AIYA Links: 31 January

In the news

• Indonesian financial markets are still dealing with the fallout from the Federal Reserve’s ‘tapering’ of monetary stimulus.
• Big changes to Indonesia’s electoral system are on the cards as Parliament debates amendments to relevant laws.
• Reuters reports on calls for Indonesia to reinvigorate family planning as its population booms.
• The FT’s @BenjaminBland wrote a how-to guide for investing in Jakarta property.
• Inside Indonesia’s new edition is out; this month’s focus is on ‘Cosmopolitan Indonesia’.
• The Wall Street Journal reports on Lion Air’s grand plans for an IPO and developing Batam as an aviation hub.
• The Institute for the Policy Analysis of Conflict’s new report on Indonesian fighters in Syria has gotten a lot of attention.
• Australia-Indonesia Youth Exchange Program participants were featured on the ABC, check out the videos here and here!

For your entertainment

• More Indonesian classics on the latest Irama Nusantara podcast hostel by @wjournal.

Events and Opportunities

• Are you someone of Asian background working in Australia? The Diversity Council of Australia would like your responses for a survey about the experience of Asians in the Australian workforce. Click here for more information about the survey, and here for the questionnaire.
• AIYA’s ANU Chapter will hold its AGM on 24 February. RSVP at the Facebook Event.
• New opportunities at the AIYA Job Board: a primary-level Bahasa Indonesia teacher in Melbourne and an admin position at the Victorian Government’s Jakarta office.
• Applications to be a part of the PABM Malay-language speech contest in KL this year have been extended to 4 February. Don’t miss out!