Is Indonesia Eating Its Own?

Tari Lang is an international businesswoman who has built a long career working across the United Kingdom, the United States, Asia, and the Gulf and Arab States. Born to an Indonesian father and a British mother, both radicals, she became heavily involved in politics from a young age. Her experiences during the 1965 coup profoundly shaped her life and led to her memoir My Neighbour, the Dictator: A Rare First-Hand Memoir of Indonesia's Pivotal Year, 1965. She moved to the United Kingdom at eighteen to pursue her career in international business and reputation management. She now serves on the boards of several cultural and creative organisations. Tari lives in Edinburgh and France, is married to a Scot, and has eight grandchildren.

Tari Lang adalah seorang pengusaha internasional yang telah membangun karir panjang bekerja di seluruh Inggris Raya, Amerika Serikat, Asia, dan Negara-negara Teluk dan Arab. Lahir dari ayah Indonesia dan ibu Inggris, keduanya radikal, dia terlibat berat dalam politik sejak usia muda. Pengalaman-pengalamannya selama kudeta 1965 secara mendalam membentuk hidupnya dan menyebabkan memoarnya My Neighbour, the Dictator: A Rare First-Hand Memoir of Indonesia's Pivotal Year, 1965. Dia pindah ke Inggris Raya pada usia delapan belas untuk mengejar karirnya dalam bisnis internasional dan manajemen reputasi. Dia sekarang duduk di dewan beberapa organisasi budaya dan kreatif. Tari tinggal di Edinburgh dan Perancis, menikah dengan seorang Skotlandia, dan memiliki delapan cucu.

Todung Mulya Lubis is an Indonesian lawyer and human rights activist, Founder of the LSM law firm, an honorary professor at the Melbourne Law School and, since 2018, Ambassador of Indonesia to Norway and Iceland. He has served as deputy chair of the Human Rights Investigation Commission for East Timor, a member of the Asian Human Rights Commission in Hong Kong, chair of the Indonesian Crisis Group International Foundation, and chairperson of the Indonesian Corruption Watch Ethical Council. From 1980 to 1983, he was director of Indonesia's dissident NGO, the Legal Aid Foundation. His influential 1983 book, In Search of Human Rights: Legal-Political Dilemmas of Indonesia's New Order 1966-1990, helped shape democratic thinking about human rights in Indonesia. His other book, The War on Corruption: An Indonesian Experience, explores the tensions between anti-corruption forces and corrupt actors. He has published more than 20 books in Bahasa Indonesia, including the novel Menunda Kekalahan and the poetry collection Jam-Jam Gelisah.

Todung Mulya Lubis adalah seorang pengacara dan aktivis hak asasi manusia asal Indonesia, pendiri kantor hukum LSM, profesor kehormatan di Melbourne Law School, dan sejak 2018 menjabat sebagai Duta Besar Indonesia untuk Norwegia dan Islandia. Ia pernah menjabat sebagai wakil ketua Komisi Penyelidikan Hak Asasi Manusia untuk Timor Timur, anggota Komisi Hak Asasi Manusia Asia di Hong Kong, ketua Indonesian Crisis Group International Foundation, dan ketua Dewan Etik Indonesia Corruption Watch. Dari tahun 1980 hingga 1983, ia menjabat sebagai direktur LSM disiden terkemuka Indonesia, Lembaga Bantuan Hukum. Bukunya yang berpengaruh, In Search of Human Rights: Legal-Political Dilemmas of Indonesia's New Order 1966-1990, yang terbit pada tahun 1983, turut membentuk pemikiran demokratis tentang hak asasi manusia di Indonesia. Bukunya yang lain, The War on Corruption: An Indonesian Experience, mengupas ketegangan antara kekuatan antikorupsi dan pelaku korupsi. Ia telah menerbitkan lebih dari 20 buku dalam Bahasa Indonesia, termasuk novel Menunda Kekalahan dan kumpulan puisi Jam-Jam Gelisah.

Indah Gunawan, also known as Indah G, is a Chinese-Indonesian political commentator, podcaster, digital creator, and entrepreneur, best known for her commentary on Indonesian politics, economy, society and culture through The Indah G Show, one of Indonesia's most recognised English-speaking podcasts for younger urban audiences, tackling taboo, controversial, and socially relevant issues shaping modern Indonesian youth. With the motto 'Where Educational & Entertaining gets a lil Explicit,' the show creates space for difficult and intellectually honest conversations, using open dialogue and diverse perspectives to challenge social norms and encourage independent thinking. Beyond her work in politics and content creation, Indah is Founder and CEO of beauty brand Licensed Baddie and author of Transient: The Bridge Between Worlds.

Indah Gunawan, yang juga dikenal sebagai Indah G, adalah komentator politik, podcaster, kreator digital, dan pengusaha keturunan Tionghoa-Indonesia yang dikenal luas melalui komentarnya mengenai politik, ekonomi, masyarakat, dan budaya Indonesia lewat The Indah G Show, salah satu podcast berbahasa Inggris paling dikenal di Indonesia untuk audiens urban muda, yang mengangkat isu-isu tabu, kontroversial, dan relevan secara sosial yang membentuk generasi muda Indonesia masa kini. Dengan moto 'Where Educational & Entertaining gets a lil Explicit,' acara ini menciptakan ruang bagi percakapan yang sulit namun jujur secara intelektual, melalui dialog terbuka dan beragam perspektif untuk menantang norma sosial serta mendorong pemikiran independen. Selain berkiprah di dunia politik dan konten digital, Indah adalah Pendiri dan CEO merek kecantikan Licensed Baddie serta penulis buku Transient: The Bridge Between Worlds.