AIYA Links: 21 April
In the news Anies Baswedan will become the new Governor of Jakarta after defeating Basuki Tjahaja Purnama on Wednesday’s runoff election. International observers are interpreting the win as a defeat […]
In the news Anies Baswedan will become the new Governor of Jakarta after defeating Basuki Tjahaja Purnama on Wednesday’s runoff election. International observers are interpreting the win as a defeat […]
AIYA would like to wish everybody celebrating Easter a safe and happy holiday. News & analysis Indonesians were shocked by an acid attack on a respected anti-corruption investigator. Human Rights […]
In the news Andrew Mantong on why Indonesians are more comfortable with Donald Trump than many westerners would assume. Lowy’s @ConnellyAL says Indonesia needs to broaden its too-narrow view of its […]
In the news Bloomberg Markets profiles Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati. A Reuters scoop reveals the government considers a decree to boost cigarette manufacturing. Housing affordability has become an issue in […]
In the news The March World Bank’s Indonesia Economic Quarterly places the focus on how the services sector could be unshackled for job creation. Finance Minister Sri Mulyani tells the FT that […]
In the news Pak Nadjib Riphat Koesoema reflects in the Jakarta Post on his eventful term as Indonesia’s Ambassador to Australia. President Jokowi has excercised his de facto veto power to kill […]
In the news A new poll shows Jakarta Governor Ahok as the underdog in the Jakarta election runoff. Bombshell prosecution testimony in the e-KTP ID-card corruption case implicates many high profile politicians. […]
In the news After President Jokowi’s visit to Australia, Tim Lindsey says there’s still little of substance being done about people-to-people links. @Busch_Matthew says on the trade front, Australians need to […]
In the news President Jokowi will arrive in Sydney tomorrow for an overnight visit, with trade and economics dominating the agenda. The president tells The Australian he will raise possible joint patrols […]
In the news Jakarta’s gubernatorial election will proceed to a runoff as no candidate wins 50 per cent of the vote. ‘Fake news’ has become a talking point, as Ross […]