AIYA Links: 23 January

In the news

• In news breaking today, a deputy commissioner of the anti-corruption commission (KPK) was arrested in Jakarta, a major escalation in the conflict between the commission, the police and political elites.
• PM Abbott has expressed dismay over the rejection of clemency for Australians sentenced to death for drug trafficking in Indonesia.
• Good analysis of the politics of the death penalty from Melbourne Uni’s Prof Tim Lindsey and Jakarta Post editor Endy Bayuni.
• Indonesian parliament acted to reinstate direct local elections after their brief abolition last year.
• Bored of Bintang? The FT takes a look at an increasingly popular Indonesian cider.

At the AIYA Blog

• More complicated than ‘Hello’: AIYA chats to Brahm Marjadi about greeting customs in Indonesia.

Events & opportunities

• At the AIYA Job Board: AIYA is seeking expressions of interest to be a part of ourNational  Executive, and the Indonesian Consulate General is advertising a locally-engaged Assistant for Economic Affairs position.