A Few Language Links

For Language

If you’re looking for an online Indonesian dictionary, our favourite is Kataku: http://www.toggletext.com/

For a brief outline on slang terms, Wikipedia has a page about it at (be warned though because there are some inappropriate words for very select occasions): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesian_slang

If you’re new to Indonesian particles or haven’t come across them yet, here’s also a good crash course on what they mean and how to use them: http://www.kejut.com/partikelindo

And this one is more for beginners, but still very useful and full of fascinating things:  http://www.bahasakita.com/

Another language-related site is on Indonesian proverbs - very interesting to see how culture affects the development of language: http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Indonesian_proverbs

Some of the best places to learn “real” Indonesian won’t be in the classroom, but on the radio, TV, from teen magazines, popular music, dubbed movies, comics, etc. You can check out Indonesian TV here: http://www.mivo.tv/

For News

Jakarta Post (English)
 http://www.thejakartapost.com/
This newspaper is great if you want to keep up to date but don’t feel like using your dictionary. It’s the largest selling English language paper in Indonesia.

The Globe (English)
http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/
Established in 2008, the Globe’s targeted readership is “well-educated and cosmopolitan” Indonesians and foreigners.

Inside Indonesia (English)
http://www.insideindonesia.org/
Established in Melbourne by a group of academics and activists, Inside Indonesia is a very readable publication which has typically non-academic, but informative and in-depth stories on social, political and environmental issues related to Indonesia. Lots of ACICIS students have contributed stories to Inside Indonesia: http://www.acicis.murdoch.edu.au/hi/inside.html

Tempo (Indonesian and English versions)
http://www.tempointeractive.com/majalah/free/index-uk.html
A must read for Indonesianists, Tempo is a very distinguished publication with an interesting history. There is now the daily Koran Tempo, Tempo magazine and tempoiteraktif.com.

Kompas (Indonesian)
http://www.kompas.com/
The most widely read newspaper in Indonesia. Kompas has a good reputation and coverage is more in-depth and investigative than some other Indonesian newspapers. A lot of confusing acronyms, but it’s great for language practice, so get out your dictionaries for this one.

Jawa Pos (Indonesian)
http://www.jawapos.co.id/

Detik (Indonesian)
http://www.detik.com/
Popular online news website