{"id":3226,"date":"2014-02-21T11:20:25","date_gmt":"2014-02-21T00:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aiya.org.au\/?p=3226"},"modified":"2021-07-10T19:08:57","modified_gmt":"2021-07-10T09:08:57","slug":"aiya-links-21-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aiya.org.au\/id\/2014\/02\/21\/aiya-links-21-january\/","title":{"rendered":"AIYA Links: 21 January"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>In the news<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It&#8217;s been a good week for Indonesia on financial markets <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejakartaglobe.com\/business\/rupiah-bonds-gain-ground-on-foreign-fund-inflows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">as the current account deficit narrows and foreign debt levels decrease<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><em>The Economist\u00a0<\/em>takes a look at why Indonesia has <a href=\"http:\/\/www.economist.com\/news\/finance-and-economics\/21596989-how-worlds-fourth-most-populous-country-weathering-emerging-market?zid=306&amp;ah=1b164dbd43b0cb27ba0d4c3b12a5e227\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;weathered the emerging market turmoil&#8217;<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><em>Jamu <\/em>(herbal medicine) is making it big: Bloomberg profiles the manufacturer\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/2014-02-20\/herbal-remedies-maven-emerges-as-billionaire-in-indonesia.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">whose recent IPO made its 86-year old matriarch an instant billionaire<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Industry figures say that it&#8217;ll be a good year for Indonesian coffee producers, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/2014-02-19\/coffee-exports-from-indonesia-falling-as-world-cup-boosts-demand.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">with caffeine in demand for late night World Cup matches and to fuel election campaigning<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The FT&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/benjaminbland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@BenjaminBland<\/a> looks at how Indonesia might use the billions of dollars in the n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ft.com\/intl\/cms\/s\/0\/fe4fbfe4-956a-11e3-8371-00144feab7de.html?siteedition=intl#axzz2toLKJ6F4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ational Hajj fund to reduce reliance on foreign capital<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.wsj.com\/searealtime\/2014\/02\/18\/when-life-gives-you-ash-make-art\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;When life gives you ash, make art&#8217;<\/a>: the\u00a0<em>WSJ\u00a0<\/em>meets a Yogya photographer making &#8216;dust art&#8217; from Gunung Kelud&#8217;s ash.<\/li>\n<li>The Lowy Interpreter has run a great series of posts on Indonesia&#8217;s booming middle class: here&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lowyinterpreter.org\/post\/2014\/02\/19\/Meet-Indonesias-middle-class.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part 1<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lowyinterpreter.org\/post\/2014\/02\/20\/A-tale-of-two-cities.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part 2<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lowyinterpreter.org\/post\/2014\/02\/21\/Meet-Indonesias-middle-class-(part-3)-Votes-and-voices.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part 3<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Video<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8216;A two-speed relationship&#8217;: in this latest video from CAUSINDY 2013, Professor Tim Lindsey of Melbourne University <a title=\"CAUSINDY 2013: A two-speed relationship\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aiya.org.au\/2014\/02\/causindy-2013-two-speed-relationship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">talks about how far behind Australia is in understanding our Indonesian neighbours<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Events and opportunities<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>We want you!<\/strong> AIYA is looking for talented young people with an interest in Indonesia and the Australia-Indonesian relationship <a title=\"We want you!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aiya.org.au\/2014\/02\/want\/\">to contribute to our website<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Australia Awards:\u00a0<\/strong>are you an Indonesian interested in postgraduate study in Australia? <a title=\"Applying for the 2015 Australia Awards\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aiya.org.au\/2014\/02\/applying-2015-australia-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Check out the Australia Awards scholarships.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><b>Canberra: <\/b>tonight&#8217;s public lecture by Indonesian Finance Minister <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/chatibbasri\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@ChatibBasri<\/a> is listed as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eventbrite.com.au\/e\/public-lecture-by-he-dr-m-chatib-basri-indonesias-finance-minister-tickets-10569195749?utm_campaign=event_reminder&amp;ref=eemaileventremind&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=eb_email&amp;utm_term=eventname\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;Sold Out&#8217;<\/a>, but if you want to take your chances at the door, he will be speaking at the ANU&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/The+John+Curtin+School+of+Medical+Research\/@-35.2819177,149.1149817,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x6b164d487b582b41:0x83b7ecdb7982e670\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Curtin School of Medical Research<\/a> at 5:30pm.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Melbourne:\u00a0<\/strong>AIYA Victoria will hold an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/581521231931192\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Extraordinary General Meeting on Monday night<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Canberra:\u00a0<\/strong>AIYA ANU&#8217;s Annual General Meeting will be on Monday night too\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/739212599439422\/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">see the Facebook event<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Canberra:\u00a0<\/strong>the National Gallery of Australia&#8217;s exhibition <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nga.gov.au\/GardenEast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;Gardens of the East: photography in Indonesia 1850s\u20131940s&#8217;<\/a>\u00a0is now on.<\/li>\n<li>At the AIYA Job Board: the Forests Asia Summit is looking for <a title=\"Youth Moderators at the 2014 Forests Asia Summit\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aiya.org.au\/2014\/02\/youth-moderators-2014-forests-asia-summit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">passionate young leaders to act as moderators<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the news It&#8217;s been a good week for Indonesia on financial markets as the current account deficit narrows and foreign debt levels decrease. 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