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Aisyah Llewellyn

Aisyah Llewellyn is a British freelance writer based in Medan, Indonesia. She is a former diplomat and writes primarily about Indonesian politics, culture, travel and food.

Articles by Aisyah Llewellyn (9)

Aisyah Llewellyn 30 Mar 2020

Indonesia: The rally of a community facing a coronavirus threat

A pluck of courage, the brashness of youth, and a little ingenuity – when authorities are slow to act, people step up.
Aisyah Llewellyn, Ranto Sibarani 14 Aug 2019

Indonesia: the injustice system

Two recent cases show how rising intolerance and intimidation has a legal cost for minorities in the archipelago nation.
Aisyah Llewellyn 2 Nov 2018

Sadly, again, Indonesia fails on transport safety

The country’s deadliest airline crash in two decades underscores the need to finally address an appalling record.
Aisyah Llewellyn 22 Aug 2018

The dark side of the Asian Games

A costly gloss of glitz and glamour for Jakarta’s sports diplomacy cannot disguise some ugly challenges Indonesia faces.
Aisyah Llewellyn 9 Jul 2018

Indonesia’s elections and the local result

Analysts should be wary of using regional elections as a guide for the 2019 presidential race.
Aisyah Llewellyn 31 May 2018

Student politics: Indonesians confront China prejudice

Allegations of communist indoctrination of Indonesian students in China again shows the country’s struggle to reconcile tropes of the past.
Aisyah Llewellyn 4 Apr 2018

Indonesia’s fishy furore

A policy of catching and destroying poachers’ boats has made a celebrity of the Fisheries Minister.
Aisyah Llewellyn 9 Feb 2018

Punitive measures: Indonesia’s new draft criminal code

Talk of criminalising homosexual acts and prison terms for adultery has many Indonesians worried.
Aisyah Llewellyn 30 Jan 2018

The chosen one: Djarot’s surprise bid to govern North Sumatra

A short stint as governor of Jakarta has catapulted Indonesia’s Djarot Saiful Hidayat to national prominence.