# Desi Anwar

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{{short description|Indonesian news presenter|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox person
| name        = Desi Anwar
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1962|12|11|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [Bandung](/source/Bandung), [West Java](/source/West_Java)
| occupation = TV journalist, author
| relatives = [Dewi Fortuna Anwar](/source/Dewi_Fortuna_Anwar) (sister)
}}
'''Desi Anwar''' (born 11 December 1962, in [Bandung](/source/Bandung), [West Java](/source/West_Java)) is an Indonesian [news presenter](/source/news_presenter). She worked for [RCTI](/source/RCTI) in [Jakarta](/source/Jakarta) from 1990 to 1999. She then moved to news [web portal](/source/web_portal) [Astaga.com](/source/Astaga.com) before returning to television and joining Indonesia's first 24-hour television news network, [Metro TV](/source/Metro_TV_(Indonesian_TV_network)), in 2001. In 2015, she joined [CNN Indonesia](/source/CNN_Indonesia) and is currently hosting Insight with Desi Anwar.<ref>{{Citation|title=Berlomba Menjaga Keindahan Bali - Insight With Desi Anwar|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dTvNpHIpi0&list=PLmriyx1tVZAyOea6_dTRCeVcJGnYWLUfA |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/-dTvNpHIpi0 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|language=en|access-date=2019-08-03}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==Education==
Desi Anwar holds a [Bachelor of Arts](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts) [degree](/source/University_degree) in French and European Studies from the [University of Sussex](/source/University_of_Sussex), [England](/source/England), and a [Master of Arts](/source/Master_of_Arts) degree in Indonesian and Malay Studies from [SOAS](/source/SOAS), [University of London](/source/University_of_London).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/fellows/desi-anwar/|title=Ms Desi Anwar - Honorary Fellow of SOAS, University of London|website=www.soas.ac.uk|language=en|access-date=2019-08-03}}</ref>

Anwar was a Jefferson Fellow at the [East-West Center](/source/East-West_Center), Honolulu, USA, in 1999.

She speaks Indonesian, English and French.

Anwar was recognised for her contributions to society and honoured for her achievements at the 2013 graduation ceremonies of SOAS, University of London becoming an [Honorary Fellow](/source/Honorary_Fellow).<ref name=":0" />

==Writing==
Anwar has been a columnist for ''The Indonesian Observer'', ''[Tempo](/source/Tempo_(Indonesian_magazine))'' magazine and ''[The Jakarta Globe](/source/Jakarta_Globe)''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Forests Indonesia, Keynote Speakers|url=http://www1.cifor.org/events/past-events/forestsindonesiaconference/speakers.html|website=Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)|publisher=CIFOR|accessdate=18 October 2017|archive-date=18 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018193639/http://www1.cifor.org/events/past-events/forestsindonesiaconference/speakers.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> She is the author of several non-fiction books and a book of short stories.<ref>{{cite web|title=Desi Anwar|url=https://www.swf.org.au/authors/desi-anwar/|website=Sydney Writers' Festival 2017|accessdate=18 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018191823/https://www.swf.org.au/authors/desi-anwar/|archive-date=18 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Books===
* ''A Simple Life'' (2014). A collection of musings and anecdotes.
* ''Faces & Places'' (2016). A collection of travel writing.
* ''148 Tips for Life: Everyday Wisdom for a Happy, Healthy and Balanced Life'' (2016) A self-help book.
* ''Being Indonesian'' (2017). A collection of columns from 1997 to 2007
* ''Growing Pain: Five Stories, Five Lives'' (2018). Five short stories about young people facing struggles in life.
* ''Going Offline: Finding yourself in a life full of distractions'' (2019)

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.desianwar.com/ Personal website]
*[http://www.pacific.net.id/pakar/desi/ Biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051001063758/http://www.pacific.net.id/pakar/desi/ |date=2005-10-01 }}

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