There have been concerns that more young Javanese in Indonesia appear to be less able to speak Javanese properly. Numerous studies show that the language is starting to fade way, specifically its ...

The Indonesia Supreme Court has stated that the absence of a Bahasa Indonesia language version of a contract should not of itself mean that the contract should be voided, except where it can be proven ...

Indonesia ranks among the world’s most linguistically diverse nations, hosting over 700 living languages from the Austronesian family alongside several Papuan tongues. Central to national cohesion is ...

October 28 marked the 90th anniversary of the Youth Pledge which declared three ideals: one motherland, one nation and one language. It proclaimed Bahasa Indonesia the official language of Indonesia.

Unity or Inequality? The Language Dilemma in Indonesia Language policy looks at how governments and institutions decide which languages are used in places like schools, workplaces, and government, and ...

For the past decade, the Indonesian government has stepped up efforts to mandate the use of the Indonesian language in all aspects of life. These regulations reach beyond the traditional role of ...

Just two days after Indonesia’s recently held Pilkada (local elections), Presidential Regulation 20/2018 on the use of foreign workers in Indonesia came into effect on 29 June 2018. With election ...

In a time of near universal dependence on the English language, it is all too easy to dismiss the importance of linguistic diversity across the globe. This diversity, however, is under threat. An ...