THE SITUATION IN AMBON/MOLUCCAS - Report No. 486 (31/08/2005) #10763
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina, Ambon, August 30, 2005
INVESTIGATION ON BOMB EXPLOSION - Following the bomb explosion at the
Mardika Market, Ambon city, on August 25 - by which eight people were injured - the
police succeeded in arresting six suspects and uncovering a store of seven kilograms
of TNT, five kilograms of sulphur and 100 grams of black powder, hidden on the attic of
the house of a certain Arsyad, who is considered as the mastermind of the bomb
blast and is still on the loose.
Indonesian bomb suspect dies in attempt to escape arrest (31/08/2005) #10762
ABC AUSTRALIA, 30/08/2005, 23:07:24
A man suspected of involvement in last week's bombing in the Indonesian city of
Ambon has died from gunshot wounds after he tried to evade arrest.
8 more questioned over Ambon blast (31/08/2005) #10761
The Jakarta Post, August 30, 2005
JAKARTA: Following the arrest of four suspects in last week's bomb blast at the
Mardika market in Ambon, Maluku police are questioning eight more people in
connection with the explosion.
Police to protect licensed churches from closure: Firman (31/08/2005) #10757
The Jakarta Post, 8/30/2005 5:34:19 PM
JAKARTA (Antara): Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen. Firman Gani said on Tuesday the
police would protect licensed churches from forcible closure by militants.
Govt wants firm action against hard-liners: Kalla (31/08/2005) #10756
The Jakarta Post, August 30, 2005
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. Contradicting earlier comments by a Cabinet minister, the
Vice President promised on Monday that firm action would be taken against Muslim
hard-liners who forcibly closed down Christian places of worship as they were
damaging religious harmony and taking the law into their own hands.
Islamic edicts rattle Indonesians (31/08/2005) #10751
Asia Times, Aug 27, 2005
By Kalinga Seneviratne. JAKARTA - Ever since Indonesia's highest Islamic authority,
the Indonesian Ulama Council (MUI), issued 11 fatwas or edicts against liberal Islam,
a fierce debate has begun raging in the world's most populous Muslim nation on what
constitutes an Islamic society.
British Embassy evacuated over suspicious package (30/08/2005) #10749
The Jakarta Post, 8/29/2005 12:27:11 PM
JAKARTA (Agencies): The British Embassy in Jakarta was evacuated on Monday
after it received a suspicious package that turned out to be harmless, police and an
embassy spokeswoman said.
Govt won't prosecute Muslim hard-liners over (30/08/2005) #10748
church closure
The Jakarta Post, August 29, 2005
Muninggar Sri Saraswati and Yuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Bandung.
The government said it would not take action against Muslim hard-liners who closed
down dozens of churches in West Java last year, arguing that what was being closed
down were not churches but "illegal congregations".
Police find TNT cache in Indonesian city of Ambon (30/08/2005) #10747
CHANNEL NEWSASIA, 29 August 2005 1333 hrs
JAKARTA : Police in the Indonesian province of Maluku said on Monday they have
discovered seven kilogrammes of TNT hidden in a house in the strife-torn city of
Ambon.
West Papuan report highlights genocide (30/08/2005) #10743
Green Left Weekly, 28 August 2005
Joe Collins. A new report by the University of Sydney's Centre for Peace and Conflict
Studies and Elsham, the Institute for Human Rights Study and Advocacy based in
Jayapura, was launched at Parliament House in Canberra on August 18. "Genocide in
West Papua?
Fourth suspect arrested in Ambon blast (29/08/2005) #10740
The Jakarta Post, August 28, 2005
M. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon. The police arrested early on Saturday a
fourth suspect in connection with Thursday's bomb blast in Ambon, the capital of
Maluku, and confiscated explosive materials from the house of a local terror group
leader who remains at large.
Christians urge prayer for Indonesian court decision (29/08/2005) #10737
As trial ends, Christians worldwide await verdict of judges next Thursday
ASSIST News Service (ANS), Saturday, August 27, 2005
By: John M. Lindner, Special to ASSIST News Service. JAKARTA (ANS) -- As the
trial of three Christian women accused of Christianizing Muslim children ended
Thursday, Christians urged prayer that the verdict, to be presented next Thursday,
would reflect the facts as presented by the defense.
Police detain more suspects in Ambon blast (28/08/2005) #10735
The Jakarta Post, August 27, 2005
M. Azis Tunny and Eva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post/Ambon/Jakarta. The police
have arrested two more suspects in connection with Thursday's bomb blast at the
Mardika Market in Ambon, and said they are linked to terrorist group Mujahidin
Ambon.
Displaced Maluku families stuck in refugee camps (28/08/2005) #10734
The Jakarta Post, August 27, 2005
M. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post/Ambon. There has not yet been any indication that
the issue of internally displaced families in Maluku will be resolved before the target
date for completion on Sept. 15, despite hundreds of billions of rupiah allocated to
facilitate their return home.
Police investigate church closures, vow to take action (28/08/2005) #10729
The Jakarta Post, August 27, 2005
Yuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post/Bandung. Bandung Police in West Java, bowing to
public pressure, are taking firm action against Muslim hard-liners blamed for closing
dozens of neighborhood churches there.
Indon police arrest five more suspects over Ambon blast (28/08/2005) #10728
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, Friday, August 26, 2005, 4:16 AM ET
Indonesian police have arrested five more suspects following a bomb blast that
wounded seven people in the religiously divided eastern city of Ambon.
Indonesia arrests five more over Ambon blast (27/08/2005) #10727
The Jakarta Post, 8/26/2005 4:51:59 PM
AMBON, Maluku (Agencies): Police said Friday they had arrested five more people
suspected of involvement in a bomb explosion that injured seven in the city of Ambon.
Nine injured in latest Ambon bomb blast (27/08/2005) #10726
The Jakarta Post, August 26, 2005
M. Aziz Tunny and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Ambon/Jakarta. Nine
people were injured on Thursday when a home-made bomb exploded at a market in
Ambon, Maluku, the scene of widespread Christian-Muslim violence between 1999
and 2002.
THE SITUATION IN AMBON/MOLUCCAS - Report No. 485 (26/08/2005) #10721
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina, Ambon, August 25, 2005
EXPLOSION - An explosion rocked the Mardika Market in Ambon, at about 2:30 p.m.
today. We learned from firsthand information that the explosion took place near the
Wijaya hotel, not far from the Amans Hotel.
Explosion rocks market in Ambon (26/08/2005) #10720
The Jakarta Post, 8/25/2005 3:40:48 PM
JAKARTA (Antara): Maluku Governor Karel Albert Ralahalu has confirmed that an
explosion rocked the Mardika Market in Ambon, the provincial capital of Maluku, at
about 14:30 local time on Thursday.
Maluku peace agreement evaluated (26/08/2005) #10714
The Jakarta Post, 8/25/2005 6:58:36 PM
JAKARTA (Antara): Muslim and Christian representatives from Maluku met here on
Thursday to evaluate a peace agreement they signed on Feb. 12, 2002, to end three
years of sectarian violence that claimed more than 6,000 lives and displaced some
700,000 people.
Five die in boat accident in Ambon (26/08/2005) #10713
The Jakarta Post, August 25, 2005
M. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon. At least five people died and one person
was missing when a boat capsized in the waters off Kayeli Bay in Buru regency,
Ambon, on Tuesday.
UPDATE: Church Closings Continue in West Java (26/08/2005) #10711
Jubilee Campaign, August 25, 2005
Bandung, Sunday, 21 August 2005. Another very disturbing report has come to hand
from Eskol-Net in Bandung concerning the ongoing targeting of churches in West
Java, Indonesia.
Muslim militants close 23 Indonesian churches (26/08/2005) #10709
BUSINESS DAY, 25 Aug 05 20:00
AFP. JAKARTA – At least 23 Christian churches in Indonesia, the world's largest
Muslim country, have been closed over the past year by Islamic militants with backing
from local authorities, a Christian leader said on Thursday.
Church group complains over compulsory 'jilbab' (26/08/2005) #10708
The Jakarta Post, August 24, 2005
The Indonesian Communion of Churches (PGI) complained to President Susilo
Bambang Yudhoyono that non-Muslim female students were obliged to wear the jilbab
(Muslim head scarf) in schools in Padang, West Sumatra.
THE SITUATION IN AMBON/MOLUCCAS - Report No. 484 (24/08/2005) #10707
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina, Ambon, August 23, 2005
SWEEPING ON ILLEGALLY POSSESSED WEAPONS - Last August 19, the
Province of the Moluccas joyfully celebrated its 60th anniversary. On that occasion
three RMS flags were spotted hoisted both in the Kudamati area of Ambon and in the
large village of Passo, Ambon island. In the subsequent search in Passo for evidence,
the police found a number of rifles and pistols and a large quantity of ammunition.
Three persons were detained and taken to the district police office.
Islamic radicals demand guilty verdict for Christians (24/08/2005) #10701
WorldNetDaily.com, Sunday August 21, 2005 1:00 a.m. Eastern
By John M. Lindner © 2005 Assist News Service. Islamic radicals are in no way
concealing their agenda as they campaign for a guilty verdict in a court case involving
three Christian women accused of "Christianizing" Muslim children in Indonesia.
Peace concert confirms return of normalcy to Ambon (23/08/2005) #10698
The Jakarta Post, August 22, 2005
M. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon. Enthusiasm was high as many thousands
of Ambon people attended a concert on Friday to mark Independence Day, which fell
two days earlier.
More troops pulled from Maluku (23/08/2005) #10697
The Jakarta Post, August 22, 2005
AMBON, Maluku: More troops were withdrawn from Maluku in response to the
prevailing peace in the formerly riot-torn province.
THE SITUATION IN AMBON/MOLUCCAS - Report No. 483 (22/08/2005) #10691
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina, Ambon, August 21, 2005
It has been almost two months since we last met. Most of the time we have been out
of office and out of reach of internet. We will try and catch up by perusing the
www.malra.org/posko website, restricting ourselves to some more significant
happenings...
Int'l terrorist still on the run (21/08/2005) #10687
The Jakarta Post, August 20, 2005
Eva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta. The National Police denied on Friday a
report that it had arrested Parlindungan Siregar, a suspected al-Qaeda member
allegedly involved in a train station bombing incident in Madrid, Spain, last year.
Earthquake jolts Maluku, no injuries reported (21/08/2005) #10686
The Jakarta Post, 8/20/2005 4:16:45 PM
JAKARTA (AP): A moderate earthquake struck Indonesia's Maluku islands early
Saturday, but no injuries or damage were reported, seismologists said.
Ambon residents get into celebratory mood (21/08/2005) #10685
The Jakarta Post, August 18, 2005
M. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon. There has been a change in the
atmosphere marking the country's anniversary celebrations in the Kudamati area of
Ambon, notorious as a stronghold of the self-proclaimed South Maluku Republic
(RMS) supporters.
Ambon police fight against drugs (21/08/2005) #10684
The Jakarta Post, August 18, 2005
AMBON: Around 360 police officers from the Ambon and Lease Islands Police
underwent urine tests on Monday to ensure they were drug free.
8 churches in West Java closed during worship services (17/08/2005) #10683
Jubilee Campaign, August 15, 2005
Sources in Indonesia have informed us that the campaign by a radical Islamic group
to close down Christian churches in the province of West Java has escalated in recent
days. Members of the Indonesian Council of Ulama (MUI), an organization of Muslim
clerics that receives 5 billion Rupees (nearly US$600,000) in support from the
government of Indonesia, entered eight churches during worship services on Sunday,
August 14, and ordered the churches closed.
Maluku town of Namlea has returned to normal (12/08/2005) #10680
ANTARA, Aug 11 2005, 17:24
Ambon, Maluku (ANTARA News) - Maluku district town of Namlea has returned to
normal following a clash between policemen and army personnel on Wednesday
evening, which caused a six-year-old boy and a cop to get wounded, a police
spokesman said Thursday.
Seven regions declare all-Indonesia archipelagic province (12/08/2005) #10679
ANTARA, Aug 11 2005, 11:24
Ambon (ANTARA News) - Delegations of regional administrations and regional
legislative councils from seven regions having similar regional characteristics, have
announced their resolve here on Wednesday night to build an all-Indonesia
archipelagic province.
Independent hasn't brought peace in Poso (12/08/2005) #10677
The Jakarta Post, August 11, 2005
Ruslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, Poso, Sulawesi Tengah. "Perdamaian,
perdamaian. Perdamaian, perdamaian. Banyak yang cinta damai, tapi perang makin
ramai. Bingung-bingung ku memikirkan." (Peace, peace. Peace, peace. Many love
peace, but war is on the rise. I'm confused thinking about it ...")
Maluku locals stage protest over election (10/08/2005) #10673
The Jakarta Post, August 09, 2005
M. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon. Protesters scuffled with police in a
demonstration by around 500 residents of West Seram regency outside the Maluku
General Elections Commission in Ambon on Monday when Ahmad Rahanta, the
protest coordinator, was apprehended by the police.
Can Indonesia hold? Unity and diversity revisited (10/08/2005) #10672
ABC AUSTRALIA, 5/08/2005
Transcript of the 2005 Herb Feith Lecture. Dr Joan Hardjono, 5/08/2005. In the
third Herb Feith Lecture, Dr Joan Hardjono examines the historical context through
which the diverse nation of Indonesia was born, and the recent legislative and policy
developments which the national government hopes will help keep the country united.
FPI denies planned attack (07/08/2005) #10670
The Jakarta Post, August 07, 2005
JAKARTA, Indonesia: Responding to a heated situation outside the Utan Kayu
Community complex on Friday, the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) denied planning to
attack a group of liberal Muslims.
Ba'asyir to seek case review after verdict (07/08/2005) #10669
The Jakarta Post, August 07, 2005
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. Controversial Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir plans to file
for a case review after his appeal was recently overturned by the Supreme Court, the
cleric's lawyer, M. Assegaf, said over the weekend.
Further terror hits Poso, two shot dead (05/08/2005) #10665
The Jakarta Post, August 05, 2005
Ruslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post/Poso, Central Sulawesi. Another wave of terror hit
the city of Poso in Central Sulawesi when two men were shot dead by unidentified
people on Wednesday night and early Thursday morning.
FPI members stage protest during PKI court session (05/08/2005) #10656
The Jakarta Post, August 04, 2005
Hera Diani, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta. Some 50 members of hard-line Muslim groups
gathered outside the Central Jakarta District Court on Wednesday, while dozens of
others clad in white robes packed a courtroom on the second floor.
Strong earthquake jolts Papua (05/08/2005) #10655
The Jakarta Post, 8/4/2005 8:11:44 PM
JAKARTA (AP): A powerful earthquake rocked Papua province on Thursday but there
were no reports of injuries or damage, an official said.
Ambon gamblers stage protest (04/08/2005) #10653
The Jakarta Post, August 03, 2005
AMBON, Maluku: Some 400 sellers and distributors of togel gambling coupons
staged a protest outside Ambon City Council on Monday, protesting a move to stop
the practice.
NGOs criticize extension of security operation in Poso (04/08/2005) #10652
The Jakarta Post, August 03, 2005
Ruslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, Palu. Three non-governmental groups slammed
the Central Sulawesi provincial administration on Tuesday for extending the security
operation in Poso, saying the operation had failed to maintain security in the regency.
Report: Bin Laden funded embassy attack in Jakarta (04/08/2005) #10651
Taipei Times, Tuesday, Aug 02, 2005
A man accused of involvement in last year's bombing of the Australian embassy in
Jakarta told police that Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden funded the attack with
Australian currency, reports said yesterday.
Strong quake jolts Ambon (03/08/2005) #10650
The Jakarta Post, 8/2/2005 7:01:10 PM
JAKARTA (Agencies): An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale jolted the
eastern Indonesian island of Ambon on Tuesday, prompting panic but there were no
reports of casualties or damage, an official said.
Ministers urged to deal with regional issues (03/08/2005) #10645
The Jakarta Post, August 02, 2005
Tony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. Activists from some Asian countries began
a two-day discussion on Monday ahead of the Regional Ministerial Meeting on
Millennium Development Goals (MDG) in Asia and the Pacific, which is scheduled to
commence on Wednesday here, in the hope of pressing state leaders to produce
concrete policies.
Special briefing: How radical Islamists see the world (02/08/2005) #10644
The Christian Science Monitor, August 02, 2005
By Dan Murphy and Howard LaFranchi | Staff writers of The Christian Science
Monitor. Whether related or not, these recent incidents have heightened global
concern about the spread of radical Islamist militancy. And they raise questions about
the current reach of Al Qaeda and groups with similar ideology. Today and tomorrow,
the Monitor examines the origins of Islamic terrorism and how it is evolving now.
Expansion of Christianity in Indonesia Draws Concerns (02/08/2005) #10640
The Christian Post, Sunday, Jul. 31, 2005 Posted: 1:22:17PM EST
There are general concerns over the issue of conversion in Indonesia, the world's most
populous Muslim nation
Ambon refugees malnourished (02/08/2005) #10639
The Jakarta Post, July 30, 2005
AMBON, Maluku: Hundreds of displaced persons living in shelters across Ambon are
suffering from malnutrition, a health official says.
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