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Indonesia's JI rebuilds with charity and violence (28/02/2007) #13485
REUTERS, Tue 27 Feb 2007 12:11 AM ET
By Michael Perry. SYDNEY, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Southeast Asian militant network
Jemaah Islamiah is not in retreat but rebuilding, gaining support through charity work
and involvement in sectarian violence, a Sydney security conference was told on
Tuesday.
Indonesia must do more to stop JI: security expert (28/02/2007) #13484
ABC AUSTRALIA, Tuesday, February 27, 2007. 1:00pm (AEDT)
An international security expert says the Indonesian Government needs to do more to
stop the social spread of terrorist group Jemaah Islamiah (JI).
At least 51 die of Malaria in South Halmahera (28/02/2007) #13479
The Jakarta Post, 2/27/2007 6:23:10 PM
TERNATE, North Maluku (Antara): At least 51 residents of South Halmahera District,
North Maluku Province, died of malaria over the past two months, M Alhabsy, head of
the district's health service, said on Tuesday.
Hasanuddin not to blame, say Lawyers (28/02/2007) #13475
The Jakarta Post, February 27, 2007
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. Defense lawyers said Monday that the main defendant in
the 2005 beheading of three Christian schoolgirls in Poso had neither organized nor
committed the crime.
Munir widow says military abuses still common (28/02/2007) #13472
ABC AUSTRALIA, 27/02/2007 3:04:31 PM
The widow of a murdered human rights campaigner says abuses by the military in
Indonesia are still common. Suciwati is the former wife of well-known democracy
activist Munir Thalib whose murder in 2004 remains unsolved.
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Australian coroner asks Yosfiah to testify in Timor probe (28/02/2007) #13471
The Jakarta Post, 2/27/2007 2:59:04 PM
SYDNEY, Australia (AP): An Australian coroner investigating the slaying of a British
journalist during Indonesia's 1975 invasion of East Timor on Tuesday invited a former
Indonesian military commander to testify about the incident.
BI bomb threat suspected perpetrator arrested (28/02/2007) #13470
The Jakarta Post, 2/27/2007 1:10:59 AM
JAKARTA (JP): The police have arrested a suspect who is believed to be the
perpetrator of Bank Indonesia bomb threat last week.
Concrete balls dropped into mud crater (28/02/2007) #13469
The Jakarta Post, February 27, 2007
Indra Harsaputra, The Jakarta Post, Sidoarjo. Workers successfully dropped concrete
balls attached to steel cables into the mud volcano in Sidoarjo, East Java, on
Monday, after several days of unsuccessful attempts.
Quake at 5.5 on Richter scale jolts Maluku (27/02/2007) #13466
The Jakarta Post, 2/25/2007 3:15:09 PM
JAKARTA (Antara): The Meteorology and Geophysics Agency recorded a tectonic
earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale in Labuha subdistrict, Halmahera
Selatan district, North Maluku province, at 1.53 am on Sunday.
Darwin-Ambon race in July 2007 (27/02/2007) #13465
The Jakarta Post, February 25, 2007
AMBON, Maluku: The Darwin-Ambon yacht race will take place in July this year after
an eight-year halt due to conflicts in the province.
Poso surrenders to Army seen as 'face-saving' (27/02/2007) #13464
The Jakarta Post, February 26, 2007
Alvin Darlanika Soedarjo, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. The two alleged Poso militants
who surrendered to the Army's special forces last week did so to "save face" and
avoid being tortured, says a criminologist.
Ba'asyir advises government to refer to Islamic Law (23/02/2007) #13460
The Jakarta Post, 2/22/2007 1:44:42 PM
JAKARTA (Antara): The high-profile Indonesian Mujahidin (MMI) leader Abu Bakar
Ba'asyir and a number of ulemas came to State Palace on Thursday to handover a
letter of advice to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
Indonesia: Free political prisoners in Papua (23/02/2007) #13459
Human Rights Watch, February 21, 2007
Activists Still Punished For Peaceful Expression. (Jakarta, February 21, 2007) –
At least 18 Papuans are serving sentences in Indonesian jails simply for peaceful acts
of freedom of expression and opinion, Human Rights Watch said in a new report
released today. Such imprisonment violates intern! ational law and Indonesia's
international legal obligations.
Jakarta criticised on Papua rights (23/02/2007) #13458
BBC, Wednesday, 21 February 2007, 07:50 GMT
At least 18 people in Indonesia's Papua province are serving jail sentences for
peacefully expressing political views, Human Rights Watch (HRW) says.
Indonesia targeting peaceful Papua protests-group (23/02/2007) #13457
REUTERS, Thu Feb 15, 11:29 PM ET
By Ed Davies. JAKARTA, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Indonesia is continuing to arrest and
hand down heavy prison sentences to activists in Papua for peacefully supporting
independence in the remote eastern area, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday.
HRW demands release of prisoners in Papua (23/02/2007) #13456
The Jakarta Post, February 22, 2007
M. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. An international human rights
watchdog has accused the Indonesian government of detaining Papuan activists for
their political views.
Papua, Jakarta should address regional division (23/02/2007) #13455
The Jakarta Post, February 21, 2007
Neles Tebay, Jayapura. While the Law No. 21/2001 on special autonomy for Papua
has still not yet taken root, there are growing aspirations for the division of Papua into
smaller provinces.
A divided Poso could be a more peaceful place (23/02/2007) #13454
The Jakarta Post, February 21, 2007
Ruslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, Poso. Frustrated by slow progress toward peace,
some Poso residents are now urging the government to divide the conflict-torn Central
Sulawesi regency into two parts.
Prison demand for Poso suspects (23/02/2007) #13453
BBC, Wednesday, 21 February 2007, 08:40 GMT
Indonesia prosecutors have asked for 20 year prison sentences for three men
accused of beheading three Christian schoolgirls in Central Sulawesi.
Tsunami warning after Indonesia hit by strong quake (23/02/2007) #13452
REUTERS, Tuesday February 20, 5:08 PM
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia issued a tsunami warning on Tuesday after a strong
earthquake struck off the Moluccas islands in the country's east, but there were no
immediate reports of damage or casualties.
Earthquake in northeastern Indonesia panics residents (23/02/2007) #13451
ASSOCIATED PRESS, Tuesday, February 20, 2007
MANADO, Indonesia: A powerful earthquake in northeastern Indonesia on Tuesday
caused panicked residents to flee shaking buildings on islands in the Maluku Sea and
briefly triggered a tsunami warning, officials said.
Tornado threatens Yogyakarta and Jakarta (23/02/2007) #13450
TEMPO, Tuesday, 20 February, 2007 | 18:18 WIB
TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: A tornado that hit some parts of Yogyakarta and Jakarta
two days ago was predicted to affect the areas again during this rainy season.
Update on flooding in Jakarta, Indonesia (23/02/2007) #13447
ReliefWeb, 08 Feb 2007
Source: Church World Service (CWS). The floods that affected large parts of Jakarta
last week have started to recede, although many parts of the city remained under
heavily polluted water, especially in low-lying areas close to rivers, which hampered
clean-up efforts.
ADB and UN-habitat working to re-build nias homes (23/02/2007) #13446
ReliefWeb, Date: 20 Feb 2007
Source: Asian Development Bank (ADB). ADB IS working closely with UN Habitat and
non-governmental organizations to help local communities reconstruct and rehabilitate
houses for the victims of the March 2005 earthquake.
Warder 'gave' Bali bomber laptop (21/02/2007) #13445
The Age, February 20, 2007
A PRISON warder supplied convicted Bali bomber Imam Samudra with a laptop
computer that allowed him to plot other attacks from his cell on death row, an
Indonesian court heard yesterday.
Residents calm after tsunami warning, police says (21/02/2007) #13444
The Jakarta Post, 2/20/2007 4:27:44 PM
JAKARTA (JP): Residents of earthquake-hit areas in North Maluku province calmed
down hours after the tremor, which triggered a tsunami warning and causing residents
to flee their houses, police officer said.
Earthquake hits North Maluku, triggers tsunami warning (21/02/2007) #13443
The Jakarta Post, 2/20/2007 4:06:00 PM
JAKARTA (Agencies): A powerful earthquake hit North Maluku province triggered a
tsunami warning Tuesday, causing panicked residents to flee shaking buildings.
Bank Indonesia receives bomb threat (21/02/2007) #13440
The Jakarta Post, 2/19/2007 4:00:44 PM
JAKARTA (JP): Bomb threat at Bank Indonesia (BI) building in Jl. M.H. Thamrin,
Central Jakarta at 1:00 p.m on Monday has scared employees in the central bank.
Indonesian army 'armed E Timor militia' (21/02/2007) #13439
ABC AUSTRALIA, Monday, February 19, 2007. 11:22pm (AEDT)
By Geoff Thompson. A former East Timorese militia commander has publicly admitted
the Indonesian military provided his men with weapons in the lead-up to 1999's
independence referendum.
Alatas testifies at Timor human rights hearing (21/02/2007) #13438
The Jakarta Post, February 20, 2007
Rita A. Widiadana and Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Sanur. Former foreign minister
Ali Alatas became the first Indonesian former official Monday to testify before the
Commission of Truth and Friendship (CTF) established by Indonesia and Timor Leste.
Howard letter helped bring about E Timor (21/02/2007) #13437
independence poll
ABC AUSTRALIA, Monday, February 19, 2007. 7:49pm (AEDT)
By Geoff Thompson. A new commission of truth and friendship between East Timor
and Indonesia has heard that it was a letter from John Howard which propelled East
Timor on the path to an independence referendum.
Police arrest 56 suspects in Poso riots (21/02/2007) #13436
The Jakarta Post, 2/20/2007 12:32:08 PM
JAKARTA (Antara): Police have arrested 56 suspects, who were involved in violence in
Central Sulawesi's town of Poso following years of religious conflicts killing over 1,000
of people from both Muslims and Christians.
Indonesian prosecutors seek 20-year sentence (21/02/2007) #13435
for suspected militant
The Jakarta Post, 2/19/2007 6:01:03 PM
JAKARTA (AP): Prosecutors demanded Monday a 20-year prison sentence for a
suspected Islamic militant accused of plotting the beheadings of three Christian girls
on Indonesia's Sulawesi island to avenge Muslim deaths.
Al-Qaida-linked groups to be outlawed in Philippine (21/02/2007) #13432
The Jakarta Post, 2/20/2007 5:26:56 PM
MANILA (AP): Violent Muslim groups operating in the Philippines are expected to be
outlawed when President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signs a long-delayed anti-terror
law, an official said Tuesday.
Police display Tentena bombers (20/02/2007) #13426
The Jakarta Post, February 19, 2007
JAKARTA: The National Police displayed Saturday two more suspects believed to be
responsible for the Tentena, Central Sulawesi, bombing.
Thousands displaced in Indonesia's Papua: Church (20/02/2007) #13423
ABC AUSTRALIA, 19/02/2007, 19:51:46
Church leaders in the Indonesian province of Papua say more than 5,000 internally
displaced people are hiding out in isolated villages and forests.
Preachers, revenge push Indonesia terror (20/02/2007) #13422
Washingtonpost.com, Sunday, February 18, 2007; 2:06 PM
By CHRIS BRUMMITT, The Associated Press. JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Basri sports a
crude tattoo of Mickey Mouse on his wrist and spent his youth drinking alcohol and
jamming to Nirvana songs in a rock band. He was never religious, and even now
struggles to remember verses from the Quran, Islam's holy book.
Why can't military and police just get along? (20/02/2007) #13421
The Jakarta Post, February 19, 2007
Rizal Sukma, Jakarta. I have lost count of how many times members of our security
apparatus, the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the National Police, have been engaged
in embarrassing clashes. In August last year, a fight between the two forces in Musi
Rawas district, South Sumatra, left a soldier and a police officer dead.
Australia advises citizens to avoid Sulawesi (17/02/2007) #13415
The Jakarta Post, 2/16/2007 11:54:23 AM
CANBERRA (AP): Terrorists may be planning attacks on Sulawesi Island, the
Australian government warned Friday, adding the region to the areas of the Southeast
Asian country it advises its citizens to avoid.
Indonesian was 'told to kill Christian girls' (17/02/2007) #13414
The Australian, 16 February 2007
From correspondents in Jakarta. A SENIOR Muslim militant who has confessed to
beheading three Christian schoolgirls said he was ordered to kill "infidels" in the
restive Indonesian town of Poso.
Indonesian security on highest alert (17/02/2007) #13413
ABC AUSTRALIA, 16/02/2007
The police chief in Indonesia's Central Sulawesi, Badrotin Haiti, says security forces
have been on highest alert, following warnings that militants may be planning attacks.
Ethnic Chinese and discrimination: What next? (17/02/2007) #13411
The Jakarta Post, February 16, 2007
Inter-ethnic relations remain a thorny issue in the country despite the enactment of
last year's citizenship law, which criminalized discrimination and scrapped the
"non-indigenous" citizen status. Ahead of the Chinese New Year The Jakarta Post's
Kornelius Purba and Dwi Atmanta interviewed law expert Frans Hendra Winata and
lawmaker Fahri Hamzah of the Prosperous Justice Party on the issue of inter-ethnic
relations in Indonesia.
Indonesia province on alert after attack warnings (16/02/2007) #13409
REUTERS, Thu Feb 15, 11:29 PM ET
Security forces have been on highest alert in Indonesia's restive Central Sulawesi
province following warnings militants may be planning attacks, the region's police
chief said on Friday.
Ex militia leader warns jihad could start outside Poso (16/02/2007) #13408
ADNKI, Feb-15-07 15:58
Jakarta, 15 Feb. (AKI) - The former leader of Indonesia's largest Islamic militia Laskar
Jihad, which has officially disbanded, said terror group Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) will be
defeated by the army within the next six months in Central Sulawesi but that its holy
war, or jihad, could move to other parts of Indonesia's archipelago. "I don't think it will
take long for security forces to defeat JI in Poso [a Muslim majority city of the
province] but the government should beware of the potential moves of the terrorists
who could re-create JI somewhere else," Jaafar Umar Thalib told Adnkronos
International (AKI).
Maluku calls for public HIV tests (15/02/2007) #13400
The Jakarta Post, February 15, 2007
M. Azis Tunny and Agus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Ambon, Purwokerto. In order to
help measure the spread of HIV/AIDS in Maluku, civil servants and the public are
being called on take blood tests to see if they are HIV positive.
Police to withdraw officers from Poso (15/02/2007) #13396
The Jakarta Post, February 15, 2007
JAKARTA: Citing improved security conditions in Poso, Central Sulawesi, National
Police chief Gen. Sutanto said the non-organic police force would be withdrawn from
the conflict-torn region.
Police to be withdrawn from Poso (15/02/2007) #13392
The Jakarta Post, 2/14/2007 2:29:53 PM
JAKARTA (Antara): National Police chief Gen. Sutanto said Thursday he would soon
order to withdraw police officers tasked to help return security and order in the Central
Sulawesi's town hit by a sectarian conflict.
Monica Akihary: Popularizing Maluku in int'l jazz arena (14/02/2007) #13390
The Jakarta Post, February 12, 2007
M. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon. Who in the jazz world is not familiar with
Monica Akihary, and who does not think that this Dutch woman of Maluku descent
can be placed on a par with Al Jarreau, one of the world's top jazz musicians?
Toisuta: Removing the seeds of conflict in Maluku (13/02/2007) #13377
The Jakarta Post, February 13, 2007
Alpha Amirrachman, Contributor, Ambon, Maluku. Five years after the signing of the
Malino II agreement, peace seems to have prevailed in Ambon and its surrounds. But
for Muslim scholar Hasbollah Toisuta, the seeds of conflict remain intact.
Terror project in Poso -part 1 (13/02/2007) #13373
Paras Indonesia, January, 31 2007 @ 05:27 pm
By: Lian Gogali. "The current score is 1:9," said one man. "No way, it is 2:11," said
his friend. But in a matter of hours, the score would change again. Such statements
were made as if they were watching a soccer match. Ironically, it was far from the
idea of a sports match. These men were counting the civilian fatalities in the clash
between police officers and Poso's Most Wanted men (or "DPO" as they are referred
to) in Tanah Runtuh, Poso, Central Sulawesi. The numbers suggest that there were
more civilians killed compared to the officers. But in Poso, this scoring system has
become such a concerning phenomenon. It is a place where an effort to bring peace
and trauma healing was supposed to be under way.
Authentic jihad is about peace and coexistence (13/02/2007) #13372
The Jakarta Post, February 11, 2007
Nurrohman, Bandung. Basri, a Poso militant recently! arrested by police, confessed
that he had been involved in numerous sectarian attacks and other incidents,
including the beheading of three Christian schoolgirls in 2005. He was instructed to
fight against kafir (infidels) and thagut (those who do not uphold "God's law"),
including security personnel.
Conflicts in Ambon, Poso similar, says think tank (09/02/2007) #13370
The Jakarta Post, February 08, 2007
M. Azis Tunny and Alvin Darlanika Soedarjo, The Jakarta Post, Ambon, Jakarta. The
conflicts in Ambon, Maluku and Poso in Central Sulawesi are linked by similar
characteristics and all involve Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) and Mujahidin KOMPAK radical
groups, a think tank said Wednesday.
Indonesia's jihadist revival (09/02/2007) #13369
January's severe police crackdown on suspected militants may rekindle
sectarian tensions
The Christian Science Monitor, February 05, 2007
By Fabio Scarpello | Contributor to The Christian Science Monitor. DENPASAR,
INDONESIA. Tension has risen once again in the religiously divided Indonesian
province of Central Sulawesi, where two police raids in January in the Muslim-majority
town of Poso resulted in the deaths of 14 Islamic militants. The raids were aimed at
arresting 29 people wanted for a series of crimes and believed to be members of
Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), considered one of Southeast Asia's most lethal terror groups.
Bartering lives on at Maluku border (09/02/2007) #13368
The Jakarta Post, February 08, 2007
M. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon. The traditional practice of bartering -- in
which goods are exchanged rather than money -- may be a thing of the past in many
places, but it's still used by residents of the islands on the border between Maluku
and Timor Leste.
Maluku councillors holding on to allowances (09/02/2007) #13367
The Jakarta Post, February 05, 2007
M. Azis Tunny and Wahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Ambon, Malang.
Maluku councillors have reacted fiercely to a move by the government to revoke a
controversial raise for members of the regional legislative council by refusing to return
the allowances they have already received.
Boat sinks off Banda Sea (09/02/2007) #13366
The Jakarta Post, February 06, 2007
AMBON, Maluku: A fishing ship carrying 10 crew and seven passengers sank in the
Banda Sea off Central Maluku regency Thursday.
Artists labor to change Maluku's image (09/02/2007) #13364
The Jakarta Post, February 02, 2007
M. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon. In the hope of erasing Maluku's image as a
conflict-torn area, several artists in Ambon are promoting peace by organizing a
month-long street painting exhibition.
Three Poso fugitives escape to Java (09/02/2007) #13359
TEMPO, Tuesday, 06 February, 2007 | 09:35 WIB
TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: The police are now examining reports about the
possibility that three fugitives from the Poso rioting have escaped to Java.
Conflict in Poso needs a permanent resolution (09/02/2007) #13358
The Jakarta Post, February 06, 2007
Rizal Sukma, Jakarta. When the Indonesian government signed a peace agreement
with the Free Aceh Movement in August 2005, the international community applauded
it with a degree of respect. When the peace process appeared to run smoothly, the
nation was praised as a democratizing country capable of resolving internal conflicts
through democratic and peaceful means. Through the peaceful resolution of conflict in
Aceh, it demonstrated to the world that peace is indeed possible in Indonesia.
Poso militant claims responsibility for 17 attacks (09/02/2007) #13357
The Jakarta Post, February 03, 2007
Ruslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, Palu. A Muslim militant arrested by police
Thursday admitted Friday to being involved in 17 sectarian attacks in conflict-stricken
Poso and Palu, Central Sulawesi.
Bomb blast sparks panic in E. Lombok (09/02/2007) #13355
The Jakarta Post, February 06, 2007
MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: A bomb exploded at Labuhan Haji district in East
Lombok regency, Monday, causing panic among local residents, although there were
no casualties.
When the state fails... (09/02/2007) #13354
The Jakarta Post, February 06, 2007
The massive flooding in Jakarta over the past few days is further proof that crisis
brings out the best in most people. It is comforting to know that when the state fails
you, you can count on the people around you to lend a hand and come to your
rescue.
Indonesian army 'shot reporters' (09/02/2007) #13353
BBC, Tuesday, 6 February 2007, 06:52 GMT
The Indonesian military opened fire on five Western journalists covering the invasion
of East Timor in 1975, a witness has told an Australian inquiry. The East Timorese
witness, who was with the invading Indonesian troops, said a top military commander
opened fire.
Indonesia: Bomb deactivated outside Adventist church (09/02/2007) #13352
Adventist News, January 30, 2007
The morning of January 13 started out as a rather typical Saturday when Seventh-day
Adventists in Poso, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia headed to the Adventist church to
worship until a bomb, wrapped in a plastic bag, was discovered by one of the church
members under some bushes at the main entrance. With this discovery church
members quickly alerted the police who sent a bomb specialist to deactivate the
bomb.
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