Writing Indonesia's history: Government is funding and publishing a new account

The Indonesian government is funding the writing and publishing of a new account of the country's history. The government says the project is needed to challenge colonial bias in existing historical accounts. But historians say such an initiative risks suppressing the truth, in favour of a so-called official account. Al Jazeera's Jessica Washington reports from Jakarta. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X : https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #IndonesiaHistory #HistoricalBias #ColonialLegacy #OfficialNarrative #HistoryRewritten #TruthVsBias #IndonesianHistory #GovernmentProject #HistoryMatters #FreeHistory #AlJazeeraEnglish