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Religion to remain on ID cards (22/11/2006) #13113
AsiaNews, 20 November, 2006
Jakarta (AsiaNews/Agencies) – Indonesia's House of Representatives and
government have agreed to continue listing one's religion on identity cards. Members
of different faiths have criticized the agreement as a violation of fundamental human
rights and myopic political opportunism.
Indonesia pre-nup won't lead us to wedded bliss (22/11/2006) #13112
ON LINE opinion, 21 November 2006
By Bruce Haigh. The latest security agreement between Australia and Indonesia
represents another attempt to patch up an unstable relationship. It resembles the sort
of prenuptial agreement that Liz Taylor and Richard Burton might have put together
prior to their second attempt at marriage.
Maluku chiefs form council to foster reconciliation (21/11/2006) #13109
The Jakarta Post, November 17, 2006
M. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon. Maluku's traditional chiefs, or latupati, have
formed a council to assist in reconciling the local Muslim and Christian communities,
who were involved in a violent conflict several years ago.
Strong quake hits deep under Banda Sea (17/11/2006) #13099
The Jakarta Post, 11/15/2006 11:39:52 AM
BANGKOK (AP): A strong 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck deep under Indonesia's
Banda Sea on Tuesday, but was not expected to cause any damage or trigger a
tsunami.
Fugitive surrenders in Poso (17/11/2006) #13097
The Jakarta Post, November 17, 2006
Ruslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, Palu. One of 29 people wanted by police for
suspected involvement in anti-Christian attacks in Poso and Palu, Central Sulawesi,
has surrendered, a police spokesman said Wednesday.
Suspect admits beheading schoolgirls (17/11/2006) #13096
The Jakarta Post, November 17, 2006
Ary Hermawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. A Muslim militant charged with beheading
three Christian schoolgirls in Poso, Central Sulawesi, admitted Tuesday to his
involvement in the 2005 attack and said he was deeply sorry.
Poso's new chapter, old scenario (part 1) (17/11/2006) #13094
Paras Indonesia, November, 15 2006 @ 02:01 pm
By: Lian Gogali. Put together a few police generals, a couple of government
ministers and a vice president, then something interesting is bound to happen. Since
October 2006, four-star police generals, former operation commander Paulus
Purwoko, Mobile Brigade's SY Wenas, and Deputy Operations FX. Sunarno, also
Deputy of Reserve and Criminal Unit Gorries Mere, arrived and stayed in Poso,
Central Sulawesi to oversee the conflict-prone area. Joining the policemen in the end
of October were Vice President Jusuf Kalla, Indonesian Police Chief Sutanto and a
few cabinet ministers who came and stayed in the neighboring capital city Palu.
A man sentenced to 3 years for harboring terror leader (17/11/2006) #13089
The Jakarta Post, 11/16/2006 12:57:04 PM
MALANG, East Java (AP): An Indonesian court sentenced a man to three years in
prison on Thursday for harboring a Malaysian terror leader accused in a series of
bloody bombings in the country since 2002.
Wife of Dulmatin names 6 alleged militants hiding in RP (17/11/2006) #13088
The Jakarta Post, 11/14/2006 4:57:13 PM
MANILA (AP): The detained wife of a top Indonesian terror suspect hiding in the
southern Philippines has identified six other Asian militants allegedly on the run with
her husband, a police official said Tuesday.
Perceptions of U.S. defeat would embolden terrorists (17/11/2006) #13087
The Jakarta Post, 11/15/2006 12:00:02 PM
SYDNEY, Australia (AP): If America and its allies leave Iraq without a clear victory it
will embolden terrorists from the Middle East to Indonesia, and damage international
efforts to contain North Korea's nuclear ambitions, Australia's leader saidTuesday.
Academic deported for 'domestic reasons' (17/11/2006) #13086
The Jakarta Post, November 15, 2006
Ary Hermawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. The Thailand government deported
Indonesian scholar George Junus Aditjondro from Bangkok for "domestic reasons", a
senior official here said Tuesday.
Truth, West Papua and Indonesia: 2 + 2 really can = 5 (17/11/2006) #13085
ON LINE opinion, Thursday, 16 November 2006
Australia's e-journal of social and political debate. By Adam Henry - posted Thursday,
16 November 2006. The enigmatic Jakarta Lobby is "... an informal group of
like-minded people who regard Indonesia as a special case". It is not a clandestine !
conspiracy, but an alliance of elites although some would deny the group's very
existence.
Gus Dur hails Papuan as democracy hero (15/11/2006) #13082
The Jakarta Post, November 14, 2006
Nethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura. Murdered Papuan independence
figure Theys Hiyo Eluay was a hero who struggled peacefully to uphold democracy in
Indonesia, former president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid said at the leaders' grave
in Sentani on Monday.
HRC disappointed about Poso handling (15/11/2006) #13081
TEMPO, Tuesday, 14 November, 2006 | 12:36 WIB
TEMPO Interactive, Palu: The National Commission for Human Rights (Komnas HAM)
said it was disappointed with the government for not using the Commission’s
recommendation on settling the conflict in Poso, Central Sulawesi. “As a person who
worked at an NGO, I’m disappointed with the government’s attitude,” said Deputy
Head of Komnas HAM, Zoemrotin K. Susilo, after meeting with Deputy Governor of
Central Sulawesi Ahmad Yahya in Palu yesterday (13/11).
Kings and men meet in search of reconciliation for Maluku (14/11/2006) #13079
The Jakarta Post, November 13, 2006
M. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon. Maluku kings and representatives of two
communities that used to be involved in violent conflicts, held a meeting Sunday in the
Maluku capital of Ambon in search of ways to further improve the reconciliation
process.
Poso's beautiful past another victim of the conflict (14/11/2006) #13078
The Jakarta Post, November 13, 2006
Ruslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, Poso. The strategically located Central Sulawesi
regency of Poso, which spans 24,197 square kilometers and is inhabited by 132,032
people, used to be a magnificent area. It had a pristine landscape, hospitable people
and a night life livelier than that in Palu, the province's capital.
Bomber wanted to die in the limelight, say police (14/11/2006) #13075
The Jakarta Post, November 14, 2006
Prodita Sabarini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. Police announced Monday that alleged
mall bomber Muhammad Nuh had carried a low-grade explosive into a shopping mall
on Saturday because he wanted a famous death.
Thailand blacklists George Junus Aditjondro (14/11/2006) #13074
TEMPO, Monday, 13 November, 2006 | 15:48 WIB
TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: The Thai government forcefully sent home Indonesian
intellectual George Junus Aditjondro, on Saturday (11/11).
Maluku villages whip up traditional post-Idul Fitri fun (06/11/2006) #13071
The Jakarta Post, November 04, 2006.
M. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon. Residents of Mamala and Morela villages
in Leihitu, Central Maluku, celebrated the end of Idul Fitri by holding various traditional
activities Thursday.
Police hunt Poso suspects despite militants' anger (06/11/2006) #13061
The Jakarta Post, November 04, 2006
Ary Hermawan and Ruslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, Palu. National Police
chief Gen. Sutanto said Friday that authorities would continue to pursue 29 Muslim
radicals allegedly involved in recent violence in Poso and Palu, Central Sulawesi,
despite resistance from hardline groups.
Indonesia charges 3 Muslims over beheading of (06/11/2006) #13059
Christian schoolgirls
International Herald Tribune, November 3, 2006
The Associated Press. Three Muslim men have been charged in connection with the
beheading of three Christian school girls last year in an Indonesian province fraught
with sectarian tension, and face possible death sentences if convicted, their lawyer
said Friday.
Hardline muslims protest Bush visit (06/11/2006) #13056
Washingtonpost.com, Saturday, November 4, 2006; 4:13 AM
The Associated Press. JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Hundreds of Islamic hard-liners rallied
in front of the American Embassy in Jakarta on Saturday, denouncing President
Bush's planned trip to the world's most populous Muslim nation.
Papua on alert over rebel leader's funeral (06/11/2006) #13054
The Jakarta Post, November 03, 2006
JAKARTA: Police in Papua are on high alert over the planned funeral of separatist
leader Willem Songgonao who died in Australia last week.
Police seek 29 people for involvement in Poso terrorism (03/11/2006) #13049
The Jakarta Post, November 02, 2006
Ruslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, Palu. The Central Sulawesi Police are hunting at
least 29 people believed to have been involved a series of violence acts in Poso and
Palu.
The Poso question (03/11/2006) #13048
The Jakarta Post, November 02, 2006
The government is setting up a fact-finding team for Poso to find a solution to the
resurgence of violence in the Central Sulawesi regency. A number of Muslim
organizations will be invited to join, including -- surprisingly -- Laskar Jihad as reported
by Kompas on Tuesday.
Indonesia: Army reform key to peaceful Sulawesi (03/11/2006) #13045
ADNKI, Nov-01-06 17:20
Jakarta, 1 Nov. (AKI) - The solution for the strife-torn Indonesian province of Central
Sulawesi lies elsewhere, in Jakarta, where the national government must push for a
proper reform of the army, a leading analyst has told Adnkronos International (AKI).
"The government must put the TNI under full civilian authority; it must forbid it to
engage in business and it must disband the territorial structure," said George
Aditjiondro, who has closely followed developments in the area, where sectarian
attacks have recently fuelled tension. He was referring to the pervasive presence of
the armed forces across Indonesia.
Indonesia rebuffs UN intervention over activist's murder (03/11/2006) #13044
The Sydney Morning Herald, November 2, 2006
Correspondent in Jakarta, November 2, 2006. INDONESIA has rebuffed suggestions
the United Nations investigate the murder of the human rights activist Munir Thalib.
15 named suspects in Poso terror (02/11/2006) #13040
The Jakarta Post, November 01, 2006
The National Police have named 15 people as suspects for their alleged involvement in
a series of terror acts in Poso, Central Sulawesi, spokesman Brig. Gen. Anton Bahrul
Alam said Tuesday.
Indonesia tries to halt religious terrorism (02/11/2006) #13038
Bangkok Post, November 01, 2006 20:53
Jakarta (dpa) - Indonesian police on Wednesday named 26 new suspects in
religiously-motivated attacks in restive Central Sulawesi province, the scene of
massive violence between Christians and Muslims in recent years.
Indonesia rejects UN bid to probe murder (02/11/2006) #13034
The Age, November 2, 2006
Mark Forbes, Jakarta. INDONESIA has rebuffed moves for a United Nations special
investigation into events surrounding the murder of human rights activist Munir Thalib.
Police wary of UN rapporteur in Munir probe (02/11/2006) #13033
The Jakarta Post, November 01, 2006
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. The National Police said Tuesday that they would not allow
a United Nations representative to take part in the investigation of the murder of
human rights campaigner Munir, despite it being an international case.
Troops sent to follow up on gov. commitment in Poso (01/11/2006) #13025
The Jakarta Post, October 31, 2006
Andi Hajramurni and Ruslan Sangaji, The Jakarta Post, Makassar, Poso. Troops were
sent to Poso on Monday, one day after Vice President Jusuf Kalla and religious
leaders here drew up a list of government steps to ensure peace in the Central
Sulawesi regency.
Causes of Poso strife (01/11/2006) #13019
Indonesia Matters, October 27th, 2006
Some see the roots of the conflict in Poso as a struggle between militarism and
democracy. Radio Nederland recently talked to George Junus Aditjondro, the head of
a group called Poso Centre. George says that the outbreaks of fighting, and periodic
bombings and murders, which have plagued the religiously divided area of Central
Sulawesi since the signing of a peace agreement in December 2001, a peace
agreement brokered by the current vice-president of Indonesia, Jusuf Kalla, are not the
result of sectarian or inter-communal hatreds between the common people of both
faith groups, but rather are a conflict between terrorists and the people.
Indonesia: The roots of Muslim Christian conflict (01/11/2006) #13018
Spero, October 25, 2006
Today, an interview with a Muslim leader in Poso is related in AKI where the Muslim,
Adnan Arsal, has blamed the police in the province of Central Sulawesi for a recent
rise in sectarian violence. On October 16, a Protestant priest, Rev. Irianto Kongkoli,
was shot in the nape of the neck as he bought ceramic tiles from a shop in Palu, the
provincial capital.
Punish Ahmadiyah attackers: Watchdog (01/11/2006) #13017
The Jakarta Post, October 31, 2006
JAKARTA: The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) demanded Monday that the
government take legal action against perpetrators recent attacks on followers of the
Ahmadiyah sect.
The new colonialist (01/11/2006) #13016
The Jakarta Post, October 28, 2006
Indonesian history documents the courage of so many who fought to overcome
centuries of injustice and bring equity to our people.
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