{"id":1880,"date":"2013-08-02T11:00:32","date_gmt":"2013-08-02T00:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aiya.org.au\/?p=1880"},"modified":"2021-07-10T19:22:29","modified_gmt":"2021-07-10T09:22:29","slug":"aiya-links-2-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aiya.org.au\/id\/2013\/08\/02\/aiya-links-2-august\/","title":{"rendered":"AIYA Links: 2 August"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Selamat siang! Here is AIYA\u2019s selection of the best reading on Indonesia and the Australia-Indonesia relationship to keep you informed and entertained over the weekend.\u00a0Don\u2019t forget: you can keep up to date with news and events from AIYA by liking our\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AIYANational\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook page<\/a>\u00a0or following us on Twitter\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/aiya_national\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@AIYA_National<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>In the news<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>One of Indonesia&#8217;s most closely-watched foreign investments, the acquisition of Bank Danamon by Singapore&#8217;s DBS, is kaput after the Singaporeans <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ft.com\/intl\/cms\/s\/0\/23374da2-f9cd-11e2-b8ef-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2al90Duql\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">walked away from the A$7.9 billion deal<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The end of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.wsj.com\/searealtime\/2013\/07\/26\/a-ramadan-season-of-many-tidings-in-indonesia\/?KEYWORDS=indonesia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ramadhan is approaching<\/a>, and this week Indonesians will return en masse to their hometowns for Eid al-Fitr. To give a sense of the scale of this, the Central Java police chief says that his officers are preparing for an\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejakartapost.com\/news\/2013\/08\/02\/one-million-motorists-enter-central-java-soon-says-police-chief.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">extra one million motorists to enter the province during the holiday<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>File under &#8216;boom watch&#8217;: Indonesia&#8217;s automotive industry is still on a roll, with Suzuki announcing that it will <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/id\/100918899\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">invest US$611 million in a new car factory there<\/a>. This comes after last week&#8217;s announcement from Toyota that it would <a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/BT-CO-20130724-700175.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spend US$231 million to build a new engine plant<\/a> in Karawang, West Java.<\/li>\n<li>File under &#8216;reality check&#8217;: Garuda Indonesia has had to delay its plans for non-stop flights from Jakarta to London, as the ageing runways at Soekarno-Hatta Airport aren&#8217;t strong enough to safely support the weight of Garuda&#8217;s new Boeing 777 aircraft <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2013\/08\/01\/garudaindonesia-flights-idUSL4N0G221720130801\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">when filled with passengers and fuel for the long flight to Europe<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<em>FT<\/em>&#8216;s\u00a0Ben Bland (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/benjaminbland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@benjaminbland<\/a>) reports on how the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ft.com\/intl\/cms\/s\/0\/97f7de1a-f868-11e2-92f0-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2al90Duql\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;popularity of Japanese youth culture, and resurgent investment from its companies, has propelled the number of young Indonesians studying Japanese to record levels.&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fairfax&#8217;s Michael Bachelard (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/mbachelard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@mbachelard<\/a>) has a fascinating story about the hunt for evidence of an advanced prehistoric civilisation in West Java, where\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theage.com.au\/world\/digging-for-the-truth-at-controversial-megalithic-site-20130726-2qphb.html?utm_content=buffer3b2a7&amp;utm_source=buffer&amp;utm_medium=facebook&amp;utm_campaign=Buffer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;[p]roving the authenticity of these ancient ruins among the banana palms and tea plantations&#8230;has taken on the aura of a nationalistic quest.&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Some creative young professionals are getting together <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejakartapost.com\/news\/2013\/07\/31\/young-middle-class-try-diy-apartments-downtown-areas.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to build simple DIY blocks of flats<\/a>\u00a0so they can live close to work at an affordable price, as land values in downtown Jakarta skyrocket.<\/li>\n<li>ANU PhD candidate Iain Henry has a great post over at the Lowy Interpreter blog about what we can learn about the Australia-Indonesia relationship <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lowyinterpreter.org\/post\/2013\/08\/01\/Indonesia-Three-lessons-from-Timor.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">from the East Timor independence saga<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00a0Events<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 13px;\"><strong>Canberra:<\/strong>\u00a0the National Film and Sound Archive is now\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nfsa.gov.au\/calendar\/event\/4614-the-act-of-killing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">showing the acclaimed and controversial documentary\u00a0<\/a><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nfsa.gov.au\/calendar\/event\/4614-the-act-of-killing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Act of Killing<\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>and will host a post-film discussion panel with\u00a0noted Indonesia experts,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nfsa.gov.au\/calendar\/event\/4626-confronting-act-killing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Confronting the Act of Killing\u2019, after a 2pm screening on Saturday 3 August.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Canberra:\u00a0<\/strong>the Australian Institute for International Affairs will host former Lt Gen (Ret)\u00a0Hotmangaradja Pandjaitan on Tuesday 6 August, who will speak on the topic &#8216;Law and Democracy in Indonesia since the 1998 Reformation: Aspiration v Reality&#8217;. More details <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aiia.asn.au\/events\/all-events\/event\/760-law-and-democracy-in-indonesia-since-the-1998-reformation-aspiration-v-reality\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Centre for Dialogue at La Trobe University is currently looking for young, up-and-coming leaders from Muslim communities in Australia and Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and The Philippines) to participate in this year\u2019s Muslim Leadership Program in Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.latrobe.edu.au\/dialogue\/research\/projects\/muslim-leadership-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deadline for applications for the month-long course (Oct 6 \u2013 Nov 3) is August 31.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Applications to be part of the inaugural\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.causindy.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Conference of Australian and Indonesian Youth (CAUSINDY)<\/a>\u00a0in Canberra on 17-20 October are still open.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Jobs<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The Office of National Assessments (ONA) is advertising an expected vacancy for an\u00a0<strong>Indonesia\/Timor Leste Analyst\u00a0(APS5 to EL1)<\/strong>\u00a0based in Canberra. Only open to Australian citizens, and requires successful completion of a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.defence.gov.au\/agsva\/faqs.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rigorous security vetting process<\/a>\u00a0before employment can commence. <a title=\"Indonesia\/Timor-Leste Analyst at Office of National Assessments\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aiya.org.au\/job-board\/indonesiatimor-leste-analyst-at-office-of-national-assessments\/\">More details on the AIYA Job Board.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Indonesia office of LGT-VP, the &#8216;venture philanthropy&#8217; fund of the monarchy of Leichtenstein, is seeking to recruit an\u00a0<strong>Investment Manager\u00a0<\/strong>(to be\u00a0based in Jakarta) with experience in private equity, venture capital and\/or management consulting to shape and implement the fund\u2019s philanthropic strategies in Indonesia. <a title=\"Investment Manager at LGT Venture Philanthropy\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aiya.org.au\/uncategorized\/investment-manager-at-lgt-venture-philanthropy\/\">More details on the AIYA Job Board.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Selamat siang! 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