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INDON: Radical Muslim group revives paramilitary wing (28/02/2003) #5082
ABC AUSTRALIA, 28/02/2003 10:47:40
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In Indonesia, a radical Muslim group has announced its reviving its paramilitary wing. The Laskhar FPI of the Islamic Defenders Front is known for its raids on nightclubs and alcohol vendors as part of a crackdown on what it describes as dens of sin and immorality. The group disbanded last November but has now re-opened for registration for both old and new members.

Wiranto: What to do with him? (28/02/2003) #5081
The Jakarta Post, February 28, 2003
Kornelius Purba, Staff Writer, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta korpur@yahoo.com. When the Office of the Prosecutor General of Timor Leste indicted former Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen. (ret) Wiranto, along with other six senior officers and a former East Timor governor for crimes against humanity, Indonesian officials responded to the indictment more as a matter of legal technicality rather than as touching the substance of justice.

Indonesian military turning its back on reforms (28/02/2003) #5080
The Straits Times, Friday, February 28, 2003
By Lee Kim Chew. THINKING of reforms in the Indonesian military? Banish the thought - for now at least. To the chagrin of many Indonesians, the country's once-omnipotent generals are seeking new laws to enhance a power that was whittled down after former president Suharto's fall.

Islamic Militia Group Prepares Comeback (28/02/2003) #5079
LAKSAMANA.Net, February 27, 2003 08:04 PM
Laksamana.Net - Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the sleazy bars, the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) has announced its comeback after halting its violent activities in the wake of the Bali bombings.

Ratusan Prajurit Kostrad Akan Dikirim ke Ambon (28/02/2003) #5078
Liputan6.com, 27/02/03 20:38 WIB
27/2/2003 07:02 — Seluruh prajurit hanya bertugas meningkatkan stabilitas keamanan di Ambon. Menurut KSAD, pengiriman pasukan ini bukan berarti situasi keamanan di Ambon dinilai belum kondusif.

Maluku Orphans (28/02/2003) #5077
Jubilee Campaign USA, February 27, 2003
As many of you may know from either our recent mailing or announcements at Fairfax Covenant Church, I am scheduled March 5 to 19 to go with a team to Indonesia. A major focus of this trip will include a visit to Ambon Island and splitting the team to also visit Haruku-Saparua and Seram Islands all in the Malukus. The children supported by our orphan fund are located within these different islands.

Rev. Damanik Hospitalized with Liver Symptoms (28/02/2003) #5076
Jubilee Campaign USA, February 27, 2003
Monday February 24, the criminal court in Palu, the capitol of Central Sulawesi, forced Rev. Rinaldy Damanik to come to court despite his complaint that he was ill and unable to sit through the proceedings.

Diusir Kodam Patimura Pengungsi Ancam Tempati (28/02/2003) #5075
Rumah Dinas Kadis PU Maluku
SINAR HARAPAN, Kamis, 27 Februari 2003
Ambon, Sinar Harapan - Sebanyak 318 keluarga pengungsi yang berada Kelurahan Ahusen, Kecamatan Sirimau, Kota Ambon, resah menyusul keluarnya batas waktu pengosongan rumah dinas Kodam XVI Pattimura yang mereka tempati selama dua tahun terakhir ini. Sementara itu 103 unit rumah yang dipersiapkan untuk pengungsi sejak Agustus 2002 lalu belum dibangun seluruhnya.

Perumahan Pengungsi Ambon Tak Layak (28/02/2003) #5074
Liputan6.com, 27/02/03 20:36 WIB
27/2/2003 06:26 — Bahan baku yang digunakan untuk membangun rumah bagi pengungsi asal Rutong dan Kahena di Ambon, Maluku tak berkualitas. DPRD setempat akan memanggil Kadis Kimpraswil Maluku Piet Mustamu.

Militant Muslim Group Revives Paramilitary Wing, (28/02/2003) #5073
"We Shall Return To Fight Against Immorality"
MISNA - Missionary Service News Agency, 27/2/2003 18:25
An Indonesian militant Muslim group has revived its paramilitary wing. It was announced today by one of the leaders of the Islamic Defenders' Front (FPI) Siroj Alwi, who sustained that the group has nearly 7 million registered members. Known for carrying out violent attacks on bars and nightclubs, the Laskar FPI section of the Islamic Defenders' Front will re-form next month, Siroj Alwi said. Furthermore, the group is best known for organising raids against alcohol vendors in the capital Jakarta, in what members described as an effort to stem "immoral" behaviour.

Indonesia military pulls out elite troops from Papua (28/02/2003) #5072
San Francisco Chronicle, Thursday, February 27, 2003 07:10 PST
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- The Indonesian Army said Thursday it was withdrawing special forces from Papua, after allegations they participated in a deeadly mine attack and the killing of an independence leader.

4 Pakistan Citizens Deported from Maluku (27/02/2003) #5071
TEMPO, 27 Feb 2003 14:20:49 WIB
TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Four Pakistan citizens arrested in Masohi, Central Maluku, have finally been deported from the province.

Wiranto Denies UN Accusation (27/02/2003) #5070
TEMPO, 27 Feb 2003 14:8:53 WIB
TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Former Indonesian military chief, General (ret.) Wiranto, has denied the accusation that he committed human rights violations in East Timor.

'Moral militants' set to strike again (27/02/2003) #5069
The Straits Times, Thursday February 27, 2003
By Devi Asmarani. JAKARTA - A radical Islamic group has revived its paramilitary wing, recruiting new members and getting ready to restart its 'battle against immorality' that targets nightspots across the capital.

Dili indictment based on command responsibility (27/02/2003) #5068
The Jakarta Post, February 27, 2003
Nug Katjasungkana, Contributor, Dili. On Tuesday, the Dili-based Office of the Prosecutor General of Timor Leste issued an indictment of former military commander Gen. (ret) Wiranto and six other officers who served in East Timor, as well as former governor Abilio Jose Osorio Soares, of crimes against humanity. The following are excerpts of an interview with the Prosecutor of the Serious Crimes Unit, Stuart Alford.

Indonesian militia set to re-form (27/02/2003) #5067
The Age [Australia], February 27 2003
An Indonesian Muslim militia known for attacking nightclubs and threatening foreigners will re-form next month after disbanding following the Bali bombings.

Laskar FPI Kembali Akan Perangi Maksiat (27/02/2003) #5066
Hilversum, Kamis 27 Februari 2003 05:30 WIB
Intro: Kelompok radikal Islam Fron Pembela Islam (FPI) mengadakan daftar ulang kembali anggota laskarnya. Pemimpin FPI, Habib Rizieq Shihab menyatakan laskar FPI akan giat kembali seperti 4 bulan lalu ketika laskar ini dibekukan, untuk dievaluasi. Kenapa diadakan evaluasi? Berikut keterangannya kepada Radio Nederland.

Army link to militant unrest (27/02/2003) #5065
The Age [Australia], February 27 2003
By John Martinkus, Jayapura, Papua. The border between the Indonesian province of Papua and Papua New Guinea has become a no-go area for Indonesian police and human rights workers, according to human rights and independence groups.

Ambush survivor fights to uncover the truth (27/02/2003) #5064
The Age [Australia], February 27 2003
By Marian Wilkinson, Washington. Despite the 70 pieces of shrapnel lodged in her back, Patsy Spier is summoning the courage to campaign for answers about the military-style assault that almost took her life. But her strength fails her when she is asked about the terrible day last August on the road to the Freeport mine near Timika in the Indonesian province of Papua.

The exile who fights for the rights of all Papuans (27/02/2003) #5063
The Age [Australia], February 27 2003
By Martin Flanagan. Human rights advocate John Rumbiak fled Papua a year ago. Local police had warned him that his investigation into the assassination of Papuan independence leader Theys Eluay in November 2001 had put his life in danger.

Tangkap Wiranto dan Kawan-Kawan Supaya (27/02/2003) #5062
Tidak Ada Tribunal Internasional
Hilversum, Kamis 27 Februari 2003 05:30 WIB
Jakarta nampaknya kebakaran jenggot setelah bekas Jenderal Wiranto dan kawan-kawan dijadikan terdakwa kejahatan kemanusiaan oleh jaksa penuntut umum di Timor Leste. Tidak tanggung-tanggung Presiden Indonesia Megawati Soekarnoputri, ketua MPR Amien Rais, politisi partai dan Menteri Luar Negeri RI Hassan Wirajuda angkat bicara untuk melindungi para tertuduh penjahat kemanusiaan ini. Kepada Radio Nederland, Luhut M Pangaribuan, praktisi hukum masalah internasional mengatakan para terdakwa sulit dibawa ke Dili. Pangaribuan yang pekan lalu bertemu Presiden Timor Leste Xanana Gusmão berpendapat, Jakarta seharusnya berani menangkap Wiranto, kalau tidak pintu tribunal internasional terbuka lebar.

Darurat Sipil di Maluku Ditinjau Ulang (27/02/2003) #5061
Liputan6.com, 26/02/03 21:57 WIB
Liputan6.com, Ambon: Pemberlakuan status Darurat Sipil di Maluku sudah berlangsung sekitar empat tahun. Namun, saat ini, situasi keamanan di Daerah Seribu Pulau itu berangsur kondusif. Itulah sebabnya, Penguasa Darurat Sipil Maluku Sinyo Haris Sarundayang tengah mengkaji ulang status tersebut. Demikian diungkapkan Sinyo seusai menyampaikan pidato Pengantar Nota Rancangan Angggaran Pendapatan dan Belanja Daerah Maluku 2003 di Gedung DPRD setempat di Ambon, baru-baru ini.

Pengungsi Maluku Utara di Manado Berunjuk Rasa (27/02/2003) #5060
Liputan6.com, 26/02/03 21:54 WIB
Liputan6.com, Manado: Ratusan pengungsi asal Maluku Utara di Manado, Sulawesi Utara, berunjuk rasa di Kantor Gubernur Sulut, Selasa (26/2). Para pengunjuk rasa saling dorong mendorong dengan aparat kepolisian karena tidak sabar menunggu kedatangan Gubernur Adolf Jouke Sondakh. Sebagian massa memaksa menerobos masuk ke kantor gubernur.

Christian students ask to perform role as (27/02/2003) #5059
general election watchdog
The Jakarta Post, 2/26/2003 8:10:34 PM
SURABAYA, East Java (JP): Students from the all-Indonesia Christian higher education body asked the government and the 2004 general election organizer to involve them as an election watchdog.

Jaksa Agung Timor Leste: Dakwaan itu Berdasarkan (27/02/2003) #5058
Keterangan 1.500 Saksi
TEMPO, 26 Feb 2003 21:36:59 WIB
TEMPO Interaktif, Dili: Jaksa Agung Timor Leste, Longuinhos Monteiro membenarkan tuntutan terhadap enam Jenderal Indonesia dan mantan Gubernur Timtim Abilio Jose Osorio Soares. Tuntutan itu dikirim Serious Crimes Unit (SCU) di United Nation Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET) ke Panel Khusus untuk kejahatan berat. Menurut Monteiro, panel ini telah diberi mandat Dewan Keamanan PBB untuk menyelidiki pihak-pihak yang terlibat dalam kekacauan di Timor Timur sebelum dan sesudah Jajak Pendapat 1999.

Warga Pakistan Dideportasi (27/02/2003) #5057
JAWA POS, Rabu, 26 Feb 2003
AMBON - Empat warga negara Pakistan yang diperiksa Polda Maluku sejak Senin (24/2) akhirnya dideportasi. Mereka diberangkatkan menggunakan Kapal Motor Lambelu menuju Jakarta dan selanjutnya dipulangkan ke negara asalnya.

Four Pakistani preachers arrested in Indonesia (26/02/2003) #5056
Daily Times [Pakistan], Wednesday, February 26, 2003
JAKARTA: Indonesian police in Maluku province said on Monday they have arrested four Pakistanis who gave sermons at a mosque.

FPI revives militia wing, police warn against raids (26/02/2003) #5055
The Jakarta Post, February 26, 2003
Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. The Islam Defenders Front (FPI) is reactivating its feared paramilitary wing, with the same mission as before -- fighting against immorality in its own way if necessary.

Wiranto on charge if he leaves Indonesia (26/02/2003) #5054
The Sydney Morning Herald, February 26 2003
By Jill Jolliffe in Darwin and Tom Allard in Canberra. United Nations prosecutors have charged the former Indonesian defence chief General Wiranto with crimes against humanity for his role in the violence surrounding East Timor's 1999 referendum on independence.

Interpol Bakal Tangkap Wiranto Dan Kawan-Kawan (26/02/2003) #5053
Hilversum, Rabu 26 Februari 2003 07:00 WIB
Jaksa Penuntut PBB di Timor Leste membuat dakwaan kejahatan atas kemanusiaan terhadap bekas menteri pertahanan dan panglima tentara Indonesia, Wiranto. Ia bersama ketujuh petinggi lainnya diduga terlibat aktif memerintah milisi pro Jakarta melakukan berbagai kekerasan di tahun 1990. Menurut Jaksa Agung Timor Leste, Longinus Monteru, pihaknya sudah meminta interpol menangkap Wiranto dan kawan-kawannya itu. Ia menegaskan hukum perlu ditegakkan mengenyampingkan hubungan politik antar Indonesia dan Timor Leste. Berikut penuturan lengkap kepada Radio Nederland.

Bill sparks fears of coup attempts (26/02/2003) #5052
South China Morning Post, Tuesday, February 25, 2003
MARIANNE KEARNEY in Jakarta. The Indonesian military has drafted a bill that would allow it to deploy troops anywhere in the country without having to inform the civilian government, sparking fears that it could be used to advantage by coup plotters.

Kopassus Ditarik dari Papua (26/02/2003) #5051
SINAR HARAPAN, Selasa , 25 Februari 2003
Jayapura, Sinar Harapan - Pangdam XVII/Trikora Mayjen TNI Mahidin Simbolon mengatakan, keberangkatan Satgas Cenderawasih I Kopassus yang akan kembali ke satuan induknya di Cijantung, Jakarta, tidak akan ada penggantinya. Satgas penggantinya dilaksanakan sendiri oleh Satuan Kodam XVII/Trikora.

Indonesia Disregards UN Indictments (26/02/2003) #5050
LAKSAMANA.Net, February 25, 2003 06:20 PM
Laksamana.Net - Indonesia is unfazed by the United Nations' move to indict former amred forces chief General Wiranto and six other senior military officials, as well as East Timor's former governor, for crimes against humanity during the months surrounding the territory's bloody independence vote in 1999.

UN indicts General Wiranto for crimes against humanity (26/02/2003) #5049
ABC AUSTRALIA, 25/02/2003 21:39:13
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The United Nations Serious Crimes Unit has indicted General Wiranto, the former governor of East Timor, Abilio Soares and six other senior military officers, for murder and persecution in the lead-up to East Timor's independence in 1999. But with the Indonesian Government unlikely to hand any of the men over for trial, will justice ever be done?

Indonesia Ex-Military Chief Indicted Over E. Timor (26/02/2003) #5048
REUTERS, Tuesday February 25, 2003 05:34 AM ET
By Jerry Norton and Achmad Sukarsono. JAKARTA (Reuters) - The United Nations has charged a former Indonesian armed forces chief, six other military officers and a civilian official with crimes against humanity over violence surrounding East Timor's 1999 vote for independence.

Jakarta's ex-army chief indicted (26/02/2003) #5047
BBC World News, Tuesday, 25 February, 2003, 10:17 GMT
Indonesia has already refused to hand General Wiranto over. The United Nations has charged Indonesia's former military chief General Wiranto with crimes against humanity, over his role in the bloody violence surrounding East Timor's 1999 vote for independence.

UN Indicts 8 Indon Charged with Crimes Against Humanity (26/02/2003) #5046
VOA News, 25 Feb 2003, 10:06 UTC
Patricia Nunan Jakarta. The United Nations has indicted eight current and former Indonesian officials on charges of crimes against humanity during the run-up to the independence of East Timor. Indonesian officials promptly said they would ignore the indictments. Human rights groups have consistently claimed that the violence that devastated East Timor, before and after its 1999 vote for independence from Indonesia, was orchestrated by Indonesian military officials. Today's indictments, announced by the United Nations in the East Timor capital Dili, support those claims.

Indonesia to ignore UN indictments against generals (26/02/2003) #5045
The Star [Malaysia], Tuesday, February 25, 2003
KUALA LUMPUR - Indonesia's foreign minister said Tuesday his country would ignore U.N. indictments of Indonesia's former armed forces chief along with six other generals for crimes against humanity during East Timor's bloody independence vote in 1999.

UN brings charges against Indonesian officers (25/02/2003) #5044
ABC AUSTRALIA, 25/02/2003 14:07:45
United Nations prosecutors in East Timor have charged the former head of Indonesia's armed forces, General Wiranto, with crimes against humanity.

Pakistanis arrested for possession of 12 bombs (25/02/2003) #5043
The Jakarta Post, February 25, 2003
Nethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura, Papua. A Pakistani citizen was arrested by police in Sorong, Papua, for the possession of 12 hand-made bombs, 1,650 arrows, and a large number of slingshots.

Pemerintah Indonesia Sengaja Biarkan Provokator Asing (25/02/2003) #5042
Masuk Maluku
Hilversum, Selasa 25 Februari 2003 08:00 WIB
Polisi Indonesia menangkap empat warga Pakistan yang memasuki Pulau Seram, Maluku. Mereka ditangkap sesaat setelah memberikan khotbah sholat Jumat di Masohi karena tidak memiliki ijin. Maluku dalam keadaan darurat sipil sejak September 2001 menyusul pertikaian warga Islam dan Kristen yang telah menewaskan lebih 5000 orang. Semmy Waileruni, ketua urusan Yudikatif Front Kedaulatan Maluku kepada Radio Nederland mengatakan, kedatangan orang asing bukan barang baru di Maluku. Pemerintah daerah maupun Jakarta terkesan sengaja membiarkan mereka datang untuk memanasi warga Maluku.

Kopassus Tidak ditempatkan Lagi di Papua (25/02/2003) #5041
KOMPAS, Selasa, 25 Februari 2003
Jayapura, Kompas - Sekitar 250 anggota Komando Pasukan Khusus (Kopassus) dari Satuan Tugas (Satgas) Cenderawasih, Senin (24/2), ditarik dari Papua dan kembali ke markas induk Kopassus di Jakarta. Tidak ada pergantian dan penempatan pasukan tersebut ke Papua.

Menteri Pertahanan Matori Abdul Djalil: (25/02/2003) #5040
Lepasnya Timtim Menambah Semangat Separatisme di Papua
KOMPAS, Selasa, 25 Februari 2003
Jakarta, Kompas - Sejak Timor Timur (Timtim) lepas dari Negara Kesatuan Republik Indonesia (NKRI), intensitas kegiatan separatisme di Papua mengalami peningkatan. Lepasnya Timtim memberi inspirasi dan mendorong semangat tokoh-tokoh Organisasi Papua Merdeka (OPM) untuk mengembangkan upaya melepaskan diri dari NKRI.

Police arrest four Pakistani preachers in Maluku (25/02/2003) #5039
The Jakarta Post, 2/24/2003 3:56:28 PM
JAKARTA (JP): Maluku Police said Monday they have arrested four Pakistanis who gave sermons at a mosque, AFP reported.

Masuk Tanpa Izin, 4 Wrg Pakistan Diamankan Polda Maluku (25/02/2003) #5038
DetikCom, Senin, 24/2/2003
Kontributor : Dino F Umahuk. detikcom - Ambon, Empat Warga Negara Asing asal Pakistan yang diamankan oleh Polda Maluku. Pasalnya selain masuk tanpa izin, mereka juga menyalahgunakan visa kunjungan.

Adu Urat Leher Mewarnai Musda MUI Maluku (25/02/2003) #5037
Liputan6.com, 24/02/03 20:37 WIB
Liputan6.com, Ambon: Musyawarah Daerah Majelis Ulama Indonesia Maluku yang digelar di Gedung Ashari, Ambon, berlangsung panas. Masalahnya, ada dua kelompok yang berbeda pendapat soal mekanisme pemilihan calon ketua umum. Demikian pemantauan SCTV di Ambon, baru-baru ini.

Kepolisian Ambon Merazia Sepeda Motor (25/02/2003) #5036
Liputan6.com, 24/02/03 20:41 WIB
Liputan6.com, Ambon: Jajaran Kepolisian Kota Ambon, Maluku, menggelar razia terhadap pengemudi kendaraan bermotor di jalan-jalan utama di kota tersebut, baru-baru ini. Razia yang dilakukan pertama kali sejak konflik bernuansa suku, agama, dan ras, empat tahun silam ini dimaksudkan untuk mewujudkan suasana tertib berlalu lintas di Ambon.

Move to divide Papua province increases internal conflict (25/02/2003) #5035
ABC AUSTRALIA, 21/02/2003 22:12:03
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A leading human rights activist from the Indonesian province of Papua says fears for his personal safety have forced him to leave Papua and live abroad. John Rumbiak, who heads the human rights watchdog ELSHAM, says threats against human rights monitors in the province have worsened in the past year and that he has been forced to relocate, for the time being, to the United States. He has warned the Australian Government that Jakarta's decision to divide the province is increasing conflict in the province.

DPRD Maluku Akan Evaluasi Kinerja Pangkoopslihkam (24/02/2003) #5034
SINAR HARAPAN, Senin, 24 Februari 2003
Ambon, Sinar Harapan. DPRD Maluku dipastikan pada awal Maret 2003 akan melaksanakan evaluasi situasi dan kondisi keamanan di Provinsi Maluku yang berkaitan dengan pelaksanaan tugas dan tanggung jawab Pangdam XVI/Pattimura Mayjen TNI Djoko Santoso selaku Panglima Komando Operasi Pemulihan Keamanan (Pangkoopslihkam) Provinsi Maluku.

Anggota DPRD Maluku Bentuk Kaukus Pemilihan Gubernur (24/02/2003) #5033
SINAR HARAPAN, Senin, 24 Februari 2003
Ambon, Sinar Harapan. Sejumlah anggota DPRD Maluku lintas fraksi dan lintas komunitas akan membentuk kaukus untuk mengamati dan memantau adanya politik uang dalam proses pemilihan gubernur dan wakil gubernur Maluku mendatang.

Ali Imron: "Saya tak sangka akan jadi bintang lapangan" (24/02/2003) #5032
TEMPO, 20 Februari 2003
DI layar televisi, dia memang menjadi "bintang". Melalui saluran televisi Reuters dan CC, Ali Imron, tertuduh pelaku peledakan bom Bali, menjelaskan proses pembuatan bom itu tanpa beban. Wajahnya dan senyumnya yang khas, yang memperlihatkan satu giginya yang ompong, dapat disaksikan seluruh penjuru dunia. Saat itu, dengan gamblang bak seorang ahli, ia menjelaskan perakitan bom yang telah mencabut nyawa lebih dari 180 orang di Legian, Kuta, Bali, 12 Oktober tahun lalu.

Aceh separatists accuse government forces of violations (24/02/2003) #5031
ABC AUSTRALIA, 24/02/2003 00:21:11
The separatist Free Aceh Movement in Indonesia's restive province of Aceh has accused government forces of several serious violations of the peace pact signed in December.

Indonesian police arrest more suspects in Makassar blasts (24/02/2003) #5030
ABC AUSTRALIA, 24/02/2003 00:21:14
Indonesian police in the province of South Sulawesi have arrested three more suspects in December's Makassar blasts which left three people killed.

Situasi Makin Kondusif Status Darurat Sipil di Maluku (24/02/2003) #5029
Tetap Tidak Dicabut
SINAR HARAPAN, Sabtu, 22 Februari 2003
Ambon, Sinar Harapan - Situasi dan kondisi keamanan yang semakin kondusif di Provinsi Maluku saat ini belum menjadi alasan bagi Penguasa Darurat Sipil Pusat untuk menurunkan status Darurat Sipil menjadi Tertib Sipil. Hal itu diungkapkan anggota DPRD Maluku Thamrin Elly,SH kepada SH di DPRD Maluku, Jumat (21/2)

Indonesian military and police lock horns again (24/02/2003) #5028
The Straits Times, Saturday, February 22, 2003
By Robert Go. JAKARTA - The turf battle between Indonesia's police and the military (TNI) over who should be in charge of Indonesia's domestic security showed signs of flaring again this week.

Indonesians seek aid to train police (24/02/2003) #5027
The Age [Australia], February 22 2003
By Marian Wilkinson, United States Correspondent Washington. The police chief who led the Bali bombing investigation has pleaded for training assistance from the US for a controversial Indonesian police unit accused of human rights abuses in Aceh and other Indonesian trouble spots.

Indonesia - OCHA Consolidated Situation Report No. 116 (24/02/2003) #5026
15 February - 21 February 2003
ACEH * One civilian and one TNI soldier were killed during the week according to local media reports.
CENTRAL SULAWESI * CWS Tentena distributed vegetable oil and red beans in four villages of Lage sub-district and red beans in four villages of East Pamona sub-district from 13 to 14 February. Total beneficiaries from both places were 283 families for vegetable oil and 1,793 peoples for red beans.
MALUKU * According to Ambon Ekspress on Tuesday (18 Feb.), a violent demonstration occurred in the capital of West Southeast Maluku district, Saumlaki, on Saturday (15 Feb.). It was reported that two people were wounded by shots, while four cars and three government buildings were destroyed. The triggering factor was people's dissatisfaction with the mechanism of Civil Servants Selection of Candidates for the District Government conducted by the Local Government. The police deployed one platoon for a joint operation with the military in order to help controlling the security situation. Four people suspected as riot masterminds were in custody and under police investigation. Rana Swadayana, the Head of the District Police, said that the situation has been stabilised.
NORTH MALUKU * The Head of the Provincial Kesbanglinmas (Kesatuan Pengembangan Perlindungan Masyarakat) office informed that the President has approved the bill of the division of new districts in North Maluku province and has issued a Government Regulation. All new districts are now preparing the inauguration of their respective area. Meanwhile, the Governor of North Maluku has received several names as caretaker for the new districts proposed by the Host Districts (North Maluku district, Central Halmahera district, and Ternate municipality). These names will be communicated later to the Minister of Internal Affairs. The duty of the caretaker will be setting up the administration of the respective district, as well as to monitor and assist the election of definitive Bupati.
PAPUA * A local newspaper, Cenderawasih Pos, reported on Wednesday (19 Feb.) that the remaining 1,000 IDPs from Maluku and North Maluku in Biak came to the district parliament office in order to acquire information on the latest arrangements for them to return to Maluku. The IDPs also complained about the poor management of distribution of assistance done by relevant authorities.

Vocational schools give hope to Maluku's young (24/02/2003) #5025
The Jakarta Post, February 21, 2003
Ati Nurbaiti, The Jakarta Post, Langgur, Kei Kecil, Maluku. Pearls adorn the souvenir shops in Tual town, no surprise given that the Little Kei Islands and the other isles in Southeast Maluku are surrounded by the crystal clear waters essential for pearl cultivation.

Indonesia sebagai Medan Jihad (24/02/2003) #5024
SUARA PEMBARUAN DAILY, 21/2/2003
Oleh Neni Utami Adiningsih. Hari - hari ini suasananya identik dengan suasana di awal September 2001 lalu, yang penuh dengan ketegangan, ketidakpastian, silang pendapat dan saling dukung. Ketika itu dengan dalih mencari Osama bin Laden yang dituduh sebagai aktor intelektual peristiwa hancurnya World Trade Center dan Pentagon (New York, Amerika Serikat), 11/9/2001, kemudian Amerika Serikat melakukan agresi terhadap Afghanistan (7/10/01).

US warns Jakarta on rights (24/02/2003) #5023
BBC World News, Friday, 21 February, 2003, 10:45 GMT
The United States ambassador to Jakarta has said that Indonesia must make better progress in holding its military to account for human rights abuses before the US fully normalises relations.

Deputy Secretary's Meeting with Indonesian Delegation (24/02/2003) #5022
U.S. Department of State. Office of the Spokesman. For Immediate Release
February 20, 2003. Statement by Richard Boucher. Deputy Secretary of State Richard L. Armitage met today with a ten-person visiting delegation from Indonesia led by Ambassador Arizal Effendi, Director General for America and Europe in Indonesia's Department of Foreign Affairs, and including Indonesia's Ambassador to the U.S., Soemadi Brotodiningrat.

Indonesia-US Military Cooperation Re-Established (24/02/2003) #5021
TEMPO, 19 Feb 2003 14:57:38 WIB
TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: The US Senate has approved the re-establishment of Indonesia-US military cooperation.

Jamaah Tablig (21/02/2003) #5020
Masariku Network Ambon, Masariku Update, 21 Perbuari 2003
Kami menerima informasi tentang masuknya anggota kelompok yang menamakan dirinya 'JAMAAH TABLIG' ke Maluku sejak bulan Januari 2003. Informasi ini telah kami konfirmasikan ke beberapa pihak terkait di Ambon, mengingat 5 orang anggota jaringan ini berasal dari Pakistan.

Japan cancels travel warning revision (21/02/2003) #5019
The Jakarta Post, February 21, 2003
DENPASAR, Bali: The impending U.S. attack on Iraq has prompted the Japanese government to cancel its plan to downgrade its travel advisory on Indonesia.

Darurat Sipil Dinilai Menghambat Demokrasi di Maluku (21/02/2003) #5018
Liputan6.com, 20/02/03 21:06 WIB
Liputan6.com, Ambon: Penerapan status Darurat Sipil untuk Maluku, kini menjadi pembicaraan hangat di kalangan masyarakat setempat. Sebagian ingin agar pemberlakuan Undang-undang Nomor 23 Tahun 59 tentang Keadaan Bahaya itu dipertahankan. Tapi tak sedikit yang meminta status itu dicabut secepatnya lantaran dianggap mengganggu proses demokrasi di Maluku. Kalangan DPRD Maluku termasuk bagian dari kelompok ini.

Kota Ambon Krisis Air Bersih (21/02/2003) #5017
Liputan6.com, 20/02/03 21:10 WIB
20/2/2003 01:24 — Dalam empat bulan terakhir, Kota Ambon jarang diguyur hujan. Sejak Januari ini, warga setempat mengeluh kesulitan mendapat pasokan air bersih. Beberapa tempat penampungan air kering kerontang.

Harun Al Rasid : Pemekaran Papua Cacat Hukum (21/02/2003) #5016
TEMPO, 20 Feb 2003 19:23:1 WIB
TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Ahli hukum tata negara Harun Al Rasid menandaskan bahwa UU no 45 tahun 1999 tentang pemekaran Papua adalah cacat hukum. Kemudian muncul adanya inpres nomor 1 tahun 2003 tentang percepatan pemekaran Papua. Padahal UU no 45 itu sendiri bertentangan dengan UU no 21 tahun 2001 yang menyatakan harus meminta persetujuan DPRD Papua dan Majelis rakyat Papua yang belum terbentuk.

Wan Min's Testimony is a Blow to Imam Samudera (21/02/2003) #5015
TEMPO, 20 Feb 2003 19:48:33 WIB
TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: The Bali Police filed the investigation report into Bali bombing suspect Imam Samudera to the Bali High Prosecutor's Office on Wednesday (19/2).

Govt tries to appease Papuans after division (20/02/2003) #5014
The Jakarta Post, February 20, 2003
Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. Trying to ease the mounting controversy over its decision to split Papua into three provinces, the government is said to be seeking a formula to ensure fair revenues from exploitation of natural resources in Papua.

Islamic extremism gains a foothold in Christian Papua (20/02/2003) #5013
South China Morning Post, Wednesday, February 19, 2003
JOHN MARTINKUS in Jakarta. Indonesia's armed forces are accused of guarding Laskar Jihad training camps operating near the PNG border. On December 28 last year a car carrying the wife and daughter of a prominent Papuan human rights activist was ambushed by unidentified gunmen between the border posts of Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.

RI legislator accuses Australia of being unfair to Bali (20/02/2003) #5012
The Jakarta Post, 2/19/2003 6:13:55 PM
CANBERRA, Australia (JP): A legislator of the House commission on religion and human resources, Irsyad Sudiro, accused the Australian government of being unfair to Bali in their continued travel advisories against visiting the popular tourism destination.

Indonesian refugees at a crossroads (20/02/2003) #5011
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Tuesday, February 18, 2003
By Thomas Ginsberg, Inquirer Staff Writer. After fleeing their country, they must register here or risk deportation. Each morning for years, Theny Landena never left home before checking the radio. No news of Muslim protests, he recalls, meant it probably was safe to go to work at his church.

Newspaper editor questioned for allegedly insulting (20/02/2003) #5010
Megawati
The Jakarta Post, 2/19/2003 3:19:51 PM
JAKARTA (JP): The executive editor of Jakarta-based newspaper Rakyat Merdeka was summoned by the Jakarta Police on Wednesday in regards an article that allegedly insulted President Megawati Soekarnoputri.

Police summon editor over article allegedly insulting (20/02/2003) #5009
Megawati: lawyer
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, Wednesday February 19, 2003
JAKARTA - Indonesian police have summoned an editor from a popular newspaper over an article that allegedly insulted President Megawati Sukarnoputri, a lawyer said Wednesday.

Australia Won't Relax Travel Warning (19/02/2003) #5008
LAKSAMANA.Net, February 19, 2003 11:48 AM
Laksamana.Net - The Australian government will not relax a travel warning advising its citizens not to visit Bali.

Tidak Jelas, Alasan Pemekaran Papua (19/02/2003) #5007
KOMPAS, Rabu, 19 Februari 2003
Jakarta, Kompas - Walaupun digugat berbagai kalangan, proses kelahiran Instruksi Presiden Nomor 1 Tahun 2003 tentang Pemekaran Papua belum juga jelas. Para pejabat terkait mengaku tidak pernah mengusulkan Presiden Megawati Soekarnoputri agar mengeluarkan inpres tersebut.

Australia stands firm on Bali travel warning (19/02/2003) #5006
The Jakarta Post, 2/18/2003 6:41:23 PM
CANBERRA, Australia (JP): Australia refused on Tuesday to ease a travel warning for Indonesia despite lobbying by Jakarta, which says security has been improved on the island of Bali since the deadly October 2002 bombings.

Generasi Muda Papua Tantang Mega Adakan Referendum (19/02/2003) #5005
DetikCom, Selasa, 18/2/2003
Reporter : Danang Sangga Buwana. detikcom - Jakarta, Presiden Mega diminta memperhatikan aspirasi warga Papua yang menolak pemekaran wilayah Papua menjadi 3 bagian. Jika tidak, Generasi Muda Papua menantang pemerintah untuk mengadakan referendum. Berani?

War stance splits Indonesia: church (19/02/2003) #5004
The Age [Australia], Sunday 16 February 2003, 22:06PM
The federal government's pro-war stance on Iraq is increasing tensions between extremist Muslim groups and Christians in Indonesia, the Uniting Church president said.

BIN Bantah Sebagai Konseptor Inpres Pemekaran Papua (19/02/2003) #5003
KOMPAS, Selasa, 18 Februari 2003, 17:02 WIB
Jakarta, Selasa - Kepala Badan Intelijen Negara (BIN) AM Hendropriyono membantah, pihaknya sebagai konseptor dikeluarkannya Inpres No 1 Tahun 2003 tentang pemekaran Provinsi Papua menjadi tiga provinsi.

A messy Papua (19/02/2003) #5002
The Jakarta Post, February 18, 2003
It seems that we Indonesians have the tendency to keep creating new problems, to the point that we have become bogged down in our own quagmires. The messy situation in Papua province is a case in point.

Confessions confirm Australians were targeted (19/02/2003) #5001
ABC AUSTRALIA, 10/02/2003 11:26:04
Listen
Transcripts of the confessions of those charged with the Bali bombings confirm that Australians were deliberately targeted in the attacks, which killed about 180 people, 88 of them Australians.
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Mob attacks police station in Poso (18/02/2003) #5000
The Jakarta Post, February 18, 2003
La Remi, The Jakarta Post, Palu, Central Sulawesi. Reinforced security forces were on alert in North Lore subdistrict, part of the conflict-torn regency of Poso, on Monday after a rampaging mob attacked a local police station after police refused to hand over a suspect in the killing of a local resident.

Students reject Papua division (18/02/2003) #4999
The Jakarta Post, February 18, 2003
DENPASAR, Bali: Dozens of students and youths from Papua held a street rally in front of Bali's provincial legislative compound on Monday to oppose the government decision to split up the province into three.

Another Makassar bombing suspect arrested (18/02/2003) #4998
The Jakarta Post, February 18, 2003
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. Police in South Sulawesi have arrested another suspect in last December's bombing in the provincial capital of Makassar, which left three people dead and 11 others injured.

Pemilihan Gubernur Maluku Tetap Dilanjutkan Tahun 2003 (18/02/2003) #4997
SINAR HARAPAN, Senin, 17 Februari 2003
Ambon, Sinar Harapan - Wakil Ketua DPRD Maluku, John Mailoa, menegaskan proses pemilihan gubernur (pilgub) dan wakil gubernur tetap akan dilanjutkan tahun 2003 ini dan tidak ada alasan untuk menundanya hingga selesai Pemilu tahun 2004.

Warga Seram Mendesak Pemekaran Wilayah (18/02/2003) #4996
Liputan6.com, 17/2/2003 06:55 WIB
Liputan6.com, Seram: Ribuan warga Pulau Seram, Maluku, mendesak DPR segera merealisasikan pemekaran wilayah tersebut menjadi dua kabupaten: Seram Barat dan Seram Timur. Menurut warga, pemekaran perlu dilakukan untuk meningkatkan pembangunan sehingga Seram bisa berkembang sesuai tuntutan zaman. Desakan itu dilontarkan warga ketika menyambut kedatangan sepuluh anggota Komisi II DPR yang dipimpin Manase Mallo, baru-baru ini.

PCRC Kutuk Pemekaran Papua (18/02/2003) #4995
SUARA PEMBARUAN DAILY, 17/2/2003
JAYAPURA - The Pasific Concerns Regional Centre (PCRC) sangat keras mengutuk Keputusan Presiden Megawati Soekarnoputri melalui Inpres No 1/2003 yang membagi Papua dalam tiga provinsi, yakni Irian Jaya Barat, Irian Jaya Tengah, dan Irian Jaya Timur. Hal itu jelas bertentangan dengan keinginan rakyat Papua.

Amrozi to be tried in Lamongan over illegal firearms (18/02/2003) #4994
possession charge
The Jakarta Post, 2/17/2003 11:33:03 AM
JAKARTA (JP): Amrozi, the first suspect nabbed by police in the Bali bombing case, is to be tried for illegal possession of firearms and ammunition in Lamongan, East Java, his lawyer said on Monday.

Bali bombing suspect claims association with (18/02/2003) #4993
detained cleric
ABC AUSTRALIA, 17/02/2003 21:10:30
A key suspect in the Bali bombings claims he was sworn in as a member of the Jemaah Islamiyah regional terror network in the presence of Muslim cleric, Abu Bakar Bashir.

Meneg Percepatan KTI Agar Buka Kantor di Makassar (18/02/2003) #4992
GATRA, Ambon, Senin, 17 Feb 2003 09:34
Anggota Komisi II DPR-RI, Alex Litaay mengatakan, kantor Menteri Negara (Meneg) Percepatan KTI sudah saatnya dipertimbangkan pemerintah agar ditempatkan di Makassar, sehingga bisa terlihat hasil dari kebijakan untuk membangun daerah-daerah setempat.

Pela Gandong Dihidupkan Lagi (18/02/2003) #4991
Liputan6.com, 13/2/2003 08:47 WIB
13/2/2003 08:47 — Masyarakat dari dua kelompok agama di Maluku berkumpul bersama menghadiri pengukuhan Raja Negeri Tulehu. Acara itu sekaligus dimanfaatkan untuk menghidupkan kembali tradisi pela gandong.

PCRC Condemns Indonesia's Presidential Degree Creating (18/02/2003) #4990
Three Provinces In West Papua As Colonial Tactics Of Divide And Rule
The Pacific Concerns Resource Centre, February 6 2003
The Pacific Concerns Resource Centre strongly condemns President Megawati's presidential degree (No.1/2003), dividing West Papua into three provinces: Western, Central and Eastern Irian Jaya provinces, against the expressed wishes of the West Papuan population.

The 9th Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific Conference (18/02/2003) #4989
Tonga Communique. The 9th NFIP Conference, January 18 - 24, 2003
"Now more than ever, as a mature Movement, let us rise and commit ourselves spiritually, morally, politically and financially to identify all possible alternative means to eradicate the roots of poverty in the Pacific. As the world moves into the new millennium, Pacific Peoples must maintain our confidence as we continue to struggle against colonial legacies from past centuries and the present day issues. Stolen land, racism, colonialism, military presence, internal armed conflicts, nuclear radiation, information propaganda, the HIV/Aids tragedy, foreign legal systems, trade imbalance, green house gas emissions, crises associated with western democracy and the total absence of good governance. We declare that our approach is one of a non-violent revolution to regain our peaceful Pacific".

Papua Tak Penuhi Dimensi Politis-Teknis untuk Dimekarkan (17/02/2003) #4988
KOMPAS, Senin, 17 Februari 2003
Jakarta Kompas - Wilayah Provinsi Papua dinilai tidak memenuhi dimensi politik maupun dimensi teknis untuk dimekarkan. Karena itu, Instruksi Presiden (Inpres) No 1 Tahun 2003 tentang Percepatan Pelaksanaan Undang-undang (UU) No 24 Tahun 1999 tentang Pembentukan Provinsi Irian Jaya Barat, Kabupaten Paniai, Mimika, Puncak Jaya, dan Kota Sorong, harus dicabut.

Ada Apa di Balik Inpres Pemekaran Provinsi Papua? (17/02/2003) #4987
KOMPAS, Senin, 17 Februari 2003
MANTAN Presiden RI pertama, Soekarno, pada 12 Agustus 1959 kepada sekitar 500 masyarakat Biak, Papua, mengatakan, orang Papua segera keluar dari belenggu kemiskinan, kebodohan, keterbelakangan, ketelanjangan, dan penindasan kolonialisme. Warga Papua akan mendapatkan otonomi daerah sehingga secepat mungkin mencapai kesejahteraan yang setingkat dengan saudara-saudaranya di daerah lain. Warisan kolonialisme berupa kemiskinan harus dibasmi.

Fugitive policeman held as a suspect in Indonesia bombing (17/02/2003) #4986
ABC AUSTRALIA, 16/02/2003 13:23:07
A fugitive policeman is being held as a suspect in a bombing at Indonesia's national police headquarters earlier this month.

Indonesia - OCHA Consolidated Situation Report No. 115 (17/02/2003) #4985
8 February - 14 February 2003
ACEH * According to local media reports, one civilian was killed during the week.
CENTRAL SULAWESI * A local newspaper, Nuansa Pos, reported on Saturday (8 Feb.) that a bus passenger was shot dead in Kayamanya of Poso Kota sub-district by a BRIMOB personnel from East Kalimantan. According to a local newspaper, Radar Sulteng, on Monday (10 Feb.), the Chief of Police East Kalimantan had approved the request from the Chief of Police Central Sulawesi, Brig. Gen. Taufik Ridha, to dismiss the personnel.
MALUKU * Ambon Ekspress quoted the Commander of Military Division II Pattimura (Pangdam), Major General Djoko Santoso, on Monday (10 Feb.), saying that until now his division has not found any indications of a Laskar Mujahidin's existence in Maluku, but investigations by the military would continue. Santoso added that rumours of such existence might have been spread by people who do not want Ambon to be in a stable situation. He advised that people should not be easily provoked by unclear allegations.
NORTH MALUKU * The Social Welfare Office assisted the return of 520 displaced families (1,400 people) from Ternate to Galela sub-district on Saturday (8 Feb.) and 161 displaced families (485 people) from Ternate to Galao and Ngajam villages of Loloda subdistrict on Monday (10 Feb.).
PAPUA * Local media headlined the creation of a new province, West Irian Jaya, by the Central Government based on Presidential Instruction (Inpres) No: 27 Year 2003. Reports from Papua indicated that parts of the Papuan community have expressed their discontent over the division of the province and staged demonstrations to urge the Central Government to review it. This raised tension with regard to the local security situation, but no clashes occurred.

Saatya, Darurat Sipil Ambon Dicabut (17/02/2003) #4984
GATRA, Ambon, Sabtu, 15 Feb 2003 16:26
Darurat sipil yang diberlakukan pemerintah di Maluku, sejak 27 Juli 2002 sehubungan "tragedi kemanusiaan", sudah saatnya dicabut karena situasi keamanan saat di daerah ini semakin kondusif.

RMIT Caces In On West Papua Forum (17/02/2003) #4983
MISNA - Missionary Service News Agency, 15/2/2003 9:30
Church/Religious Affairs, Standard. PRESSURE from the Indonesian Government has forced RMIT University to withdraw official support for a conference on West Papuan independence scheduled for later this month. The co-sponsor of the conference, the New Internationalist magazine, has transferred the venue to the Victorian Trades Hall after RMIT refused to allow it to proceed on campus at Storey Hall.

Muslim Leader: Inter-religious Conflicts Often Used (17/02/2003) #4982
To Serve Political And Economic Interests
MISNA - Missionary Service News Agency, 14/2/2003 0:20
Church/Religious Affairs, Brief. The so-called 'inter-religious conflicts' in Indonesia are in reality characterized by the effort of certain groups and organisations to manipulate religion to further political and economical interests. It was declared in the past few days by Hasyim Muzadi, leader of the largest Indonesian Muslim organisation 'Nahdlatul Ulama' (NU).

Prayer Request for Rev. Damanik (17/02/2003) #4981
Jubilee Campaign USA, February 14, 2003
Rev. Rinaldy Damanik's Trial Continues, As New Charges are Lodged During the Hearing. On Feb 10, 2003, the Criminal Court in the Capitol City of Palu, Central Sulawesi Province continued the trial considering the possession of weapons charges against Rev. Rinaldy Damanik during the weeks when six Christian villages in his area were attacked by Laskar Jihad militants. However, in a surprise development, the Minister of Justice and Human Rights, Prof. Yusril Mahendra, leveled the new charge-that Damanik was a provocateur in the Poso, Central Sulawesi sectarian violence.

Laskar Mujahidin Masuk Ambon karena Aparat Lemah (14/02/2003) #4980
SINAR HARAPAN, Kamis, 13 Februari 2003
Yogyakarta, Sinar Harapan. Aparat keamanan dan penegak hukum harus bertindak tegas terhadap kelompok sipil yang datang ke Ambon, karena kedatangan mereka akan meresahkan masyarakat setempat, padahal akhir-akhir ini situasi di Ambon sudah mulai kondusif.

Seram people demand separate regencies (14/02/2003) #4979
The Jakarta Post, February 14, 2003
Aziz Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon, Maluku. Hundreds of people in Seram greeted House of Representatives' legislators with a rally to urge the lawmakers to support their demands for new regencies on Maluku island.

Hendriks Wakili Indonesia Bangun Dialog AS-Irak (14/02/2003) #4978
SINAR HARAPAN, Kamis , 13 Februari 2003
Ambon, Sinar Harapan. Salah satu tokoh agama Kristen dari Kota Ambon yaitu Pendeta Dr Ny Eta Hendriks, akan menjadi wakil Indonesia dalam Delegasi Dewan Gereja-Gereja Reformasi Se-Dunia untuk membangun dialog antara Pemerintah Amerika Serikat (AS) dengan Irak.

Perayaan Idul Adha di Ambon Berlangsung Aman (14/02/2003) #4977
SINAR HARAPAN, Kamis, 13 Februari 2003
Ambon, Sinar Harapan. Perayaan hari Raya Idul Adha 1423 Hijriah di Kota Ambon berlangsung dengan aman, bahkan sejak Rabu (12/2) pagi terlihat ribuan Umat Muslim di Kota Ambon telah memadati Mesjid Raya Al Fatah Ambon guna melaksanakan sholat Idul Adha.

House endorses division of Papua province (14/02/2003) #4976
The Jakarta Post, February 14, 2003
Kurniawan Hari and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. The House of Representatives (DPR) endorsed on Thursday the government's controversial move to divide Papua into three provinces, thus giving more legitimacy to the government in moving ahead with the plan despite strong opposition from Papuans.

Pemekaran Wilayah Papua Tetap Dilaksanakan (14/02/2003) #4975
Media Indonesia, Jumat, 14 Februari 2003
JAKARTA (Media): Mendagri Hari Sabarno menegaskan bahwa semua orang memiliki hak untuk setuju atau tidak setuju terhadap pemekaran wilayah Papua. Namun, jika UU mengenai hal itu masih sah, maka kewajiban pemerintah untuk melaksanakannya.

DPR Minta Inpres Pemekaran Irian Jaya Dicabut (14/02/2003) #4974
SINAR HARAPAN, Kamis, 13 Februari 2003
Jakarta, Sinar Harapan. Pro-kontra menyusul dikeluarkannya Instruksi Presiden (Inpres) Nomor 1 Tahun 2003 tentang Percepatan Pemekaran Provinsi Irja Barat dan Irja Tengah dan Pemekaran Beberapa Kabupaten/Kota, terus berlanjut. Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat (DPR) meminta Pemerintah untuk meninjau kembali atau mencabut Inpres tersebut, sebab pegangan untuk penyelesaian masalah Papua adalah UU nomor 21/2001 mengenai Otonomi Khusus Papua.

Di Tengah Gejolak Luar Dan Dalam Negeri, (14/02/2003) #4973
Gerakan Islam Lesu
Hilversum, Kamis 13 Februari 2003 15:30 UTC
Intro: Selama ini kalangan Islam yang berdemonstrasi menentang kemungkinan serbuan Amerika ke Irak barulah Partai Keadilan yang dikenal moderat. Bagaimana dengan partai-partai Islam lain, apalagi yang lebih radikal? Sejak serangan teror di Bali, kalangan Islam radikal ini tampaknya terus tiarap, walau pun pemerintahan Megawati sudah tergoyang. Koresponden Jopie Lasut mengirim laporan berikut dari Jakarta:

Ali Imron Jadi Umpan (14/02/2003) #4972
Sriwijaya Post, Kamis, 13 Februari 2003
USTADZ Ja'far Umar Thalib, kini lebih banyak diam di pondoknya. Padahal, sebelumnya ia dikenal sebagai Panglima Laskar Jihad. Tepat, ketika tragedi berdarah 12 Oktober 2002 --Bom Bali-- meletus, Laskar Jihad mendadak dibubarkan. Apa tugas-tugas Ali Imron --salah seorang tersangka bom Bali-- sewaktu di Afghanistan? Benarkah ia perakit bom yang ulung? Ja'far Umar Thalib yang pernah berjuang di Afghanistan memberikan kesaksian kepada Sripo mengenai aktivitas pejuang dari Indonesia:

Security guard finds a grenade (13/02/2003) #4971
The Jakarta Post, February 13, 2003
JAKARTA: A live hand grenade was found in front of Carrefour hypermarket in Cempaka Putih, Central Jakarta on Tuesday evening.

Dideklarasikan, Perhimpunan Indonesia Timur (13/02/2003) #4970
KOMPAS, Kamis, 13 Februari 2003
Jakarta, Kompas - Deklarasi organisasi atau lembaga baru terus saja bermunculan. Sejumlah tokoh dari kawasan Indonesia Timur, Senin (10/2) lalu, juga mendeklarasikan Perhimpunan Indonesia Timur (PIT) sebagai wadah untuk memfasilitasi dan mengakomodasi kepentingan masyarakat di kawasan tersebut yang selama ini terabaikan.

Key suspect details how bombings were staged (13/02/2003) #4969
The Jakarta Post, February 13, 2003
Wahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali. Ali Imron, a key suspect in the Bali bombings, publicly showed on Tuesday how the horrifying terror attacks were carried out, boasting about his group's bomb-making skills but apologizing to families of the victims.

Bali blast suspect demonstrates how bomb assembled (13/02/2003) #4968
The Jakarta Post, February 13, 2003
Wahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali. A key suspect in the October attack in Bali demonstrated to police how the bombs were made from a mixture of chemicals and explosive materials, and how the bombers planned the attack that left at least 190 people dead.

Dari Rekonstruksi Pembuatan Bom Bali (13/02/2003) #4967
Ledakan di Paddy's Diakui Bom Bunuh Diri
KOMPAS, Kamis, 13 Februari 2003
Denpasar, Kompas - Terorisme di Indonesia sudah memasuki era baru, ditandai dengan terjadinya bom bunuh diri dalam peristiwa peledakan di Bali yang menewaskan lebih dari 180 orang pada 12 Oktober 2002. Sebuah rompi memuat enam potong pipa paralon berisi bom trinitrotoluene (TNT) seberat empat sampai lima kilogram, dikenakan seorang tersangka Iqbal alias Feri alias Isa, yang kemudian tewas dalam ledakan di Paddy's Cafe, Kuta, Bali, pada hari kejadian itu.

Widow wants Theys' trial moved to Papua (13/02/2003) #4966
The Jakarta Post, February 13, 2003
Nethy Dharma Somba and Kanis Dursin, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura, Papua. The prosecution of seven members of the Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) does not seem to have helped to heal the wounds inflicted on Mrs. Yanneke Ohee Eluay by the tragic death of her husband, the late Dortheys Hiyo Eluay, on Nov. 11, 2001.

Agama Sering Dijadikan Kedok (13/02/2003) #4965
Media Indonesia, Kamis, 13 Februari 2003
JAKARTA (Media): Ketua Umum PBNU Hasyim Muzadi mengatakan, pertikaian yang melibatkan umat beragama di Indonesia sering kali disebabkan adanya upaya menyalahgunakan agama oleh pihak tertentu guna mencapai kepentingan politik dan ekonomi.

When "Veronica" Answered Ali Imron's Call (13/02/2003) #4964
TEMPO, 12 Feb 2003 20:50:55 WIB
TEMPO Interactive, Denpasar: When the 'Veronica' answering service responded to Ali Imron's call, it meant that the Bali bomb was ready to explode.

Religious leaders sound warning over strikes on Iraq (13/02/2003) #4963
ABC AUSTRALIA, 12/02/2003 21:40:31
Indonesia's Muslim leaders have rejected a call by al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden for a violent response to any U-S attack on Iraq. A recording believed to be the voice of bin Laden has called on Muslims to defend Iraq against a U-S led war. Indonesia's religious leaders have already warned that a war will be dangerous for the entire Southeast Asian region, saying a US attack on Iraq could spark rioting in Indonesia and cause Islamic extremisim to flourish. A delegation of Islamic and Christian leaders visiting Australa has voiced fears the war could spark retaliatory attacks on Indonesian Christians.
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Indonesian Muslims reject bin Laden's call to arms (13/02/2003) #4962
ABC AUSTRALIA, 12/02/2003 23:04:43
Indonesia's Muslim leaders have rejected a call by al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden for a violent response to any United States attack on Iraq, but warn that a war will fuel radicalism.

'There Will Be More Casualties' (12/02/2003) #4961
LAKSAMANA.Net, February 11, 2003 09:59 PM
Laksamana.Net - The field commander of the Bali bombings, Imam Samudra, has warned there will be more attacks on Americans and their allies, while another key suspect has apologized to the families of the victims.

Disaksikan 4 Utusan Organisasi Internasional (12/02/2003) #4960
Pdt Damanik Jadi Alat Permainan Elite Politik
SUARA PEMBARUAN DAILY, 11/2/2003
PALU - Dakwaan jaksa penuntut umum (JPU) Kejaksaan Tinggi Sulawesi Tengah (Sulteng) yang menyatakan Pdt Rinaldy Damanik MSi membawa/memiliki 7 pucuk senjata api (senpi) beserta 144 butir amunisinya saat hendak mengevakuasi korban kerusuhan Poso di Desa Peleru, Kabupaten Morowali pada Agustus 2002 lalu, hanyalah semata-mata rekayasa dari oknum-oknum tertentu yang ingin mempertahankan kekuasaannya di negara ini.

Inpres Pemekaran Propinsi Papua Cermin Pusat (12/02/2003) #4959
Tidak Percaya Daerah
Hilversum, Selasa 11 Februari 2003 20:45 WIB
Sikap rakus mengatur oleh penguasa Jakarta kembali diperagakan lewat Instruksi Presiden nomor 1 tahun 2003, tentang percepatan pembentukan propinsi Irian Jaya Tengah dan Irian Jaya Barat. Padahal sebelumnya di tahun 2001 lewat UU no. 21, pemerintah pusat telah memberikan kewenangan melalui Otonomi Khusus Papua. Artinya soal pemekaran menjadi hak penuh Papua. Menurut John Ibo, ketua DPRD Papua, Inpres itu memperlihatkan pemerintah pusat tidak pernah percaya dengan daerah. Lebih lagi menurutnya dengan Inpres itu rakyat Papua kembali dikecewakan. Ini bisa memancing kembali keinginan rakyat Papua untuk merdeka yang sempat teredam dengan otonomi khusus.

Generasi Muda Papua Tolak Pemekaran Papua (12/02/2003) #4958
Media Indonesia, Selasa, 11 Februari 2003
JAKARTA (Media): Ratusan demonstran dari Forum Komunikasi Generasi Muda Papua (FKGMP) melakukan unjuk rasa di Istana Negara Jakarta, kemarin, untuk menolak pemekaran Provinsi Papua.

Key suspect publicly confesses role in Bali blasts (12/02/2003) #4957
The Jakarta Post, 2/11/2003 11:00:09 AM
JAKARTA (JP): A key suspect on Tuesday publiclyadmitted his role in the Bali terror blasts and gave details of how last year deadly attacks were carried out, AFP reported.

Bali suspect demonstrates bomb attack (12/02/2003) #4956
ABC AUSTRALIA, 11/02/2003 22:27:38
A key suspect in the Bali bombing has publicly given details of how the deadly terror attacks were carried out and apologised to families of the victims.

The hunt for Jemaah Islamiah members continues (12/02/2003) #4955
ABC AUSTRALIA, 11/02/2003 14:10:35
Australia's Federal Police Commissioner says intelligence agencies such as Australia's security intelligence organisation are tracking potential sleeper cells of Jemaah Islamiah in South-east Asia.

Military role in murder (12/02/2003) #4954
ABC AUSTRALIA, 07/02/2003
The military admits it was involved in the murder of a separatist leader. The Indonesian military has indicated for the first time that it was involved in the murder of Papuan pro-independence leader, Theys Eluay 14 months ago.

Papua legislature rejects establishment of new provinces (11/02/2003) #4953
The Jakarta Post, February 11, 2003
Nethy Dharma Somba and Kanis Dursin, Jayapura, Papua. The Papua Legislative Council (Papua DPRD) rejected on Monday the government decision to split up the province into three provinces and vowed to file a judicial review with the Supreme Court against a presidential decree endorsing the establishment of the provinces of Central and West Irian Jaya.

Laskar Mujahidin Datang, Warga Ambon Resah (11/02/2003) #4952
SINAR HARAPAN, Senin , 10 Februari 2003
Ambon, Sinar Harapan - Warga Kota Ambon akhir-akhir ini resah dengan keberadaan sejumlah orang tak dikenal yang berasal dari luar Provinsi Maluku. Orang-orang tak dikenal itu menamakan dirinya Laskar Mujahidin.

Militant leader lying low for now (11/02/2003) #4951
...but jihad still a priority for the leader of Laskar Jihad
The Straits Times, Monday, February 10, 2003
By Devi Asmarani. JAKARTA - Militant leader Jafaar Umar Thalib is living a low-profile life - teaching religion, writing a book. Mr Jafaar was acquitted late last month of charges of provoking violence, spreading hatred against the Indonesian government and defaming the president. -- AFP

Sidang Kasus Kerusuhan Ambon Ditunda (11/02/2003) #4950
TEMPO, 10 Feb 2003 20:14:20 WIB
TEMPO Interaktif, Jakarta: Pengadilan Negeri Jakarta Utara menunda sidang kasus pembakaran kota Ambon, Maluku, yang rencananya digelar Senin (10/2). "Terdakwa mau menunjuk kuasa hukum dulu," kata Hakim Ketua Arwan Byrin saat dihubungi di Jakarta, Senin (10/2) malam. Sidang pertama ini menghadirkan terdakwa Boyke, anggota Gang Coker (Cowok Keren) Ambon.

Ribuan Warga Tolak Inpres Pemekaran Papua (11/02/2003) #4949
SUARA PEMBARUAN DAILY, 10/2/2003
Pemekaran Kecamatan Lebih Bermanfaat - JAYAPURA - Sedikitnya 5.000 mahasiswa dari berbagai perguruan tinggi negeri dan swasta yang ada di Kota Jayapura, bersama tokoh masyarakat, agama, adat dan perempuan, serta gereja melakukan aksi demo di Kantor DPRD Papua, Senin (10/2). Mereka berunjuk rasa menolak Inpres No 1/2003 tentang Percepatan Pemekaran Papua yang diwujudkan dengan pemekaran Provinsi Irian Jaya Barat, pekan lalu.

Papuan students protest govt plan to divide the province (11/02/2003) #4948
The Jakarta Post, 2/10/2003 2:19:53 PM
JAKARTA (JP): About one thousand students from variousuniversities in the Papua capital of Jayapura held a rally Monday to protest the government's decision to divide the province into three, Antara reported.

Militant Muslims protest Japan's support for U.S (11/02/2003) #4947
The Jakarta Post, 2/10/2003 7:23:21 PM
MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi (JP): Some 500 members of the South Sulawesi chapter of the Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI) Muslim organization staged a demonstration in front of the Japanese consulate here on Monday, denouncing the United States' plan to attack Iraq.

Tim Pokja: Tidak Ada Laskar Mujahidin Masuk ke Maluku (11/02/2003) #4946
KOMPAS, Minggu, 09 Februari 2003, 17:53 WIB
Kendari, Minggu - Penasihat Tim Kelompok Kerja (Pokja) Masalah Maluku, Letjen TNI (Purn) Suaidi Marasabessy minta agar jangan membesar-besarkan isu mengenai masuknya ratusan anggota Laskar Mujahidin ke provinsi itu.

Indonesia - OCHA Consolidated Situation Report No. 114 (10/02/2003) #4945
1 February - 7 February 2003
ACEH * The Jakarta Post reported on Wednesday (5 Feb.) that the residents of Aceh Province were upset of being excluded from the peace process. Head of the Banda Aceh Legal Aid Foundation, Rufriadi, stated that civilians were just "spectators" and could not provide inputs to HDC or JSC. He criticised the JSC for comprising representatives of HDC, GAM and TNI, thus focusing only on covering incidents that affect their members, not civilians.
CENTRAL SULAWESI * The trial of the Christian leader and Head of The Crisis Centre of Tentena, Renaldy Damanik, started on Monday (3 Feb.). According to a local newspaper, Radar Sulteng, on Tuesday (4 Feb.), Damanik was charged with violating articles number 55 of the Criminal Code on the gun and ammunition possession.
MALUKU * According to a local press, Ambon Ekspress, on Wednesday (5 Feb.), the Divisional Military Commander for Maluku, Major General Djoko Santoso was transferred to a new post in Jakarta. His replacement is Brigadier General Agustani, who was positioned in a military unit "Division II Kostrad" in Malang, East Java. Brig. Gen. Agustani will shortly take over the command in Maluku. The change was part of a routine military placement.
NORTH MALUKU * CARDI conducted an assessment on livelihood security in Tutupa, Pigaraja, Akedabo, and Loleongusu villages of Bacan sub-district from 3 to 6 February.
PAPUA * A local newspaper, Cenderawasih Pos, reported on Wednesday (5 Feb.) that a delegation of nine security officers from Papua New Guinea (PNG) had an official discussion recently with local authorities in Jayapura. The delegation will proceed to Jakarta to meet the Indonesian Foreign Minister and other relevant authorities. The PNG delegation's spokesman, Christopher Mero, stated that PNG would never tolerate TPN/OPM to use their territory as a hiding place.

Tokoh Agama Maluku Menolak Serangan AS-Irak (10/02/2003) #4944
Liputan6.com, 08/02/03 20:51 WIB
Liputan6.com, Ambon: Sejumlah tokoh agama dari berbagai kepercayaan menggelar seruan bersama di Gedung Keuskupan Diosis Amboina, Ambon, Maluku, baru-baru ini. Mereka yang beragama Islam maupun Kristen, bersama menyerukan kepada umatnya untuk tak terpengaruh dengan rencana perang Amerika Serikat terhadap Irak. Seruan para tokoh agama ini dilakukan untuk mengantisipasi dampak dari perang kedua negara tersebut terhadap masyarakat Maluku.

Moresby fears JI incursion (10/02/2003) #4943
The Australian, February 08, 2003
By Paul Toohey. PAPUA New Guinea's leadership believes terrorist groups associated with the Bali bombing are active across its border with West Papua, and Port Moresby fears its territory could be used to "get at" Australia. Prime Minister Michael Somare's special adviser, Stephen Pokawin, said it was accepted wisdom within PNG that Laskar Jihad, a group believed to operate as "foot soldiers" of Jemaah Islamiah, was operational in the Indonesian province.

Tiga Warga Rutong Terus Dicari (10/02/2003) #4942
Republika, Jumat, 07 Februari 2003
Ambon -RoL--Sebanyak tiga warga desa Rutong, Kecamatan Sirimau, Kodya Ambon yang belum kembali dari hutan sejak Kamis siang (6/2) terus dicari oleh aparat kepolisian.

Pemekaran Provinsi Papua Dapat Timbulkan Konflik (10/02/2003) #4941
SINAR HARAPAN, Jum'at , 7 Februari 2003
Jakarta, Sinar Harapan - Pendeta Wien F. Roemsarwir, mantan Ketua Sinode GKI Tanah Papua dan juga mantan anggota DPR, mempertanyakan maksud dan tujuan dikeluarkannya Inpres No 1/2003 tentang Percepatan Pemekaran Provinsi Papua. Menurutnya, percepatan pemekaran provinsi akan menimbulkan konflik horizontal di kalangan masyarakat Papua.

Hundreds of Laskar Mujahidin rumoured entering Ambon (10/02/2003) #4940
BBC World News, February 6, 2003
Ambon, Wednesday 5 February : Intelligence operatives and personnel in XVI/Pattimura Military Area Command (Kodam) are still checking the veracity of reports that hundreds of Laskar Mujahidin had entered Ambon as passengers on board a PT Pelni Indonesian State Shipping Line ferry.

Moluccas: Religious Of Crisis Centre, "Islamic Guerrillas Are (10/02/2003) #4939
Returning To Ambon"
MISNA - Missionary Service News Agency, 6/2/2003 16:50
Church/Religious Affairs, Brief. New groups of Islamic guerrillas that acclaim 'Jihad' (holy war), are returning to the Island of Ambon, administrative capital of the Indonesian archipelagos of the Moluccas, which since January 1999 up until the first months of 2002 was theatre to a sanguinary conflict between Muslims and Christians.

Bali victims in legal action against terror's money-men (10/02/2003) #4938
ABC AUSTRALIA, 10/02/2003 10:12:14
Australian victims of the Bali bombings are joining a United States-led class action against the financiers of Osama bin Laden's Al Qaeda terrorist network.

INDONESIA: Soldiers implicated in Papuan murder (10/02/2003) #4937
ABC AUSTRALIA, 6/2/2003
The Indonesian military has indicated for the first time that it was involved in the murder of Papuan pro-independence leader, Theys Eluay 14 months ago. Lieutenant Colonel Hartomo of Indonesia's notorious Kopassus special force has told a court martial hearing in Surabaya that one of his soldiers was involved in assaulting the chief prior to his death after he refused to drop plans to seek Papuan independence from Indonesia. The military originally denied involvement in his death but following a police investigation seven officers and soldiers have been charged over the killing.
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Output starts from eastern Indonesia's Oseil field (10/02/2003) #4936
Oil & Gas Journal, February 5, 2003
By OGJ editors. HOUSTON, Feb. 5 -- Production began from Oseil field on Seram Island in eastern Indonesia in late December 2002.

THE SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS - Report No. 353 (07/02/2003) #4935
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina, Ambon, February 6, 2003
ARRIVAL OF LASKAR MUJAHIDIN – Rumours abound in Ambon on the recent arrival of numerous Laskar Mujahidin. Asked on this topic, military chief commander Djoko Santoso answered that he had instructed his intelligence section – in cooperation with police intelligence personnel – to explore on the veracity of these rumours. One of our Crisis Centre members witnessed some 50 to 60 Laskar Mujahidin disembarking from the Bukit Siguntang passengership at Yos Sudarso harbour, Ambon, last Saturday, February 1. They were clad in grey-brownish robes, he said. Undoubtedly they have come for social and religion-related activities in the local Muslim community. We do not know about possible other preparedness.

Laskar Mujahidin Masuk Ambon, Pangdam Siapkan Intel (07/02/2003) #4934
DetikCom, Kamis, 6/2/2003
Kontributor : Dino F Umahuk. detikcom - Ambon, Meski baru sekadar isu, Panglima Kodam 16 Patimura Mayjen TNI Joko Santoso telah memerintahkan aparat inteligen dan teritorial untuk mengecek kedatangan seratus anggota Laskar Mujahidin ke Ambon.

Pasukan TNI di Ambon Dikurangi (07/02/2003) #4933
DetikCom, Kamis, 6/2/2003
Kontributor : Dino F Umahuk. detikcom - Ambon , TNI mulai mengurangi satuan-satuan tugasnya di Maluku dan Ambon seiring makin kondusifnya situasi dan keamanan. Pengurangan dilakukan secara perlahan-lahan setiap terjadi pergantian pasukan.

Government to go ahead with dividing of Papua (07/02/2003) #4932
The Jakarta Post, February 07, 2003
Fabiola Desy Unidjaja and Nethy Dhara Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Jayapura. Despite strong objections from Papuan officials and religious leaders, the government will go ahead with its decision to divide Papua province into three smaller provinces in an effort to speed up the development program in the country's easternmost region.

Campaigns for Papua: Myriad concerns, issues (07/02/2003) #4931
The Jakarta Post, February 07, 2003
Neles Tebay, The Jakarta Post, Pontifical University of Urbaniana, Rome. It is important to launch a diplomatic approach to the governments of the foreign countries for defending the territorial integrity of Indonesia, including Papua.

FBI question two civilians over Timika ambush (07/02/2003) #4930
The Jakarta Post, 2/6/2003 11:11:55 AM
JAKARTA (JP): Two members of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) team investigating last year ambush in Papua that claimed two US nationals questioned two locals at a police station in Mimika on Thursday, Antara reported.

Minister denies directive infringes upon Papuan autonomy (07/02/2003) #4929
The Jakarta Post, 2/6/2003 7:55:15 PM
JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Home Affairs Hari Sabarno has denied that a directive on the formation of the provinces of Central Irian Jaya and West Irian Jaya from the president infringed upon the law on special autonomy granted to Papua.

Dampak Perang Irak Terhadap Politik Islam Indonesia (07/02/2003) #4928
Hilversum, Kamis 06 Februari 2003 15:40 UTC
Intro: Perang di Irak nampaknya tidak terhindarkan lagi. Tetapi untuk bisa membawa dampak terhadap politik Islam di Indonesia, perang itu harus berlangsung lama. Islam di Indonesia tidak akan memperoleh manfaatnya kalau perangnya berlangsung singkat saja. Yang jelas, menyusul serangan bom Bali, Islam yang waktu itu terpuruk, kini tengah menantikan saat-saat kembalinya. Tentang politik Islam Indonesia Radio Nederland menghubungi Dr. Greg Barton, pakar Islam Indonesia dari Australia:

TNI Teliti Kebenaran Masuknya Laskar Mujahidin ke Ambon (06/02/2003) #4927
KOMPAS, Rabu, 05 Februari 2003, 20:53 WIB
Ambon, Rabu. Aparat intelijen dan jajaran teritorial Kodam XVI/Pattimura kini masih terus meneliti kebenaran isu masuknya ratusan anggota Laskar Mujahidin dengan kapal penumpang PT Pelni ke Ambon.

THE SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS - Report No. 352 (06/02/2003) #4926
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina, Ambon, February 5, 2003
Reacting to the threat of possible war being waged on Iraq, the religious leaders of Muslims, Protestants and Catholics sent out the following appeal to world leaders: CALL FOR PEACE

Serangan AS ke Irak Dikhawatirkan Pengaruhi Maluku (06/02/2003) #4925
DetikCom, Rabu, 5/2/2003
Kontributor : Dino F Umahuk. detikcom - Ambon , Para tokoh agama di Maluku meminta agar perseteruan AS dengan Irak diselesaikan melalui dialog. Soalnya, jika AS menyerang Irak, dikhawatirkan akan mempengaruhi situasi Maluku yang kini mulai membaik.

Pergantian Pangdam Tak Pengaruhi Situasi Maluku (06/02/2003) #4924
KOMPAS, Rabu, 05 Februari 2003, 18:52 WIB
Ambon, Rabu - Para tokoh agama di Maluku optimistis kebijakan Mabes TNI melakukan pergantian Pangdam XVI/Pattimura dari Mayjen TNI. Djoko Santoso kepada Brigjen TNI Agustadi, tidak mempengaruhi situasi keamanan di daerah itu yang semakin kondusif akhir-akhir ini.

Maluku Dapat Jatah 4.217 Guru Bantu (06/02/2003) #4923
SINAR HARAPAN, Rabu , 5 Februari 2003
Ambon, Sinar Harapan - Dunia pendidikan di Provinsi Maluku boleh berlega hati, pasalnya Departemen Pendidikan Nasional telah mengalokasikan 4.217 guru bantu yang bala ditempatkan di provinsi seribu pulau ini.

Military officer admits his men killed Theys (06/02/2003) #4922
The Jakarta Post, 2/5/2003 5:57:34 PM
JAKARTA (JP): In the first public admission that themilitary was behind the killing of Papuan independence leader Dortheys "Theys" Hiyo Eluay, an Indonesian army officer told a military courtl Wednesday that one of his men strangled the politician, AP reported.

Indonesian Moluccas Against War: Religious Leaders, (06/02/2003) #4921
"Do Not Repeat Our Tragedy"
MISNA - Missionary Service News Agency, 5/2/2003 10:17
Reacting to the threat of possible war being waged on Iraq, the religious leaders of Muslims, Protestants and Catholics sent out the following appeal to world leaders: A Call for Peace. Social strife, together with gruelling events of criminality - can be read in a communiqué addressed to MISNA today by the religious leaders of the Moluccas - and savagery towards human beings have ttormented our region for four years.

Papua: 'Kopassus' Officer Admits, (06/02/2003) #4920
"One Of My Soldiers Killed Independence Leader Eluay"
MISNA - Missionary Service News Agency, 5/2/2003 13:55
An officer of the notorious 'Kopassus' special forces, for the first time admitted that one of his soldiers killed the Papuan independence leader Dortheys "Theys" Hiyo Eluay. In the first public admission that the military was behind the killing of Papuan independence leader, an Indonesian army officer, Lt. Col. Hartomo, told a court martial on Wednesday that one of his men strangled the politician.

Papua Military Chief Loses Job After Murders (06/02/2003) #4919
LAKSAMANA.Net, February 4, 2003 07:34 PM
Laksamana.Net - Chief of the Papua Regional Military Command, Major General Mahidin Simbolon, will be replaced amid allegations that his troops murdered two American schoolteachers, an Indonesian schoolteacher and pro-independence leader Theys Eluay.

DPRD Maluku Minta Pjt Gubernur Serahkan Dokumen APBD (06/02/2003) #4918
satunet.com, Selasa, 04/02/2003, 08:42 WIB
satunet.com - Ketua DPRD Maluku Zeth Sahuburua diminta segera menyurati Penjabat Gubernur Maluku Harry Sarundayang agar menyerahkan dua dokumen APBD Provinsi Maluku.

Ja'far Umar Thalib: "Saya Akan Gugat Balik Polisi" (06/02/2003) #4917
TEMPO, 03 Februari 2003
PENGADILAN Negeri Jakarta Timur memvonis bebas bekas panglima Laskar Jihad Ja'far Umar Thalib. Majelis Hakim yang dipimpin Mansyur Nasution menyatakan dakwaan Jaksa Penuntut Umum yang menyatakan Ja'far melakukan penghasutan dan menghina Pemerintah Republik Indonesia sama sekali tidak terbukti.

Bom di Bhayangkari Mirip Bom di Medan (05/02/2003) #4916
KOMPAS, Rabu, 05 Februari 2003
Jakarta, Kompas - Bom yang meledak di lobi Wisma Bhayangkari, Kompleks Markas Besar (Mabes) Kepolisian Negara Republik Indonesia (Polri), Senin (3/2), mirip dengan bom yang meledak atau ditemukan di sejumlah tempat di Indonesia pada tahun 2000 dan 2002, termasuk yang ditemukan polisi di 10 gereja di Medan. Akan tetapi, kemiripan ini belum membuat polisi yakin bahwa peledaknya berasal dari komplotan yang sama.

Manuputty Ajukan Banding (05/02/2003) #4915
SINAR HARAPAN, Selasa , 4 Februari 2003
Jakarta, Sinar Harapan - Kuasa hukum Alex Manuputty dan Semuel Wileruny, Paskalis Pieter dan Daniel Tonapa Masiku, mengajukan permintaan banding terhadap putusan majelis hakim Pengadilan Negeri Jakarta Utara tanggal 28 Februari 2003 No. 006/Pid.B/2002/P.

Petugas Posko Pengungsi Maluku Belum Menerima Honor (05/02/2003) #4914
Liputan6.com, 04/02/03 23:56 WIB
Liputan6.com, Ambon: Petugas di posko penanganan pengungsi Maluku, yang juga anggota Perjanjian Malino Dua, mengeluh penanganan pengungsi yang tak transparan. Bahkan, mereka yang ditugaskan membantu menangani pengungsi tidak memperoleh honor atas pekerjaan yang dilakukan. Ini diungkapkan seorang mantan anggota Perjanjian Malino Dua Mahmud Reingfurwarin di Ambon, baru-baru ini.

26 Pati TNI Dimutasi, Pangdam Pattimura Jadi (05/02/2003) #4913
Pangdam Jaya
DetikCom, Selasa, 4/2/2003
Reporter : Aulia Andri. detikcom - Jakarta, Sebanyak 26 perwira tinggi (Pati) TNI dari 3 angkatan akan segera dirotasi oleh Panglima TNI Jenderal Endriartono Sutarto. Salah satu dari mutasi tersebut, Pangdam Pattimura akan menjadi Pangdam Jaya.

FKM Mewakili Maluku Di Konferensi NFIP Di Nuku'alofa (05/02/2003) #4912
FKM: FKM News Network, 1 Februari 2003
Kurang lebih 150 delegasi dari 34 negara mengikuti Konferensi -NUCLEAR FREE AND INDEPENDENT PACIFIC- (NFIP) ke-9, yang diselenggarakan di Nuku'alofa, Kerajaan Tonga (Samudra Pasifik) pada tanggal 20-24 Januari 2003. Acara konferensi itu membicarakan pokok2 antara lain menyangkut dekolonisasi, demilitarisasi, konflik2 bersenjata dan lingkungan, tetapi di samping itu konferensi ini juga memberi perhatian kepada bangsa2 di dan disekitar Samudra Pasifik yang memperjuangkan kemerdekaannya (Papua dan Maluku).

Damanik Korban Kepentingan Penguasa Bukan (05/02/2003) #4911
Konflik Agama
Hilversum, Selasa 04 Februari 2003 16:40 UTC
intro : Hari Senin diawali persidangan pendeta Rinaldi Damanik salah seorang deklarator perjanjian damai Malino. Ia didakwa memiliki 14 senjata api rakitan dan 144 amunisi. Pelanggaran itu diancam hukuman mati. Senjata ditemukan oleh tentara dan polisi ketika menghentikan rombongan yang baru saja mengantar pengungsi. Tidak ada saksi mata menemukan senjata selain kesaksian dari aparat yang bertugas. Damanik merupakan tokoh Kristen yang dikenal keras mengkritik kebijakan pemerintah. Radio Nederland menghubungi Johnson Panjaitan pengacara Rinaldi Damanik.

INDONESIA: Government arrests senior terror figure (05/02/2003) #4910
ABC AUSTRALIA, 4/2/2003
Since last October, there's been a lingering question about whether the group blamed for the Bali bombings is planning another attack. Australian Federal Police Commissioner Mick Keelty has said that at least one further attack had been foiled. Now, attention is on the interrogation of a senior figure in Jemaah Islamiah, who has been arrested in Indonesia, with hopes that he'll reveal more about the groups operations. The man in custody is the suspected leader of the Singapore branch of J-I.
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Sebanyak 102 Perwira Tinggi TNI Dimutasi (05/02/2003) #4909
KOMPAS, Selasa, 04 Februari 2003, 17:32 WIB
Jakarta, KCM - Sebanyak 102 perwira tinggi dan menengah di lingkungan Mabes TNI, TNI Angkatan Darat, TNI Angkatan Laut, dan TNI Angkatan Udara dimutasi. Sementara 26 perwira tinggi, diantaranya Wakil Kepala Staf TNI Angkatan Darat, Wakil Kepala Staf TNI Angkatan Laut, Wakil Kepala Staf TNI Angkatan Udara, dan Danjen Akademi TNI memasuki masa pensiun.

Masyarakat Papua Akan PTUN-kan Megawati (05/02/2003) #4908
TEMPO, 4 Feb 2003 23:44:10 WIB
TEMPO Interaktif, Jakarta: Berbagai elemen solidaritas masyarakat Papua berencana menggugat Megawati berkaitan dengan pemekaran wilayah di daerah tersebut. Selain itu juga akan melakukan judicial review terhadap Inpres No. 1/2003 tentang percepatan pelaksanaan UU Nomor 45 Tahun 1999 tentang Pemekaran Propinsi Papua. Demikian disampaikan Ketua Forum Komunikasi Pemuda Papua Sejabotabek, John Menanti, di Jakarta, Selas (4/2).

Solidaritas Papua akan Judicial Review ke MA & (05/02/2003) #4907
PTUN-kan Mega
DetikCom, Selasa, 4/2/2003
Reporter : Arif Shodiq Pujiharto. detikcom - Jakarta, Sejumlah elemen dan masyarakat Papua yang tergabung dalam Solidaritas Papua akan mengajukan judicial review ke MA. Kemudian mem-PTUN-kan Presiden Mega sehubungan dengan rencana pemekaran wilayah Papua.

Tentara dan Polisi Bentrok, Dumai Tegang (05/02/2003) #4906
TEMPO, 4 Feb 2003 19:25:28 WIB
TEMPO Interaktif, Pakanbaru: Suasana Kota Dumai, Riau, sepanjang hari ini tegang akibat bentrokan antara anggota TNI dan polisi serta penyerangan Markas Polresta setempat. Toko-toko tutup dan jalan-jalan di kota itu lengang. "Kami merasa takut karena ada isu Polres bakal dibom seperti yang di Binjai Medan itu," ujar Andrea Hong, pemilik toko busana di Jalan Sutan Syarif Kasim Dumai tadi siang.

Tokoh Adat Papua Tolak Inpres Pemekaran Provinsi (04/02/2003) #4905
KOMPAS, Selasa, 04 Februari 2003, 10:50 WIB
Jayapura, Selasa. Para tokoh adat di Papua menolak Instruksi Presiden (Inpres) No 1 tanggal 27 Januari 2003 tentang pemekaran dan pembagian Papua menjadi tiga provinsi, karena itu bukan aspirasi masyarakat.

Alex Manuputty Menyatakan Banding (04/02/2003) #4904
TEMPO, 4 Feb 2003 0:33:30 WIB
TEMPO Interaktif, Jakarta: Kuasa hukum Ketua Front Kedaulatan Maluku Alex Manuputty, Paskalis Pieter, menyatakan banding atas vonis tiga tahun penjara yang diputuskan Pengadilan Negeri Jakarta Utara. "Secara formal tadi kami sudah menyatakan banding," kata Paskalis ketika dihubungi, Senin (3/2), di Jakarta.

Pendeta Damanik Didakwa dengan Pasal UU Darurat (04/02/2003) #4903
TEMPO, 4 Feb 2003 0:23:46 WIB
TEMPO Interaktif, Palu: Tersangka kasus pemilikan senjata dan amunisi dalam kasus konflik Poso, Pdt Renaldy Damanik, didakwa dengan Undang-Undang Darurat No. 12 Tahun 1951 dalam sidang di Pengadilan Negeri Palu, Sulawesi Tengah, Senin (3/2). Dengan dakwaan ini, dia diancam hukuman maksimal 15 tahun penjara.

Police arrest alleged Singapore JI leader (04/02/2003) #4902
The Jakarta Post, February 04, 2003
Tiarma Siboro and Wahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. Police officers in Riau said on Monday they had arrested the suspected leader of the Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) base from Singapore, but added that they had no evidence linking him to the Bali bombing.

Police dealt slap in face by bomb blast at HQ (04/02/2003) #4901
The Jakarta Post, February 04, 2003
Damar Harsanto and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. What is often assumed to be the safest place can sometimes turn out to be the most vulnerable to attack. This was graphically demonstrated on Monday morning when a low-explosive bomb blew up at Wisma Bhayangkari, located in the same compound as the National Police Headquarters on Jl. Sanjaya, South Jakarta, opposite the Greek Embassy.

Christian leader brought to trial over Poso violence (04/02/2003) #4900
The Jakarta Post, February 04, 2003
La Remy, The Jakarta Post, Palu, Central Sulawesi. The Palu District Court opened on Monday the trial of the Reverend Reinaldy Damanik, accused of arms possession in the troubled town of Poso, Central Sulawesi.

Prayer Request: Rev. Damanik's case goes on trial in (04/02/2003) #4899
Palu Monday Feb 3, 2003
Jubilee Campaign USA, February 3, 2003
Rev. Rinaldy Damanik's case has finally gone to trial today in Palu, Central Sulawesi. Soon after Palu police authorities transported him last month from a Jakarta jail to a Palu jail, he was poisoned. Let us join our hearts together with others as we all pray for Rev. Damanik's trial.

Indonesian priest could face death sentence for (04/02/2003) #4898
weapons possession
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, Monday February 3, 2003
JAKARTA - A Christian priest went on trial Monday for possessing weapons and ammunition in Indonesia's restive district of Poso and could face the death sentence if convicted, a judge said.

Masyarakat Maluku Juga Belum Mendapat Raskin (04/02/2003) #4897
Liputan6.com, 03/02/03 21:00 WIB
Liputan6.com, Ambon: Distribusi beras murah untuk rakyat miskin (raskin) benar-benar belum merata. Buktinya, hingga Ahad (2/2) ini, masyarakat miskin di Maluku dan Maluku Utara belum juga menerima jatah raskin. Sejumlah persoalan membuat penyaluran beras sebagai kompensasi kenaikan harga bahan bakar minyak itu terhambat.

Puluhan Ribu Pengungsi Ambon Tak Menerima Bantuan (04/02/2003) #4896
Liputan6.com, 03/02/03 20:57 WIB
Liputan6.com, Ambon: Kabar duka ini datang dari Ambon, Maluku. Sudah empat tahun, 25.625 dari 170.590 pengungsi di kota itu tak memperoleh bantuan dari pemerintah. Padahal, bantuan dari pemerintah pusat terus mengalir. Ketua DPRD Kota Ambon Lucky Wattimury yang datang ke lokasi pengungsian, baru-baru ini, mengatakan, bantuan tak sampai ke pengungsi karena disunat Abdul Kadir Towe, petugas sosial di lingkungan Pemkot Ambon. Ia sengaja menilap uang pengungsi untuk memperkaya diri sendiri.

Pendidikan di Maluku Masih Bermasalah (04/02/2003) #4895
SUARA PEMBARUAN DAILY, 3/2/2003
BEGITU banyak keluhan masyarakat tentang persoalan pendidikan di daerah Maluku menunjukkan otonomi di bidang pendidikan tidak menguntungkan.

Ledakan Bom Di Mabes Polri Jakarta (04/02/2003) #4894
Hilversum, Senin 03 Februari 2003 16:20 UTC
Senin pagi sebuah bom meledak di depan Mabes Polri di Jakarta. Ledakan tidak menelan korban jiwa. Empat orang luka-luka. Sebuah gedung di dalam kompleks Mabes Polri dan dua mobil, rusak. Menurut seorang jurubicara Polri, ledakan tersebut tergolong jenis "low explosif" atau ledakan kecil yang disembunyikan di dalam sebuah tas.

Social violence in Indonesia is localized (04/02/2003) #4893
The Jakarta Post, February 03, 2003
Mohammad Zulfan Tadjoeddin, Research Associate, United Nations Support Facility for Indonesian Recovery (UNSFIR), Jakarta, zulfan.unsfir@un.or.id. Indonesia is often characterized as a troubled country ridden with conflict and violence in every region. Is this characterization correct? To answer this question, we need to examine carefully data relating to violent social conflict. In this context, violent social conflict is defined as conflict between two distinct social groups that cannot be institutionalized and which turns into violent actions.

INDONESIA : Decree to split Papua issued (04/02/2003) #4892
ABC AUSTRALIA, 3/2/2003
Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri appears to have set herself on a collision course with political leaders in the troubled province of Papua. The Indonesian daily newspaper, Kompas, reports that President Megawati has issued a decree calling for the accelerated implementation of an old law which divides the province into three seperate provinces. The decree, which appears to be the first issued by the president this year, directly contradicts the special autonomy law for Papua, which was passed in 2001 in an attempt to undermine the province's fight to break away from Indonesian control.
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Vanuatu Considers Allowing Papuan Embassy (04/02/2003) #4891
Pacific Islands Report, February 3, 2003
PORT VILA, Vanuatu (RNZI, Feb. 3) - Vanuatu has indicated that it will allow Papuan separatists to open an embassy in Port Vila despite threats from Indonesia that it will sever diplomatic ties.

Maluku police want convicted separatists detained (03/02/2003) #4890
The Jakarta Post, February 03, 2003
Aziz Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon, Maluku. Police in the war-torn province of Maluku have called for the arrest of two separatist leaders, who remain free despite having been sentenced to three years in jail last week, in order to maintain peace in their homeland.

Police Chief apologizes over HQ bombing (03/02/2003) #4889
The Jakarta Post, 2/3/2003 11:51:40 AM
JAKARTA (JP): National Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar apologized to the public over the bombing on Monday morning in a building inside the National Police headquarters in Jakarta.

Priest tried for alleged weapons possession (03/02/2003) #4888
The Jakarta Post, 2/3/2003 11:14:02 AM
JAKARTA (JP): A Christian priest went on trial Monday for allegedly possessing weapons and ammunition in Poso, AFP reported.

Blast hits the National Police headquarters (03/02/2003) #4887
The Jakarta Post, 2/3/2003 8:32:23 AM
JAKARTA (JP): An explosion rocked a building inside theNational Police headquarters complex in Jakarta early on Monday, El Shinta radio reported.

Ba'asyir involved in Bali bombings: Police Chief (03/02/2003) #4886
The Jakarta Post, 2/2/2003 11:08:51 AM
JAKARTA (JP): National Police Chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar said on Saturday that cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir took part in last year bombings in Bali, Antara reported.

FBI team arrives in Papua (03/02/2003) #4885
The Jakarta Post, 2/2/2003 5:38:31 PM
JAKARTA (JP): A U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) team arrived in Timika, Papua on Sunday afternoon in order to investigate last year's ambush that resulted in the death of two American teachers and an Indonesian.

Christians Decry Acquittal Of Indonesian Jihad Leader (03/02/2003) #4884
Cybercast News Service, Friday, January 31, 2003
By Patrick Goodenough. CNSNews.com Pacific Rim Bureau Chief. Pacific Rim Bureau (CNSNews.com) - Christian rights activists Friday slammed an Indonesian court's decision to acquit one of the country's most controversial Islamic militants on charges of inciting violence against Christians....
'Another injustice'. Fr. Cornelius Bohm of the Ambon Crisis Center, a Catholic institution in the Maluku capital, said he saw two military roadblocks there early Friday for the first time in months. It may be the authorities were expecting an angry response from local Christians to news of the acquittal, the Dutch-born priest said by telephone. But Bohm said he did not expect an adverse reaction. "Christians here see this as just another injustice against them and they swallow it," he said.

THE SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS - Report No. 351 (03/02/2003) #4883
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina, Ambon, January 30, 2003
YAFAR UMAR THALIB ACQUITTED – On April 26, 2002, Jafar Umar Thalib, leader of the meanwhile disbanded Laskar Jihad, gave a tabliq akbar (official speech) in the large front yard of the Al-Fatah Mosque of Ambon. He did not spare anybody, defiling everybody from the President down to the military. The Moluccas Agreement of Malino was treason, the Governor a traitor etc. He urged a no-reconciliation program and to wage war on the RMS Christians, to zealously fabricate bombs etc. (see Reports 269 and 276). He was arrested at Juanda Airport, Surabaya on May 2002 and sent to Jakarta, where he subsequently was detained at Police HQ. At his trial, one year inprisonment was demanded by the public prosecutor during the session of the district court of East Jakarta on December 19, 2002. He was accused of insulting the President of Indonesia and agitate the people during that tablig akbar.

Hamzah Haz Bantah Intervensi Vonis Bebas Ja'far Umar (03/02/2003) #4882
DetikCom, Jumat, 31/1/2003
Reporter : Gita Fajar P Mega. detikcom - Jakarta, Wakil Presiden (Wapres) Hamzah Haz menegaskan tidak melakukan intervensi atas vonis bebas murni yang dijatuhkan kepada mantan Panglima Laskar Jihad Ja'far Umar Thalib.

Ja'far Umar Bebas, Polri Hormati Putusan Hakim (03/02/2003) #4881
DetikCom, Jumat, 31/1/2003
Reporter : Anindhita Maharrani. detikcom - Jakarta, Vonis hakim yang memutus bebas murni mantan Panglima Laskar Jidad Ja'far Umar Thalib mendapat sambutan berbagai kalangan. Polri pun menghormati putusan tersebut.

Jamaah Islamiyah Selalu Berada di Daerah Konflik (03/02/2003) #4880
SINAR HARAPAN, Jum'at , 31 Januari 2003
Denpasar, Sinar Harapan - Markas organisasi Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) sejak tahun 1999 lalu telah berpindah dari Malaysia ke Solo, dan Ustad Abu Bakar Ba'asyir duduk sebagai Pimpinan atau Amir. Konsep kegiatan JI ada dua, yakni melakukan aksi jihad seperti di daerah konflik Ambon dan Poso, serta pengeboman, termasuk yang terjadi di Bali 12 Oktober 2002 lalu.

Indonesia - OCHA Consolidated Situation Report No. 113 (03/02/2003) #4879
25 January - 31 January 2003
CENTRAL SULAWESI * CARE started a one-month assessment for its "Poso's Emergency for Agricultural and Livelihood Security (PEARLS)" project in selected sites in South Pamona, Lage, Poso Pesisir and Tojo sub-districts on Sunday (26 Jan.)
MALUKU * A local newspaper, Ambon Ekspress, reported on Friday (24 Jan.) that an unknown sniper shot at a car carrying vegetables on Jl. Sudirman in Galungun area (a suburb of Ambon city). One person was reported injured. The incident did not escalate further.
NORTH MALUKU * A local newspaper, Mimbar Kieraha, reported during the week that a debate on the creation of the municipality of Tidore Island City (Kota Tidore Kepulauan) has been going on, even though the People's Representative Council of the Republic of Indonesia (DPR RI) has ratified the bill on the Creation of New Districts in North Maluku province together with other 25 areas all over Indonesia on Monday (27 Jan.). Several youth organisations rejected the creation of Tidore Island City as a municipality since it was not part of the initial plan of the division of the previous Central Halmahera district.
PAPUA * Associated Press Washington and the The New York Times on Thursday (30 Jan.) quoted the U.S. States Department, as stating that it has asked the GoRI to carry out a serious investigation into the deaths of the two American teachers killed in Papua in August 20002. Spokesman Richard Boucher gave no details but it was reported that U.S. Officials have learned that the Americas were killed in an ambush carried out by Indonesian soldiers. The Jakarta Post reported on Wednesday (29 Jan) that the National Police Chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar gave assurances to legislators that the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) would not dictate the Indonesian police in the ambush investigation. He further explained during a hearing with the House of Representatives, that the foreign investigators were here to provide assistance for their Indonesian counterparts.

Ledakan "Bom Jepang" Mayat Korban Sulit Diidentifikasi (03/02/2003) #4878
SINAR HARAPAN, Jum'at , 31 Januari 2003
Ambon, Sinar Harapan - Menyusul ledakan bom yang menewaskan delapan warga Dusun Mamua, Desa Hila, Kecamatan Leihitu, Kabupaten Maluku Tengah, Rabu (29/1) malam, maka hingga Jumat (31/1) pagi aparat keamanan dari unsur TNI dan Polri hanya berhasil mengumpulkan organ tubuh dari tujuh korban secara lengkap.

Indonesian court acquits paramilitary Muslim group leader (03/02/2003) #4877
Xinhua News Agency, 2003-01-30 18:34:09
JAKARTA, Jan. 30 (Xinhuanet) -- The East Jakarta District Court of Indonesia on Thursday acquitted Jaffar Umar Thalib, top leader of the Muslim paramilitarry group Laskar Jihad, of all charges.

Dutch, Indon Foreign Affairs Ministers Discuss Cooperation (03/02/2003) #4876
Asia Pulse, Wednesday January 29, 2003 11:47 AM
BRUSSELS, Jan 29 Asia Pulse - The foreign affairs ministers of the Netherlands and Indonesia on Monday discussed their countries' cooperation and the Dutch government's offer to grant Indonesia a US$12 million floating hospital.
 

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