno would have been an Islamic prophet had he been born in 571?
... that Japanese occupying forces reportedly sentenced Fatah Jasin to death, but Japan surrendered and Indonesia became independent before he could be executed?
... that Hardi dissuaded the Communist Party of Vietnam from inviting their Indonesian counterparts to a party congress in Hanoi?
... that Melati Suryodarmo went viral after dancing on butter?
... that in a viral video of a man doing nothing for two hours, a viewer counted him blinking 362 times?
... that a protest against the trial of Indonesian journalist Asa Bafaqih drew some 1,000 journalists and supporters, and a fire-brigade band?
... that Soegondo Djojopoespito was banned from teaching after he joined the Indonesian Nationalist Education organization?
... that the former building of the Chinese embassy in Jakarta was turned into a parking lot?
... that during his term as the governor of North Sumatra in the 1980s, Kaharuddin Nasution ordered all civil servants in the province to wear white uniforms?
... that Augustine Waworuntu, the first woman mayor of Manado, had her official residence in a hotel built of bamboo?
... that Antoinette Waroh was the only female member of the Provisional Representative Body, the parliament of East Indonesia?
... that as health minister of Indonesia, Johannes Leimena focused on preventive care in rural regions, contrasting with prior colonial policy?
... that the Indonesia–Japan Economic Partnership Agreement was Indonesia's first bilateral free trade agreement?
... that the banteng is the second endangered species to be successfully cloned, and the first clone to survive beyond infancy?
... that the sun bear (pictured) is the smallest of all bear species?
... that effigies of Soedjono Hoemardani, a personal assistant to Indonesian president Suharto, were burnt by students protesting foreign investment?
... that having served as acting governor for five Indonesian provinces, Eddy Sabara was known as the "acting governor specialist"?
... that Corona, named after Corona, is fighting corona?
... that Papuan-born Silas Papare, who originally held pro-Dutch views, became pro-republican after World War II and founded the Indonesian Irian Independence Party?
... that negotiations for the Indonesia–Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement were hindered by spying and executions?
... that Australian brigadier Arthur Blackburn ordered his men to shoot less in the Battle of Leuwiliang, so that when they withdrew, their Japanese enemies would not realize it?
... that although veneration of the dead is often considered blasphemy in Islam, Sukarno's grave in Blitar receives tens of thousands of Javanese Muslims each year seeking his spiritual blessing?
... that Anwar Tjokroaminoto was known as "Mr. Pervert"?
... that during the Battle of Kalijati, a Royal Air Force pilot managed to creep into his plane under Japanese fire and take off with it?
... that after examining serial rapist Reynhard Sinaga's mobile phone, police discovered more than three terabytes of digital video evidence of his assaults?
... that Dutch forces surrendered to Japanese invaders after their defeat in the Battle of Tjiater Pass because they did not want to fight in Bandung?
... that Bambang Soegeng initiated a service number system in the Indonesian National Armed Forces, and received a service number of 10001?
... that Idham Azis (pictured), the chief of the Indonesian National Police, succeeded in enrolling at the national police academy on his third attempt?
... that Mohammad Tabrani first proposed the term "bahasa Indonesia" for the national language of Indonesia?
... that the Peleng tarsier, a small carnivorous primate, can rotate its head nearly 180 degrees in either direction?
... that the Satanic nightjar can make a growling noise when disturbed?
... that Christina Maria Rantetana was buried in a combined military-traditional funeral, with a salvo of shots as her body was placed in a niche 30 metres (100 ft) up a cliff?
... that Tadjuddin Noor was voted out of his position as chair of the legislature of East Indonesia after he failed to restrain spectators?
... that the Celebes warty pig has been domesticated and introduced into other Indonesian islands?
... that jackfruits and chili peppers (pictured) are among the many crops planted in Indonesian home gardens?
... that according to Johannes Latuharhary, the education system of the Dutch East Indies in Ambon, Maluku, was designed to create "scribes and clerks, soldiers and sailors"?
... that Julius Tahija was the only Indonesian to receive an Allied nation's highest military decoration during World War II?
... that shortly after the arrest of the leaders of the Indonesian National Party, Sartono disbanded it and founded the Indonesia Party?
... that Arudji Kartawinata left the Masyumi Party and reformed the Indonesian Islamic Union Party in exchange for a cabinet post?
... that Arswendo Atmowiloto wrote around 20 books while imprisoned?
... that despite being the majority language in the Indonesian town of Belang before World War II, the Ponosakan language had only four fluent speakers left in 2014?
... that in 1946, Indonesian nationalist forces burned half of Bandung and evacuated at least 200,000 civilians, preventing the British from capturing the city intact?
... that army general Abdul Haris Nasution considered the 1945 Battle of Semarang the first major battle for the Indonesian nation?
... that in 1953, Satyawati Suleiman became the first woman to receive a degree in archaeology from the University of Indonesia?
... that trade in the Ajatappareng region increased when the Portuguese conquest of Malacca caused the exodus of Malacca's traders to other ports?
... that the Indonesian Declaration of Independence was drafted in the home of Japanese rear admiral Tadashi Maeda?
... that Dutch authorities interned a Japanese spy, but thought he was a businessman and released him in a 1942 prisoner exchange?
... that Madame Wellington Koo (pictured), the Chinese-Indonesian First Lady of pre-communist China, was featured as a "woman of style" in a 2015 fashion exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art?
... that Salahuddin Wahid had a public newspaper debate with his brother on their father's vision for Indonesia?
... that Soedarpo Sastrosatomo joined the Socialist Party of Indonesia, but later founded a business conglomerate?
... that Ruhut Sitompul landed a role in a telenovela because he was the production studio's legal adviser?
... that the Maybrat language of West Papua traditionally uses a base-5 counting system?
... that Bambang Dwi Hartono championed bus rapid transit in Surabaya as mayor, but his plans were overridden by the next mayor?
... that in pacu jawi (pictured), the traditional cattle race of Tanah Datar, Indonesia, the jockey holds the tails of two cattle while they sprint across a muddy rice field?
... that in local folklore, the ancestor of the kings of Banggai hatched from a serpent egg?
... that the pink-necked green pigeon (male pictured) was one of the first species of bird recorded on Krakatoa after the main island erupted in 1883?
... that the fiery-browed starling, found only on Sulawesi in Indonesia, forms mixed flocks with the Sulawesi myna and grosbeak starling?
... that Soediro stole a limousine to be used as Sukarno's presidential car, despite not knowing how to drive?
... that the entire town of Agats is elevated above ground level, including the roads?
... that preceding a 1948 Dutch attack, Daan Jahja recommended the creation a contingent government in exile, which later became the Emergency Government of the Republic of Indonesia?
... that the modern separation between West Timor and East Timor resulted from a battle in 1749?
... that in 1407, Admiral Zheng He's treasure fleet defeated the pirate force of Chen Zuyi, who had occupied Palembang in today's Indonesia, and sent him back to China for execution?
... that Soni Sumarsono served as acting governor of three provinces of Indonesia without being elected?
... that despite a ban on Indonesian nationalist hymns during the Japanese occupation of Indonesia, a Japanese army propagandist wrote one and it debuted in an official event?
... that a Japanese spy helped compose the Indonesian declaration of independence?
... that Melani Leimena Suharli, the daughter of the founder of the Indonesian Christian Party, is Muslim?
... that Dimyati Natakusumah is set to compete against two of his children in the 2019 Indonesian general election?
... that Hanifan Yudani Kusumah's hug of Joko Widodo and Prabowo Subianto during the 2018 Asian Games was seen as a gesture of national unity?
... that while regent of Kebumen, Indonesia, Rustriningsih would answer phone calls from her constituents during a TV programme?
... that Yohana Yembise is the first female minister in the Government of Indonesia to come from Papua?
... that supporters of armed group leader Din Minimi portrayed him as an Acehnese Robin Hood?
... that Lubang Jeriji Saléh cave contains what is believed to be the world's oldest figurative art (pictured)?
... that Indonesian transport minister Budi Karya Sumadi plays the acoustic guitar and sings in a band with other government ministers?
... that Siti Qomariyah was Amat Antono's deputy, successor, and predecessor as regent of Pekalongan, Indonesia?
... that Burhan Uray worked as a logger and rubber tapper before becoming "the timber king" of Indonesia?
... that Ratna Ani Lestari and her husband, the regent of Jembrana, were the first married couple to lead two adjacent Indonesian regencies?
... that Anne Ratna Mustika, her husband, and her uncle all served as regents of Purwakarta, Indonesia?
... that Oded Muhammad Danial, as the deputy mayor of Bandung, Indonesia, established a program for dakwah in city buses?
... that the Indonesian actor Adipati Dolken adopted his stage name from the owner of the villa where he stayed on vacation in Puncak?
... that Doom was Dutch?
... that Karolin Margret Natasa is the first Dayak woman to serve as a regional head in Indonesia?
... that the regent of Karawang, Indonesia, claims to have been named after a car?
... that Tan Tjoen Tiat, the second Majoor der Chinezen of Batavia, advised the colonial government in 1870 that women should not act as guardians for minors?
... that a Chinese Indonesian billionaire became the oldest medal winner for that country at the 2018 Asian Games?
... that as a child in Pontianak, Indonesia, Sutarmidji used to hawk newspapers close to the mayor's office that he would later occupy?
... that the Palembang Light Rail Transit, which opened last year, is the first operational light rail system in Indonesia?
... that the Palembang Light Rail Transit, which opened last month, is the first operational light rail system in Indonesia?
... that Munafri Arifuddin ran unopposed for mayor of Makassar, Indonesia, won more than 250,000 votes, and lost?
... that despite having Stage IV lung cancer, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho continues to act as spokesman for the Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management?
... that members of the Djajadiningrat family fought on both sides of the Indonesian Revolution?
... that Chinese-Indonesian businessman Sutanto Djuhar was the last surviving member of the "Gang of Four" of the Suharto era?
... that the first ever Indonesian Olympic team included a high jump athlete who later became a lieutenant colonel?
... that the ursine tree-kangaroo (illustrated) is listed by the IUCN as "vulnerable" as it is hunted for food and its numbers are decreasing?
... that while most Indonesians do not speak Arabic, they learn to read the Quran using a textbook called Iqro?
... that Bambang Soesatyo lost four elections before being elected to the People's Representative Council of Indonesia on his fifth attempt?
... that two-thirds of the priests in the Diocense of Ruteng signed a 2015 letter of "no confidence" in Bishop Hubertus Leteng, and this year, 69 priests resigned in protest?
... that the scarlet-breasted fruit dove is normally a quiet bird, but sometimes emits deep, soft, oohoo calls?
... that the Karimata Strait, today in Indonesia, was used by the British fleet in the 1811 invasion of Java?
... that white-footed ants protect red scale insects, a major pest of citrus in South Africa?
... that in 1678, Anthonio Hurdt led the forces of the Dutch East India Company for the Kediri campaign in Java, despite his lack of experience in Java or in military command?
... that the Javanese philologist Poerbatjaraka obtained a doctorate cum laude at Leiden University, even though previously he had only attended primary school?
... that H. J. de Graaf was called the "father of the study of Javanese history" by historian M. C. Ricklefs?
... that during the 1678 Kediri campaign, the VOC–Mataram army purposely split itself and took a longer route to Kediri, in order to impress more people?
... that Jepara was the only town on the north coast of Mataram not to be taken by Trunajaya's North Coast offensive, after a successful joint defense by Mataram and the Dutch East India Company?
... that the Dutch admiral Cornelis Speelman called the Javanese Muslim nobleman Raden Kajoran a "prophet of the devil"?
... that Indonesian Constitutional Court Justice Saldi Isra twice failed university entrance exams, but later went on to be awarded summa cum laude?
... that the Javanese prince Pangeran Pekik was killed by order of his son-in-law, Amangkurat I?
... that Indonesian political prisoner Pramoedya Ananta Toer researched his historical novel Footsteps from memory and composed it through oral narration to his fellow inmates?
... that Makassarese warrior Karaeng Galesong helped Trunajaya conquer Surabaya and Gresik as a condition for marrying his niece?
... that during the Trunajaya rebellion, Pangeran Adipati Anom expected a fake engagement at the Battle of Gegodog, but instead his army suffered a decisive defeat?
... that the white-throated honeyeater (pictured) used to be gay, but isn't any more?
... that Soekarno demanded much of Soekarno, but Soekarno did not listen?
... that during the Trunajaya rebellion, rebels overran Mataram's royal court at Plered and took at least 300,000 reals from the treasury?
... that Indonesian Muslim cleric Hasyim Muzadi said that the September 11 attacks were a "tragedy of humanity" and must not be turned into a religious conflict?
... that despite the loss of Trunajaya's rebel court at the Battle of Surabaya, his forces captured and sacked the Mataram royal court one month later?
... that in the Sasak language, the verb "to eat" differs depending on the social statuses of the speaker and the addressee?
... that regional regulations passed by Indonesian regencies and cities occupy the lowest position in the country's hierarchy of laws?
... that last year, the Indonesian province of Aceh processed 324 court cases and carried out at least 100 caning sentences under its Islamic criminal code?
... that the Indonesian kingdoms of Gowa and Talloq imported ceramics on a scale that, according to archaeologists Bulbeck and Caldwell, "beggars imagination"?
... that after the Bugis prince Arung Palakka supported the Dutch East India Company in the Makassar War, he became the most powerful man in South Sulawesi?
... that at the end of the Trunajaya rebellion, King Amangkurat II stabbed the defeated rebel leader Trunajaya to death?
... that the lemon-bellied flyrobin occasionally catches and eats insects that are one-sixth of its length?
... that the Crocker Fan in Borneo has the largest volume of any Paleogene deep marine sediment in a single basin in southeast Asia?
... that the ruling Dutch East India Company drove the Islamization of the eastern salient of Java in the 18th century?
... that after the Mataram conquest of the Duchy of Surabaya, the son of its last duke married the sister of the conqueror, Sultan Agung?
... that during their conquest of Surabaya, Mataram forces dammed the Brantas River to limit water supply to the city of Surabaya?
... that the 1257 eruption of Samalas (caldera pictured) was one of the largest eruptions of the Holocene, and may have triggered the Little Ice Age and famines in Europe?
... that the Mapenduma hostage crisis lasted for more than four months?
... that Gadis Arivia established Indonesia’s first journal of feminist theory?
... that Lies Noor originally intended her film career to launch a career in social work?
... that the grey-headed imperial pigeon, the Sulawesi thrush, and the great shortwing are found only on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, while the Sula megapode is restricted to nearby Banggai and Sula Islands?
... that the brown-headed crow is presumed to have an unknown habitat requirement that prevents it from having a continuous range in Indonesia?
... that Samiun dan Dasima (1971), which featured explicit sexuality, garnered an award for best child actor?
... that the Indonesian film actor Farouk Afero shaved his head in protest at how cinemas treated domestic productions?
... that Baby Huwae went from model and actress to fortune teller?
... that the Indonesian actor A. Hamid Arief often took roles playing Europeans?
... that despite travelling to five continents as a musician, Gordon Tobing (pictured) continued to live with his in-laws?
... that Rima Melati (pictured) took part of her stage name from Audrey Hepburn's character in Green Mansions?
... that Aminah Cendrakasih (pictured) has acted in over a hundred films?
... that Indriati Iskak went from film star to psychologist to marketer?
... that Farida Arriany won a Best Leading Actress at the 1960 Indonesian Film Week?
... that the male Salvadori's pheasant (pictured) is very similar in appearance to the female crestless fireback?
... that Usmar Ismail was ashamed of Tiga Dara, his company's greatest commercial success?
... that the actress Chitra Dewi has been described as the ideal Indonesian woman?
... that Sedap Malam was the first Indonesian film directed by a woman?
... that the Indonesian actor Darussalam was a nurse by training?
... that Netty Herawaty began acting at age 13 and was married within a year?
... that despite being a fusion of Western and Balinese styles, oleg (pictured) was promoted as a traditional dance?
... that, at the age of 24, Marlia Hardi (pictured) portrayed an old woman in one of her first film roles?
... that aged 24, Marlia Hardi (pictured) portrayed an old woman in one of her first film roles?
... that the depiction of guerrillas in Selamat Berdjuang, Masku! may have led to a decline in films based on the Indonesian National Revolution?
... that the detective fiction writer Soeman Hs is considered a pioneer of the Indonesian short story for his collection Kawan Bergeloet?
... that Saputangan, a film that follows a man who restores his beloved's eyesight, was banned in Singapore?
... that the journalist Kamadjaja raised funds for the Indonesian National Revolution by smuggling opium?
... that "Kau Ilhamku", a promotional song that is only available for streaming on Yonder Music, saw the collaboration of Malaysian and Indonesian artists?
... that Detty Kurnia is an Indonesian vocalist who sang Dari Sunda which was among the five best albums listed by Q Magazine?
... that Lauw Giok Lan was both a money collector and dramatist, but neither was his main occupation?
... that Rempo Urip played football for a theatre company?
... that the Indonesian film actress Titien Sumarni was married to her uncle?
... that the Indonesian composer Koesbini changed the final lines of his song "Bagimu Negeri" at the request of Sukarno?
... that the roof plates of traditional Acehnese houses are lashed to the beams using ropes, in a way that in case of fire, the roof can be quickly detached?
... that Marianne Katoppo, who wrote the book Compassionate and Free. An Asian Woman's Theology, found the term feminist theology "too loaded"?
... that the house of the Chief or King of the community, at the southwestern end of Bawomataluo village, is said to be the "oldest and largest on Nias"?
... that between 2009 and 2014, the number of Indonesia's air passengers increased more than threefold, to over 94 million?
... that Bank Tabungan Negara, established in 1897, was frozen during the Japanese occupation of Indonesia and then nationalized by the Indonesian government after the war?
... that in the 2014 edition of Indonesia's Jakarta Marathon, a limited number of African athletes were invited because of the 2014 Ebola outbreak in Africa?
... that the distinctive roof shape of a Minangkabau rangkiang (rice granary) symbolizes the horn of a buffalo?
... that the powership MV KPS Ayşegül Sultan went to Ghana and the MV KPS Zeynep Sultan to Indonesia the same day, following a farewell ceremony at the Sedef Shipyard in Tuzla, Istanbul?
... that the purple heron often adopts a posture with its neck extending obliquely?
... that the Sulawesi stripe-faced fruit bat (Styloctenium wallacei) is named after its discoverer, Alfred Russel Wallace?
... that prices of spirits in Indonesia were raised by 154.4% from 2009 to 2014?
... that when French Empire style became popular in the tropical Dutch Indies, it became known as the Indies Empire style?
... that little egrets have a diet of mainly fish, but they also eat amphibians, small reptiles, mammals and birds, as well as crustaceans, molluscs, insects, spiders and worms?
... that the social and economic status of the owners of a Javanese traditional house (example pictured) can be ascertained by the shape of the roof?
... that the Sulawesi myna sometimes issues a "meeow"-like sound with its head thrusting forwards and its back feathers fluffed up?
... that the "vampire squirrel" (pictured) of Borneo, which is reputed to eat the livers and hearts of chickens and deer, has the largest-known tail-to-body-size ratio of any mammal?
... that Muslim thinker Emha Ainun Nadjib (pictured) has led his troupe on international tours following the Muhammad cartoon and Fitna controversies?
... that Korrie Layun Rampan, author of several hundred books, left an election commission to run in the election?
... that the introduction of the brown quail into New Zealand may have contributed to the extinction of that country's native quail?
... that in 1998 Titiek Suharto and her Indonesian siblings were said to have billions of dollars and shares in over 500 companies?
... that the hippie-like hair of Chinese Indonesian publisher Tan Khoen Swie has been described as a form of anti-colonial resistance?
... that the crayfish Cherax pulcher (pictured) was popular in aquariums worldwide before even being recognized as a new species?
... that the snack kue gapit is more popular among tourists than local residents of Cirebon?
... that kongsi federations such as the Lanfang Republic once controlled a large part of western Borneo?
... that the Indonesian poet Iman Budhi Santosa (pictured) worked in agriculture for over a decade?
... that rubber farming is a primary source of income and livelihood for the majority of the residents in Muara Bungo, a city in Jambi province, Sumatra, Indonesia?
... that Mary Jane Veloso was granted a last minute stay of execution to provide evidence against her alleged trafficker?
... that disguised British East Indiamen intimidated a French frigate squadron into retreating during the Bali Strait Incident of 1797?
... that the Thomas Parr Monument was built as a memorial to the British Resident of Bencoolen, who was decapitated by his subjects?
... that a serious demeanour and disdain for small talk earned the Australian General Sir John Wilton the nickname "Happy Jack"?
... that Karang Bolong Beach, on the prison island of Nusa Kambangan, is open to the public?
... that the "Buried Fort" (barracks pictured) of Cilacap is rumored to have an undersea tunnel to Nusa Kambangan Island?
... that according to local legend, Pancuran Tujuh was discovered by a missionary with a skin condition?
... that although it was named for them, there are no sea turtles at Teluk Penyu Beach?
... that medieval Islamic geography placed the Island of the Jewel in the Sea of Darkness, east of the Dragon's Tail?
... that Ahmadiyya in Indonesia has played an influential role in the religious development of the country, yet in recent decades Ahmadis have faced persecution from religious establishments?
... that young men jump off a 25-metre (82 ft) waterfall for money at Baturraden?
... that thousands of sacred monkeys (example pictured) inhabit the area around Saka Tunggal Mosque?
... that in 2002, Indonesian taekwondo practitioner Juana Wangsa Putri won a silver medal at the Asian Championships and a bronze at the Asian Games?
... that footballer Evan Dimas scored on his debut for Indonesia?
... that during its occupation of the Dutch East Indies, the Empire of Japan issued both gulden and roepiah (example pictured)?
... that the current Indonesian cabinet is the first to include a female foreign minister?
... that in the Balinese dance kebyar duduk, androgynously made-up men spin in circles while seated or half-seated?
... that the Pettakere cave in Indonesia has hand print paintings estimated to be between 35,000 and 40,000 years old?
... that the Balinese dance form panyembrama (pictured) was designed as a secular welcoming dance, but is now also performed to welcome the gods?
... that both dancers in the cendrawasih dance (pictured), depicting the mating ritual of the "bird of the gods", are women?
... that the Balinese dance condong (pictured) is said to have come to a sick prince in a dream?
... that the social worker Pah Wongso turned an extortion charge into a 25-cent fine and a school for impoverished youth?
... that, in their depictions of the capture of Diponegoro, Nicolaas Pieneman portrayed him as submissive (pictured), while Raden Saleh represented him as defiant?
... that the little Sumba hawk-owl was identified as new to science by its voice?
... that, after playing a detective, the social worker LV Wijnhamer became a suspect?
... that The Raid: Redemption's "Mad Dog", Yayan Ruhian, is scheduled to act in a Yakuza–vampire film?
... that Jacobus Anthonie Meessen spent six years photographing the Dutch East Indies in the 1860s, then gave an album of the best images to his king?
... that the Eijkman Institute was named in honor of Christiaan Eijkman, who discovered that beriberi is not caused by germs, but by a lack of Vitamin B1?
... that Basuki Resobowo was a painter and an actor who portrayed a painter?
... that birds found in Indonesia's Gunung Ambang Nature Reserve include the golden-mantled racket-tail (pictured), the chestnut-backed bush warbler, the Matinan blue flycatcher, the dark-eared myza, the scaly-breasted kingfisher, the cerulean cuckooshrike and the Sulawesi masked owl?
... that the southern boobook (pictured) is so named for its two-toned call?
... that Oriental Film hired Njoo Cheong Seng and Fifi Young for their name recognition and only produced one further film after the couple left?
... that, after plans to make a film with Dardanella fell through, Ali Joego established his own theatre company?
... that to support his claim that Java Man was the "missing link", discoverer Eugène Dubois argued that it looked like a "giant gibbon"?
... that the white-striped, the gray (pictured), the black and the brown dorcopsis are endemic to New Guinea and inhabit parts of the island in the north, south, east and west respectively?
... that although the Kampoeng Rawa tourist attraction (dock pictured) was meant to raise awareness of the ecology of Lake Rawa Pening, it has been criticised for potentially damaging the ecosystem?
... that people have been bathing in the waters of Umbul Temple since at least the ninth century?
... that the Mojokerto child was so unexpectedly old that it was discussed in a Time Magazine cover story?
... that St. Joseph's Church (pictured) in Semarang, Indonesia, is the oldest Catholic church in the city?
... that the Wakatobi flowerpecker (pictured), originally classified as a species in 1903, was changed to a subspecies for unknown reasons, and in 2014 was re-described as a distinct species?
... that the Javan ferret-badger visits picnic sites to scavenge for food, and has been hand-fed biscuits?
... that the blue nuthatch (pictured) protects its corneas from falling debris when prospecting on trees by contracting the bare skin around its eyes – an adaptation apparently unique to the species?
... that in 1966 Indonesian ambassador Djawoto was granted political asylum in China, following the mass killings of 1965–66?
... that the film Merdeka 17805, about the fight for Indonesian independence, was described as a "two-fisted, hinomaru-waving, blood-and-guts ode to the soldiers who died for the glory of the emperor and for Dai Nippon"?
... that Albania became one of the main hubs for exiled Indonesian communists following the mass killings of 1965–66?
... that Tan Boen Soan worked on the railway before becoming a film producer, novelist, and journalist?
... that the titular "dewdrop" in the Indonesian war film Embun is love?
... that Setangan Berloemoer Darah was the second novel to be adapted to Indonesian film?
... that the Dutch-language Soerabaijasch Handelsblad used both Gregorian and Japanese dates in its almost 80 years of publication?
... that Union Films' action film Harta Berdarah was released during Eid?
... that Union Films' 1941 film Soeara Berbisa was advertised as "civilised" enough for European audiences?
... that Union Films attempted to draw educated audiences by hiring a doctor to star in their film?
... that Star Film was unable to complete its sixth film due to the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies?
... that although Lafran Pane is considered the founder of the Muslim Students' Association, members sometimes did not recognize him or considered him a government spy?
... that Akhmad Bassah was best known by his adopted daughter's name?
... that actor S Waldy ran away from home to join the theatre even though his parents were actors?
... that Elly Yunara (pictured) went from film star to housewife after her marriage to Djamaluddin Malik, only to become a producer after his death?
... that Tan Tjoei Hock held four roles in the production of the pirate film Singa Laoet?
... that Soerip went from "Miss" to "Grandmother" in between films?
... that Njoo Cheong Seng's Pantjawarna has been called the first musical in Indonesia?
... that the owner of the newspaper De Indische Courant escaped a stranglehold from a scourge by buying a radio?
... that the Dutch East India Company attempted to eliminate the njai by importing orphaned girls from the Netherlands?
... that the 1955 Indonesian comedy Tamu Agung is a critique of the corruption under Sukarno's government?
... that advertising for the film Air Mata Mengalir di Tjitarum emphasised a person who did not star in it?
... that Gadis jang Terdjoeal was The Teng Chun's first film to take into account the interests of native Indonesians?
... that Tio Tek Djien was so taken with the star of a play he watched that he ran away from home and married her?
... that Rembangan is best known for its view, but is also famous for its dragonfruit?
... that the Sukorambi Botanical Garden is home to 300 species of herbs, 200 of flowers, and 500 books?
... that Antemas challenged the Communist Party of Indonesia by helping to establish a film importers' association?
... that 1941's Tjioeng Wanara was the first "colossal" film production in Indonesia?
... that Kwee Tek Hoay's novel Drama dari Krakatau blames the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa (pictured) on deliberate damage to a Vishnu statue?
... that while Li (character pictured), shared by more than 100 million people, is one of the most common surnames in the world, Li and Li are far less common?
... that Djoewariah began her career as a victim of human trafficking and closed it as a queen?
... that Sardi was Indonesia's first professional music supervisor?
... that footballer Mohamad Mochtar began a 42-year career in acting after being discovered in a barbershop?
... that the stars of Si Gomar portrayed each other's parent, child, and lover?
... that at least three members of the orchestra Lief Java also acted in films?
... that the clown Petruk from Javanese puppetry is most easily recognised by his long nose?
... that Koeda Sembrani was the last romance which partnered Roekiah and Djoemala?
... that Hadidjah was not partnered with her husband as a supercouple, but rather a footballer?
... that one reviewer found Poesaka Terpendam to be the first film in which Djoemala seemed out of place?
... that Rachmat Kartolo, son of actors Roekiah and Kartolo, initially did not want to enter the film industry but ultimately completed more than 40 movies?
... that the building which houses the National Press Monument (pictured) was once an office of the Indonesian Red Cross Society?
... that the temple at Kadisoka, discovered in 2000, was never completed?
... that Rachmawati Soekarnoputri preferred Anjasmara to play her father in the upcoming movie Soekarno: Indonesia Merdeka over Ario Bayu?
... that the 1941 film Lintah Darat was praised for its condemnation of usury?
... that Kami, Perempuan, a 1943 stage play by Armijn Pane, has been read as both promoting and warning against PETA?
... that advertisements emphasised the simplicity of Wu Tsun's 1941 film Ajah Berdosa?
... that Roesia si Pengkor was the first film by The Teng Chun targeted at native Indonesians?
... that the star of Miss Riboet's Orion ultimately never entered the film industry as she was not photogenic?
... that the Dharma Wiratama Museum is located in the first headquarters of the Indonesian Army?
... that the name of Remy Sylado (pictured) is taken from the opening notes of a Beatles song?
... that the WWII Allies used thirty-four Vought F4U Corsairs, two aircraft carriers, four battleships, six cruisers, and ten destroyers in Operation Crimson?
... that Dhalia won her Citra Award for Best Leading Actress for playing a prostitute despite having been sent to Islamic schools since youth?
... that the traditional Betawi theatrical genre lenong was almost extinct by the 1960s?
... that, in his 32-year career, Kwee Tek Hoay wrote about topics ranging from the Eight Immortals to Rabindranath Tagore?
... that though Lilis Suryani performed multiple patriotic songs, she also made veiled criticisms of President Sukarno?
... that advertisements for the 1940 film Melati van Agam emphasised the writer's credentials as a journalist to appear more modern?
... that Njai Dasima, the first talkie produced by Tan's Film, was based on the same novel as their first production three years earlier?
... that the removal of magic was one of the ways in which the film Dasima was made more modern than the source material?
... that Lie Kim Hok's Tjhit Liap Seng (Seven Stars) amalgamated two European novels?
... that though it was based on a Chinese legend, advertising for The Teng Chun's Ouw Peh Tjoa emphasised its Malay dialogue?
... that though Amir Hamzah's poetry collection Buah Rindu was published after Nyanyi Sunyi, the works were written earlier?
... that Mega Mendoeng was directed by a man trained as a sound technician?
... that Moestika dari Djemar was one of only two films based on the One Thousand and One Arabian Nights released in the Dutch East Indies before 1942?
... that lecturer of psychology Niniek L. Karim won two Citra Awards for Best Supporting Actress with her first two films?
... that Nani Widjaja has played a mother or grandmother in many of her 111 film roles?
... that though Rina Hasyim was working as a model, she made her film debut with the help of a travel agent?
... that in six years the International Indonesia Forum has only been held outside of Yogyakarta once?
... that after evacuating his base in Dutch Timor following bombing by the Japanese in 1942, Frank Headlam (pictured) returned to Darwin, Australia, the same day it suffered its first air raid?
... that Thio Tjin Boen's novel Tjerita Oeij Se, with a man who becomes rich after finding a kite made of paper money, has been read as a condemnation of intermarriage?
... that Tan Tjoei Hock's "in every way successful" film Matula centres on a disfigured man, a shaman, and a life debt?
... that the likely-lost film Wanita dan Satria (The Woman and the Hero) was said to "give a clear picture of the precarious position of Indonesian women"?
... that seven films have had multiple cast members nominated for a Citra Award for Best Supporting Actress?
... that Hella Haasse submitted her debut novel Oeroeg under the pseudonym Soeka toelis ("Like to write")?
... that the 1989 West Papua earthquake created landslides as tall as 200 m (660 ft)?
... that the star of Bengawan Solo helped direct the remake 22 years later?
... that the Indies film Bajar dengan Djiwa, with a father selling his daughter to a loan shark, was advertised as a "realistic" depiction of family life?
... that actor Adnan Kapau Gani, star of Asmara Moerni, went on to become a National Hero of Indonesia?
... that Kwee Tek Hoay's stage play Allah jang Palsoe was published seven years before the first canonical Indonesian drama?
... that Nio Joe Lan was trained to maintain aircraft, but instead became a journalist and history teacher?
... that Djoemala was paired with Roekiah for four films despite the latter already being married?
... that a review for Djaoeh Dimata called Ratna Asmara an "unprecedented tragedienne"?
... that Indonesian boy band Coboy Junior are only allowed to tour on weekends, as they have to go to school the rest of the week?
... that though Amir Hamzah was a Muslim, analyses of his poem "Padamu Jua" have found Christian influences?
... that Amir Hamzah treats God almost as a lover in his collection Nyanyi Sunyi?
... that in one of his 75 poems, Chairil Anwar (pictured) predicted his place of burial?
... that after helping organize the armed struggle against Dutch forces, National Hero of Indonesia Izaak Huru Doko worked mainly as an educator?
... that Andjar and Ratna Asmara each earned 1,000 gulden for their roles in Noesa Penida?
... that National Hero of Indonesia Iwa Koesoemasoemantri was jailed by both the Dutch and Indonesians?
... that blind singer Annie Landouw may have inspired a main character in Armijn Pane's Belenggu?
... that Inoe Perbatasari's first films were Elang Darat (Land Hawk) and Poetri Rimba (Jungle Princess)?
... that medical doctor Moewardi organised security for both Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta?
... that Amir Hamzah left one of his fifty poems in his prison cell before being executed?
... that although the protagonist of F.D.J. Pangemanann's novel Tjerita Si Tjonat (cover pictured) is evil without a single redeeming feature, he was portrayed as a popular hero in wartime Indonesia?
... that although the protagonist of F.D.J. Pangemanann's novel Tjerita Si Tjonat is evil without a single redeeming feature, modern takes on the character portray him as Robin Hood?
... that the Wong brothers' film Sorga Ka Toedjoe was the first in which Roekiah did not act alongside Rd. Mochtar?
... that Tio Ie Soei's novel Sie Po Giok has been called the only work of Chinese Malay literature fit for children to read?
... that Phoa Keng Hek promoted the use of English to help Chinese Indonesians "move freely"?
... that the Pindad Komodo was named after the Indonesian Komodo dragon so that the vehicle can bring glory to Indonesia?
... that Tan Tjoei Hock finished his commercial failure Sorga Palsoe in a month?
... that Nelson Wong's Si Tjonat sparked a wave of bandit films in the Dutch East Indies?
... that critics claimed Tarmina only won its Citra Awards because of influence from Djamaluddin Malik?
... that Zainal Abidin acted in over 150 films but won only two Citra Awards?
... that Tio Pakusadewo won his Citra Awards for Best Leading Actor eighteen years apart?
... that Tan Tjoei Hock's Black Wolf was inspired by Zorro?
... that there were two Citra Awards for Best Leading Actor given in 1955, but none in 1980?
... that in Nano Riantiarno's Semar Gugat the main character Semar (pictured), traditionally a symbol of the people, uses a magic fart?
... that the film Panggilan Darah, about two orphaned girls, may have been sponsored by a cigarette factory?
... that the Indies film Matjan Berbisik was criticised for the Westernised fighting techniques used?
... that the wedding of Lydia Kandou to a Muslim singer led to widespread debate in Indonesia about the acceptability of interfaith marriages?
... that Air Mata Iboe (Mother's Tears), reportedly finished during the Japanese occupation of Indonesia, had newspaper reviews before then?
... that there are around 100 species of Helicia (H. glabriflora pictured) found from Sri Lanka and China to Australia?
... that Indonesian "sex bomb" Meriam Bellina has been called "the fantasy girl come true for the movie-going public"?
... that although both Mieke Wijaya and her daughter have been nominated for Citra Awards, only Mieke has won?
... that Ming China's treasure voyages were undertaken by Admiral Zheng He's expeditionary fleet (ship model pictured), even though the 15th-century Portuguese thought that the unknown ships belonged to white Christians?
... that Dian Sastrowardoyo received concurrent nominations for the Citra Award for Best Leading Actress?
... that after a 46 year career in the Royal Australian Navy, Vice Admiral Sir Alan McNicoll (pictured) was appointed as Australia's first ambassador to Turkey?
... that Syair Abdul Muluk was authored by either Raja Ali Haji or his sister?
... that Lie Tek Swie's Si Ronda (The Watchman) was the debut of Bachtiar Effendi?
... that National Hero of Indonesia Tirto Adhi Soerjo was paid in newspapers?
... that the Malay-language newspaper Pembrita Betawi had Eurasian, Chinese, and Javanese writers?
... that Erwin Arnada's nudity-free edition of Playboy led to his imprisonment for indecency?
... that Oh Iboe (Oh Mother) was made by three The brothers?
... that Ami Priyono was one of four directors who dominated the cinema of Indonesia during the 1970s?
... that Lilik Sudjio received the first Citra Award for directing his father?
... that One Night in Malaysia was enough to make Nico Pelamonia Best Director?
... that the Cebongan Prison raid in Indonesia was declared a human rights violation by the National Commission on Human Rights, but not by Defence Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro?
... that the name of the newly defined genus of macadamia-like trees, Lasjia, is derived from the initials of Lawrence Alexander Sidney Johnson?
... that the film Ikan Doejoeng was advertised as giving viewers "a good perspective on the Eastern mentality"?
... that the Citra Award for Best Director, established in 1955, once went to Teguh Karya of November 1828?
... that Zoebaida kept audiences focused by using alternating long shots and close-ups?
... that trees of the New Guinea genus Finschia have stilt roots coming off the trunk up to 1.8 m (6 ft) off the ground?
... that a mouldy old film was screened at Cannes?
... that Chrisye performed a new song, "Eternal Ballad", five years after his death?
... that the voice of blood is violet and makes no sound?
... that Tio Ie Soei uncovered Sair Tjerita Siti Akbari's origins, leading to a scandal?
... that Lie Tek Swie's Siti Noerbaja (film still pictured) was the first adaptation of Marah Roesli's novel of the same name?
... that Sierk Coolsma baptised the first Sundanese Christians?
... that Lie Kim Hok's Malajoe Batawi was the first grammar of Batavian Malay?
... that a stage adaptation of Kwee Tek Hoay's novel The Rose of Cikembang was made before he even finished writing it?
... that Maria Ozawa had to film Kidnapping Miyabi in Japan following protests preventing her from coming to Indonesia?
... that a reviewer praised Roekiah's (pictured) "demure" acting in Gagak Item (Black Raven)?
... that Eddy Martadinata, one of the founders of the Indonesian Navy, died when his plane crashed into a mountain?
... that Usmar Ismail incorrectly labeled Anak Perawan di Sarang Penjamun (The Virgin in the Robbers' Nest) as the first film adaptation of an Indonesian novel?
... that the State of East Indonesia was nicknamed the "state which goes along with the master"?
... that Sjumandjaja's award-winning Kabut Sutra Ungu (Mist of the Purple Silk), about issues faced by widows, was based on a book offered to him on a train?
... that the Indonesian state news agency Antara was established before the country's independence?
... that Maling Kutang, filmed in under a week, included a gorilla costume and "magic" underwear and panties?
... that A. M. Sipahoetar is credited with writing the first biography in Indonesian?
... that Slamet Rahardjo garnered three Citra Award nominations for the film Ponirah Terpidana?
... that Anakalang is a society and a megalithic site in Sumba, Indonesia noted for its quadrangular adzes and numerous megalithic tombs?
... that after writing a positive review for the film Kedok Ketawa, Saeroen wrote two scripts for its production company?
... that Huwen op Bevel, advertised as the first talkie in what is now Indonesia, was the director's last film in that role?
... that Chrisye's album Recession found inspiration in The Police?
... that Misbach Yusa Biran's Sejarah Film 1900–1950 (History of Film 1900–1950) has been called a "sacred text from a film warrior"?
... that audiences laughed at Astaman for playing a king with matador's clothes?
... that actor Reza Rahadian has "flawlessly" represented the mannerisms of former Indonesian president B. J. Habibie?
... that positive reviews for Karina's Zelfopoffering may have been used to procure advertising revenue?
... that "Flip" Carli, son of a soldier, went from footballer to film director?
... that Ratna Moetoe Manikam, with a love triangle involving goddesses, was inspired by The Thief of Bagdad?
... that director Kamila Andini married director Ifa Isfansyah the year after their films competed against each other at the Indonesian Film Festival?
... that the vast majority of the 22 film producers active in the Dutch East Indies were ethnic Chinese men?
... that Usmar Ismail's film Enam Djam di Jogja was censored because of its depiction of Dutch soldiers?
... that in 2013 the Bornean slow loris (Nycticebus menagensis) was split into three additional species: N. kayan, N. bancanus, and N. borneanus?
... that Max Tera had a forty-one-year career in cinematography with only a junior high school education?
... that the film The Mirror Never Lies was co-produced by a former Miss Indonesia winner?
... that Usmar Ismail's (pictured) Darah dan Doa has been considered both his directorial debut and the first Indonesian film, although he had already directed two films?
... that the Wong brothers' film Fatima reportedly earned 200,000 gulden on a 7,000 gulden investment?
... that the award-winning Indonesian war film Serangan Fajar and the 1963 Hollywood film PT 109 have been compared for their "mild hagiography" of their countries' leaders?
... that Pengantin Pantai Biru, based on a 1908 novel, was banned as pornographic?
... that customarily, in a Minangkabau marriage (pictured), the bridegroom lives with his sister and visits his wife's house only at night?
... that the first Indonesian novel by a woman, Kalau Tak Untung, deals with an "inexorable fate" which all humans must face?
... that the war film Janur Kuning (Yellow Coconut Leaves) has been read as portraying General Sudirman with mystic powers?
... that Indonesian historian and minister of education Nugroho Notosusanto (pictured) had a film-writing credit?
... that Sariamin Ismail was the first female novelist in Indonesia?
... that Pengkhianatan G30S/PKI (Treachery of G30S/PKI) may have become the most-viewed Indonesian film of all time because of its use for pro-Suharto propaganda?
... that over 130 works of literature were published in the propaganda newspaper Asia Raja?
... that Zuber Usman was an early pioneer of Indonesian literary criticism?
... that Indonesian batik designer Obin sometimes asks people not to cut up her cloths?
... that the star of Pah Wongso Pendekar Boediman, Indonesia's first detective film, was best known as a social worker?
... that Hamka's novel Tuan Direktur (Mr Director) has been read as anti-materialist and anti-superstition?
... that Ahmad Tohari's Kubah (Cupola), which follows a man's induction into communism, has been characterized as Islamic preaching?
... that Sam Pek Eng Tay was The Teng Chun's first in a series of film adaptations of Chinese myths?
... that on certain beaches of Java, people are warned not to wear green clothes due to the belief that the color may offend the queen of the sea and cause the person to drown?
... that both heads of Indonesia's first government-owned film production company, Berita Film Indonesia, had worked for the Japanese occupation forces?
... that Gadis Desa was Andjar Asmara's last film as a director?
... that local aborigines would squat over burning cones of Banksia dentata (pictured) to treat diarrhea?
... that Egyptologist Willem Pleyte was the father of Cornelis Pleyte, curator of the Ethnographic Museum Artis?
... that the use of nature in Asrul Sani's 1972 film The Misfit has been compared to works by Japanese directors?
... that Sjumandjaja's 1983 film Budak Nafsu (Slave to Passion) was called "little more than a sex exploitation vehicle" yet was nominated for a Citra Award for Best Film?
... that Usmar Ismail made his directorial debut with Tjitra while still part of the Indonesian Army?
... that Sjumandjaja considered quitting directing after his debut in Lewat Tengah Malam but went on to direct more than a dozen films?
... that the Wongs' Indonesia Malaise, targeted at native Indonesians, was paired with a film meant for Dutchmen?
... that the 1974 Indonesian film Atheis reused a sequence from the 1925 Russian film Battleship Potemkin?
... that although the 1931 adaptation of Kwee Tek Hoay's Boenga Roos dari Tjikembang kept the Chinese characters, the 1975 one did not?
... that two times British Hard Court tennis champion Kho Sin-Kie raised money for the Malaya Patriotic Fund in WWII?
... that Tan Tjoei Hock's 1941 film Tengkorak Hidoep has been credited as the first horror film made in Indonesia?
... that the extent of Lie Kim Hok's poem Sair Tjerita Siti Akbari in the Wong brothers' film Siti Akbari is uncertain?
... that Mohammad Said Hamid Junid wrote a film about a man becoming his father's uncle-in-law?
... that most of the film directors of the Dutch East Indies were ethnic Chinese?
... that Roestam Sutan Palindih was a farmer, politician, journalist, film director, and literary documentarian?
... that Inoe Perbatasari's last films all dealt with the Indonesian National Revolution?
... that Ariffien, who directed two Japanese propaganda films, was initially an Indonesian nationalist?
... that Njoo Cheong Seng's first film without his wife was 1941's Djantoeng Hati?
... that six of Fred Young's films have the word Solo in the title?
... that the propaganda film Berdjoang was the Japanese overlords' only feature-length film in the Dutch East Indies?
... that Dardanella featured a Chinese man dubbed the "Douglas Fairbanks of Java"?
... that although he appeared in eight films with his wife, Kartolo was never cast as her lover?
... that journalist A.A. Hamidhan turned down a chance to be Kalimantan's first governor?
... that the Indonesian album AkustiChrisye was inspired in part by Frank Sinatra's rearrangements of his hits?
... that Roekihati bucked a trend of intellectualising films in the Dutch East Indies?
... that the Wong brothers (one pictured) were bankrupted, then made rich, by working with the same man?
... that the early talkie Karnadi Anemer Bangkong was based on a popular novel but ultimately controversial?
... that Yusak Pakage was sentenced to ten years in prison after raising a flag?
... that the The brothers collaborated on Rentjong Atjeh?
... that Monsieur d'Amour married four times, once to a 14-year-old girl?
... that Indonesian journalist Saeroen operated a chain of hotels named after bats?
... that in her film debut Kris of Mataram, Fifi Young stabs herself with the titular weapon?
... that Indonesian Paralympian Ni Nengah Widiasih beat the ASEAN ParaGames powerlifting record for her weight class by 2 kilograms (4.4 pounds) last December?
... that Indonesian Paralympic competitor Setyo Budi Hartanto is the son of fishmongers?
... that Indonesian T46 runner and Paralympic hopeful Martin Losu set two regional records at the 2011 ASEAN ParaGames?
... that Indonesian Paralympic S6 swimmer Agus Ngaimin first competed at the national level when he was twenty?
... that half of Lie Tek Swie's films were literary adaptations?
... that "culture warrior" Bachtiar Effendi was active in the cinemas of both Indonesia and Italy?
... that a reviewer considered the flaws in Melati van Agam so obvious "even the stupidest villager" could spot them?
... that the child star of Malin Kundang got the part for his knowledge of the source material?
... that Loetoeng Kasaroeng was the first film produced in what is now Indonesia?
... that Indonesian Paralympic hopeful David Jacobs defeated Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in a table tennis match?
... that Roekiah and Rd Mochtar were the first celebrity couple in the Dutch East Indies, despite Roekiah being married?
... that 1928's Lily of Java was the first Chinese-produced film in Indonesia?
... that the Indonesian film Whips of Fire featuring a strong, independent female character was held up for a year by the censors?
... that Fifi Young, known for playing mother figures, acted in 86 films in 34 years?
... that Ratna Asmara was the first female film director in Indonesian history?
... that G. Kruger directed the first talkie in what is now Indonesia?
... that Full Moon was the most successful local film ever released in the Dutch East Indies?
... that Indonesian director D. Djajakusuma is credited with saving a traditional dance form?
... that National Hero of Indonesia Sudirman (pictured) went on a seven-month guerrilla campaign with only one lung?
... that Oevaang Oeray was the first ethnic Dayak governor of West Kalimantan?
... that the National Hero of Indonesia Mas Mansoer declared interest forbidden?
... that Gombloh's song "Kebyar-Kebyar" is the only pop song regularly used in Indonesia's Independence Day ceremonies?
... that Albertus Soegijapranata, Indonesia's first Catholic bishop, was born a Muslim?
... that the 1940 film Kartinah included product placement for Singer?
... that Andjar Asmara taught both D. Djajakusuma and Usmar Ismail the art of film?
... that Nancy Takes Revenge, a 1930 sequel, was released four months after the original film's conclusion?
... that the 1935 film Pareh bankrupted both of its directors, Albert Balink and Mannus Franken?
... that professional goalkeeper Maladi was instrumental in the development of television in Indonesia?
... that the nobleman Mochtar acted in 69 films in his nearly 60-year career?
... that Mohammad Hatta was vice president, prime minister, and minister of defence during his first cabinet?
... that National Hero of Indonesia Adnan Kapau Gani was a film star and smuggler?
... that the studio of Java Pacific Film was located in an old tapioca flour factory?
... that The Teng Chun produced 31 films in a little more than a decade before becoming an English teacher?
... that almost a third of the films from the Dutch East Indies date from 1941?
... that in 1958, while working for a CIA front organization in Taiwan, William Beale flew the aircraft that bombed several Indonesian cities and sank KRI Hang Tuah off the coast of Borneo?
... that the director of Pareh engaged in a car chase with the film's star before casting him?
... that the Netherlands Indies Civil Administration operated as a link between the Dutch East Indies Government in exile and the Allied high command in the Southwest Pacific Area?
... that Tan's Film released three films entitled Njai Dasima in four years?
... that critics denounced Indonesian Muslim leader Fakih Usman as the "Dutchman with the black ass"?
... that the Indonesian television series Alang-Alang was sponsored in part by Johns Hopkins University?
... that anthropologist Alice G. Dewey was dissertation advisor for Barack Obama's mother Ann Dunham at the University of Hawaiʻi?
... that the 1929 film The Secret of Borobudur featured a woman in a bikini-like costume?
... that there are Sumatran elephants and Sumatran tigers in Giam Siak Kecil-Bukit Batu, a UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Reserve?
... that the 1929 film Njai Dasima was reportedly so successful that cinemas could make up several days' losses with a single showing?
... that the Ganting Grand Mosque in Padang was used as a place of refuge by Indonesian President Sukarno?
... that Rudy Kurniawan, the alleged wine counterfeiter, had such an affinity for expensive Burgundy that he was known as "Dr. Conti"?
... that Nurnaningsih was the first Indonesian actress to appear half nude in a film?
... that Endhita received a best supporting actress nomination for ??
... that when Japanese forces attempted to seize the Holy Rosary Cathedral in 1942, its titular bishop said they would have to take his head first?
... that the 1939 film Alang-Alang was inspired by the coming of a circus?
... that interments at Giri Tunggal Heroes' Cemetery in Semarang include a Catholic archbishop and a Chinese communist?
... that the 1927 film Eulis Atjih advertised that Indonesians could act as well as Americans and Europeans?
... that award-winning Muslim poet Nirwan Dewanto was forced to play a Roman Catholic bishop in Soegija?
... that Abraham Samad was the youngest ever head of the Corruption Eradication Commission when he was chosen in 2011?
... that the drama Zuster Theresia, written by a man known for comedy, featured a nun, attempted suicide, and polygamy?
... that a music video by Chrisye was the first by an Indonesian shown on MTV Southeast Asia?
... that three aircraft belonging to Gatari Air Service were seized after its president director was implicated in a fraud case?
... that Bambang Widjojanto, once often imprisoned by the government of Indonesia, now works for it?
... that Ganjuran Church features a statue of Jesus as a Javanese king (pictured)?
... that Malayisation has occurred in five Southeast Asian countries?
... that there were calls for Alexander Aan to be executed for posting on Facebook?
... that 1931's Si Pitoeng was the first film based on the life of an Indonesian Robin Hood?
... that people can surf in the Kampar River?
... that Indonesian singer Pinkan Mambo paid for her brothers' college through her singing?
... that Bandung Raya football club dissolved in 1997 due to financial trouble, despite reaching the 1996–97 Liga Indonesia Premier Division finals?
... that the sports film The Wind Chaser was compared to a soap commercial?
... that staff at the Indonesian film archives, Sinematek Indonesia, receive less than US$120 a month?
... that The Twitter Republic is based on Twitter use in the website's fifth-largest market?
... that Chrisye was so disappointed with Pantulan Cita that he took a two-year sabbatical?
... that Indonesian songwriter Maia Estianty is descended from the National Hero Tjokroaminoto?
... that Satria Mandala Museum in Jakarta has life-size statues of numerous National Heroes of Indonesia?
... that Laura Basuki washed her hair with bottled water while shooting East of the Sun?
... that National Hero of Indonesia Nuku Muhammad Amiruddin had a British ship aid him in attacking the Dutch?
... that Citra Award-winning actress Laura Basuki has been compared to Japanese AV idol Maria Ozawa?
... that Get Married 3 features characters named after Mark Zuckerberg, Oprah Winfrey, and Hanung Bramantyo?
... that the Best Male Vocalist at the 2009 Indonesian Music Awards, Afgansyah Reza, never had any vocal training?
... that the most viewed Indonesian film of 2011 was based on a story posted in a blog?
... that communist politician Rustam Effendi wrote the first Indonesian stage play?
... that PSIR Rembang players attacked both referees in a match at 2008–09 Liga Indonesia Premier Division?
... that Hamka was accused of plagiarising his novel Sinking of the van der Wijck, described as his best?
... that Indonesian director Teddy Soeriaatmadja decided to go into film after seeing Reservoir Dogs?
... that the most viewed Indonesian film of 1989, Pacar Ketinggalan Kereta, was the last feature film for both director Teguh Karya and star Tuti Indra Malaon?
... that Indonesian actress Kinaryosih won four separate awards for her role in Suddenly Dangdut?
... that Hamka's debut novel Under the Protection of Ka'bah promoted orthodox Islam as a path to true development?
... that Get Married 2 was released not long after its director got married?
... that the Indonesian film Suddenly Dangdut won 12 film awards, despite being filmed in seven days?
... that the ringback tone for the Indonesian music duo Ratu's song about friends with benefits was downloaded more than a million times?
... that National Hero Iswahyudi, dissatisfied with life in Australia, took a rubber boat back to Indonesia?
... that National Hero of Indonesia Pong Tiku used chili pepper extract to blind his Dutch foes?
... that high-definition video was used for making Brownies?
... that some tales have legendary robber Si Pitung losing his magical powers after being hit by rotten eggs?
... that two National Heroes of Indonesia died in the crash of Dakota VT-CLA (replica of tail depicted)?
... that Hanung Bramantyo's horror film Red Lantern has been described as reminiscent of a history of the Indonesian Communist Party?
... that Agus Kuncoro has acted in three films directed by Hanung Bramantyo?
... that in his fictional work "Surabaya", Idrus referred to the Indonesian revolutionaries as "cowboys" and the Allies as "bandits"?
... that Nino Fernandez, who had his breakthrough role as a gay character, dated Miss Indonesia 2009?
... that Maida's House, the screenwriting debut of Indonesian novelist Ayu Utami (pictured), showed the 1928 Youth Conference, the Japanese surrender, and the May 1998 riots?
... that director Ifa Isfansyah concluded his debut film Garuda on My Chest belonged to its child actors?
... that Chrisye initially thought his vocals on the title song for the million-selling album I Love Her were like a monkey's?
... that after Naif sent a demo for a chance to join a compilation album, they were given their own album instead?
... that Kusumanegara Heroes' Cemetery in Yogyakarta is the final resting place of five National Heroes of Indonesia?
... that former Indonesia national football team player Herry Kiswanto only received one yellow card during his 17-year career?
... that the critical and commercial flop Ballad of a Man was later called one of the ten best Indonesian films of all time?
... that female director Upi Avianto created Last Wolf, a film about gangsters, drugs, betrayal and revenge?
... that 73-year-old Nyi Ageng Serang led her troops in a war against Dutch colonists from a stretcher?
... that Adinegoro stopped writing literature after his second novel, Asmara Jaya?
... that National Hero of Indonesia Oerip Soemohardjo attended a girls' school as a child to improve his temperament?
... that John de Rantau's 2011 film The Universe Supports details a boy's search for his mother through the Indonesian Physics Olympiad Team?
... that Indonesian film producer Mira Lesmana (pictured) has campaigned several times against censorship in the country's film industry?
... that one can be fined Rp. 100 million for willfully damaging Cultural Properties of Indonesia, such as Prambanan (complex pictured)?
... that singer Hetty Koes Endang and her duet partner were the first Indonesians to win the World Popular Song Festival?
... that the founders of Indonesian band Last Child are the last children of their families?
... that Sherina's Adventure featured a young girl going against Sadam, then joining forces with him, in a story inspired by Grease?
... that of the more than 200 songs recorded by Chrisye, four were selected by Rolling Stone Indonesia as among the best Indonesian songs of all time?
... that Indonesian screenwriter Salman Aristo initially wanted to be a musician?
... that guitarist Ian Antono described Nicky Astria as "the best female pop rock singer Indonesia has ever seen"?
... that Tajul Muluk, whose home and boarding school were burnt down by opponents of his preaching Shia Islam, was arrested for blasphemy?
... that Indonesian actress Ayu Azhari reportedly invested Rp. 10 billion in an unsuccessful bid to become Deputy Regent of Sukabumi?
... that a member of the Indonesian band Armageddon Holocaust claimed to be Bill Clinton?
... that Indonesian newscaster Putra Nababan uses four names for different situations?
... that Indonesian politician Marzuki Darusman was burned in effigy in Sri Lanka for his investigation into that country's civil war?
... that from 1944, subscribers to Asia Raja were charged an extra fee for supporting forced labourers?
... that Chrisye was so disgusted with his first major film role that he never made another movie?
... that Looking for Madonna, meant to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS in Papua, used shots of a green bra to symbolise sex?
... that Teguh Karya's film Mother, which won nine Citra Awards, did not turn a profit?
... that the Indonesian film Get Married was described as contrasting the rich and poor, with the rich being prone to violence?
... that An Evening in Paris was the first lesbian-themed Indonesian short story collection?
... that Atiqah Hasiholan considered her role in the Oscar-submitted Jamila and the President a "regular slutty prostitute"?
... that Indonesian journalist Marco Kartodikromo (pictured) was arrested several times by the Dutch colonial government and ultimately died in exile?
... that the author of The Undying Flame, who wrote the novel when he was 22, felt it resounded with teenage sentimentality?
... that Indonesian actress Sophia Latjuba received no fee for playing in her most recent film?
... that although Indonesian national hero Usman Janatin was born in Banyumas, Usman Janatin City Park was built in Purbalingga Regency?
... that the novel Student Hidjo describes love as something only those with a Dutch education would attempt to find?
... that Mohammad Husni Thamrin argued for the term "Indonesia" to replace "Dutch Indies"?
... that Indonesian literary critic Muhammad Balfas' unfinished manuscript Si Gomar has been described as his most interesting?
... that, as of 2010, 85 percent of the readers of the Indonesian daily Bernas are male?
... that A. Teeuw, despite resorting to guesswork, still encountered indecipherable data in his successful dissertation on a Kakawin?
... that Indonesian band Netral released an album with random yet simple lyrics and a "naughty" rock style?
... that a police officer in Indonesia was sued for dumping blood to appease the Goddess of the South Sea while investigating the murder of Udin?
... that Adinegoro's 1927 novel Young Blood was one of few Indonesian works from the period in which the main characters succeeded at love?
... that John de Rantau co-directed a film that presents a fictionalised version of Barack Obama's childhood years in Indonesia?
... that writers exiled from Indonesia after the 30 September Movement continued to write and publish overseas?
... that Ratna Sarumpaet's singing of the Indonesian national anthem was called "proof" of a crime?
... that Chinese-Indonesian writer Mira Wong may use the pen name Mira W. to cover her ethnicity?
... that Indonesian director Wim Umboh, who won nine Citra Awards, began his career in the film industry as a janitor?
... that Jamila and the President, submitted to the 82nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, was initially written after the director received a UNICEF grant?
... that the Indonesian internet community Fiksimini writes complete works of fiction in under 140 characters?
... that National Hero of Indonesia Slamet Rijadi took the name Rijadi after there were too many students called Slamet at his school?
... that Giring Ganesha, the lead singer of Nidji, lost 11 kilograms (24 lb) for his role in The Enlightener?
... that Roy Marten was one of the highest paid Indonesian actors in the late 1970s?
... that Soedjatmoko was expelled from medical school but went on to become rector of the United Nations University?
... that a review of Plastic Flowers, a 1977 Indonesian film directed by a man known for romances, found him unfit to direct but praised a robbery scene?
... that a joint musical venture between a Dutch and Indonesian band resulted in Chaos & Warfare?
... that Bakri Siregar wrote the first history of modern Indonesian literature?
... that Indonesian band Efek Rumah Kaca donated the royalties from ringback tone sales for one of the tracks on their self-titled debut album to the family of a human rights activist?
... that Mr. Santoso was the first female cabinet member in Indonesian history?
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... that the front gate of Gambir Market (pictured in 1922) was rebuilt in a different traditional Indonesian style every year?
... that Indonesian writer Clara Ng was reportedly able to read The Adventures of Tintin by kindergarten?
... that Indonesian radio personality Sys NS wanted to open a museum to pornography but later destroyed his collection?
... that Oka Antara both starved and splurged for his role in The Dancer?
... that Zaskia Adya Mecca found her pregnancy "perfect" for playing the role of Siti Walidah in The Enlightener, despite the fact the character was not pregnant?
... that Idrus wrote what may be the only satire of the Indonesian National Revolution?
... that Prince Antasari (pictured), who led a war against Dutch colonists for over three years, was ultimately defeated by smallpox?
... that Indonesian actress Titi Kamal paid to follow a poor woman around and learn about her lifestyle?
... that Chrisye was not alone on Sendiri (Alone)?
... that the Indonesian novel Atheist was decried by religious figures, Marxist–Leninists, and anarcho-nihilists?
... that Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies Jan Jacob Rochussen (pictured) was father-in-law to another governor general and grandfather to a president of the League of Nations?
... that Karen Agustiawan was first in Forbes' list of "Asia's 50 Power Businesswomen"?
... that in 2009 Addie MS and his Twilite Orchestra were the first Indonesian orchestra to play in the Sydney Opera House?
... that Nemoe Karma by I Wayan Gobiah was the first Balinese novel?
... that a common theme in modern Balinese literature is dealing with tourists?
... that Sanusi Pane has been called the most important Indonesian dramatist prior to the national revolution?
... that Indonesian actor HIM Damsyik identified with the antagonistic role which brought him to fame?
... that Sjumandjaja was the first Indonesian to attend the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography and the first non-Russian to graduate summa cum laude?
... that Indonesian author Kuntowijoyo said he did not follow a blueprint when writing?
... that the Great Mosque of Central Java (pictured) has six hydraulic umbrellas to represent the six tenets of iman?
... that National Hero of Indonesia Moestopo convinced his soldiers to use manure-covered bamboo spears and eat cats?
... that in nine years of circulation, Indonesian literary magazine Poedjangga Baroe had 125 employees or contributors but never more than 150 subscribers?
... that the chemistry between Slamet Rahardjo and Christine Hakim was chosen as the second best in Indonesian cinema?
... that Zainal Mustafa, a National Hero of Indonesia, died in 1944, yet his family did not learn of it until 26 years later?
... that 76-year-old Muslim rocker Laila Sari performs in a headscarf?
... that Shackles was the first Indonesian novel to portray a prostitute sympathetically?
... that the last Batak priest-king Sisingamangaraja XII was shot and killed by Dutch troops in 1907, ending his thirty-year war against the colonisation of Sumatra?
... that the death of singer Melky Goeslaw led to greater interest in male breast cancer in Indonesia?
... that in 2011 Indonesian businessman Erick Thohir became the first Asian to own an NBA franchise?
... that Indonesian songstress Vina Panduwinata outperformed Janet Jackson and David Pomeranz at the 1985 World Popular Song Festival?
... that award-winning film The Dancer, about a traditional dancer, is one of only three Indonesian films addressing the country's anticommunist purges of 1965–66?
... that Indonesian author Andrea Hirata's debut novel sold three times more pirated editions than original ones?
... that Muslims and followers of Chinese religious traditions pray together at Sam Poo Kong (pictured), the oldest Chinese temple in Semarang, Indonesia?
... that although God Bless members Ahmad Albar and Jockie Soerjoprajogo have had a falling out, their sons play music together?
... that Indonesian film director Ifa Isfansyah is expected to marry the daughter of another director, who is a director herself?
... that the 259-year-old Blenduk Church is the oldest church in Central Java?
... that Pattimura, who was stirred to rebellion in part by the advent of paper money, is featured on the 1,000 rupiah bill (pictured)?
... that National Hero of Indonesia Halim Perdanakusuma flew 44 bombing raids against Nazi Germany?
... that National Heroine of Indonesia Nyai Ahmad Dahlan worked for women's rights and against sun worship?
... that National Hero of Indonesia Teuku Nyak Arif said of the Japanese occupation of Indonesia "we had driven out dogs only to have pigs come"?
... that Prisia Nasution, who won a Citra Award for her debut role, has a background in the martial art of pencak silat?
... that Jockie Soerjoprajogo has refused to give his blessings to God Bless to play "Kehidupan", his composition and one of the band's biggest hits?
... that the Medieval Chola king Rajendra Chola I sent a naval expedition to South-East Asia in 1025?
... that National Hero of Indonesia Teungku Chik di Tiro led a holy war against the Dutch in 19th-century Aceh?
... that Chrisye's album Beautiful Flower featured work by the son of former president Sukarno on every track?
... that avant-garde musician Harry Roesli helped over 36,000 street children before his death in 2004?
... that Love Song from High School, the third most viewed Indonesian film of 1979, featured a cameo from Chrisye meant to market his upcoming album?
... that a key event leading up to the 1984 Tanjung Priok massacre in Jakarta was a Christian entering a mosque without removing his shoes?
... that Chrisye had second album syndrome on his fifth album?
... that recently appointed Indonesian justice minister Amir Syamsuddin has represented the former head of Golkar and Tempo magazine?
... that Ismail Saleh was the longest serving Minister of Justice of Indonesia?
... that Chairil Anwar's most celebrated poem, "Aku" ("Me"), shows similarities to the philosophies of Ayn Rand and Friedrich Nietzsche?
... that deputy governor of Banten Rano Karno has played in more than seventy films?
... that Nasida Ria, one of the oldest qasidah modern groups in Indonesia, received an organ from the mayor of Semarang?
... that El Manik went from being a vagrant to Citra Award-winning actor in six years?
... that singer-cum-writer Dewi Lestari, who draws much of her inspiration from spirituality, has called fundamentalists "crazy"?
... that as a toddler, composer Dian HP refused to eat unless she was sitting next to the family piano?
... that Ayu Utami's (pictured) 1998 novel Saman launched an Indonesian literary movement focusing on women's views of sexuality?
... that Lawang Sewu: Kuntilanak's Vengeance was described by a critic as "truly 'raping' an icon of Semarang", Lawang Sewu (pictured)?
... that Indonesian actress Titi Sjuman agreed to make her film debut only after being cajoled by her brother and sister-in-law (the film's director)?
... that among Amir Hamzah's works are poems that are both explicitly religious and have an erotic element present?
... that Indonesian judge Soeprapto was aided in his escape from Pekalongan during Operatie Product by a man whom he had just sentenced to death?
... that a documentary film by Ucu Agustin led to a prostitution district in Tulungagung, East Java, being shut down?
... that a reviewer described the film Khalifah as a "veiled warning" to Indonesians about wearing the niqab?
... that President Sukarno slighted Chief Justice Wirjono Prodjodikoro by inviting Ruslan Abdulgani for breakfast when Abdulgani was supposed to be before the Supreme Court of Indonesia?
... that as minister of justice Sahardjo suggested rescinding Indonesia's civil and commercial codes?
... that Indonesian Minister of Justice Moeljatno attempted to ensure Prosecutor General Soeprapto's subservience to him by passing a law?
... that the head of the Indonesian Communist Party addressed Wongsonegoro so softly that other people had to "be his microphone"?
... that Wilopo, in office only 26 days, is the shortest-serving Foreign Minister of Indonesia to date?
... that the king of the Mataram Sultanate during the First Java War used the reconstruction of a terrace as an excuse for not providing soldiers?
... that after suffering from polio as a youth, Maria Farida Indrati went on to become the first female justice of the Constitutional Court of Indonesia?
... that Dutch clergyman W.R. van Hoëvell (pictured), after being forced to resign his post in Batavia in 1848, became a radical and eloquent spokesman against Dutch colonialism and slavery in the East and West Indies?
... that the aerial photograph of Palembang taken in 1984 revealed the ancient canal network that is now Srivijaya archaeological park?
... that former Indonesian Minister of the Interior Hazairin released his own currency?
... that Soepomo, Indonesia's first Minister of Justice, criticized Dutch colonialism in his thesis on the agrarian system of Surakarta?
... that Besar Mertokusumo has been called the first Indonesian advocate?
... that future Minister of Justice Abdoel Gaffar Pringgodigdo reported losing much of his archive when the Dutch seized Yogyakarta?
... that Indonesian legal scholar Notonagoro, who married into royalty, placed the needs of individual citizens last in his hierarchy of government priorities?
... that although award-winning Indonesian director Hanung Bramantyo is "intrigued" with the left, his most successful films have been to the right?
... that Chrisye faced accusations of plagiarism due to similarities between the title song of his album Hip Hip Hura and "Footloose"?
... that Dude Harlino's given name is derived from his birthdate, 2 December?
... that They Say I'm a Monkey! used leeches feeding to symbolize the rape of a child?
... that after members of the cast of Ghost of Jeruk Purut were diagnosed as being possessed, the crew was told to prepare an offering of cigars, eggs, and palm sugar?
... that Azwar Abubakar was acting governor of Aceh in the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami?
... that Armijn Pane wrote more idealistic works after the Japanese occupation of Indonesia?
... that Djenar Maesa Ayu was involved with 1 Woman, 14 Men on her 38th birthday?
... that Djan Faridz withdrew his bid for Governor of Jakarta after being selected as Minister of Public Housing?
... that Mohammad Natsir wrote that Indonesia's treatment of Islam in the 1970s was similar to how one would treat "a cat with ring-worms"?
... that Behind the Mosquito Net received six Citra Awards?
... that Ayu Ting Ting became popular in 2011 with a song released four years earlier?
... that Garin Nugroho's family was worried that he could be killed for his reinterpretation of "the wounds of history" in Puisi Tak Terkuburkan?
... that the street children in the Indonesian film Leaf on a Pillow were given an education after production finished?
... that the costumes for Under the Protection of Ka'Bah, Indonesia's submission to this year's Oscars, were reported to cost as much as an entire horror movie?
... that Marciano Norman had been in the cavalry, and went on to head Indonesia's intelligence agency?
... that the first offices of The Jakarta Post, which has been described as "Indonesia's leading English-language daily", were in a laundry room?
... that for Indonesian singer Gombloh, Half-Crazy was followed by Crazier?
... that Jeruk Purut Cemetery is supposedly haunted by a headless pastor who is followed by a large black dog?
... that British brigadier Aubertin Mallaby was killed 66 years ago today in the Battle of Surabaya while flying a white flag?
... that Nia Dinata, director of controversial films on homosexuality and polygamy, started a children's film festival in 2009?
... that former couple Acha Septriasa and Irwansyah united for their last Love Story under the supervision of Irwansyah's future wife and direction of Hanny Saputra?
... that Ratih Hardjono connected her wedding with corruption, collusion, and nepotism?
... that Dira Sugandi was awarded the Indonesian Young Jazz Talent Award for her duet with Jason Mraz?
... that Sandra Dewi gave an "arousing" performance in Quickie Express, but has refused to do "vulgar" photo shoots?
... that Bing Slamet started a trend of using actors' names in the titles of films?
... that in 2004 Dewi Sandra was selected as one of the sexiest women in the world by FHM?
... that Karet Bivak, Jakarta's second-largest cemetery, holds more than 48,000 graves on just 16.2 hectares (40 acres)?
... that Ahmad Dhani once found Once to be the lead singer of Dewa 19?
... that Titiek Puspa's stage name was given to her by President Sukarno?
... that the "intellectual poet" Chairil Anwar enjoyed stealing and womanizing?
... that the brown-tinted and shaky camerawork of Under the Tree was considered "sometimes near-nauseating"?
... that award-winning director Garin Nugroho (pictured) liked to bathe in volcanic runoff as a child?
... that due to the sexually explicit content of Saman, Ayu Utami's debut novel, her mother refused to read it to her father?
... that twice-married Indonesian singer Dewi Persik announced earlier this year that she had officially become a virgin again following a pilgrimage to Mecca?
... that the Indonesian romance Layar Terkembang has chapters with no dialogue?
... that Norman Kamaru went from being a police officer to billionaire singer in less than six months?
... that Blessing in Disguise condemns conservative traditionalism in a two-page discussion of Indonesian witch-doctors?
... that award-winning Indonesian film director Teguh Karya directed numerous romances, but never married?
... that Sekar Ayu Asmara's directorial debut, The Stringless Violin, with "pat" dialogue and "illogical" scenes, was submitted for an Oscar?
... that Indonesian singer Ari Lasso quit smoking after his son hid his cigarettes?
... that Indonesian songwriter Dewiq was without Pay for three years before telling the public?
... that one of Indonesia's "most sought-after movie songwriters" started her career by writing about flatulence and sexual deviancy?
... that after Chasing Dreams Gita Gutawa was chosen for Love in Perth?
... that the debut album of Gita Gutawa featured a song written by eight people?
... that Teguh Karya had to fight for Christine Hakim's right to act in Cinta Pertama (First Love) after his producer said her breasts were too small?
... that Indonesian band Kerispatih sang compositions by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on two albums?
... that Eros Djarot's biopic on Cut Nyak Dhien has been interpreted as attributing Indonesia's independence to her guerrilla campaign?
... that some dark and eerie scenes in the film Cinta Pertama (First Love) reflect the director's previous experience in horror films?
... that Indonesian writer Ajip Rosidi first became a magazine editor at the age of 15?
... that R&B singer Glenn Fredly credits Michael Jackson for inspiring him to do humanitarian work?
... that the short story "Langit Makin Mendung" was banned in Indonesia partly because a character wore glasses?
... that Lake Rawa Pening in Indonesia may dry up within the next ten years?
... that the Indonesian literary group Lekra was accused of having foreknowledge of the attempted coup d'état in 1965?
... that Dairi farms produce coffee, corn, and fish?
... that a Muslim "pope" translated the Quran after being tried for blasphemy?
... that the production of the 2009 album Love's Harmony took place on four continents?
... that among those killed in the 1740 Batavia massacre were 500 prisoners and hospital patients?
... that the 2008 album Kamar Gelap features both pop and waltz styles?
... that Indonesian prostitutes are sometimes marketed via Facebook?
... that shrimp, seaweed, and milkfish are found in Bone?
... that the album Ballad of Salah, released as an act of charity during Ramadan, includes songs based on the Quran and the life of Muhammad?
... that the first Arab settlements in Indonesia (family pictured) may date from the fifth century?
... that although the 1992 Flores earthquake was to its north, Babi Island may have been hit by tsunamis from both the north and south?
... that Indonesian comedy band Project Pop originally sang about "food and martial arts fighters"?
... that Nano Riantiarno's works include the Cockroach, White Snake, and Constipation "operas"?
... that Leo Suryadinata has written more than 50 books, with a focus on Chinese Indonesians?
... that November 1828 came in 1979?
... that "legendary" Indonesian composer A. T. Mahmud wrote around 500 children's songs?
... that after the fall of Suharto, the circulation of his party's newspaper, Suara Karya, dropped by a factor of a hundred?
... that Happy Salma, wife of a prince, agreed to play a prostitute in 7 Hearts 7 Loves 7 Women, but only if no men could touch her on set?
... that in 2004 there were two terrorist attacks in Sulawesi, one on a bus and one in a cafe?
... that the perpetrators of a terrorist attack in Aceh on New Year's Eve 2003 are still unknown?
... that the author of Sitti Nurbaya never returned to his hometown after publishing it?
... that in 1959, President Sukarno (pictured) declared himself to be also Prime Minister of Indonesia?
... that Indonesian band Kekal has remained active and continues to release newly recorded material even though there are no longer any official members?
... that Ismail Marzuki wrote his 1945 song "Gugur Bunga di Taman Bakti" to honor the Indonesian casualties of the Indonesian National Revolution?
... that during the Indonesian National Revolution the first Indonesian flag, Bendera Pusaka (first hoisting pictured), was cut in half to save it from the Dutch military forces?
... that in 1920 Balai Pustaka brought Pain and Suffering to Indonesia?
... that Indonesian peacekeeping forces have served in Egypt, Israel, Bosnia, Somalia, and the Philippines?
... that during production tapis is warped and couched?
... that Flat Horse dance may represent male virility or female irrationality?
... that, according to some legends, Batara Kala was conceived when a fish swallowed Shiva's sperm?
... that the town of Fakfak has both pro-Indonesian and pro-independent Papua factions?
... that Prince Diponegoro thought that Chinese Indonesians brought bad luck upon his campaign?
... that despite originally being compared to a Kuntilanak (a female vampire in Indonesian mythology), Berlian Hutauruk's vocals on "Badai Pasti Berlalu" were well received?
... that Indonesian sociologist Mely G. Tan participated in student protests at the University of California, Berkeley until warned that she could be deported?
... that a cherry blossom made Fariz RM famous?
... that Eros Djarot formed Indonesia's Freedom Bull National Party after a disagreement with later-president Megawati Sukarnoputri?
... that twelve Indonesian newspapers and magazines were closed after the Malari incident in 1974?
... that Chrisye couldn't finish recording Kala Cinta Menggoda because he was crying too hard?
... that Indonesian "renaissance man" Mochtar Lubis, co-founder of the daily Indonesia Raya, wrote novels involving superstition, corruption, and erectile dysfunction?
... that despite holding a degree in architecture, Erwin Gutawa became a composer and conductor?
... that the song "Indonesia Maharddhika", from the critically acclaimed album Guruh Gipsy, has the names of the contributors hidden in its lyrics?
... that environmentalists fear that the mine on Sebuku Island could sink it?
... that the Javanese eat cat rice?
... that Metro means "friend"?
... that some ant species on Sebuku island may be descended from survivors of the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa?
... that females of the jumping spider Portia labiata use silk draglines as territory marks, and use these to avoid females of higher fighting ability and spend more time around less powerful fighters?
... that the colonial city of Batavia (today Jakarta) was founded after the previous city, governed by the Sultanate of Banten, was completely eradicated by the Dutch colonists?
... that Herlinatiens' first novel about lesbian relationships is considered the "coming out" for Indonesian writings about gays and lesbians?
... that the United States mediated the 1962 New York Agreement as part of a plan "to prevent Indonesia from falling under communist control and to win it over to the west"?
... that the most recent confirmed sighting of the vulnerable Invisible Rail was in 2003?
... that Indonesian blues band Gugun Blues Shelter is scheduled to perform alongside Bon Jovi, Rod Stewart and The Killers at Hyde Park today?
... that the Indonesian novel Pertemuan Jodoh, which deals with feudalism, is considered the opposite of Abdul Muis' earlier work, Salah Asuhan, which deals with the incompatibilities in Western and Eastern cultures?
... that Indonesian politician Mohammad Roem moved to Pekalongan as a child to escape an outbreak of cholera?
... that former Indonesia foreign minister Agus Salim's was considered an "intellectual ulama" by Sukarno?
... that during the May 1998 riots (pictured) in Indonesia, three generals in charge of security in the capital Jakarta were absent from the city?
... that journalist Ahmad Taufik was acquitted after being taken to court by both the Suharto government and Tomy Winata, one of Indonesia's richest businessmen?
... that Indonesian journalist Bambang Harymurti originally wanted to be an astronaut and qualified as a potential candidate?
... that the 2005 Gwangju Prize winner Wardah Hafidz was told to vacate her office after disclosing that numerous groups had used social security funds for "money politics"?
... that "father of Indonesian anthropology" Koentjaraningrat joined the student militia as an English and history teacher during the Indonesian National Revolution?
... that during his career, Chrisye released albums that sold like "chicken shit", were recorded with studio executives locked out, raised controversy for being "against Asian mores", went double platinum on his birthday, and had to be recalled to replace the cover design?
... that Tambora, a Papuan language, was once spoken in the middle of Indonesia near Bali, far to the west of Papua, until the trading state that used it was wiped out by the eruption of Mount Tambora in 1815?
... that Marga T's novel Badai Pasti Berlalu sold roughly 24,000 copies—remarkable for an Indonesian novel in the 1970s—and spawned a critically acclaimed film, album and song?
... that the killing of four students at Trisakti University eventually led to the resignation of Indonesian President Suharto?
... that James F. Sundah's 1977 song "Lilin-Lilin Kecil", as performed by Chrisye, originally placed fifth in a teenage songwriting competition, but is now considered among the best Indonesian songs of all time?
... that Indonesian biographer Alberthiene Endah has called writing biographies similar to dating the subject?
... that Agus Suhartono, nominated by Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, was considered the most deserving candidate for commander-in-chief of the Indonesian military by the leader of the opposition?
... that Balai Pustaka, publisher of some of the most famous works of Indonesian literature, faces possible liquidation?
... that after the surge of multinational investments into Indonesia during the 1970s, many Indonesian women became the primary and cheap workforce in manufacturing businesses?
... that Mochtar Lubis's novel Salah Asuhan had to avoid themes of rebellion and portray the European characters in a positive light in order to be published?
... that Filep Karma is serving a 15-year jail sentence for raising the flag of West Papua in Jayapura, Indonesia?
... that Gendang beleq, a music and dance performance popular in Lombok, Indonesia, is so named because it uses two big drums?
... that most of the victims of 2011 Cirebon bombing were police officers attending Friday prayer?
... that Gandrung traditional dance, popular in Java, Bali and Lombok, was originally dedicated to the rice goddess, Dewi Sri?
... that the Belitung shipwreck was an Arabian dhow which was sewn together, held the "Tang treasure" and the largest gold Tang cup ever found?
... that Way Kambas National Park in Indonesia hosts a breeding centre for the critically endangered Sumatran Rhinoceros (pictured)?
... that when first described in the 1890s, the Bornean Slow Loris was said to have the face of a bear, the hands of a monkey, and to move like a sloth?
... that convicted Indonesian serial killer Verry Idham Henyansyah became known as the "singing serial killer" after he entertained audiences at his prison cell by singing a song from his upcoming album?
... that the Javan Slow Loris (pictured) is threatened by the exotic pet trade and was included in the 2008–2010 list of "The World's 25 Most Endangered Primates"?
... that according to a BBC report, the ethnic conflict in Sampit town in Indonesia caused 500 deaths, with over 100,000 Madurese displaced from their homes?
... that 69 people were killed in 1971 when the Vickers Viscount they were flying in crashed on approach to Minangkabau International Airport, Padang, Indonesia?
... that the Indonesian pioneer movement Fadjar Harapan was merged into the national scouting organization on a presidential order in 1961?
... that the communist student organization CGMI ran campaigns against hazing at Indonesian universities?
... that, according to Fieldhouse, militant agitation by the Indonesian communist trade union Serbuni during the 1963/1964 confrontation sought to prevent nationalization of Unilever factories?
... that the ancient Gambuh dance is performed in Batuan, Bali, every full moon?
... that after a tsutsugamushi epidemic occurred at Sausapor, research was conducted on the area's rats and mites, using C-rations as rat bait, to better understand the illness's epidemiology?
... that the people of Saukorem produce Korwar figures, which are often made with the skulls of deceased family members?
... that the communist-led federation SOBSI was the largest trade union movement in Indonesia prior to the Suharto era?
... that communist politician Salawati Daud was the first female mayor in Indonesia?
... that although the seeds of Cycas rumphii contain a toxic glucoside, they can be made edible by pounding, washing and cooking?
... that in 1955 the Indonesian film workers union Sarbufis launched a campaign to ban American newsreel film?
... that Indonesian Minister of Education Prijono received the Stalin Peace Prize in 1954?
... that the Indonesian trade union centre SOBRI decided to join the World Federation of Trade Unions following the death of Stalin in 1953?
... that by 1962 the communist-led Indonesian forest workers union Sarbuksi claimed to have a quarter of a million members?
... that the 2002 Sumatra earthquake is considered to be a foreshock of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake?
... that a 1953 strike organized by the plantation workers trade union Sarbupri forced the Indonesian government to raise wages of estate labourers by 30%?
... that commando-style forces under Raymond Westerling, a Dutch army captain who led a counter-insurgency offensive in the Indonesian National Revolution, killed at least 5,000 Indonesians?
... that two major rivers of Borneo originate in the same area, flow in different directions, but have the same name?
... that Menara Kudus Mosque is the only mosque in Java known to have a Majapahit-style Hindu drum tower?
... that the Pawan River and the Lamandau River both flow in the Indonesian part of Borneo?
... that the Legion of Ratu Adil was a pro-Dutch militia and private army established during the Indonesian National Revolution?
... that Ambelau, Buru, Kayeli and Lisela people; their Ambelau, Buru, Kayeli and Lisela languages; the Rufous-throated White-eye, Buru Lorikeet, Black-lored Parrot and a hairy variety of the babirusa pig (pictured) are unique to the Indonesian islands of Buru and Ambelau?
... that Ambelau, Buru, Kayeli and Lisela people; their Ambelau, Buru, Kayeli and Lisela languages; the Rufous-throated White-eye, Buru Lorikeet, Black-lored Parrot and a hairy variety of the babirusa pig (pictured) are unique to the Indonesian islands of Buru and Ambelau?
... that one of the world's largest botanical gardens in the 19th century was located on Bogor in present-day Indonesia?
... that Reimar Schefold of Leiden University lived among the Sakuddei of Siberut who believe that everything has its own spirit, free to wander as it wishes?
... that a klotok is a type of Indonesian "motorized gondola"?
... that women constitute more than 75% of the actual population of Bawean island (pictured)?
... that Podostroma cornu-damae can shrink your brain, make your skin fall off, cause you to speak and move abnormally and kill you?
... that, as part of the agreement to end the deadly Tarakan riot in 2010, the communities involved agreed to jointly hold a Idul Fitri celebration ?
... that in addition to its rich wildlife, Lore Lindu National Park (pictured) on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi contains megaliths dating from before 1300 AD?
... that from the late 1860s, Danish photographer Kristen Feilberg captured many of the earliest images of the landscapes and peoples of Borneo, Sumatra and Singapore?
... that there is a James Bond Island (pictured) in the Andaman Sea?
... that, unlike the drab-coloured wrens of the Northern Hemisphere, the fairywrens of Australasia can be Purple-crowned, Orange-crowned, White-shouldered, or ... Lovely (pictured)?
... that the Kai stingaree has only been collected by the HMS Challenger, in 1874?
... that the design of Amankila, a coastal Balinese hotel, was inspired by the palaces of Ujung and Tirtagangga?
... that Indonesia is the fifth largest tobacco market (tobacco factory pictured) in the world, and that in 2008 over 165 billion cigarettes were sold there?
... that the Amanjiwo hotel in Central Java, Indonesia, is built from local limestone?
... that exploration for geothermal power in Indonesia dates back to the Kawah Kamojang test borings of 1926?
... that a new airport is being built in Indonesia as part of the government's plan to promote Lombok and Sumbawa as the number two tourist destination in the country after Bali?
... that Iwan Tirta, who held a law degree, designed the batik shirts worn by world leaders at the 1994 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit?
... that the government of Indonesia did not provide funding for its national team until one month prior to the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics?
... that the drama film Obama Anak Menteng, a fictionalized recreation of Barack Obama's boyhood in Indonesia, was originally intended to première during his planned state visit?
... that Dutch architect Wolff Schoemaker, who designed the Villa Isola, was assisted by former first President of Indonesia Sukarno during the renovation of the Hotel Preanger?
... that the marine life of Wakatobi National Park (pictured) in Indonesia is threatened by overfishing and blast fishing?
... that the Wonoboyo hoard (examples pictured) is a collection of 9th century golden artifacts from the Medang Kingdom that were discovered in a paddy field in Central Java during irrigation work?
... that the Dutch government created the Museum Maluku (pictured) in Utrecht as a gift to the Moluccan community in the Netherlands?
... that Captain Aub Koch of G-AEUH, a Qantas airliner shot down by Japanese fighter planes in 1942, also survived being shot down again in 1943?
... that the National Archives of Indonesia holds the largest archive collection related to the Dutch East India Company worldwide?
... that the National Library of Indonesia was established in 1980 through a consolidation of four libraries?
... that the 2008 Indonesian film Love was a remake of the 2006 film Cinto?
... that the Dutch intervention in Lombok and Karangasem in 1894 (pictured) led to the death of thousands of Balinese?
... that Tobelo is the capital of the North Halmahera Regency in Indonesia?
... that in the 12th century, Bintan Island (pictured) in the Strait of Malacca was known as the "Pirate Island" since the Malay pirates used to loot trading ships sailing in these waters?
... that the Megaria (pictured), a historic movie theater in Jakarta, Indonesia, is the city's largest remaining Art Deco building?
... that the Eastern Great Egret (pictured) has a neck one and a half times as long as its body?
... that Kassian Cephas, a court photographer of the Yogyakarta Sultanate, was the first indigenous person from Indonesia to become a professional photographer?
... that Manusela National Park in Indonesia protects 14 endemic birds including the threatened Salmon-crested Cockatoo (pictured)?
... that the resignation of Sri Mulyani Indrawati as finance minister of Indonesia caused its stock exchange to drop by 3.8% and its currency value to drop by 1%, and was the fourth most talked about topic in Twitter?
... that Teluk Cenderawasih National Park is the largest marine national park in Indonesia?
... that the endangered Borneo shark was rediscovered in 2007, after not having been seen for many decades?
... that the Pondicherry shark was last seen in 1979?
... that Indonesia's first flag flown was fashioned by its first first lady Fatmawati?
... that Viktor Kaisiepo, a Netherlands New Guinean-born advocate of self-determination for West Papua, lived most of his life in exile in the Netherlands?
... that the 9th century Pustakasala Hindu temple was discovered under the library construction site of Indonesia Islamic University?
... that the Aketajawe-Lolobata National Park on Halmahera island of Indonesia, is considered vital for 23 endemic bird species?
... that the female Green Pygmy Goose has a lower pitched whistle than the male?
... that the Sultanate of Banten (capital city pictured) was once a great trading center in Southeast Asia, but was later overshadowed by Batavia and finally annexed by the Dutch East Indies in 1813?
... that landslides from the 1981 Irian Jaya earthquake destroyed 150 homes and cut off transportation for more than 2,000 people?
... that Meru Betiri National Park in East Java is known as the last habitat of the Javan Tiger which is now considered extinct?
... that the tail of the Indonesian Long-tailed Starling can be longer than its body?
... that the ground floor of the Aceh Tsunami Museum is modeled on the design used by Acehnese houses that were best equipped to survive the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami disaster?
... that during the Japanese occupation of Indonesia the site of the Maritime Museum was used as logistic storage for the Japanese army?
... that Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, located in East Java, is the only conservation area in Indonesia that has a sand sea?
... that the Black-winged Starling (pictured) was once considered a potential problem for the threatened Bali Starling but is now an endangered species itself?
... that the Wayang Museum in Jakarta contains the tombstone of Jan Pieterszoon Coen?
... that the Jakarta History Museum was formerly used as the administrative headquarters of the Dutch East India Company?
... that as a Squadron Leader in 1936, future diplomat Charles Eaton (pictured) was arrested and held for three days in Koepang, Dutch Timor, while undertaking a clandestine mission for the RAAF?
... that the Blue-winged Kookaburra (pictured) of northern Australia is also known as the Howling Jackass?
... that Bunaken National Park (pictured) in the north of Sulawesi island of Indonesia, located near the centre of the Coral Triangle, provides habitat to 390 coral species?
... that in the 1849 Dutch intervention in Bali, the defeated Balinese court committed mass suicide (pictured), traditionally known as a Puputan?
... that Berbak National Park in Sumatra, Indonesia, forms part of the largest undisturbed swamp forest in southeastern Asia, and the peat swamp forest with the greatest number of palm species?
... that the Sunda megathrust (pictured) was responsible for the great earthquakes of 1797 and 1861?
... that American political scientist Daniel Lev participated in the Golden Gloves competitions for amateur boxing as a youth?
... that Wasur National Park is part of the largest wetland in the Papua province of Indonesia, and due to its high biodiversity is sometimes referred to as the "Serengeti of Papua"?
... that in the Ottoman expedition to Aceh starting in 1565, the Ottoman Empire provided military support to Aceh (modern Indonesia) against the Portuguese?
... that the magnitude of the 1833 Sumatra earthquake was calculated from the amount of uplift recorded by coral microatolls around the Mentawai islands?
... that Bank Indonesia Governor J. Soedradjad Djiwandono was not officially informed of his dismissal from office in 1998 until six days after President Suharto's decree?
... that the confidential academic paper more commonly known as the "Cornell Paper", which detailed an abortive 1965 coup d'état attempt in Indonesia, was eventually published in 1971 to avoid any misconception of its contents?
... that in the midst of the 1962 Cuban missile crisis, the Indonesian Murba Party pledged to send volunteers to Cuba?
... that in the 1950 confidence vote for the Indonesian Natsir cabinet, the National People's Party was the sole party without ministers of its own to support the government?
... that the Indonesian Murba Women's Union ran programmes to help women start batik and weaving household industries?
... that the Indonesian Dayak Unity Party was dissolved in 1959 when President Sukarno issued a ban on ethnic political parties?
... that in 1947 a group broke away from the Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI) and founded the rival Red Communist Party, in protest of the PKI leadership's willingness to negotiate with the Dutch?
... that the Indonesian political party Permai was also a mystical religious movement?
... that Indonesian politician Ibnu Parna, leader and the sole MP of the communist Acoma Party, was killed in the 1965 massacres?
... that the founders of the Socialist Party of Indonesia (Parsi) included a group of Indonesians who had participated in the anti-fascist resistance in the Netherlands during World War II?
... that in August of 1948 the Labour Party of Indonesia merged with the Communist Party?
... that in 1693 Sheikh Yusuf of Makassar, Indonesia, was exiled by the Dutch East India Company to South Africa, where he established the first Muslim community in the Cape?
... that the history of Bali dates back at least 200,000 years, with evidence of paleolithic tools such as hand axes found in Sembiran and Trunyan villages?
... that the Dutch intervention in Bali in 1906 caused a "fight to the death" by the Balinese, resulting in mass ritual suicide?
... that Acintya is the Supreme God according to Balinese Hinduism?
... that F. Springer's novel Bougainville features a character who slept with Mata Hari on the boat taking them to the Dutch East Indies?
... that George McTurnan Kahin was expelled by Dutch authorities while conducting research in Indonesia for his dissertation on the country's struggle for independence?
... that unlike other king parrots, the male and female Moluccan King Parrot (pictured) are similar in appearance?
... that Indonesia and Papua New Guinea share a 760-kilometre (470 mi) border that has raised tensions and ongoing diplomatic issues over many decades?
... that as the world's third largest democracy, Indonesia's 2004 legislative election was the most complicated in the world?
... that XU leader Lauritz Sand was turned in to the Gestapo by a female Norwegian Abwehr agent?
... that the 9th century Sambisari Hindu temple (pictured) in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, was buried five meters underground for centuries?
... that in an annual festival in Koovagam, India, eunuchs and transvestites ritually marry the Hindu god Aravan (statue pictured)?
... that the Kangchu system was instrumental in driving Johor's economy during the 19th century?
... that the Australian Army's 1965–6 secret incursions into Indonesia during Australia's involvement in the Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation were not officially acknowledged until 1996?
... that the only American ship larger than a destroyer to survive the Dutch East Indies campaign was the light cruiser Marblehead (pictured)?
... that the Moon of Pejeng in Bali is the largest single-cast bronze kettle drum in the world?
... that two psychedelic frogfish were recognized as "something different" in 1992, but were not declared a new species until this year?
... that Indonesia's largest container terminal, handling more than 3.5 million TEU's of freight in 2007, is in the Port of Jakarta?
... that the White-faced Heron's (pictured) techniques to find food include standing still and waiting for prey, walking slowly in water, wing flicking, foot raking or chasing prey with open wings?
... that the Bar-winged Prinia (pictured) is a common passerine bird endemic to western Indonesia?
... that the Little Pied Cormorant (pictured) lays eggs that are covered in lime?
... that the head of the passerine bird, the Noisy Friarbird (pictured), is mostly bare of feathers?
... that ethnic Dayaks in Borneo resorted to the ancient practice of headhunting to chase away migrant Madurese during the Sampit conflict in 2001?
... that the Giant Dead Leaf Mantis (pictured) falls to the ground and lies motionless when threatened?
... that the Plumed Whistling Duck (pictured) eats by cropping vegetation rather than diving in water, as other ducks do?
... that when VOC forces led by Steven van der Hagen captured a Portuguese fort on Ambon in 1605, it was the first territory captured by the Dutch Republic in the East Indies?
... that the journey described in Eat, Pray, Love, a memoir by Elizabeth Gilbert, was financed by an advance on the book she planned to write about the trip?
... that the anti-communist Indonesian killings of 1965–66 resulted in more deaths than any other event in Indonesian history?
... that approximately 90 percent of the buildings were destroyed at Maumere, the hardest hit town of the 1992 Indonesia earthquake?
... that Indonesian journalist, S. K. Trimurti, who often used a pseudonym in her reporting to avoid arrest by Dutch colonial authorities, later became the country's first minister of labor?
... that Otto Soemarwoto’s work as director of the Institute of Ecology has been cited as a primary influence on the resettlement strategy during Indonesia's Saguling Dam project?
... that after the overthrow in the 9th century of the Sailendra dynasty in Java, its leader Balaputra became maharaja of Srivijaya?
... that Johan Teterisa was recently sentenced to life in prison for waving the banned secessionist flag of the so-called Republic of the South Moluccas in front of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono during a nonviolent protest?
... that the Channel-billed Cuckoo (pictured) of Australia, New Guinea and Indonesia is the world's largest brood parasite?
... that free MMS were sent out to all 5.5 million mobile phone subscribers in Singapore to alert them of the prison break of ISA detainee Mas Selamat bin Kastari?
... that the East Timor political party Association for the Integration of Timor into Indonesia quickly changed its name to Timorese Popular Democratic Association to improve public relations?
... that the Indonesian occupation of East Timor claimed over 100,000 lives and was characterized by torture, forced disappearance, and starvation?
... that tais weaving in East Timor is performed solely by women, using techniques passed down through generations in an oral tradition?
... that at the Battle of Noemfoor in 1944 Commodore John Collins became the first graduate of the Royal Australian Naval College to command a naval squadron in action?
... that Opera Jawa is a 2006 Indonesian-Austrian musical film that features traditional Javanese classical music and dance in a setting of opera, inspired by the Ramayana?
... that RAAF Beaufort squadrons fighting in New Guinea under the command of Group Captain Val Hancock were so short of ammunition in 1945 that they used captured Japanese ordnance to augment their bomb loads?
... that the earliest Portuguese description of Malaysia, Tomé Pires's Suma Oriental, lay unpublished and presumed lost in an archive until 1944?
... that Sumitro was a prominent Indonesian General in the early years of General Suharto's New Order, but retired after student riots in Jakarta in 1974?
... that Gatot Soebroto, who would become a leader in the Indonesian independence movement, was expelled from elementary school for fighting?
... that missionary Don Richardson discovered that aborigines of Western New Guinea have a concept called the Peace Child which is very similar to the incarnation of Jesus?
... that Dutch linguist Herman Neubronner van der Tuuk published a Batak-Dutch dictionary to enable him to translate the Bible into Batak in 1861, and his posthumous trilingual Kawi-Balinese-Dutch dictionary was republished in English in 1971?
... that Ali Murtopo laid down the party platform for Sekber Golkar, which was instrumental to the party's success in the 1971 legislative elections and the transition to the New Order in Indonesia?
... that Trowulan in Mojokerto, east Java, is surrounded by a huge archaeological site (pictured), and is believed to be the capital of the ancient Majapahit Empire?
... that the name Flying fox refers to bats as well as a freshwater algae-eating aquarium fish?
... that rainbow sharks are Cyprinids, making them relatives of goldfish, carp and minnows?
... that members of the genus Breitensteinia have a longer body than other stream catfishes due to an increase in number of vertebrae?
... that the Javanese Damarwulan legend may be based on events during the reign of Queen Suhita of the Majapahit Empire?
... that in one Indonesian legend, Prince Panji's vanished bride disguised herself as a man and became king of Bali?
... that Semar, although depicted as a clown in Indonesian wayang shadow puppetry, is said to be the guardian spirit of Java and a god in human form?
... that the Indonesian Association of Muslim Intellectuals was a leading Islamic political group, founded in 1990 by senior politician and later president of Indonesia, B. J. Habibie?
... that over 100 million people in Indonesia lack access to safe water and more than 70 percent of the country’s 220 million population relies on water obtained from potentially contaminated sources?
... that the longest river on the island of New Guinea, the Sepik (pictured), was named the Kaiserin Augusta by German explorers in 1884, after the German Empress of the day?
... that the grey colored Achelous-class landing craft repair ship USS Askari was painted green during the Vietnam War, reflecting her assignment to the brown-water navy?
... that in The Malay Archipelago, Wallace is greeted by 50 exuberant Papuan Ké Islanders (pictured), naked but for shells and Cassowary plumes?
... that the travel narrative The Malay Archipelago, by biologist Alfred Russel Wallace, was used by Joseph Conrad as a reference for his novel Lord Jim?
... that three days after a fire gutted the passenger ferry Levina 1, killing at least 49, she sank with a party of journalists and investigators on board, killing at least one more?
... that Bandung in Indonesia was dubbed the "Paris of Java" (Parijs van Java) in the 1920s due to the European ambience of Braga Street?
... that eight of Australia's top fighter pilots attempted to resign their commissions in the final months of World War II, in the so-called Morotai Mutiny?
... that the recent flooding in Jakarta is considered to be the worst in the last three centuries?
... that one submarine volcano located in Banda Sea of Indonesia is called the Emperor of China?
... that Francisco Serrão, one of the Portuguese vessel commanders sent by Afonso de Albuquerque to the 'Spice Islands', took a Javanese woman as his wife when his ship berthed at Gresik?
... that kulintang music (kulintang pictured), a form of Filipino gong music, is said to have existed in North Maluku for centuries?
... that Group Captain (later Air Chief Marshal Sir) Frederick Scherger was one of the few senior RAAF officers in Northern Australia to emerge from the inquiry into the bombing of Darwin in February 1942 with his career undamaged?
... that in the Old Javanese eulogy of Nagarakretagama, Kertanegara, the last king of the Singhasari kingdom, was deified into three deity forms (Jina, Ardhanarisvara and Shiva-Buddha)?
... that just 51 days after Adam Air's loss of Flight 574, Flight 172 snapped in half after a hard landing, but there were no casualties?
... that one of the statues at the erotic temple Candi Sukuh (pictured) in Java, Indonesia, is a 1.82 m (6 feet) standing phallus with four balls placed below the tip?
... that Isidore van Kinsbergen had to dig and to clean for four months before he could take the first picture of the 9th century Indonesian Buddhist monument of Borobudur (pictured) in 1873?
... that a recent oil discovery in Bojonegoro is the biggest in Indonesia for three decades and one of the biggest reserves in Indonesia?
... that the gene that creates the crest of the Bali Duck also causes physical defects which can kill it before it hatches?
... that the Nusa Kambangan, "the Alcatraz of Indonesia", has held a son of former President Suharto and terrorists of the 2002 Bali bombing?
... that Larantuka is an Indonesian district known for Roman Catholic Holy Week processions?
... that Mujahedeen KOMPAK has diverted charitable donations from Australia to produce recruitment videos for militant Islamic groups?
... that Tombo Ati, a traditional Javanese song based on a popular hadith of the prophet Muhammad, is still popular five centuries after its composition?
... that Indonesian freedom fighter Ernest Douwes Dekker is related to the Dutch writer, Eduard Douwes Dekker and volunteered on the Boers' side during the Second Boer War in South Africa as a youth?
... that Dutch governor-general Jan Willem Janssens surrendered both the Cape Colony and the Dutch East Indies in separate incidents during the Napoleonic Wars?
... that the twelfth sultan of Aceh, Iskandar Muda, had his own son killed and named as his successor the son of the sultan of Pahang, whom he had brought to Aceh twenty years earlier?
... that, in addition to the seven-day week, the Javanese calendar incorporates a five-day week, which runs concurrently to produce a repeating cycle of 35 days?
... that in 1819, Hussein Shah, the seventeenth Sultan of Johor, allowed a British settlement in Singapore in order to wrest the throne from his brother with the help of the British, leading to the Malay Peninsula's colonisation?
... that the Agung (pictured), a Philippine set of gongs, was repeatedly hit during earthquakes for it was believed its supernatural powers would halt the earth's reverberations?
... that Garuda Indonesia Flight 152 was the deadliest air disaster of 1997, claiming the lives of over 230 people?
... that the Obscure Berrypecker of New Guinea is a small forest bird known from two specimens and a handful of sightings?
... that the macapat forms of Javanese poetry are classified on the basis of the patterns of syllables and the final vowels of each line?
... that the Indonesian Muslim organization Muhammadiyah has over 29 million members and manages several universities?
... that the native fauna of New Guinea does not include any large mammal predators?
... that the rulers of Yogyakarta brought female bedhaya dancers with them into battle?
... that the Malay word Merdeka has been used in both Singapore and Malaysia to describe the campaigns for self-government and independence in both countries?
... that the word "Indonesia" was first used in print by Sam Ratulangi, a high school science teacher who briefly held the post of Governor of Sulawesi and was posthumously awarded the title of National Independence Hero?
... that more than 100 gamelan ensembles (a musical performance group of Indonesian origin) have been formed in the U.S. since the first was established at UCLA in 1958?
... that the Suramadu Bridge, connecting the islands of Java and Madura, will become the longest bridge in Indonesia when completed in 2008?
... that Indonesian women's rights organisation Gerwani was banned when General Suharto became President in 1965?
... that the Liga Indonesia is the top football league in Indonesia ?
... that Mantle Hood was an ethnomusicologist known for the idea that students should learn to play the music from the cultures they study?
... that female Wrinkled Hornbills build nests in treeholes, then plaster over the holes, trapping themselves inside for months?
... that the Long-tailed Broadbill is the only bird in the genus Psarisomus?
... that the Malayan tapir species of tapir and the only one native to Asia?
... that there are at least 10 Malay-based creoles?
... that the Nicobar Pigeon is a large, heavy, 40-centimetre-long pigeon?
... that Prambanan, on Java, is the largest Hindu temple in Indonesia?