Friday, May 2, 2014

Welcome to our blog and the latest articles updated for your enjoyment and comment.

New posts this week:

"Rise of China dampens local squabbles between Oz and Indonesia," by John Garnaut, May 2014. China's naval push is forcing Canberra and Jakarta to put their political problems aside.

"The right stuff for Captain Indonesia?" by Duncan Graham, May 2014. Is Jokowi's mojo missing? A slight man stands against the bulls of Indonesian politics and business.

"Could Bali's Nyepi be Australia's Good Friday?" by Ross B. Taylor. May 2014. Is it really that hard to spend a day doing 'nothing'?

And extra articles:

Indonesian migrant workers acquire skills and experience working overseas, sometimes specialised skills, however this is rarely recognised back home. They remain at the bottom of the ladder in the job market.

Last week the Financial Times wrote about the insecurity of the middle classes in developing countries. I addressed this topic in an article for the Jakarta Post last year.

Marty Natalegawa is brokering a deal to limit Australian spying on Indonesia.

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