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Harmony reigns at Ambon food stalls (27/09/2006) #12840
The Jakarta Post, September 27, 2006
M. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon. As creeping darkness engulfs the day,
food stalls sprout up along the roadsides here. The seasonal markets, setting up shop
at the time to break the fast in the city and providing cheap, easily available meals,
take over much of the business of traditional markets during the fasting month.
Police deny torturing executed Poso convict (27/09/2006) #12839
The Jakarta Post, September 27, 2006
Yemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Maumere. The National Police denied Tuesday
accusations that one of three Catholic convicts, Dominggus da Silva, was tortured
before being executed last week.
Journalists face difficulties in Papua, (27/09/2006) #12831
even with work permits
ABC AUSTRALIA, Monday, 25 September , 2006 12:35:00
Reporter: Geoff Thompson. ELEANOR HALL: Two weeks ago Australia was bemused
by the story of a Channel Seven crew's misadventure in the Indonesian province of
Papua in search of a story about supposed cannibalism.
Amusement centers regulated in Ambon (26/09/2006) #12830
The Jakarta Post, September 26, 2006
AMBON, Maluku: The Ambon city administration has ordered bars, nightclubs and
amusement centers in the city to temporarily close at the start of Ramadhan.
Bomb finding sparks panic (26/09/2006) #12829
The Jakarta Post, September 26, 2006
KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Residents of Lifuleu village were shocked Saturday
evening when they realized a 9-year-old child had found an unexploded bomb in the
area.
Police foil attempted closure of church (26/09/2006) #12828
The Jakarta Post, September 24, 2006
Yuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung. The suppression of religious freedom in
this predominantly Muslim nation continues in West Java, where dozens of churches
and places of worship have been forcibly closed by Muslim extremists over the past
year.
Why should they fear the (angry) masses? (26/09/2006) #12827
The Jakarta Post, September 23, 2006
George J. Aditjondro, Jakarta. "This is the largest deployment of troops in the history
of Central Sulawesi." So a police commander in Palu told me, in the wake of the
execution of Fabianus Tibo, Marinus Riwu, and Dominggus da Silva last night. Nearly
5,000 police personnel have been stationed in Palu, the capital of the province, in the
troublesome district of Poso, and neighboring Morowali, where the three farmers from
Flores, East Nusa Tenggara, had migrated to work at the oil palm estates, to find a
better life.
Christians executed for 2000 massacre of Muslims (22/09/2006) #12825
The Jakarta Post, 9/22/2006 2:03:27 AM
PALU, Central Sulawesi (JP): Three Christian militants convicted for the massacre of
hundreds of Muslims in 2000 were executed in the early hours on Friday, a senior
police officer said.
Indonesia executes 3, despite EU appeal (22/09/2006) #12823
International Herald Tribune, September 21, 2006
The New York Times. Published: September 21, 2006. JAKARTA Three Christian
militants were executed early Friday for leading attacks on Muslims six years ago,
including a gun and machete assault on a school that left at least 70 people dead, a
police official and local media said.
EU assails Jakarta on executions (22/09/2006) #12821
International Herald Tribune, Thursday, September 21, 2006
By Raymond Bonner The New York Times. JAKARTA With three Christians
scheduled to be executed by firing squad here on Friday in connection with communal
violence, and three Muslims facing imminent execution for their role in the 2002 Bali
bombings, the European Union has called on Indonesia to declare a moratorium on
the death penalty, European diplomats and Indonesian officials said Thursday.
Please pray for 3 Indonesian Christians facing execution (22/09/2006) #12820
Jubilee Campaign, September 20, 2006
The Current Situation: 3 men are to be executed in Indonesia. The Government of
Indonesia, once again, has failed to provide justice for its own citizens. Fabrianus
Tibo, Domingus Da Silva,Marinus Riwu are to face the Indonesian firing squad at
midnight Thursday Sept 21 2006 (12pm U.S. CT, Thurs).
INFID's Short News Overview No. VII/21: Sept 8-21, 2006 (22/09/2006) #12819
INFID, September 21, 2006
Poso Three to be Executed: Three Christian militants awaiting execution for leading
deadly attacks on Muslims six years ago met with relatives and a priest for the last
time on Sep 21 and called for investigations into the sectarian violence to continue.
The exact timing and location of the executions have been kept secret, as is the
custom in Indonesia, but family members and lawyers said after meeting the trio that
they would likely face a firing squad before dawn Friday(Sep 22).
Maluku conflict victims protest (22/09/2006) #12817
The Jakarta Post, September 21, 2006
M. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon. Hundreds of people displaced by religious
violence in Maluku protested Wednesday in front of the governor's office to demand
promised financial assistance to rebuild their lives.
FPI threatens Ramadhan raids (22/09/2006) #12816
Paras Indonesia, September, 21 2006 @ 10:53 pm
By: Roy Tupai. The radical Islamic Defenders' Front (FPI), notorious for attacking
nightlife venues in Jakarta, has again threatened to take the law into its own hands if
the city administration fails to ensure that bars and nightclubs close down for the
upcoming Muslim fasting month of Ramadhan, which starts on September 24.
Tongues wag furiously over Yusril's hot young new wife (20/09/2006) #12815
Paras Indonesia, September, 19 2006 @ 10:43 pm
By: Roy Tupai. Jakarta's. celebrity gossip mongers are having a field day over the
news that State Secretary/Minister Yusril Izha Mahendra (50), leader of the
pro-Islamic law Crescent Star Party (PBB) and former speechwriter to ex-dictator
Suharto, has divorced his 46-year-old wife and quietly married a 23-year-old mixed
Japanese-Filippina woman.
Security tightened as Indo readies for Christian executions (20/09/2006) #12809
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, Tuesday September 19, 2006 3:44 PM
PALU, Indonesia (AFP) - Indonesian police have boosted security ahead of the
planned executions of three Christians on death row, a move authorities fear could
spark violence in religiously-divided Central Sulawesi.
Three Christian militants to be executed Friday (20/09/2006) #12807
The Jakarta Post, 9/19/2006 11:06:57 AM
JAKARTA (Agencies): Indonesia will execute three Christians Friday for helping lead
attacks that killed 70 Muslims six years ago, ignoring a papal clemency plea and
claims by rights groups that their trials were unfair.
Execution of "Tibo and friends" fixed for 21 September (20/09/2006) #12806
AsiaNews, 19 September, 2006
by Benteng Reges. Palu (AsiaNews) - Fabianus Tibo, Dominggus da Silva and
Marinus Riwa, three Catholics condemned to death in central Sulawesi, Indonesia,
will be executed on 21 September. The decision followed a meeting behind closed
doors between Major General Arif Budi Sampurno, regional head of the army of
Sulawesi province, Badrotin Haiti, chief of the police of central Sulawesi and Mannan
SH, procurator-general of the province.
Poso executions set for Thursday (20/09/2006) #12805
Paras Indonesia, September, 19 2006 @ 06:10 pm
By: Roy Tupai. Police are yet to confirm reports that three Christian militants
sentenced to death for inciting deadly religious riots in Poso, Central Sulawesi
province, will be executed by firing squad on Thursday (21/9/06). But the Attorney
General's Office has suggested the executions will take place this week.
Case of three Catholics to go to international court (20/09/2006) #12803
AsiaNews, 16 September, 2006
by Benteng Reges. Poso (AsiaNews) - The lawyers of three Catholics on death row
will take their case before the International Criminal Court in Geneva, as per a human
rights convention ratified by Jakarta, to safeguard the three men's right to life and to
denounce irregularities of Indonesian trials. This was revealed yesterday in the capital
by Peter Selestianus SH, chairman of PADMA (the lawyers' organization defending
the three men).
Jihad, the Lord's Supper, and eternal life (20/09/2006) #12801
Asia Times, Sep 19, 2006
By Spengler. Jihad injures reason, for it honors a god who suffers no constraints on
his caprice, unlike the Judeo-Christian god, who is limited by love. That is the nub of
Pope Benedict XVI's September 12 address in Regensburg, Germany. It promises to
be the Vatican's most controversial utterance in living memory.
Indonesia plays down furore over Pope's comments (20/09/2006) #12800
Paras Indonesia, September, 19 2006 @ 12:37 pm
By: Roy Tupai. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and the country's mainstream
Muslim leaders have accepted the Vatican's apology over Pope Benedict XIV's
comments linking Islam to violence, with all but a few fringe Islamic groups continuing
to protest.
For the first time in 2,000 years the Pope says I'm sorry (20/09/2006) #12799
Mirror, 18 September 2006
By Stephen White. THE Pope made history yesterday by apologising for his
comments about Islam. Benedict XVI sparked outrage when he quoted a 14th century
emperor who said the Prophet Mohammed brought the world only "evil and inhuman
things".
Apologize for What? (20/09/2006) #12798
RCP, September 17, 2006
By David Warren. The BBC appears to have been quickest off the mark, to send
around the world in many languages, including Arabic, Turkish, Farsi, Urdu, and
Malay, word that the Pope had insulted the Prophet of Islam, during an address in
Bavaria.
Muslims deplore Pope speech, want apology (20/09/2006) #12797
REUTERS, Fri Sep 15, 2006 8:21 AM ET
By Jonathan Wright. CAIRO (Reuters) - Muslims deplored on Friday remarks on Islam
by Pope Benedict and many of them said the Catholic leader should apologize in
person to dispel the impression that he had joined a campaign against their religion.
Many yemeni women fooled into fake marriages (15/09/2006) #12795
by arab expatriates
Arab News, Friday, 8, September, 2006 (15, Sha`ban, 1427)
SANAA, 8 September 2006 — It is said of some married couples that their
relationship is so bad that it's "marriage in name only." Now some Yemeni women are
learning that their marriages to Saudis and men from Gulf states aren't even that.
Bali bomb recruiter shot dead (15/09/2006) #12794
NEWS.com.au, September 14, 2006 01:00am
By Natalie O'Brien. ONE of Australia's most wanted terrorists, who recruited the
suicide bombers to carry out the 2002 Bali bombings, has been killed in a shootout
with Filipino soldiers.
Regulator shuts down Ambon radio stations over permits (15/09/2006) #12793
The Jakarta Post, September 14, 2006
M. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon. The broadcasting regulator in Maluku says
it is determined to clean up the airwaves, shutting down several radio and TV stations
that have been operating in Ambon without the necessary permits.
Debunking the Papua myths (15/09/2006) #12790
Paras Indonesia, September, 14 2006 @ 11:39 am
By: Roy Tupai. The Brussels-based International Crisis Group (ICG) has released a
new report that debunks various "misconceptions" about Papua province: that
military-backed Muslim militia groups have entered the province, that genocide has
occurred, and that troops being removed from Aceh are being systematically placed in
Papua.
Peace prize for death penalty executioner? (15/09/2006) #12788
Paras Indonesia, September, 14 2006 @ 09:08 am
By: Roy Tupai. Online bookmakers from Australia, the UK and the US are tipping
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to win this year's Nobel Peace Prize for
bringing peace to Aceh province. But the president might have undermined his
chances by defending his refusal to revoke the death penalty for three Christian
militiamen facing execution over religious violence in Central Sulawesi province.
Anif gets 15 years in prison for 2005 Bali bombings (15/09/2006) #12780
The Jakarta Post, 9/14/2006 4:12:52 PM
DENPASAR (AP): An Islamic militant showed no remorse Thursday after being
sentenced to 15 years in prison for the 2005 Bali bombings that left 20 dead, vowing
to take part in new suicide missions after he was freed.
Verdict expected in trial of militant in Bali bombings II (15/09/2006) #12779
The Jakarta Post, 9/14/2006 11:37:36 AM
DENPASAR (AP): an Indonesian court was scheduled Thursday to deliver its verdict
against an Islamic militant accused of involvement in 2005 restaurant bombings on
Indonesia's resort island of Bali.
Five Australian journalists deported from Papua (15/09/2006) #12777
The Jakarta Post, 9/14/2006 4:16:56 PM
JAYAPURA, Papua (AP): Five Australian TV journalists were being deported from
Indonesia on Thursday after traveling to restive Papua province on tourist visas, police
and witnesses said.
Australian tv crew faces deportation (15/09/2006) #12776
Paras Indonesia, September, 14 2006 @ 01:31 pm
By: Roy Tupai. An Australian television news crew will be deported from Indonesia
after being caught attempting to work in Papua province, which has a ban on foreign
journalists. The five-member crew from the Seven Network's Today Tonight program
had flown from Bali to Papua, apparently with the aim of filming a story about an
orphaned boy due to be eaten by a tribe of cannibals. Authorities on Wednesday
(13/9/06) ordered them to leave because they were traveling on tourist visas.
Howard rules out rift with RI over television crew's visit (15/09/2006) #12775
The Jakarta Post, 9/14/2006 11:41:47 AM
CANBERRA (AP): Australia's leader on Thursday played down the possibility of a
diplomatic rift with Indonesia over a popular Australian TV host and four of her film
crew being accused of illegally arriving in the restive province of Papua posing as
tourists.
Australian television crew questioned in Papua (15/09/2006) #12774
The Jakarta Post, 9/14/2006 11:19:38 AM
CANBERRA (AP): A popular Australian television public affairs host and four of her
film crew faced deportation from Indonesia on Thursday after they arrived in the restive
province of Papua on tourist visas, an official and media reported.
Robson detained in Indonesia (15/09/2006) #12773
NEWS.com.au, September 13, 2006 08:28pm
By Maria Hawthorne. SEVEN network personality Naomi Robson and a television
crew have been stopped by Indonesian authorities after attempting to enter the
troubled province of Papua on tourist visas, Indonesian authorities have confirmed.
Councillors boycott inauguration in West Seram (14/09/2006) #12772
The Jakarta Post, September 13, 2006
M. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Piru. The West Seram legislative council boycotted
Tuesday the inauguration of Regent Jacobus Petileihalat whose election victory was
widely opposed.
Osama's on the move again (14/09/2006) #12768
Asia Times, Sep 14, 2006
By Syed Saleem Shahzad. "Osama bin Laden and other terrorists are still in hiding.
Our message to them is clear: no matter how long it takes, America will find you, and
we will bring you to justice."
- President George W Bush, September 11, 2006
Southeast Asia in the shadow of terror (14/09/2006) #12767
Asia Times, Sep 12, 2006
By Chris Holm. JAKARTA - On the fifth anniversary of the September 11, 2001,
attacks on the United States, the status, leadership and future of Southeast Asia's
main alleged al-Qaeda-linked terror group, Jemaah Islamiya (JI), is under question.
Papuans protest testimony from FBI (14/09/2006) #12766
The Jakarta Post, September 13, 2006
Ary Hermawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. Six of the seven Papuan men standing trial
for allegedly killing two Americans and one Indonesian in 2002 objected to testimony
by U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents Tuesday.
One dead as boat sinks off Seram (13/09/2006) #12765
The Jakarta Post, September 12, 2006
AMBON, Maluku: A boat carrying 24 people from West Seram regency to Hitu Port
on Ambon island sank off Seram island, leaving one person dead and two others
missing, an official said Monday.
Inauguration protests planned in West Seram (13/09/2006) #12764
The Jakarta Post, September 12, 2006
M. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon. Authorities were on high alert in West
Seram regency Monday, the day before Maluku Governor Albert Ralahalu is
scheduled to oversee the controversial inauguration of Jacobus Petileihalat and La
Kadir as regent and vice regent, respectively.
Poso blast amid delayed executions (13/09/2006) #12761
Paras Indonesia, 09, 08 2006 @ 09:22 pm
Posted by: Roy Tupai. Parliament speaker Agung Laksono says this week's bomb
blast that killed one person in Poso, Central Sulawesi, was aimed at raising
communal tensions and should not be linked to the delayed executions of three
Christian militiamen sentenced to death for their role in sectarian massacres that hit
the province six years ago.
Catholic Youth: Abolish death penalty (13/09/2006) #12760
UCANews (www.ucanews.com), 9/11/2006
AMBON, Indonesia (UCAN) – Pemuda Katolik (Catholic Youth) called at the end of
its recent national congress for the government to abolish capital punishment in the
country.
Latest blast kills 1 in violence-torn Indonesian region (13/09/2006) #12759
Deutsche Presse Agentur, Saturday September 9, 2006
Jakarta - A bomb went off late Saturday in the violence- wracked eastern Indonesian
town of Poso, killing a woman - the second deadly blast in less than a week,! officials
said Sunday. Police said the 20-year-old woman died at a hospital from her wounds,
after she spotted a flashlight-shaped object outside her house in Poso of Central
Sulawesi province.
Bali bombings II defendants & terror webmaster sentenced (13/09/2006) #12758
Paras Indonesia, September, 08 2006 @ 09:36 pm
By: Roy Tupai. Two militants have received lengthy jail terms for their roles in the
October 2005 Bali cafe bombings that killed 23 people and injured at least 150.
Separately, another man has been jailed for designing a website that gave details of
how to conduct terror attacks against Westerners in Indonesia.
No leads in last week's weapons find (13/09/2006) #12757
The Jakarta Post, 9/12/2006 7:17:17 PM
JAKARTA (JP): Police have no leads on who dumped dozens of weapons and
thousands of rounds of ammunition in a river near a turnpike heading toward
Soekarno-Hatta airport last week, a police officer says.
Former terrorist leader says (13/09/2006) #12756
Jemaah Islamiyah operative planning annual attacks
The Jakarta Post, 9/12/2006 11:10:20 AM
CANBERRA (AP): A former leader of the Southeast Asian terrorist group Jemaah
Islamiyah told Australian radio Tuesday that fugitive bombing strategist Noordin
Mohamad Top has instructed followers to carry out at least one attack a year.
Gov not prioritizing executions of Samudra & Tibo (08/09/2006) #12748
TEMPO, Thursday, 07 September, 2006 | 17:55 WIB
TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: The government is not prioritizing the executions of Imam
Samudra, one the first Bali Bombing perpetrators, and Tibo Cs, one those convicted of
the Poso Rioting.
Thousands march against planned executions... (08/09/2006) #12747
The Jakarta Post, 9/7/2006 6:03:39 PM
PALU (Agencies): Thousands of people marched through the streets of Central
Sulawesi's town of Tentena Thursday, demanding protectors' office not execute three
men convicted in the killings of Muslims in a violence in 2000.
Man dies in Central Sulawesi bomb blast (08/09/2006) #12745
The Jakarta Post, September 07, 2006
Ruslan Sangadji and Ridwan M. Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Poso, Jakarta. One man
died when a bomb exploded Wednesday in Poso regency, Central Sulawesi, which in
recent years has been the scene of religious violence.
INFID's Short News Overview No. VII/19: Sept 1-7, 2006 (08/09/2006) #12742
INFID, September 7, 2006
Govt Says TNI Trials Need Time: Although the government has agreed that military
personnel should be tried for misdemeanors in civilian court, it is not likely to happen
anytime soon. Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono said on Sep 6 that due to the
complexity of the issue, the government would not be ready to have soldiers stand
trial in a civilian court in the next two or three years, as demanded by legislators.
Southern cities on alert over possible terror attacks (07/09/2006) #12741
The Jakarta Post, 9/6/2006 11:34:30 AM
MANILA (AP): A regional military commander said Wednesday he has alerted key
southern Philippine cities to intelligence reports indicating al-Qaeda-linked militants
could be plotting bomb attacks.
Bomb kills one on Sulawesi island (07/09/2006) #12738
The Jakarta Post, 9/6/2006 11:56:31 AM
TANGKURA, Central Sulawesi (AP): A bomb exploded Wednesday on an Indonesian
island that has been hit by religious violence, killing one person, police and witnesses
said.
Sailors race for national c'ships (07/09/2006) #12733
The Jakarta Post, September 06, 2006
AMBON: At least 164 sailors and officials are attending the national sailing
championships from Tuesday to Friday at Natsepa Beach in Central Maluku, on the
island of Ambon.
Youths demand end to death penalty (07/09/2006) #12730
The Jakarta Post, September 05, 2006
M. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon. The government should abolish capital
punishment and accelerate development in island provinces throughout the country,
the 13th Catholic Youth National Congress in Ambon says.
C Sulawesi police ready to execute Tibo et al (07/09/2006) #12726
ANTARA, September 5, 2006
Palu, Central Sulawesi (ANTARA News) - Central Sulawesi Police Chief Senior
Commissioner Badrootin Haiti said he was ready to carry out the execution of the
three Poso conflict death-row convicts, namely Fabianus Tibo, Dominggus da Silva
and Marinus Riwu.
Indonesian jailed over Bali plot (07/09/2006) #12725
BBC, Tuesday, 5 September 2006, 07:38 GMT 08:38 UK
A Indonesian Islamic militant has been jailed for eight years for his role in the October
2005 triple suicide attacks on the island of Bali. Abdul Aziz, 30, was convicted of
sheltering the bombings' alleged mastermind, Malaysian-born Noordin Top, who
remains at large.
Papua: Answers to frequently asked questions (07/09/2006) #12724
The International Crisis Group (ICG), 5 September 2006
Asia Briefing N°53. 5 September 2006. Overview: No part of Indonesia generates as
much distorted reporting as Papua, the western half of New Guinea that has been
home to an independence movement since the 1960s.
Refugees in Ambon face evicion, unclear future (04/09/2006) #12720
The Jakarta Post, September 04, 2006
M. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon. Dozens of displaced families, who have
been living in temporary accommodation in downtown Ambon over the last six years
face imminent eviction and have nowhere to go.
Moderate earthquake strikes Maluku Sea (04/09/2006) #12718
The Jakarta Post, 9/3/2006 12:30:32 PM
JAKARTA (AP): A moderate earthquake jolted eastern Indonesia, but there were no
reports of damage or casualties, a seismologist said. The temblor did not trigger a
tsunami.
Ambon conflict victims fear planned eviction (04/09/2006) #12717
The Jakarta Post, September 01, 2006
M. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon. At least 40 displaced families living in a
temporary shelter in Ambon say they will have no place to go if the city administration
acts on its plan to evict them on Sept. 2.
Promoting reconciliation among Maluku people (04/09/2006) #12716
The Jakarta Post, August 30, 2006
Alpha Amirrachman, Contributor, Ambon, Maluku. Jacklevyn "Jacky" Frits Manuputty
is well-built, which gives him the appearance of an athlete rather than a Protestant
priest.
Outgoing chief says Poso needs answers on religous riots (04/09/2006) #12715
The Jakarta Post, September 01, 2006
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. Outgoing Central Sulawesi Police chief Brig. Gen.
Oegroseno warned Thursday that violence could break out again in Poso, saying he
believed the real masterminds behind sectarian killings there in 2000 were still at
large.
NU preaches against radicalism (04/09/2006) #12712
The Jakarta Post, September 04, 2006
Leaders of the country's largest Muslim organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and other
moderate clerics gathered in Jakarta over the weekend to draw up a common strategy
to counter growing Islamic radicalism.
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