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Stanley Widianto

After receiving an award previously given to a former president, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama dispelled rumours that he would be a minister in Joko Widodo’s new government – citing his controversial past.

Chinese characters in Indonesian cinema either had exaggerated accents, or were corrupt businessmen exploiting workers in a whirl of lion dances and firecrackers. Film directors like Sidi Saleh now want to give a true portrayal

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Stanley Widianto is too young to recall the last time Indonesians turned on their Chinese neighbours, but seeing Jakarta’s Chinese Indonesian governor jailed by a court this year was a jolting reminder of the official prejudice his own father had to overcome