Irawan Soejono was fighting alongside his comrades against Nazi. He was shot dead while smuggling a stencil printing machine.

Herbal remedies are the oldest medicine. This natural treatment is now making a comeback as a favorable alternative.

The desire for Palestine's full independence is reflected in its educational curriculum.

Regardless of the challenging situation, Indonesia issued its own currency, which had to face competition with Japanese and NICA money.

Westerling went to earn a living with utilizing his passion in music, asking for financial aid and trading, yet nothing was fruitful.

Van der Tuuk devoted his life to studying the languages of Nusantara. He compiled dictionaries of Batak, Lampung, and Kawi-Bali.

Two major wars raged on Lombok, Indonesia in 1839 and 1894. Two shrewd adventurers from Europe were behind it.

Five Australian journalists were killed while on assignment in East Timor. The Indonesian and Australian governments appeared to cover it.

After a failed attempt on Eid al-Fitr, the perpetrators tried to assassinate Sukarno on Eid al-Adha by shooting him in the middle of prayer.

Prince Bernhard secretly supported Westerling's APRA coup. The husband of the Dutch queen had ambitions to become the viceroy.

Abortion was a common practice in ancient societies. However, the ethical-philosophical issues and methods related to it are often debated.

The memories are still fresh on people's minds how Westerling's atrocity caused so many deaths and sufferings in South Sulawesi.

Westerling considered the Dutch way of dealing with the Republicans to be like scolding a naughty child. He preferred cleansing and killing.

Medan was his first assignment. Westerling carried out a secret mission for the Dutch, ruthlessly killing Republican fighters along the way.

Westerling was born into a polyglot family. As a child, he kept snakes and entertained himself with bloody detective stories.