The Javanese are the largest ethnic group in Indonesia. Many Indonesian government figures are Javanese. The existence of the Javanese is not only in Indonesia. In the Netherlands and Latin America, especially in the country of Suriname, there are also Javanese tribes. Did you know that August 9 is a historic date for the Javanese […]
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Long before the Government of the Republic of Indonesia sent Indonesian Migrant Workers (TKI) abroad, the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands from 1890 to 1939 had sent 32,956 workers from Java to Suriname. At that time, Suriname and Indonesia were both colonies under the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The purpose […]

