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The Story Behind These Infamous Photographs of a Murder on the Streets of Jakarta
We revisit a neighborhood rocked by sectarian clashes twenty years ago this month to see what the riot can tell us about Indonesia today.
The Creators of 'G30S/PKI' Reflect on the Film's Impact Three Decades Later
The anti-communist movie continues to shape minds 34 years after its release.
Memories of Life Under the New Order
We asked a lot of people who grew up in the 80s and 90s what life was really like back then.
TFW Everything You Loved From Childhood Reveals Itself as New Order Propaganda
A reflection on a time when pop culture was really propaganda culture.
We Asked People Who Fled After the '98 Riots How They Feel About Indonesia Today
What's the country look like to them after all these years abroad?
Here's Everything I Learned From a Visit to a Museum Celebrating Suharto's Legacy
Twenty years after his fall, I went to a museum built by his family to see how they want us all to remember Indonesia's former dictator.
We Asked People Born After the Start of Reformasi What They Think of the New Order
Indonesia's Gen Z speaks up.
The New Order Ended 20 Years Ago, But Indonesian Students Still Aren't Taught the Full Story
It's the bloodiest era of Indonesian history so far, but high school history books are leading out the worst of it.
How a Swat From a Rolled-Up Newspaper Was the Beginning of the New Order's End
Gen. Suharto stepped down from power in 1998 amid widespread protest. But it was a smaller protest, in Germany of all places, that may have sealed his fate.
Everything You Need to Know About the Massive Paradise Papers Leak
Sunny beaches and shadowy financial institutions.
Indonesia's New Order Nostalgia Isn't Going Anywhere. Here's Why
Why some people are still pining for the good old days of military rule.
History is Still Breaking News in Today's VICE Morning Bulletin
We've got the latest stories on military regimes, the 1965 killings, and the Majapahit Empire.