Speaking in tongues How does a country where there are over 700 languages and dialects, such as Indonesia for example, go about choosing just one language as its national tongue? Needless to say the prospect presents a number of challenges. A new collection of essays from the Singapore-based Institute of South-East Asian Studies (ISEAS) reviews the region's struggles to build monolingual nations. Several themes emerge: first, globalisation is forcing governments to ... Read full entry
Speaking in tongues
Posted by John Lampard on Thursday, 14 February, 2008 to the comment subset
Suharto’s Indonesia
Posted by John Lampard on Thursday, 31 January, 2008 to the photos subset
Suharto's Indonesia A photo essay exploring the life and times of the late Suharto, who was president of Indonesia for over 30 years before being forced out of office in 1998.
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