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Three school girls beheaded near Poso (31/10/2005) #11119
The Jakarta Post, October 30, 2005
Ruslan Sangadji and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Poso/Jakarta. Tension and grief remained heavy in the air in Central Sulawesi's town of Poso as three female students from a Christian high school were beheaded Saturday morning by six unidentified assailants.

Masked Men Decapitate 3 Schoolgirls in Indonesia (31/10/2005) #11118
The New York Times, October 30, 2005
By REUTERS. JAKARTA, Indonesia, Oct. 29 (Reuters) - Men in black clothes and masks beheaded three teenage Christian girls on Saturday in eastern Indonesia as they walked to school near Poso, a Muslim town, officials said.

Police make key arrest, still hunting for Mahdi (31/10/2005) #11117
The Jakarta Post, October 30, 2005
Ruslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, Palu. After a concerted manhunt, police officers arrested on Saturday outside of Palu, a key figure from the Mahdi sect, which recently made headlines after a deadly clash with police.

Three Christian schoolgirls beheaded in C. Sulawesi (29/10/2005) #11114
The Jakarta Post, 10/29/2005 2:08:26 PM
JAKARTA (Agencies): Three Christian teenage girls were beheaded Saturday in the latest attack against non-Muslims in the troubled Indonesian province of Central Sulawesi, police said.

Central Sulawesi Police hunt for minivan bomber (29/10/2005) #11111
The Jakarta Post, October 29, 2005
Eva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta. The police are currently focusing their search on a suspicious passenger who alighted from a minibus minutes before a bomb went off in Parigi, Central Sulawesi, on Thursday seriously injuring one man.

Diarrhea leaves five dead (29/10/2005) #11110
The Jakarta Post, October 28, 2005
M. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon. Five Maluku residents have died and 80 others have been admitted to a medical clinic since an outbreak of diarrheal diseases was detected in the remote Serawaru area, Southeast Maluku regency, on Oct. 18.

Cult Leader Eludes Capture After Deadly Clash (28/10/2005) #11105
Paras Indonesia, 10, 26 2005 @ 10:25 pm
Roy Tupai. The young leader of an obscure Islamic sect that killed three policemen in a clash in Central Sulawesi province eluded capture on Wednesday (26/10/05), while at least 10 of his followers surrendered to police.

THE SITUATION IN AMBON/MOLUCCAS - Report No. 490 (26/10/2005) #11104
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina, Ambon, October 25, 2005
FUNDS FOR REHABILITATION OF HOUSES OF WORSHIP – Cabinet Minister for Religious Affairs, Muh. Maftuh Basyuni, was in Ambon and attended the opening ceremony of the 35th GPM Synod on 23 October. During an interreligious dialogue, which was held in the Maranatha Church, Ambon, the Minister said that funds would be made available to rebuild or restore 144 Houses of Worship that have been destroyed in the Moluccas during the conflict in the Moluccas from 1999 to 2003.

4 killed as police clash with sect (26/10/2005) #11101
Paras Indonesia, 10, 25 2005 @ 08:56 pm
Roy Tupai. Four people were reported killed when police clashed with machete-wielding members of a religious sect at a village on the outskirts of Palu, the capital of Central Sulawesi province, on Tuesday (25/10/05).

Islamic groups told to consolidate to fight terrorism (26/10/2005) #11100
The Jakarta Post, October 25, 2005
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Yogyakarta/Surakarta. Muslim groups in the country should consolidate to fight against terrorism and work to develop healthy religious behavior, instead of putting the blame on each other or on a Western threat, an Islamic scholar says.

Rp100m offered for tip-offs on bombers (26/10/2005) #11099
The Jakarta Post, October 25, 2005
Eva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. Police announced on Monday a reward of Rp 100 million (about US$10,000) for anyone with information about the identities of three suicide bombers who launched bomb attacks in Bali on Oct. 1.

Islamic leaders reject government school supervision (26/10/2005) #11098
ABC AUSTRALIA, 24/10/2005 8:56:00 PM
In Indonesia calls for greater government supervision of Islamic schools have been rejected by the country's leading Muslim groups. Vice President Jusus Kalla has made it clear he wants a small number of schools he suspects of extremist religious teaching to be closely watched.
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Death Row Bombers Reject Pardon Request (26/10/2005) #11097
Paras Indonesia, 10, 20 2005 @ 08:59 pm
Roy Tupai. The three militants sentenced to death for their roles in the October 2002 Bali nightclub bombings that killed 202 people have decided not to seek a presidential pardon, reports said Thursday (20/10/05).

Legislators demand execution of bombers (25/10/2005) #11096
The Jakarta Post, October 24, 2005
The Jakarta Post, Denpasar. The Bali provincial legislative council has sent a letter to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to push for an immediate execution of three death row inmates involved in the 2002 Bali terror attacks.

Govt 'lacks support' to fight terrorism (25/10/2005) #11095
The Jakarta Post, October 24, 2005
Wahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Malang/Jakarta. Islamic organizations are not giving their full support to the national fight against terrorism in the world's largest Muslim nation, an Islamic university rector says.

Religious conflicts caused by unadequate practice (25/10/2005) #11092
of religious tenets
Harian Berita Sore, Senin, 24 Oktober 2005
Ambon ( Berita ) : Religious Affairs Minister Muh. Maftuh Basyuni affirmed that the many religious frictions and conflicts going on in some regions in Indonesia in the past few years were caused by poor understanding and inadequate practice of religious tenets by their believers in their daily life.

Rumors of Cabinet Resignations (25/10/2005) #11090
Paras Indonesia, 10, 21 2005 @ 09:31 pm
Roy Tupai. Rumors were swirling in Jakarta on Friday (21/10/05) that two members of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s cabinet had submitted their resignation amid mounting calls for a cabinet reshuffle.

Kalla Denies Planning To Run For President (25/10/2005) #11089
Paras Indonesia, October, 20 2005 @ 04:03 am
With President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono receiving generally positive assessments of his first year in office, Vice President Jusuf Kalla has emphatically denied a report that he intends to run for the presidency in 2009.

Maluku Now Fully Back to Normal, Says Governor (24/10/2005) #11088
ANTARA, Oct 23 2005, 03:16
Ambon (ANTARA) - Maluku province has fully returned to normal and its people can no longer be provoked to get involved in communal conflict, a spokesman said.

Churches of Indonesia send SOS (24/10/2005) #11087
ASSIST News Service (ANS), Saturday, October 22, 2005
PERTH, AUSTRALIA (ANS) -- ANS has received a copy of an e-mail letter from Pastor Johan Bandi, Secretary of the Indonesian Churches Together in Perth, issuing "an urgent call for solidarity for the persecuted churches in Indonesia."

Laws will expose 80 Muslim suspects (24/10/2005) #11086
The Australian, October 22, 2005
Cameron Stewart. UP to 80 Australian Muslims could immediately be placed under effective house arrest under the Government's proposed anti-terror laws.

Indonesia seizes explosives haul (24/10/2005) #11085
BBC, Friday, 21 October 2005, 13:59 GMT 14:59 UK
Indonesian police say they have seized a large quantity of explosives and bomb making material being smuggled from Malaysia.

Indonesia to monitor schools for terrorists (24/10/2005) #11074
The Australian, October 21, 2005
Sian Powell, Jakarta correspondent. INDONESIA will monitor Islamic boarding schools across the country as part of its crackdown on terrorism.

Papua's integration into RI final: Dutch lawmaker (24/10/2005) #11073
The Jakarta Post, October 21, 2005
Ridwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. A Dutch parliamentarian called on the international community to stop questioning the status of Papua as the territory's incorporation into Indonesia under the United Nations-sanctioned 1969 Act of Free Choice was final.

SMS hate campaign in Bali (24/10/2005) #11072
News.Com, October 20, 2005
BALI'S police chief has called for calm amid a phone-message campaign urging Balinese Hindus to kill all Muslims on the island in retaliation for the triple suicide bombings by suspected Islamic extremists.

Muslims attack Catholics at prayer: Indonesia (24/10/2005) #11071
Conservative Posts Blog, Saturday Oct.15.05
J. Grant Swank, Jr. They are praying. They have gathered for spiritual purposes in a private house. Then all of a sudden they are attacked by Muslims. These Islamic zealots are armed. They break through the door into the room where prayers are being offered heavenward.

Jakarta ponders ban on militant Islamic groups (24/10/2005) #11069
International Herald Tribune, Friday, October 14, 2005
By Raymond Bonner The New York Times. JAKARTA The recent Bali bombings have brought to the fore here an issue similar to one raised in Britain after the London bombings: whether to ban militant Islamic organizations.

THE SITUATION IN AMBON/MOLUCCAS - Report No. 489 (20/10/2005) #11068
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina, Ambon, October 20, 2005
MUSLIM COMMUNITY SUPPORTS PROTESTANT CHURCH ACTIVITIES – The month of Ramadhan is for the Muslims not only a period of fasting, but also a time of reconciliation and social activities. Thus the Muslim community of Ambon recently assisted the Protestant Church of the Moluccas (GPM) in preparing two important events, namely the meeting of the Plenary Assembly of the GPM Board ("Badan Pekerja Lengkap GPM"), which was held 16-19 October, and the 35th GPM Synod which is scheduled to take place 23-30 October 2005.

Indonesian Churches Targeted by Extremists (20/10/2005) #11067
Jubilee Campaign, October 19, 2005, 2005
Christians in Indonesia continue to face harassment from radical elements among the majority Muslim population. Not only were three women convicted of "Christianization" last month for operating a Sunday School program that included Muslim children (in a trial that was marred by rowdy demonstrations and intimidation tactics by extremists), but observers in Indonesia say that a campaign to close down churches has ratcheted up in recent weeks.

Indonesia Advised How To Weaken Militant Networks (15/10/2005) #11059
Paras Indonesia, October, 14 2005 @ 09:27 pm
In the wake of the latest terrorist attack on Bali, a new report by the respected
International Crisis Group (ICG) says Indonesia could reduce the risk of terror attacks by weakening militant networks at the local level through programs aimed at ex-combatants and imprisoned radicals.

Gus Dur, Security Forces & Bombings (15/10/2005) #11058
Paras Indonesia, October, 13 2005 @ 08:59 pm
Former president Abdurrahman 'Gus Dur' Wahid has been ridiculed for suggesting the military or police might have been involved in the October 2002 Bali nightclub bombings that killed 202 people.
Wahid's claim seems quite bizarre, although it should be noted that Indonesia's military has
a long history of covert connections with radical Islamic groups.

INFID's Short News Overview No. VI/21: 7-13 October, 2005 (15/10/2005) #11057
INFID, October 13, 2005
Indonesia not to reopen bond deals - Indonesia's government does not intend to reopen any bond deals, Rahmat Waluyanto, head of debt portfolio management of the finance ministry said on Oct. 7. He was responding to media reports that the ministry was considering reopening the 30-year dollar bond.

ICG Says Indonesia Must Weaken Islamic Militants (15/10/2005) #11054
VOA, 13 October 2005
By Nancy-Amelia Collins. A new report by a leading conflict-resolution organization says studying the workings of Indonesia's militant Islamic groups at the local level can help weaken them nationwide.

Indonesia should provide training and jobs (15/10/2005) #11053
for Muslim militants: think tank
Pravda, 13:19 2005-10-13
Indonesia should provide training and jobs for
Muslim militants formerly involved in religious conflicts to prevent them joining up with extremists and launching terror strikes, a report by an international think tank said Thursday.

Casualties of the October 1 Bali Bombings (15/10/2005) #11052
Paras Indonesia, 10, 12 2005 @ 02:13 pm
Roy Tupai. The 23 victims of the October 1 triple suicide bombings at crowded restaurants in Bali included Muslims, Hindus and Christians, ranging in age from 6 to 71. Most of the innocent victims were women.

Religious turbulence hits Indonesia (15/10/2005) #11051
Aljazeera.Net, Sunday 09 October 2005 9:25 AM GMT
by Marianne Kearney in Jakarta, Indonesia. A spate of recent church closures and attacks on the compound of a sect has highlighted a debate raging within the Indonesian Muslim community over religious freedom and tolerance.

Weakening Indonesia's Mujahidin Networks: (14/10/2005) #11050
Lessons from Maluku and Poso
The International Crisis Group (ICG), 13 October 2005
Asia Report Nº103. In the wake of a second terrorist attack on Bali, the need to understand Indonesia's violent jihadist networks is greater than ever. Two incidents in May 2005 -- the execution of paramilitary police in Ceram, Maluku, and the bombing of a market in Tentena, Poso -- offer case studies of how those networks are formed and operate. Weakening the networks is key to preventing further violence, including terrorism.
Click here to view the full report as a PDF file in A4 format.
Click here to view read media release.

Weird Wahid claim may inflame (14/10/2005) #11048
The Australian, October 13, 2005
Sally Neighbour. THE famously eccentric former president Abdurrahman Wahid's claim that Indonesian police or Intelligence may have been behind the 2002 Bali bombing is bizarre and disturbing, not because it is convincing, but because it could further confuse the terrorism debate in Indonesia.

Inside Indonesia's War on Terror (14/10/2005) #11047
SBS, October 12, 2005
Today - as you would almost certainly know - is the third anniversary of the first Bali bombing and our major report tonight provides an alarming twist to the ongoing terror campaign being waged in Indonesia. David O'Shea, a long-time "Indonesia-watcher", reports that where terrorism is concerned in that country - with its culture of corruption within the military, the police, the intelligence services and politics itself - all is never quite what it seems.

Police 'had role in' Bali blasts (14/10/2005) #11046
The Australian, October 12, 2005
INDONESIAN police or military officers may have played a role in the 2002 Bali bombing, the country's former president, Abdurrahman Wahid has said.

Gus Dur links police, military to 2002 Bali bombings (14/10/2005) #11045
The Jakarta Post, October 12, 2005
SYDNEY (AFP): Indonesia's former president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid has said his nation's police or military officers may have been involved in the 2002 Bali bombings which killed 202 people.

Indonesia: Focus - Tthe risks of banning J.I. (14/10/2005) #11044
ADN Kronos International, 12-Oct-05 17:02
Jakarta, 12 Oct. (AKI) - In the aftermath of the bombs that struck the resort of Bali at the start of the month, Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has come under international pressure - from the US and to a lesser extent Australia - to outlaw Jemaah Islamiyah whose mission is the creation of an Islamic state in South East Asia. "If president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono bans Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), he will lose the support of the Islamic parties and lose its ability to govern," argues Damien Kingsbury, senior lecturer in international and political studies at Deakin University and author of "The Politics of Indonesia".

US official pushes for JI ban (14/10/2005) #11043
ABC AUSTRALIA,Wednesday, 12 October , 2005 12:21:00
Reporter: Nick McKenzie. ELEANOR HALL: Memorial services are being held across Australia and in Bali today to mark the third anniversary of the first Bali bombings.

In Indonesia, Songs Against Terrorism (14/10/2005) #11042
washingtonpost.com, Friday, October 7, 2005
By Kyai Haji Abdurrahman Wahid and C. Holland Taylor. The latest suicide bombings on the resort island of Bali appear to have been carried out by young Indonesian Muslims indoctrinated in an ideology of hatred. Once again the cult of death has proved its ability to recruit misguided fanatics and incite them to violate Islam's most sacred teachings in the very name of God. The only way to break this vicious cycle is by discrediting the perverse ideology that underlies and motivates such brutal acts of terrorism.

Bali police question bombing suspect (12/10/2005) #11041
The Age, October 12, 2005
By Mark Forbes, Indonesia Correspondent, Denpasar. A TERRORIST suspect allegedly connected to the October 1 Bali bombings is being interrogated by Indonesian police in what appears to be a breakthrough in the investigation.

Bali bombing suspect arrested (12/10/2005) #11040
The Sydney Morning Herald, October 12, 2005
By Mark Forbes in Denpasar. A terrorist suspect allegedly connected to the October 1 Bali bombings is being interrogated by Indonesian police, in what appears to be a significant breakthrough in the investigation.

First Suspect Arrested as Suicide Bombers Identified (12/10/2005) #11038
Paras Indonesia, 10, 11 2005 @ 11:23 pm
Roy Tupai. Police announced Tuesday (11/10/05) they had arrested a man on suspicion of involvement in the October 1 Bali suicide bombings that killed 23 people at three crowded restaurants.

Police make first arrest in Bali blast probe (12/10/2005) #11037
The Jakarta Post, 10/11/2005 3:49:22 PM
DENPASAR, Bali (Agencies): Police have made their first arrest over this month's suicide bombings on the resort island of Bali, picking up a man in East Java suspected of links to the attacks, police said on Tuesday.

Death Row Bali Bombers Transferred to Nusakambangan (12/10/2005) #11036
Paras Indonesia, 10, 11 2005 @ 10:10 pm
Roy Tupai. Three Islamic militants sentenced to death for organizing the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings have been transferred from the resort island's main jail to a remote island prison off the southern coast of Central Java province amid mounting demands for their execution.

Wife rang JI leader in Bali days before attack (12/10/2005) #11035
The Australian, October 11, 2005
Sian Powell, Jakarta correspondent. INDONESIAN police claim the wife of a Jemaah Islamiah leader telephoned her husband in Bali just three days before the triple-suicide bombings on the island on October 1.

After Bali, can we still live with our modern myths? (12/10/2005) #11033
Daily Times, Saturday, October 08, 2005
Farish A Noor. For carefree foreign tourists, a trip to Indonesia meant a holiday in Bali. The realities of life in other parts of the country: from the terrible atrocities in East Timor and West Papua to the crackdown on democratic opposition groups in the country's universities and inner cities were kept at bay. Bali was not merely a tranquil oasis in Indonesia; it became an asylum from realities

Boxing at shadows (12/10/2005) #11032
The Age, October 8, 2005
Australia wants Indonesia to ban JI, but Jakarta's mood is very different. Mark Forbes reports on the reluctance to confront the rising influence of conservative Islam.

THE SITUATION IN AMBON/MOLUCCAS - Report No. 488 (11/10/2005) #11030
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina, Ambon, October 9, 2005
RECOUNTING REFUGEES – Authorities will recount the number of displaced people in Ambon to help smooth the distribution of delayed financial assistance to them. Thus is reported by The Jakarta Post newspaper.

The Emir: An Interview with Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, (11/10/2005) #11027
Alleged Leader of the Southeast Asian Jemaah Islamiyah Organization
The Jamestown Foundation, September 15, 2005
Volume 3, Issue 9 (September 15, 2005). By Scott Atran. This interview was conducted on August 13 and 15, 2005 from Cipinang Prison in Jakarta. Questions were formulated by Dr. Scott Atran and posed for him in Behasa Indonesian by Taufiq Andrie. The interview took place in a special visitor's room, where Ba'asyir had seven acolytes acting as his bodyguards, including Taufiq Halim, the perpetrator of the Atrium mall bombing in Jakarta, and Abdul Jabbar, who blew up the Philippines ambassador's house. The transcript follows the short introduction below.

U.S. Believers Called Upon to Protest (11/10/2005) #11026
Indonesian Christians' Persecution
AgapePress, October 10, 2005
By Allie Martin. (AgapePress) - The president of a human rights group reports that there is growing evidence of religious persecution against minority Christians in Indonesia.

No Bali Bombing Perpetrators Arrested Yet (11/10/2005) #11025
TEMPO, Tuesday, 11 October, 2005 | 03:18 WIB
TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta:Bali Bombing II investigation team spokesman Brig. Gen. Sunarko Danu Ardanto has denied that the police arrested a man suspected to have been involved in the Jimbaran and Kuta bombings on October 1.

Widodo AS: Jemaah Islamiyah Does Not Formally Exist (11/10/2005) #11024
TEMPO, Tuesday, 11 October, 2005 | 01:00 WIB
TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta:Widodo AS, Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, has said that basically, the Indonesian government has never acknowledged the existence of the Jemaah Islamiyah organization.

Indonesia can't ban Jamaah Islamiyah: VP (11/10/2005) #11023
The Jakarta Post, October 10, 2005
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. Vice President Yusuf Kalla said on Sunday the government cannot ban Jamaah Islamiyah (JI), an Islamic militant group blamed for a series of terror bombs in Indonesia, arguing that it has never been recognized under the law in the first place.

Ex-militant says Bali blasts aimed to discredit Islam (11/10/2005) #11022
The Jakarta Post, October 10, 2005
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. A former accomplice of Imam Samudra, who received the death sentence for his role in the 2002 Bali bombings, has confessed to taking part in acts of violence nationwide, but denied a role in the Oct. 1 blasts on the island.

Terror chief's wife called Bali, say police (11/10/2005) #11021
The Age, October 10, 2005 - 1:47PM
Kuta, Bali. The wife of Jemaah Islamiah's new military commander made several phone calls to Bali in the lead-up to the triple suicide bombings in Kuta and Jimbaran, Indonesian police phone intercepts have revealed.

Terrorists set for shorter jail terms (11/10/2005) #11020
The Sydney Morning Herald, October 10, 2005
By Mark Forbes Herald Correspondent in Jakarta. Hundreds of convicted terrorists in Indonesia appear certain to have their sentences slashed next month because a review of a controversial remissions policy promised by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has failed to take place.

Jakarta turns blind eye to holy wars (10/10/2005) #11017
The Australian, October 10, 2005
Indonesia's Christians fear going to church as authorities sanction sectarian violence, writes Sian Powell. FROM the recent suicide bombings in Bali, to the forcible closing of churches in West Java and persecution of so-called heretical and liberal Muslims, the march of militant Islam is leading to a sense of increasing intolerance across Indonesia.

Indonesia 'cannot ban Jemaah Islamiah' (10/10/2005) #11016
The Australian, October 10, 2005
From correspondents in Jakarta. INDONESIAN Vice President Yusuf Kalla said yesterday the government cannot ban an Islamic militant group blamed for the Bali bombings despite Australia's insistence it do so, because it never recognised it in the first place.

Indonesia has never recognized JI: Kalla says (10/10/2005) #11015
ANTARA, Oct 09 22:20
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Vice President Jusuf Kalla said that Indonesia had never inaugurated nor recognized the Jamaah Islamiyah organization which had often been accused of being responsible for terrorist attacks in many parts of the world, and therefore its dissolution (by Indonesia) is entirely out of the question.

Indonesia's terrorist underground mutates (10/10/2005) #11012
The Sydney Morning Herald, October 8, 2005
Jemaah Islamiah is adapting its strategy. Using smarter and smaller weapons, it is also drawing from a wider pool of suicide bombers, reports Marian Wilkinson.

Bali Bombings Generate Fear & (10/10/2005) #11011
Concern for Indonesian Christians
Christian Today, October 8 , 2005, 10:26 (UK)
A wave of terrorist attacks near a tourist area in Bali, Indonesia over the past weekend has generated alarm in people throughout the world.

Indonesian Authorities Nearly Capture Bali Bomber (10/10/2005) #11010
Yet Ignore Violent Attacks on Christians and Churches
International Christian Concern, October 7, 2005
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 /Christian Wire Service/ -- The Washington-DC based human rights group, International Christian Concern (ICC) www.persecution.org has been informed that Indonesian authorities narrowly missed capturing Noordin Mohamed Top, today. Top is one of the two primary suspects in the most recent Bali bombing. He and the other suspect, Azahari Husin, are members of the regional al-Qaida-linked group, Jemaah Islamiyah.

'Noordin Top Narrowly Evades Arrest' (10/10/2005) #11009
Paras Indonesia, 10, 07 2005 @ 07:53 pm
Roy Tupai. Police came within two hours of arresting one of the country's most wanted terror suspects, reports said Friday (7/10/05).

US Offers Rewards for 2 Jemaah Islamiyah Members (10/10/2005) #11007
Paras Indonesia, 10, 07 2005 @ 06:53 pm
Roy Tupai. The US State Department is offering big rewards for two members of Southeast Asian terrorism network Jemaah Islamiyah suspected of involvement in the October 12, 2002, Bali nightclub bombings that killed 202 people, mostly foreign tourists.

Bali Bombings Claim 23rd Casualty (10/10/2005) #11006
Paras Indonesia, 10, 08 2005 @ 05:47 pm
Roy Tupai. A young woman injured in last week's triple suicide bombings in Bali has died after surgery, bringing the death toll to 23, reports said Saturday (8/10/05).

Five hunted over Bali blasts (06/10/2005) #10989
The Age, October 6, 2005
By Mark Forbes, Indonesia Correspondent, Denpasar. FIVE Islamic radicals jailed for possessing explosives and with connections to the 2002 Bali bombings are among suspects being hunted across Indonesia over Saturday's suicide attacks.

Bali Police Hunt 3 Who Fled Bomb Sites (06/10/2005) #10988
washingtonpost.com, Wednesday, October 5, 2005
By Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post Foreign Service. KUTA, Indonesia, Oct. 4 -- Bali port police hunted Tuesday for three men who reportedly raced from the scene of suicide bombings on the island Saturday night and may now be trying to leave by sea.

Australia protests possible cut in Ba'asyir's sentence (06/10/2005) #10987
The Jakarta Post, 10/5/2005 11:25:38 AM
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP): Australia on Wednesday protested strongly against any further reduction in the jail sentence of Bali bombing conspirator and hardline Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir.

Deadly Bali attacks revive concerns over southern (06/10/2005) #10984
Philippine terror sanctuaries
The Jakarta Post, 10/5/2005 12:29:44 PM
MANILA (AP): As Southeast Asia pondered its security after the second deadly terrorist blow to Indonesia's Bali resort island, nagging concerns surfaced again over whether the southern Philippines has become the region's breeding ground for radicals.

Bali bombers did not train in guerrilla camps here... (06/10/2005) #10983
The Jakarta Post, 10/5/2005 5:26:03 PM
MANILA (AFP): The Philippines on Wednesday rejected allegations that the masterminds behind the weekend bombings in Bali had undergone military training in guerrilla camps run by separatist Muslim rebels on its territory.

Philippines denies Bali bombers trained on its soil (06/10/2005) #10982
ABC AUSTRALIA, Wednesday, October 5, 2005. 7:43pm (AEST)
The Philippines has rejected allegations that the masterminds behind the weekend bombings in Bali have undergone military training in guerrilla camps run by separatist Muslim rebels on its territory.

Bali bombs cure amnesia (06/10/2005) #10974
Asia Times, Oct 4, 2005
By Gary LaMoshi. DENPASAR, Bali - In anticipation of my annual October 12 Bali bombing anniversary column, I talked to Gede Wijaya, head of the Bali Government Tourism Office a couple of weeks ago. July international arrivals to the island had set an all-time high and the August figures pushed the total for the year above a million, on pace for a new record. "We don't think about that bomb anymore," Wijaya said. "All of us have forgotten it."

War within Islam (06/10/2005) #10973
The Baltimore Sun, October 4, 2005
Indonesia is an affront to the forces of extreme Islam. Its archipelago is home to more Muslims than any other nation. It is a flourishing democracy, with its first directly elected president having taken office just last year. And its government has taken a stand against violent Islamic fundamentalists, hunting down leaders of the regional version of al-Qaida, Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), and disrupting much of that terrorist organization.

Attacks highlight emerging form of jihadism (06/10/2005) #10972
ABC AUSTRALIA, 03/10/2005
Reporter: Margot O'Neill. TONY JONES: Jemaah Islamiah is the prime suspect in the latest Bali bombings, although experts believe the terror organisation has been radically transformed since the first Bali attack in October 2002. Scores of arrests have seen JI evolve into a more diverse terror network, with its key mastermind Dr Azahari bin Husin apparently operating independently. Margot O'Neill has this story.

Timeline: Indonesia bomb attacks (06/10/2005) #10971
ABC AUSTRALIA, Sunday, October 2, 2005. 12:40pm (AEST)
A series of bomb blasts rocked popular tourist spots on the Indonesian resort island of Bali last night.

In Indonesia, the struggle within Islam (05/10/2005) #10969
The Christian Science Monitor, October 05, 2005
By Tom McCawley | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor. JAKARTA, INDONESIA - Here in the world's largest Muslim country a war of ideas within Islam is playing out on an unlikely stage: a bohemian arts community in a crowded Jakarta side street. The patrons of the Utan Kayu Theater, including some of Indonesia's leading novelists and writers, normally gather to discuss such topics as avant-garde art or prewar Russian cinema.

Bashir calls Bali attacks warning from God (05/10/2005) #10968
The Sydney Morning Herald, October 5, 2005 - 1:18AM
A Muslim cleric jailed for the 2002 Bali bombings says the latest attacks on the Indonesian resort island are a warning from God.

Embrace N-weapons: Bashir (05/10/2005) #10967
The Australian, October 04, 2005
Samantha Maiden. ABU Bakir Bashir, the spiritual leader of Jemaah Islamiah, has outlined the religious justification for terror attacks in Bali, London and New York and urged jihadists to embrace nuclear weapons "if necessary".

Bombings a Warning From God: Baasyir (05/10/2005) #10966
Paras Indonesia, 10, 04 2005 @ 06:24 pm
Roy Tupai. Radical cleric Abu Bakar Baasyir, imprisoned for his role in the October 2002 Bali bombings, says the latest bombings on the resort island that killed 22 people and left over 100 wounded were a warning from God.

Indonesian cleric Bashir condemns Bali blasts (05/10/2005) #10965
REUTERS, Tue 4 Oct 2005 4:47 AM ET
JAKARTA, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Jailed Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, believed to be the spiritual leader of the al Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiah militant network, on Tuesday condemned the Bali blasts and said innocent people had died.

Expert says PM's wrong on Bali motivation (05/10/2005) #10964
ABC AUSTRALIA, October 4, 2005. 7:02am (AEST)
An expert on Jihadist extremism in Indonesia has disagreed with the Prime Minister's view on the motives of the Bali bombers.

Declaring JI a terror group is starting point in (05/10/2005) #10963
fight against terror: Dr Gunaratna
Channel NewsAsia, Sunday October 2, 2005, 10:17 PM
SINGAPORE : The Indonesian government must declare the Jemaah Islamiyah an illegal or terrorist organisation and put in place strong counter-terrorism legislation if it is to prevent further terror attacks.

New terror fears grip Asia (05/10/2005) #10962
The Age, October 5, 2005 - 6:39AM
New terror fears have gripped Asia, sparking security scares at embassies and travel alerts as Indonesia shrugged off calls to outlaw the militant group suspected in deadly suicide bombings in Bali.

Bogus messages of fresh attacks cause panic, anger (05/10/2005) #10960
The Jakarta Post, October 04, 2005
I Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar/Bali. Sinister cell-phone messages of fresh terrorist attacks in Bali and others designed to encourage religious violence spread quickly through the island on Monday, causing panic in some areas and angering law enforcement agencies.

Hunt for masterminds steps up (05/10/2005) #10959
The Sydney Morning Herald, October 4, 2005
By Mark Forbes in Denpasar and Joseph Kerr. Investigators say they have identified the suicide cell responsible for the bombings in Bali at the weekend and are searching the island for at least three organisers.

PM urges Indonesia to ban JI (05/10/2005) #10958
The Age, October 4, 2005
By Mark Forbes, Denpasar. Michelle Grattan and Brendan Nicholson. Prime Minister John Howard will urge Indonesia to ban terror group Jemaah Islamiah in the wake of the latest Bali bombings, which investigators say were masterminded by two prominent JI figures.

Police go on top alert across Indonesia following (05/10/2005) #10957
Bali blasts

Channel NewsAsia, 03 October 2005 2013 hrs (SST)
JAKARTA : Indonesia's police force has gone on top alert nationwide as part of efforts to track down the culprits behind the weekend bomb blasts on the resort island of Bali, a spokesman said.

Bali Bombings Death Toll Rises (05/10/2005) #10956
Paras Indonesia, October, 03 2005 @ 05:48 pm
Uncertainty remains over the exact death toll from Saturday night's three suicide bombings at restaurants on the resort island of Bali, with police putting the figure at 22, while hospital officials have said 27 people were killed and 125 wounded.

Some notes on doing consultancy work in (04/10/2005) #10955
Malukan battlegrounds
Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, ANU
Jaap Timmer, State, Society and Governance in Melanesia Project, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, jaap.timmer@anu.edu.au. INTRODUCTION. In the conclusion to a collection of articles titled Fieldwork under fire which appeared when the anthropology of violence and terror became a burgeoning area, Jeffrey Sluka (1995) reflects upon the management of danger by drawing on his experiences in the Catholic ghettos of Belfast, Northern Ireland, in 1981-2 and 1991..

American-hosted internet site apparently shows (04/10/2005) #10954
shocking video of Christian massacre
The American Daily, 29 September 2005
By Jeremy Reynalds (09/29/05). An American- hosted soft porn site also doubles as a cyber home for radical Islamic video propaganda.

Freedom Guard to protect minority groups from terror (04/10/2005) #10953
The Jakarta Post, October 01, 2005
Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. Indonesia's founding fathers declared that this country would embrace various cultures, ethnic groups, religions and beliefs, however such idealism is fast disappearing and freedom to enjoy this diversity has become endangered, with minority groups often suffering from violence and terror.

Young JI attracted to new extremist special forces (04/10/2005) #10952
ABC AUSTRALIA, 03/10/2005
LATELINE. Reporter: Tony Jones. TONY JONES: We're joined now by the South-East Asian director of the International Crisis Group, Dr Sidney Jones, widely acknowledged to be one of the best-informed analysts of jihadist extremism in Indonesia and the region. Yesterday Dr Jones talked about intelligence of what she called a "new super-secret special forces unit" being put together by Islamist extremists and which is attracting very young people from Jamaah Islamiah and other organisations. If that's true, who's behind it? Sidney Jones, thanks for being here.

All the hallmarks of a JI strike (04/10/2005) #10951
The Australian, October 03, 2005
Sian Powell and John Kerin. POLICE in Australia and Indonesia will focus their investigation into Saturday's Bali bombings on Jemaah Islamiah amid evidence the attacks bore similarities to the feared terrorist group's assault on the Australian embassy last year.

Suspects 'may be part of splinter group' (04/10/2005) #10950
The Age, October 3, 2005 - 2:59PM
Australian terrorist experts believe those responsible for the weekend's bomb attacks in Bali could be part of a splinter group within Jemaah Islamiah (JI).

Hunt for Bali bombing masterminds (04/10/2005) #10949
The Age, October 3, 2005 - 1:10PM
Indonesia's capital was on top alert today after the president warned of more attacks following three suicide bombings on Bali island, where a chilling video shot by a tourist showed a suspected bomber clutching a backpack as he strolled past diners moments before one of the blasts.

It's all about the people: we must stand by our neighbours (04/10/2005) #10948
The Sydney Morning Herald, October 3, 2005
Australia feels Indonesia's pain and has always been among the first to help, writes Paul Sheehan.

Bali relives nightmare (04/10/2005) #10947
The Australian, October 03, 2005
Sian Powell, Jakarta correspondent and Stephen Fitzpatrick, Denpasar. INDONESIA vowed last night to step up its fight against terrorism after a series of suicide bombings on the tourist island of Bali killed at least 26 people, including three Australians.

Macabre Clues Advance Inquiry in Bali Attacks (04/10/2005) #10946
The New York Times, October 3, 2005
By RAYMOND BONNER and JANE PERLEZ. KUTA,
Indonesia, Monday, Oct. 3 - In the first 24 hours after a series of bombs killed 22 people in a restaurant on a busy street and in two beachfront restaurants five miles away, investigators in Bali made rapid progress on Sunday, in part owing to a macabre bit of luck. As they sifted through bodies and body parts, they say, they found the heads of three men and three sets of legs, with no middles, the forensic signature of suicide bombings. One head was more than 75 feet from the rest of the body.

Dark side of the moon on the Island of Gods (04/10/2005) #10945
The Jakarta Post, October 03, 2005
I Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Kuta, Bali. On that Saturday night, everything was hauntingly familiar and eerily strange at the same time.

World condemns Bali blasts (04/10/2005) #10944
The Jakarta Post, October 03, 2005
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. World leaders condemned a wave of attacks by suspected suicide bombers on Bali that left at least 22 people dead and pledged to support Indonesia in its fight against terrorism.

Intolerance, hatred fertile soil for terrorism (04/10/2005) #10943
The Jakarta Post, October 03, 2005
Kornelius Purba, The Jakarta Post. The Air Force jet fighters were maneuvering on Sunday morning at low altitude near the Halim Perdanakusuma Air Base in East Jakarta, in preparation for the Indonesian Military's (TNI) 60th anniversary.

New Zealand PM advises against travel to Bali (04/10/2005) #10942
The Jakarta Post, 10/3/2005 12:16:39 PM
WELLINGTON (AFP): New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark on Monday advised New Zealanders to avoid travel to Bali after a series of suicide bombings at the weekend in which at least 26 people were killed.

Bali Bombings Kill at Least 25 in Tourist Spots (04/10/2005) #10941
The New York Times, October 2, 2005
By RAYMOND BONNER and JANE PERLEZ. JAKARTA,
Indonesia, Sunday, Oct. 2 - A series of bomb blasts rocked popular tourist areas on the island of Bali on Saturday night, killing at least 25 people and injuring 101, the Indonesian government and a local hospital said.

Many Killed in Mutliple Bali Bombings (03/10/2005) #10938
Paras Indonesia, 10, 01 2005 @ 10:08 pm
Roy Tupai. A series of bomb blasts hit the resort island of Bali on Saturday evening (1/10/05), reportedly killing at least 19 people and injuring more than 50 others. Foreign tourists are among the dead and injured.

Bali bomb attacks claim 25 lives (03/10/2005) #10937
BBC, Saturday, 1 October 2005, 18:26 GMT 19:26 UK
Bomb attacks in two busy tourist areas on the Indonesian resort island of Bali have killed at least 25 people.

Tanimbar woven cloth is back (03/10/2005) #10935
The Jakarta Post, October 01, 2005
As security returns to normal in Maluku after years of bloody sectarian violence, there has slowly been a business revival as companies reopen their doors. This revival has included the Tanimbar cloth weaving industry, which was devastated by the conflict.

Ambon refugees weave cloth to help make ends meet (03/10/2005) #10934
The Jakarta Post, September 30, 2005
M. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon. Living in a shelter for displaced persons has not discouraged women in the conflict-torn Ambon city from working to improve the welfare of their families.

INFID's Short News Overview No. VI/19 : September 2005 (03/10/2005) #10931
INFID, September 30, 2005
Fuel price hikes. The government is scheduled to announce the new fuel price hikes at 10 p.m. on Friday Sept. 30 after the relevant decree has been signed by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Coordinating Minister for the Economy Aburizal Bakrie said on Sept. 29. He explained that out of a fuel subsidy allocation of Rp 89 trillion (US$8.9 billion), as approved by the House of Representatives, Rp 78 trillion had already been spent. The remaining Rp 11 trillion would be disbursed over the next three months based on subsidies of between Rp 800 and Rp 1,000 per liter, he said.

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