Walking around Cafes in Indonesia(2)

Introduction of Indonesian Cafes

My desire to truly explore the local coffee culture becomes stronger as my experience on Indonesia gets richer in both quantity and quality. That finally led to my frequent visits to cafes in the country. By that time, I also started working as an Indonesian correspondent for COFFEE SPACE, a monthly coffee magazine issued in Korea. 

Whenever available, I tried to walk around cafes with decent reputation here and there in the nation. Indonesian friends were generous enough to advise me places to navigate. Bookstores were right spots where I managed to collect useful information especially on weekend.

Advent of the Era of the AEC and Its Impacts on Singapore and Indonesia(26)

Advent of the Era of the AEC and Its Impacts on Singapore and Indonesia

This is to verify internal strengths and weaknesses, as well as external opportunities and threats of Singapore and Indonesia in the time of the AEC. Originating from a strategic planning tool in the business area, SWOT analysis will prove itself handy to demonstrate where Singapore and Indonesia are placed. 

According to the papers by Juliana Giam (p. 280-281.) and Ong Keng Yong (p. 132-133.), Singapore's major perception of and response to the formation of the AEC can be summarized as below.