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June 20, 2018 edition

The above play, set in East Java in the 1930s, tells a story of Mochtar, a man of Arab descent who teaches at an Arab school.

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September 22, 2010 edition

The Blambangan kingdom has never been accorded a place in Indonesian national history. Blambangan was a Hindu kingdom that existed contemporaneously with Majapahit and continued to exist long after Mahapahit’s demise.
Surviving up to the 18th century, Blambangan resisted the inroads of the Dutch East India Company, the VOC, to the bitter end. So why is there little or no mention of Blambangan in our national history? Why does the popular tale, Damarwulan-Menakjingga, cast Blambangan in a bad light and portray Menakjingga as a villain? Tempo sets out to trace the history of the Blambangan kingdom and reveal the truth.

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