{"id":2270,"date":"2013-10-11T11:00:51","date_gmt":"2013-10-11T00:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aiya.org.au\/?p=2270"},"modified":"2021-07-10T19:19:44","modified_gmt":"2021-07-10T09:19:44","slug":"aiya-links-11-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aiya.org.au\/id\/2013\/10\/11\/aiya-links-11-october\/","title":{"rendered":"AIYA Links: 11 October"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>In the news<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 13px;\">Prime Minister Tony Abbott made several <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pm.gov.au\/media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media appearences<\/a> during this week&#8217;s trip to Bali for the APEC Leaders&#8217; Conference, transcripts of which are on his website, including the announcement of a A$3 million <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pm.gov.au\/media\/2013-10-08\/australia-co-fund-innovative-project-tackle-growing-infrastructure-needs-apec\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;pilot Public Private Partnership (PPP) Centre in Indonesia to help address the growing infrastructure needs of the APEC region&#8217;<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Story of the week in Indonesia is the aftermath Constitutional Court chief justice Akil Mochtar&#8217;s arrest for corruption\u2014<a href=\"http:\/\/magz.tempo.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Tempo\u00a0<\/em>magazine was working on an investigation of him before being scooped by the Corruption Eradication Commission<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The scandal is threatening one of Indonesia&#8217;s most notorious political clans, the Chosiyahs of Banten, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejakartapost.com\/news\/2013\/10\/08\/banten-rises-against-house-atut.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the <\/a><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejakartapost.com\/news\/2013\/10\/08\/banten-rises-against-house-atut.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jakarta Post<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejakartaglobe.com\/news\/excesses-catch-up-to-ratu-atut\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Globe\u00a0<\/em>both report<\/a>.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com.au\/books?id=MeP-LBnI_LMC&amp;lpg=PA201&amp;dq=renegotiating%20boundaries%20hidayat&amp;pg=PA203#v=onepage&amp;q=shadow%20state%20banten&amp;f=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This book chapter\u00a0(p.203) provides great background on politics Banten-style<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Praise be to all that is holy: after decades of failed attempts at establishing a mass transit system in Jakarta, the city&#8217;s MRT\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejakartaglobe.com\/news\/jakarta\/as-jakarta-mrt-breaks-ground-hopes-for-reliable-public-transport-rise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">is finally under construction<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict\u2014new home of Sidney Jones (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/sidneyipac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@sidneyIPAC<\/a>)\u2014released a report on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.understandingconflict.org\/conflict\/read\/8\/Carving-Up-Papua-More-Districts-More-Problems\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">security implications of\u00a0<em>pemekaran\u00a0<\/em>(proliferation of local government units) in Papua.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The World Bank&#8217;s Indonesia office (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/bankdunia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@BankDunia<\/a>) published its Indonesia Economic Quarterly for October: see their\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/news\/press-release\/2013\/10\/05\/indonesia-resilience-tested-adjustment-continues\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media release<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/content\/dam\/Worldbank\/document\/EAP\/Indonesia\/IEQ-Oct2013-ENG.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">full report<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/content\/dam\/Worldbank\/document\/EAP\/Indonesia\/IEQ-Oct2013-presentation-ENG.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">presentation<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The <i>Wall Street Journal\u00a0<\/i>takes a look at the <a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10001424052702303442004579123080039432594.html?mod=WSJ_SEA_LEAD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new crop of reformist politicians in Indonesia<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The <i>Financial Times<\/i><i>\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ft.com\/intl\/cms\/s\/0\/c79fa8e8-2c19-11e3-acf4-00144feab7de.html?siteedition=intl#axzz2gzktv3T2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reports that Southeast Asia&#8217;s car market is still booming, with Indonesians especially embracing the &#8216;low cost green car&#8217;<\/a> which has been <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejakartapost.com\/news\/2013\/09\/23\/low-cost-green-cars-but-what-cost.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">criticised as a recipe for traffic congestion<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<em>Jakarta Globe\u00a0<\/em>runs an interesting &#8216;where are they now?&#8217; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejakartaglobe.com\/news\/when-rebels-retire-in-indonesia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">piece looking at former Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM; Free Aceh Movement) rebels<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Cornell University&#8217;s\u00a0<i>Indonesia<\/i>\u00a0journal<i>\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/cip.cornell.edu\/DPubS?service=UI&amp;version=1.0&amp;verb=Display&amp;handle=seap.indo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has its new volume out<\/a>, with articles focusing on the tension between oligarchy and democracy in Indonesian politics (subscription required).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Events<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 13px;\"><strong>Canberra, 12 October 11:00 to 17:00<\/strong>\u2014the Indonesian Embassy (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/preview#!q=Indonesian+Embassy%2C+Darwin+Avenue%2C+Canberra%2C+Australian+Capital+Territory%2C+Australia&amp;data=!4m15!2m14!1m13!1s0x6b164d27f80a3e5d%3A0x263697f29830fd34!3m8!1m3!1d32703885!2d-95.677068!3d37.0625!3m2!1i1615!2i963!4f13.1!4m2!3d-35.303967!4d149.116596\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">map<\/a>) will hold its annual Festival Indonesia tomorrow, with plenty of entertainment and great food\u2014including authentic Mie Aceh and the ACT Dharma Wanita&#8217;s famous\u00a0<em>sate ayam.\u00a0<\/em>Not to be missed!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Canberra, 18 October, 17:00 to 18:30<\/strong>\u2014the Conference of Australian and Indonesian Youth will hold a networking event at the National Gallery of Australia.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/672467116111944\/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Take a look at the Facebook event for details and link to RSVP<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the news Prime Minister Tony Abbott made several media appearences during this week&#8217;s trip to Bali for the APEC Leaders&#8217; 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