Nur Janti, From Ali to Kadek: The oft-overlooked role of local science collaborators, The Jakarta Post, 29 December 2025

The contributions of the local people who worked behind the scenes, serving as secretaries, interpreters and guides, are frequently a mere footnote in the works of the Western researchers they assisted, or are missing altogether from historical records.

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