Indonesia looking back at 2022: A terrible year, but with silver linings

Light up the night: Lantern Festivals are the signature New Year's celebrations at Dieng and Borobudur temples. - Jakarta Post/ANN

INDONESIANS are bidding farewell to another terrible year, 2022, the latest annus horribilis, filled with global conflicts, national tragedies and lingering uncertainties.

But while we say good riddance to it, 2022 appears to have revealed some silver linings, giving us reasons to be more upbeat about the new year ahead.