AIYA Links, 23 May: Candidates, Floating ATMs and Dangdut.

Indonesia’s presidential and vice-presidential candidates: Prabowo-Hatta (L) and Jokowi-JK (R). Photos by Kompas.

In the news

Indonesia’s 2014 presidential election is officially a two-horse race, between Prabowo Subianto and Joko Widodo. As The Jakarta Post reported, it’s going to be close.
The head of Indonesia’s fledgling financial services authority was interviewed on ABC TV this week.
Floating ATMs in Maluku? Bloomberg highlights the great promise and the great disparities in Indonesia’s economy.
At Whiteboard Journal, Fedina Sundaryani (@MonkeeNoodles) reflects on how taboos around sex affect research and policy making in Indonesia.
At New Mandala (@IndoNewMandala), Tom Power (@tpjpower) analyses the ideological differences between Indonesia’s presidential candidates.
Great to hear that Jakarta’s deputy governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (@Basuki_BTP) enjoyed watching Jalanan with director @DanielZiv and stars!

AIYA Victoria member Sam Shlansky reviews the documentary Sokola Rimba, which played at the recent Indonesian Film Festival in Melbourne (Bahasa Indonesia).
We caught up with University of Sydney teacher and PhD student Elisabeth Cramer to chat about how she came to know and love Indonesia.

Indonesia wouldn’t be Indonesia without dangdut. Enjoy some classic tracks in this fresh musical podcast hosted by Whiteboard Journal.

At the AIYA Job Board: opportunities to be a volunteer editor at the highly-respeced Inside Indonesia, and two great positions at the Victorian Government Business Office in Jakarta—a Trade Director and a Government Liaison Manager.
Don’t forget: applications to be a part of CAUSINDY 2014 in Jakarta are still open.
Are you an Indonesian interested in studying in Australia? Check out information on the Australia Awards scholarships here.

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