In the Netherlands, Rivai taught Malay language at Berlitz and was actives as a writer. In 1899, he launched his magazine
Pewarta Wolanda. Of his controversial writings, the most famous was
Demoralisasi Orang Jawa in which he said that
Javanese poverty was caused by culture and poor education. After met Clockenner Brousson, he changed Pewarta Wolanda into a twice weekly magazine known as
Bendera Wolanda. In 1910, after completed his education, Rivai moved to Jakarta where he sat as editor of
Bintang Timoer. In addition to his writings about the Indonesian independence movement, he was elected to the Indonesian Volksraad in 1918. == References ==