MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Facebook account manager Anastasia Pavlovic
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Raising bilingual children in Indonesia: the strategies
Many parents consider that raising their children to speak more than one language will give their offspring an edge over monolingual kids. To compete in a globalised world, future generations […]
Ask yourself these three questions to get the most out of your voluntourism trip abroad
Voluntourism: a combination of volunteering and tourism. It’s an increasingly popular form of international travel that allows travelers to contribute towards sustainable development initiatives while exploring a new country and […]
‘This satay western delivers’: Marlina The Murderer in Four Acts review
This is the third and last movie screened during the Indonesian Film Festival (IFF) 2018 to be reviewed on the AIYA Blog. View the first two reviews here and here. Themes: […]
‘Ibu datang lagi’: Kembali ke tahun 1981 dengan film ‘Pengabdi Setan’ (2017)
Seorang filmmaker Indonesia, Joko Anwar, kembali menggemparkan perfilman Indonesia dengan film Pengabdi Setan yang rilis di tahun 2017. Film yang merupakan remake dari Satan’s Slaves di tahun 1982 yang bercerita […]
‘Humility is hunger’: B-boys and diplomats motivate at business conference (AIYA Long Read)
A sunny Saturday afternoon spent indoors all suited up and shoulder-to-shoulder with strangers seems like a mediocre event. But PPIA Monash’s Australia Indonesia Business Conference (AIBC) at Monash University Conference […]
‘Apa Kabar, Jabar?’: a successful soft-opening for the revamped Jawa Barat Chapter
Last Thursday, on the 19th of April, the Jawa Barat Chapter had their first relaunch event: a ‘soft opening’ called ‘Apa kabar, Jabar?’ The event was held at Bamboo Shack […]
Diversity is resilience: perspectives on tourism and the economy with PPIA Victoria
PPIA Victoria’s special lecture with The Honourable Mr Edwin Hidayat Abdullah, Indonesian Deputy of Energy, Logistics, Metro and Tourism from the Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises, emphasised that diversity is resilience […]
‘Ziarah: Tales of the Otherwords’ film review: seeking the truth, finding peace
The 13th Indonesian Film Festival (IFF) is on this weekend in Melbourne. As the most prominent celebration of Indonesian cinema in Australia, IFF is screening a selection of eclectic films, […]
Island-hopping study shows the most likely route the first people took to Australia
The First Australians were among the world’s earliest great ocean explorers, undertaking a remarkable 2,000km maritime migration through Indonesia which led to the discovery of Australia at least 65,000 years […]