AIYA Links: 4 March

In the news

• Indonesia’s reformist trade minister Thomas Lembong will visit Australia this month to restart talks on a comprehensive bilateral trade deal.
• Nikkei speaks to tech investors excited about the Jokowi government’s focus on the digital economy.
• A Jakarta restaurant gets some free publicity after an alleged homicide involving an Australian resident.
• A huge planned offshore LNG project in the sea between Australia and Indonesia has become a political football.
• The FT travels to East Kalimantan to see why Norwegian donors face challenges in discouraging deforestation in Indonesia.
• Lowy Interpreter: Indonesia made big promises about boosting its electricity supply, and is making decent progress.

Events & opportunities

• AIYA NSW’s Nongkrong Night will be held tomorrow: see the Facebook Event for details.
• Help crowdfund Balai Bahasa Indonesia Perth’s Indonesian Film Festival!