HTML pages designed & maintained by Alifuru67 Copyright © 1999/2000 - 1364283024 & 1367286044		Want to Help? CRISIS CENTRE DIOCESE OF AMBOINA Jalan Pattimura 32 - Ambon 97124 - Indonesia Tel 0062 (0)911 342195 Fax 0062 (0)911 355337 E-mail: compro@ambon.wasantara.net.id THE SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS Report no. 146 1. NATIONAL DIALOGUE AT KEI-KECIL The Crisis Centre of the Diocese of Amboina, in cooperation with the Go-East Institute at Jakarta and the local Government, organizes a three day National Dialogue on Revitalizing Local Culture for Rehabilitation and Development in the Moluccas towards a New Indonesia , in Tual-Langgur, Kei-Kecil, S.E.Moluccas. More than one thousand participants are gathering for this special event, which is to take place on March 14 17, 2001. The participants consist of government and religion leaders, local influential persons, intellectuals, students, NGOs, delegates from various organisations, tradesmen and local legislative councils: about 800 persons from the S.E. Moluccas, about 250 from Central and North Moluccas, with delegates from other Provinces, too. The 250 participants from the Central Moluccas left by Rinjani passengership for Tual today: catholics, protestants and muslims in touching brother(and sister-)hood, as was shown on local TV. There will be intense coverage by TV and other newsmedia on this important event. Speakers at this National Dialogue will be among others: The Coordinating Minister for Political, Social and Security Affairs, Mr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (Keynote Speaker), Dr.Ir. M.Saleh Latuconsina (Governor of the Moluccas), Prof.Dr. Taufik Abdullah (chairman of the National Institue of Sciences of Indonesia/LIPI), Dr.Ignas Kleden (Director of The Go-East Institute, Jakarta), Fr. Agus Ulahaiyanan (Chairman Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina), M.J.Papilaya MS and many others as speakers and/or panelists. 2. NORTH MOLUCCAS We had a telephone conversation with Father Titus Rahail Jr, parish priest of Tobelo in the North Moluccas. He told that the situation is under control. Little by little refugees are returning to their homesteads in the various regions of the island of Halmahera. Also a number of christians has returned to the island of Bacan. Father Titus wondered what will happen to the christians of Bacan who had been islamized. According to the Protestant Advocacy Team (TPG) in Ambon, the about 1500 residents of the village of Lata-Lata (island of Bacan) had forcibly become muslims since February 5, 2000. The same happened to an unknown number of residents of the nearby village of Waringin and several other villages. Up to now nothing is heard of special efforts to handle this violation of Human Rights. (Fr. Tigus can be reached by telephone on 0062 (0)924 21655 / 21476). C.J.Böhm MSc, Secretary of Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina Received via e-mail from : Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina Copyright © 1999-2001  - Ambon Berdarah On-Line * http://www.go.to/ambon HTML pages designed and maintained by Alifuru67 * http://www.oocities.org/maluku67 Send your comments to alifuru67@egroups.com