{"id":21563,"date":"2014-08-15T12:10:23","date_gmt":"2014-08-15T02:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aiya.org.au\/?p=4143"},"modified":"2021-07-10T18:34:30","modified_gmt":"2021-07-10T08:34:30","slug":"aiya-links-15-august-happy-birthday-indonesia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aiya.org.au\/id\/2014\/08\/15\/aiya-links-15-august-happy-birthday-indonesia\/","title":{"rendered":"AIYA Links, 15 August: Happy Birthday Indonesia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/34.101.188.30\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1_6038571364_520b2a4f41_z.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4144\" src=\"http:\/\/34.101.188.30\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1_6038571364_520b2a4f41_z.jpg\" alt=\"6038571364_520b2a4f41_z\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>We at AIYA wish the Republic of Indonesia a very happy 69th birthday.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>In the news<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Joko Widodo will soon need to pick a new Foreign Minister. Indonesian analysts tell the<em> Jakarta Globe<\/em> that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejakartaglobe.com\/news\/indonesias-foreign-minister-post-best-man-may-already-job\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sticking with Dr Marty Natalegawa is the best choice<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><em>Bloomberg:\u00a0<\/em>Indonesia&#8217;s current account deficit is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/2014-08-14\/indonesia-holds-key-rate-as-current-account-deficit-persists.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">still causing concern in financial markets<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>At\u00a0<em>New Mandala: <\/em>the new president has some <a href=\"http:\/\/asiapacific.anu.edu.au\/newmandala\/2014\/08\/14\/hard-choices-jokowis-fiscal-reform-challenge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tough budget decisions to make from day one<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<em>Jakarta Globe\u00a0<\/em>looks at at the increasing role Chinese-Indonesians <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejakartaglobe.com\/news\/ethnic-chinese-officials-take-center-stage-indonesian-politics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">are playing in political life<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><em>The Magdalene\u00a0<\/em>speaks to liberal Islamic thinker Musdah Mulia <a href=\"http:\/\/magdalene.co\/news-215-in-the-land-where-everyone\u2019s-god-interview-with-musdah-mulia-.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">about religion and politics<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>As Hari Merdeka approaches, Muhammad Hilmi writes about how Soekarno&#8217;s grave is a site of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whiteboardjournal.com\/focus\/17644\/bung-karno-museum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pilgrimage and mysticism at\u00a0<em>Whiteboard Journal.<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>On the blog<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>AIYA&#8217;s Tim Flicker had a chat with Muhammad Nur Rizal of Indonesia Belajar, an initiative which is bringing\u00a0<a title=\"Wawancara dengan Muhammad Nur Rizal, Perhimpunan Indonesia Belajar\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aiya.org.au\/2014\/08\/wawancara-dengan-muhammad-nur-rizal-perhimpunan-indonesia-belajar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Australian educational expertise into Indonesian schools<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Events and opportunities<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Stand up comedy, traditional dances and eating contests: these are some of the ways Indonesians in Australia will be celebrating\u00a0<strong>Indonesian Independence Day on Sunday, 17 August.\u00a0<\/strong>Check out AIYA&#8217;s <a title=\"Where to celebrate Hari Raya Kemerdekaan\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aiya.org.au\/2014\/08\/celebrate-hari-raya-kemerdekaan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">list of celebrations around Australia<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>At the AIYA Job Board:\u00a0Pozible needs a full time <a title=\"Crowdfunding Coordinator at Pozible\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aiya.org.au\/2014\/08\/crowdfunding-coordinator-pozible\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crowdfunding Coordinator<\/a> to help work on its plans to expand into Indonesia.<\/li>\n<li>AIYA Victoria&#8217;s former President Samuel Bashfield is motorbiking from Banda Aceh to Jakarta and raising money for the Heart Foundation all the way. Follow the trip <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sumateramotorcycleadventure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on his Facebook page!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We at AIYA wish the Republic of Indonesia a very happy 69th birthday. In the news Joko Widodo will soon need to pick a new Foreign Minister. 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