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VP moots using women in Arab tourism push (29/06/2006) #12493
The Jakarta Post, June 29, 2006
His apologists may point to Vice President Jusuf Kalla's business mind-set that has
taught him to approach the issues from a clinical gains-vs-losses perspective.
Flash floods hit Ambon (29/06/2006) #12492
The Jakarta Post, June 29, 2006
AMBON, Maluku: After flash floods damaged bridges in the southern part of Seram
Island in Maluku last week, flooding continued in Maluku in the capital, Ambon on
Wednesday.
Terror expert not worried about Bashir's release (29/06/2006) #12491
The Straits Times, Wednesday, June 28, 2006
By Zakir Hussain. What is more crucial is militants like him should be prevented from
translating radical texts in prison, says Sidney Jones
PM denies Australia ignored over Bashir (29/06/2006) #12490
The Sydney Morning Herald, June 27, 2006 - 3:54PM
Prime Minister John Howard has brushed off suggestions Indonesia paid little
attention to Australia's demands that it place heavy restrictions on militant cleric Abu
Bakar Bashir.
Japan and ASEAN plot against terrorism (29/06/2006) #12489
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, Wed Jun 28, 2:28 AM ET
TOKYO (AFP) - Japan and ASEAN have launched their first talks on cooperating
against terrorism as Tokyo seeks to boost its presence in Southeast Asia.
Govt to allow dual citizenship (29/06/2006) #12486
The Jakarta Post, June 28, 2006
M. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. There is good news for Indonesians
with foreign spouses, with a provision in the citizenship bill allowing for dual
citizenship of their offspring until the latter reaches adulthood.
L'etat C'est Moi (29/06/2006) #12485
Paras Indonesia, June, 25 2006 @ 01:15 pm
By: Rahung Nasution. "The victory of comrade Lu Olo and I did not just shake up
Timor-Leste, but has affected other places too," said Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri in
his speech at the closing of the Fretilin Congress on May 19. Four days later, fighting
exploded in Fatuahi, the eastern edge of the city of Dili, between rebel military forces
led by Major Alfreido Reinado and the Falinitil-FDTL. This was followed by violence
and dissension in the ranks of the PNTL (National Police of Timor Leste) and resulted
in the returned presence of international troops, led by Australia, in Timor Leste.
Xanana at 60: statesman or politician? (29/06/2006) #12484
Paras Indonesia, June, 20 2006 @ 06:41 pm
By: Tri Agus Siswowiharjo. Xanana Gusmao, today, June 20, is turning 60 years old.
The former Falintil commander during the Indonesian occupation of East Timor is now
President of Timor Leste. Perhaps there was no time for him to blow his candles at
his Debu Palace this year. Instead of being surrounded with family and friends, he
was surrounded with looming problems caused by the sacking of almost 600
Timorese soldiers which had led to widespread violence, killing 30 and displacing
around 150,000 people. Xanana was a guerilla fighter, but this time he is being
troubled by his own soldiers, even forcing him to ask military assistance from
neighboring Australia.
Haruku people prefer nature to glittering offer of gold (28/06/2006) #12482
The Jakarta Post, June 27, 2006
M. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon. The gold potential of a village in Central
Maluku has sparked a public controversy, with confusion over the office responsible
for issuing an exploration permit mixing with the environmental concerns of locals.
Ambon gets new police chief (28/06/2006) #12481
The Jakarta Post, June 23, 2006
AMBON, Maluku: New Ambon and Lease Islands Police Chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Trilulus
Raharjo expressed his commitment to providing security in this conflict-torn city.
Broken bridges disrupt transportation in Maluku (28/06/2006) #12478
The Jakarta Post, June 20, 2006
M. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon. A least nine bridges on Seram Island in
Maluku have been badly damaged by flooding, disrupting land transportation linking
Masohi in Central Maluku regency to other regencies.
INFID's Short News Overview No. VII/10: June 9-15, 2006 (28/06/2006) #12474
INFID, June 15, 2006
Legislators take stand against sharia laws: Concerned by the creeping
Islamization of the country's secular state, 56 national legislators are urging President
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to abolish sharia-based bylaws already in place or risk
the country's disintegration.
INFID's Short News Overview No. VII/11: June 16-23, 2006 (28/06/2006) #12473
INFID, June 23, 2006
Papuan refugees refuse to meet with RI's House members: A group of 42
refugees from Indonesia's restive Papua province have refused to meet with members
of the Indonesia's House of Representatives visiting Australia, a refugee advocate said
June 15.
Indon police 'tortured Papuans' (28/06/2006) #12470
The Australian, 26 June, 2006
By Lloyd Jones in Port Moresby. A CATHOLIC human rights group has accused
Indonesian police of torturing 23 West Papuans arrested after violent protests in
March.
Govt softens stance on hard-line groups (20/06/2006) #12466
The Jakarta Post, June 19, 2006
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. The government will embrace hard-line groups in an effort
to persuade them to stop using violence, even though it has already been proven that
the groups have broken the law.
RI to impose international travel ban on Ba'asyir (20/06/2006) #12464
The Jakarta Post, June 16, 2006
Abdul Khalik and Tony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. Indonesia will effect
various restrictive measures on Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, including a travel ban, due to the
militant cleric's inclusion on the UN's consolidated list of terrorists.
Hasyim wants action against hard-liners (14/06/2006) #12453
The Jakarta Post, June 13, 2006
JAKARTA: The police must take action against hard-line religious groups that use
violence to push their political agendas, Nahdlatul Ulama chairman Hasyim Muzadi
says.
Being a Chinese-Indonesia (14/06/2006) #12449
The Jakarta Post, June 13, 2006
Wijanto Hadipuro, Jakarta. Once I happened to meet a Chinese-American lawyer.
When she found out I had married a "native" Javanese woman, she asked me, "Has
that made your life easier?" Her question really made me realize some things about
my position.
Indonesian court orders Soeharto corruption case (13/06/2006) #12443
to be reopened
The Jakarta Post, 6/12/2006 5:19:11 PM
JAKARTA (Bloomberg): An Indonesian judge ordered a corruption case against former
President Soeharto be reopened after ruling its dismissal by the attorney general was
illegal.
Earthquake rattles Sumatra Island (13/06/2006) #12442
The Jakarta Post, 6/12/2006 11:17:18 AM
JAKARTA (Agencies): A moderate earthquake struck off the western coast of
Sumatra Island on Monday, the government said. There were no immediate report of
injuries or damage.
OCHA Situation Report No. 13. Indonesia... (13/06/2006) #12441
UN-OCHA, 12 June 2006
Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2006/0106. This report is based on information received from the
UN Resident/Humanitarian Coordinator's Office in Jakarta, Indonesia, and the UN
team in Yogyakarta.
East Timor asks for more international help to feed, (13/06/2006) #12439
house displaced residents
The Jakarta Post, 6/12/2006 4:48:59 PM
DILI (AP): East Timor pleaded for international help Monday to feed and house some
100,000 people displaced in the capital after fighting erupted among military factions
and rival gangs more than one month ago.
INFID's Short News Overview No. VII/9: June 2-8, 2006 (13/06/2006) #12438
INFID, June 08, 2006
Islamic State Only a Step Away: Scholars: Indonesia will turn into a Islamic state
if the government does nothing to counter the violence committed by hard-line
religious groups or the repressive, sharia-inspired bylaws passed by local
governments, moderate Muslim scholars warn.
Five houses lost in landslide (12/06/2006) #12437
The Jakarta Post, June 12, 2006
AMBON, Maluku: A landslide sparked by heavy rainfall has buried five houses in
Ambon.
OCHA Field Situation Report No. 12. Indonesia... (12/06/2006) #12431
UN-OCHA, 09 June 2006
1. As of 8 June 17:00, the death toll stands at 5,722. The number of injuries stands at
37,924. 122,301 homes have been completely destroyed. 415,169 additional houses
have suffered earthquake damage. All statistics come from BAKORNAS. The
Government (MENKOKERNAS) is preparing a compensation programme to assist
those affected by the earthquake using three categories: a) those whose houses were
completely destroyed, b) those who suffered substantial damages, and c) those
whose damages were minor. This planning figure for this programme is 1.5 million as
this includes those that fall into all three categories.
OCHA Field Situation Report No. 11. Indonesia... (12/06/2006) #12430
UN-OCHA, 07 June 2006
As of 6 June 17.00 h, the death toll stands at 5,857. The number of injuries stands at
37,229. 84,643 homes have been completely destroyed. 323,282 additional houses
have suffered earthquake damage. All statistics come from BAKORNAS.
OCHA Field Situation Report No. 10. Indonesia... (12/06/2006) #12429
UN-OCHA, 06 June 2006
The Government is revising earthquake statistics. The new death toll ranges from
5,536 to 5,782, injury estimates range from 36,457 to 57,790 and number of displaced
people ranges from 200,000 to 650,000.
OCHA Situation Report No. 6. Timor-Leste... (12/06/2006) #12428
UN-OCHA, 09 June 2006
In Dili, looting and arson have significantly decreased in the past days with an
increase in patrolling of International Security Forces. Increasing security in Dili has
allowed almost complete freedom of movement for humanitarian agencies within the
city. Access by humanitarian actors to the districts outside of Dili has also increased
substantially.
OCHA Situation Report No. 5. Timor-Leste... (12/06/2006) #12427
UN-OCHA, 08 June 2006
While the number of violent incidents in Dili is decreasing day by day, looting, arson
and general insecurity attributed to gangs of youth continues. On 6 May, 2,000 people
came to Dili from the western districts of Timor-Leste calling for the resignation of
Prime Minister Alkatiri. Foreign peacekeepers closely monitored the protest.
Defendant says arrested militant was (08/06/2006) #12420
a mastermind of Bali blast
The Jakarta Post, 6/6/2006 4:01:32 PM
BALI (AP): A defendant accused of involvement in last year's bombings at three
crowded restaurants on Indonesia's resort island of Bali told a court Tuesday that a
militant arrested earlier this year was one of the masterminds.
Ba'asyir to be set free next week (08/06/2006) #12419
The Jakarta Post, June 07, 2006
Tony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. Elderly cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir will be
released next week after spending two and a half years in prison for his role in the first
Bali bombings in 2002, the justice minister announced here Tuesday.
Baasyir's lawyers wary Of Rumsfeld's visit (08/06/2006) #12418
Paras Indonesia, June, 07 2006 @ 10:29 am
By: Roy Tupai. Radical cleric Abu Bakar Baasyir is due to be released from jail on
June 14 after serving 29 months for his role in the October 2002 Bali nightclub
bombings that killed 202 people, but his lawyers fear this week's Jakarta visit by US
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld may be used to pressure Indonesia to keep him
incarcerated.
SBY, students discuss Papua (08/06/2006) #12415
The Jakarta Post, June 07, 2006
JAKARTA: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono should talk with Papuan separatist
leaders in the province to resolve the long-standing conflict there, a group of
Indonesian students studying in Australia says.
Alkatiri denies accusing RI of involvement (08/06/2006) #12414
The Jakarta Post, June 07, 2006
Yemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Dili. Embattled Timor Leste Prime Minister Mari
Alkatiri summoned Jakarta's envoy Tuesday to deny media reports that he accused
Indonesia of involvement in his country's unrest.
Abu Bakar Ba'asyir to be released from prison next week (07/06/2006) #12413
The Jakarta Post, 6/6/2006 10:28:30 AM
JAKARTA (AP): An Indonesian militant cleric imprisoned in connection with the 2002
Bali bombings will return home after his release next week so that he can resume his
teachings at the infamous Ngruki school, his lawyer said.
Indonesia to free terror convict Bashir this month (07/06/2006) #12412
REUTERS, Tue 6 Jun 2006 4:59 AM ET
By Muklis Ali. JAKARTA, June 6 (Reuters) - Jailed hardline Muslim cleric Abu Bakar
Bashir will become a free man this month after completing a prison sentence over his
involvement in the 2002 Bali bombings, Indonesia's justice minister said on Tuesday.
Merpati plane skids, 13 injured (07/06/2006) #12409
The Jakarta Post, June 06, 2006
AMBON, Maluku: A commercial Cassa 212 plane operated by Merpati Airlines
skidded off the runway amid poor weather conditions at Banda Naira Airport in Central
Maluku regency after it landed Monday, with the aircraft ending up some 150 meters
from the runway.
Merapi volcano spews more lava, hot gas (07/06/2006) #12403
The Jakarta Post, 6/6/2006 1:10:46 PM
MT. MERAPI, Yogyakarta (AP): Lava and superheated clouds of gas poured
repeatedly down the upper slopes of Indonesia's Mt. Merapi on Tuesday, and officials
warned of danger to nearby villages.
An honest message from Yogyakarta (07/06/2006) #12402
The Jakarta Post, June 06, 2006
B. Herry-Priyono, Jakarta. I have received numerous messages in recent days from
friends doing relief work in Yogyakarta and surrounding areas. Some berate the
sluggishness of the relief effort, but most of them express disgust, and rightly so, for
the many Jakarta-based cabals who have unscrupulously turned the disaster into a
stage for their publicity efforts. These are not only officials and politicians, but also the
heads of non-governmental organizations and corporate managers.
Reporting from the quake zone (07/06/2006) #12401
The Jakarta Post, June 06, 2006
The deadly earthquake that hit Central Java and Yogyakarta on May 27 also affected
The Jakarta Post's journalists based in the quake-hit areas. Several of them share
their stories about that fateful morning.
Arson, looting continue in East Timor's capital (07/06/2006) #12399
The Jakarta Post, 6/6/2006 10:35:43 AM
DILI (AP): Mobs looted sacks of seeds from a warehouse and set buildings on fire in
East Timor's capital Tuesday as Australian peacekeepers blocked a major road
following reports that protesters and gangs were trying to infiltrate the city.
Merpati plane veers off runway in Maluku (06/06/2006) #12398
The Jakarta Post, 6/5/2006 5:19:06 PM
AMBON, Maluku (Antara): A plane belonging to Merpati Nusantara Airlines veered off
the runway Monday while landing in bad weather at Banda Neira airstrip on Banda
island, Maluku province.
Recognizing 'adat' rights to preserve land (06/06/2006) #12395
The Jakarta Post, June 05, 2006
Harry Surjadi, Contributor, Bogor. In the middle of each year -- usually in March, April,
June and sometimes in July -- we often read press reports about droughts in some
parts of the country.
Quake adds to fear that Indonesian volcano will erupt (06/06/2006) #12394
The New York Times, April 5, 2006
By PETER GELLING. KALIURANG, Indonesia, Monday, June 5 — Mount Merapi has
long been considered one of Indonesia's most unpredictable volcanoes. Its last major
eruption in 1994 caught everyone by surprise when superheated clouds of sulfuric gas
killed 66 people in this village on the mountain's high southern slopes.
Kalla, military oppose more foreign medical staff (06/06/2006) #12392
Paras Indonesia, June, 04 2006 @ 06:02 pm
By: Roy Tupai. Despite complaints from aid agencies that survivors of the devastating
May 27 earthquake in Yogyakarta and Central Java are lacking medical assistance,
Vice President Jusuf Kalla and the Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) have insisted no
more foreign medical workers are required.
Indonesia says accusations of involvement (06/06/2006) #12391
in East Timor violence could harm ties
The Jakarta Post, 6/5/2006 5:45:03 PM
JAKARTA (AP): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono criticized East Timor's prime
minister on Monday for accusing former members of militias linked to Jakarta of
involvement in recent violence in East Timor's capital of Dili, and said the comment
could harmbilateral ties.
ETAN statement on East Timor violence (06/06/2006) #12390
Paras Indonesia, 05, 30 2006 @ 09:23 pm
Posted by: Roy Tupai. The following statement is via the website of the New
York-based East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN).
Australian minister says Indonesian views must be (06/06/2006) #12389
considered in East Timor deployment
The Jakarta Post, 6/5/2006 10:39:15 AM
CANBERRA (AP): Asian countries should be mindful of Indonesia's views if they send
troops to join a peacekeeping force in East Timor, a former Indonesian province, but
they need not seek Jakarta's permission, Australia's defense minister said Monday.
Australian PM to visit Indonesia in bid to end Papua row (06/06/2006) #12388
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, Sun Jun 4, 11:58 PM ET
Australia's prime minister will visit Indonesia later this month in an effort to ease
tensions over his government's decision to grant refugee visas to 42 Papuan
separatists, a newspaper has reported.
OCHA Situation Report No. 7. Indonesia - Earthquake (05/06/2006) #12386
UN-OCHA, 05 June 2006
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Ref: OCHA/GVA -
2006/0095. This report is based on information received from the UN
Resident/Humanitarian Coordinator's Office in Jakarta, Indonesia and the UN team in
Yogyakarta. I. SITUATION. The national authorities and the international community
are reporting improving coordination efforts amongst all actors in the response to the
earthquake. In communication with the relevant authorities the UN, the IFRC and
INGOs have presented a 6-month Earthquake Response Plan, outlining the need of
USD 103 million to address the most immediate humanitarian needs and early
recovery needs.
OCHA Situation Report No. 4. Timor-Leste... (05/06/2006) #12385
UN-OCHA, 03 June 2006
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Ref: OCHA/GVA -
2006/0096. This report is based on information received from the United Nations Office
in Timor-Leste (UNOTIL), the OCHA Regional Office in Bangkok, and the Dili offices of
IOM, Oxfam, World Vision International and Care International. SITUATION. 1. The
security situation in Dili is essentially unchanged over the last 24 hours with
increasing calm accompanied by a continuation of sporadic looting, arson and gang
clashes. On 30 May President Gusmao assumed emergency powers and direct
control of the security forces and on 1 June the Ministers of Interior and Defence
resigned.
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