AIYA Links: 13 February

In the news

• Jakartans have suffered another bout of flooding after heavy rains early this week.
• The death penalty is again a top order issue, with the Australian parliament appealing for mercy for Australian drug mules on death row in Indonesia.
• The New York Times investigates the rogue prosecutors ‘putting the innocent in jail’.
• Don’t miss Inside Indonesia‘s latest issue, focusing on Indonesia’s progress towards the Millennium Development Goals.
• We definitely don’t endorse ‘rooftopping’—but check out this spectacular Indonesian Instagram project anyway.

At the AIYA Blog

• Love at second sight: Michael Reardon on when a holiday in Indonesia feels like coming home.

Events & opportunities

• Get colourful: keen to join AIYA Victoria’s Colour Run team? Check out the Facebook event here.
• Work with us: AIYA is looking for candidates to be a part of our National Executive.
• More great opportunities at the AIYA Job Board: In-country Support Officer at the Global Fund to End Slavery (Jakarta), Volunteers at the Australia-Indonesia Centre (Melbourne), Primary Classroom and Secondary English & Humanities Teacher at Jogjakarta Community School, and details of the 2015 Australia Awards Scholarships.