An Indonesian stallholder with a Chinese-language newspaper in Jakarta. Photo: AFP

Can Indonesia’s Chinese-language media be revived?

Thanks to a Suharto-era law, Mandarin is seldom used in Indonesia – even among those of Chinese ancestry
Yet with China’s continuing rise and increasing regional importance, could Indonesia’s Chinese-language media be due for a comeback?

Published: 9:00am, 8 Jul, 2019

Updated: 6:56pm, 8 Jul, 2019

An Indonesian stallholder with a Chinese-language newspaper in Jakarta. Photo: AFP

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Randy Mulyanto is a Taipei-based freelance journalist. His work has appeared in Al Jazeera, BBC, Lowy Institute's The Interpreter, and Vice.