To the Editor of the New-York Times: The last report of news from British India was accompanied by a short statement relative to the Dutch East Indies, which, in view of the great interest ...

On March 3, 1942, Japanese fighter planes attacked Roebuck Bay in Broome (WA). At that time, there were 15 flying boats at ...

The birthplace of modern Indonesia, Surabaya is revitalizing its Dutch-era old city, turning what were once painful reminders ...

The Indonesian medical profession in the Dutch East Indies actively participated in political affairs by joining and leading nationalist associations, by publishing in newspapers and magazines, and by ...

and Dutch troops in the Dutch East Indies (modern-day Indonesia) against Japan. Though only a small contingent of troops, the Second Battalion prepared to defend the large island of Java.

Jan Pieterszoon Coen became a flashpoint for protesters - he founded Batavia, capital of the Dutch East Indies A significant majority believe these monuments should stay, one survey suggests.

The repatriation will include the “Lombok treasure,” a collection of 335 gold and silver items plundered by Dutch troops from the Indonesian island in 1894. Prime Minister Mark Rutte's apology ...

Indonesia - formerly the Dutch East Indies - declared independence from the Netherlands in 1945. The investigative committee led by Tjibbe Joustra, a top civil servant, concluded that things had ...

Nevertheless, this research method is not intended in any sense to diminish the multifaceted realities of the Dutch East Indies at the time. In fact, by exploring conditions from a Dutch colonial ...