AIYA Links: 6 February
In the news News to shock nobody: Jakarta officially has the world’s worst traffic. Get set for more macet: auto manufacturing in Indonesia is still on a roll. President Jokowi tells Bloomberg Business that inequality […]
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AIYA Links: 30 January
In the news Congratulations to Professor David Hill—a long time champion of Australia-Indonesia educational and cultural ties—who was announced as a recipient of the Member of the Order of Australia honour on […]
AIYA Links: 23 January
In the news In news breaking today, a deputy commissioner of the anti-corruption commission (KPK) was arrested in Jakarta, a major escalation in the conflict between the commission, the police and political elites. PM Abbott has expressed dismay over the […]
AIYA Links, 16 January: cops and robbers
In the news President Jokowi faces his first major political controversy after nominating former presidential adjutant Budi Gunawan as the new chief of police. The Financial Times scores an interview with the president. As […]
AIYA Links, 9 January: Happy New Year
In the news Indonesia’s foreign ministry has condemned the terrorist attacks in Paris, saying ‘no act of violence can be justified’. The transportation ministry’s response to the QZ8501 air disaster […]
AIYA Links: Selamat Natal
In the news The Rupiah sunk to its lowest value against the US Dollar since the 1998 financial crisis this week. The World Bank’s latest report on the Indonesian economy says […]
AIYA Links, 12 December
In the news E-commerce in Indonesia is on the cusp of a boom, but legal and tax issues make investors wary (FT) The Wall Street Journal interviews President Jokowi and head economics […]
AIYA Links: 28 November
In the news Bloomberg reports Indonesia will move to a fixed-subsidy system for fuel in 2016. Fresh optimism from financial markets on Indonesian government debt. Two fresh pieces at Inside Indonesia: religious themes in Indonesian soap […]
AIYA Links, 21 November
In the news President Jokowi talked up Indonesia’s economy at the G20, before arriving back in Jakarta to announce an increase in petrol and diesel prices. Experts say reducing fuel subsidies is macroeconomic […]
AIYA Links, 14 November: Jokowi steps out
In the news President Joko Widodo has made his debut on the world stage, spruiking foreign investment at the APEC summit in Beijing, ‘fair trade’ at the ASEAN leaders’ summit in Myanmar, before heading […]