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Teror, Provokasi dan Intimidasi (28/11/2003) #6966
Masariku Network, 28 November 2003
Laporan Poso Watch Network; 26 November 2003. Tekat dan instruksi yang diserukan oleh Ikatan Persaudaraan Muslim Senasib Sepenanggungan Korban Poso, tertanggal 17 November 2003(terlampir), bukan cuma isapan jempol, ini serius dan sedang dilaksanakan oleh mereka yang menamakan diri Kelompok Putih atau Jamaah Islamiah Sulawesi Tengah.

Chronology of Malino Accord Violations in Poso - 2003 (28/11/2003) #6965
Ever since the Malino Accord in December 2001 there have been repeated provocative violations of the agreement. In January and February 2002 there were some promising signs that perhaps the Malino Accord could produce a lasting peace. Thousands of weapons, mainly hand-made, were handed in by both the Muslim and Christian communities and destroyed by the police. There were, however, serious concerns from the Christian community due to the absence of the organic or military issue weapons being handed in by the Laskar Jihad. Such weapons had been regularly seen being carried around the streets of Poso, during attacks on villages and even photographed at Jihad inspection posts on the main highway during November 2001.

4 Warga Resmi Tersangka Buntut Bentrok Massa di Malteng (28/11/2003) #6964
JAWA POS, Jumat, 28 Nov 2003
AMBON - Empat waga Desa Seith resmi menjadi tersangka utama peristiwa bentrokan massa di desa Seith Kecamatan Leihitu, Kabupaten Maluku Tengah (Malteng), Selasa lalu. Bentrokan itu sendiri melukai tiga orang warga dan menganguskan rumah mantan raja (kepala desa) setempat.

1.002 Brimob BKO Tiba di Ambon (28/11/2003) #6963
JAWA POS, Jumat, 28 Nov 2003
Ambon - Hari ini, sebanyak 1.002 anggota Brimob yang di BKO-kan di Ambon akan tiba di Pelabuhan Irian, Lanal Halong. Ribuan pasukan ini akan menggantikan pasukan sebelumnya yang telah lama bertugas di Ambon. Kepastian akan tibanya 1.002 anggota Brimob ini dibenarkan Kapolda Maluku Brigjen Polisi Bambang Sutrisno kepada Ambon Ekspres (JPNN) di Mapolda Maluku, kemarin.

Bentrokan di Desa Zieth 12 Warga Sementara di Periksa (28/11/2003) #6962
Maluku Media Centre, Kamis, 27/11/2003 18:43:50 WIB
Reporter: Saswaty Matakena. Ambon, MMC --- Perayaan Hari Raya Idul Fitri di Desa Zeith Kecamatan Leihitu, Kabupaten Maluku Tengah, Selasa (25/11) lalu, dinodai oleh bentrokan antar warga. Akibatnya, satu rumah warga terbakar dan satu orang warga mengalami luka-luka.

Lebaran Pertama, Bentrok Massa Disulut (28/11/2003) #6961
Persaingan Pilkades
JAWA POS, Kamis, 27 Nov 2003
AMBON - Perayaan Lebaran Idul Fitri di Maluku Tengah, Selasa 25 November lalu, diwarnai ketegangan. Gara-garanya, terjadi bentrok antarwarga di Desa Seith, Kecamaan Leihitu, Maluku Tengah, pukul 16.00 Wita yang bertepatan dengan hari pertama Lebaran.

Shooting, bombing heighten tensions in (28/11/2003) #6960
Indonesia's Poso district
ABC AUSTRALIA, 27/11/2003 18:46:59
A bombing and shooting have heightened tensions in Indonesia's religiously-divided Poso district during the Eid al-Fitr Islamic holiday.

Pembagian kekuasaan dan aset ekonomi adalah (28/11/2003) #6959
kunci ketenangan Poso
Radio Nederland Wereldomroep, Kamis 27 November 2003 22:30 WIB
Ledakan bom dan penembakan hari ini di Poso, Sulawesi Tengah, cukup mengejutkan, karena keadaan di sana sudah tampak tenang di awal hari raya Idul Fitri. Mengapa konperensi Malino yang diselenggarakan untuk menyelesaikan konflik Poso. Mengapa tidak menyelesaikan masalah seperti diharapkan? Radio Nederland mengajukan pertanyaan itu pada Thamrin Tomagola, pakar sosiologi pada Universitas Indonesia di Jakarta

Dua Bom Meledak Di Poso, Gereja GPID Palu Diteror (28/11/2003) #6958
Ambon.Com, Kamis, 27 November 2003
TEROR - Nampak aparat Jihandak saat menjinakkan bom di Gereja GPID Palu. Fot: Lib/abd/radar palu POSO - Kembali Poso menjadi ajang teror. Ditengah masyarakat muslim merayakan idul fitri terjadi beberapa peritiwa di tempat yang berbeda.

Teror Bom Jelang Lebaran (28/11/2003) #6957
JAWA POS, Kamis, 27 Nov 2003
PALU - Prediksi akan terjadi terorisme di Palu saat Idul Fitri terbukti. Sebuah bom low explosive ditemukan di Gereja GPDI Ekklesia, Palu, menjelang Lebaran, tepatnya Senin 24 November sekitar pukul 14.10 Wita.

Pan-African Group Urges Papua Referendum (28/11/2003) #6956
LAKSAMANA.Net, November 27, 2003 10:34 PM
Laksamana.Net - A group called the Pan-African Coalition for the Liberation of West Papua (PACLWP) has called on black communities around the world to help the people of Papua achieve self-determination.

50 Papuans Arrested for Raising Flags (28/11/2003) #6955
LAKSAMANA.Net, November 27, 2003 10:51 PM
Laksamana.Net - Police have reportedly arrested 50 people in Papua province for participating in ceremonies in which separatist flags were raised.

Indonesia arrests 50 Papuan separatists (28/11/2003) #6954
ABC AUSTRALIA, Thursday, November 27, 2003. 8:25pm (AEDT)
Indonesian police have arrested 50 people in the eastern-most province of Papua after they took part in a ceremony to raise a separatist flag.

Struggle over Indonesian schools (28/11/2003) #6953
Aljazeera.Net, Tuesday 25 November 2003, 19:49 Makka Time, 16:49 GMT
By Dianthus Saputra Estey in Jakarta. On his recent whirlwind visit to Jakarta, US president George Bush met Indonesian religious leaders and pledged $157 million over six years to improve the country's school system.

Masariku Update-Silaturahmi dengan Polpoke dan Atamimi (27/11/2003) #6952
Masariku Network, 27 November 2003
Situasi silaturahmi dalam perayaan idulfitri hari kedua tetap berada dalam suasana yang tenang dan damai. Interaksi warga Kristen dan Muslim dalam dinamika silaturasmi berlangsung dimana-mana. Pagi tadi warga Negeri Galala - Hative Kecil, Lata, dan Halong menuju wilayah Lei Hitu - Khususnya di negeri Hitu - untuk bersilaturahmi dengan saudara-saudara Muslim mereka yang terikat dalam hubungan pela. Sementara itu di kediaman gubernur Maluku berlangsung pertemuan tokoh-tokoh agama dan organisasi kepemudaan dengan Nurcholis Majid.

Bomb, village attack mar Idul Fitri in Poso (27/11/2003) #6951
The Jakarta Post, November 27, 2003
Irvan NR, The Jakarta Post, Palu, Central Sulawesi. Tension marred the Idul Fitri celebration in Poso as a bomb exploded near a housing complex in Lawanga subdistrict early on Wednesday, just hours after a group of unidentified men opened fire in a neighboring village.

Bomb hits Poso, no casualties (27/11/2003) #6950
The Jakarta Post, 11/26/2003 5:15:34 PM
POSO (JP) : A low-explosive bomb was detonated in Poso regency, Central Sulawesi province, on Wednesday, causing panic among locals but no casualties were reported.

Poso Diguncang Bom (27/11/2003) #6949
TEMPO, 26 November 2003
TEMPO Interaktif, Poso: Hari kedua Idul Fitri di Kota Poso, Sulawesi Tengah, Rabu dini hari (26/11), dinodai aksi teror bom. Bom rakitan low-eksplosiv meledak di Jalan Pulau Irian, Tanah Runtuh. Tidak ada korban jiwa atas ledakan bom itu.

Australian politician warns of (27/11/2003) #6948
aggressive Islamic threat in Indonesia
The Jakarta Post, 11/26/2003 1:37:12 PM
SYDNEY (AFP) : Australia's most powerful Labor Party leader and the premier of its largest state has warned the country to prepare for the threat of an aggressive Islamic government in Indonesia.

Indonesian Islam 'a threat' (27/11/2003) #6947
Herald Sun [Melbourne], 26 Nov, 2003
INDONESIAN Islamists could represent a threat to Australia's future, NSW Premier Bob Carr said last night.

Rights body attacks Jakarta on Aceh media curbs (27/11/2003) #6946
The Age [Australia], November 26, 2003
By Matthew Moore. Indonesia Correspondent Jakarta. A US-based human rights group has criticised the Indonesian Government for "a pervasive pattern of intimidation, abuse and censorship of journalists" it says has been implemented to stop critical coverage of its war in Aceh.

INFID's Short News Overview No. 157 (27/11/2003) #6945
INFID, 26 November 2003
Bill on Religious Tolerance: A draft bill on "religious tolerance that would hand the government far greater powers to regulate religious affairs is soon to be tabled in parliament. The bill only reconises five religions and seeks to outlaw inter-religious marriage and inter-religious adoptions, and prohibits people from attending religious ceremonies of a different faith to their own. It also stipulates that places of worship can be established only with the permission of the government.

Indonesia could ban inter-religious marriages (27/11/2003) #6944
New Zealand Herald, 25.11.2003
Christian organisations may face curbs on preaching and people of different religions could be banned from marrying under laws being considered by Indonesia.

Block on Christian converts in Indonesia (27/11/2003) #6943
Herald Sun [Melbourne], 25 Nov, 2003
JAKARTA – Christian organisations may face curbs on preaching and people of different religions could be banned from marrying under controversial new laws being considered by Indonesia.

Asrama Mahasiswa Papua Yogyakarta (27/11/2003) #6942
Diserang Orang Tak Dikenal
WPNews, Sunday, 23 Nov, 2003, 5:10pm
KP-AMP Report. JogjaWPNews - Asrama Mahasiswa Papua Yogyakarta, hari Sabtu subuh (01.30 - 03.00 wib) diserang oleh sekelompok orang tak dikenal dengan menggunakan senjata tajam dan bom molotov.

Idul Fitri Di Poso Berlangsung Tenang (26/11/2003) #6941
Radio Nederland Wereldomroep, Rabu 26 November 2003 07:45 WIB
Idul Fitri hari pertama di Poso relatif tenang setelah sempat diwarnai insiden kecil saat pawai takbiran Senin malam. Hampir tiga tahun sebelumnya wilayah di Sulawesi Tengah ini diamuk konflik Islam-Kristen, dengan korban lebih dari 2000 orang tewas. Menurut Darwis Waru, dari kelompok kerja resolusi konflik Poso, Lebaran kali ini berlangsung jauh lebih baik dibanding tahun sebelumnya. Sudah ada saling mengunjungi antar umat, ujar Darwis kepada Radio Nederland.

Bali bomb accomplices given reduced sentences (26/11/2003) #6940
as part of Eid al-Fitr
ABC AUSTRALIA, 26/11/2003 02:43:34
Seven men jailed in Indonesia for their relatively minor roles in the Bali bombings have received sentence reductions as part of an Eid al-Fitr holiday tradition.

Remissions for Tommy & 7 Linked to Bali Blasts (26/11/2003) #6939
LAKSAMANA.Net, November 25, 2003 09:49 PM
Laksamana.Net - Tommy Suharto, Bob Hasan and seven men jailed for providing assistance to the Bali nightclub bombers received sentence reductions on Tuesday (25/11/03) as part of the annual tradition of granting remissions to prisoners on the Islamic holiday of Idul Fitri.

Baasyir Blames Australia for Speech Ban (26/11/2003) #6938
LAKSAMANA.Net, November 25, 2003 06:46 PM
Laksamana.Net - Jailed radical Islamic cleric Abu Bakar Baasyir has blamed Australia for a decision by Indonesian authorities to ban him from making a speech critical of Jews, Christians and Americans during Idul Fitri prayers.

Ba'asyir barred by authorities from giving speech (26/11/2003) #6937
The Jakarta Post, 11/25/2003 3:19:51 PM
JAKARTA (AP): Authorities barred jailed Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir from giving a speech Tuesday in which he planned to accuse the United States, Christians and Jews of destroying Islam.

Masariku update - Idulfitri nan Damai (26/11/2003) #6936
Masariku Network, 25 November 2003
Dear All, Situasi Idulfitri di Ambon sejak malam takbiran sampai hari ini berlangsung dengan aman dan damai. Menjelang fajar hari ini ribuan umat Muslim menuju berbagai masjid untuk mengikuti sholat ied, dengan wajah penuh senyum dan damai. Konsentrasi umat terbesar pada sholat ied terjadi di Masjid Raya Alfatah, pada jantung Kota Ambon. Ribuan masa meluber menggelar sajadah sholat sampai ke jalan raya di depan masjid.

Malam Takbiran di Ambon Berlangsung Meriah (26/11/2003) #6935
Warga Muslim Percaya Diri Melintasi Pemukiman Kristen
Maluku Media Centre, Selasa, 25/11/2003 15:44:26 WIB
Reporter: Mozes Fabeat, Daniel Nirahua. Ambon, MMC --- Malam Takbiran di Kota Ambon tahun ini terasa beda. Suasana sukacita benar-benar terpancar dari wajah kaum Muslim yang baru saja usai menjalankan ibadah puasa selama bulan Ramadhan. Kegembiraan terutama karena pawai takbir berlangsung dalam suasana damai, tanpa rasa takut seperti tahun-tahun sebelumnya.

Kesadaran Warga Ambon Tinggi, (26/11/2003) #6934
Ramadan dan Salat Id Aman
Media Indonesia, Selasa, 25 November 2003 20:58 WIB
AMBON--MIOL: Wali Kota Ambon Jopi Papilaja mengakui pelaksanaan bulan suci Ramadan dan Salat Ied 1424 H di ibu kota Provinsi Maluku berlangsung aman karena didukung kesadaran masyarakat yang semakin tinggi.

Bom Ditemukan di Gereja Pantekosta Palu (25/11/2003) #6933
TEMPO, 24 November 2003
TEMPO Interaktif, Palu: Sebuah bom rakitan berdaya ledak rendah ditemukan di pelataran halaman Gereja Pantekosa Jemaat Elekksia, Gereja Pantekosta Indonesia Donggala, di Jalan Thamrin, Palu, Sulawesi Tengah, Senin (24/11) siang.

Indonesia: Trials underway into Suharto-era atrocities (25/11/2003) #6932
World Socialist Web Site, 24 November 2003
By John Roberts. Four trials have begun of 14 current and retired members of Indonesia’s armed forces (TNI) for a massacre carried out nearly 20 years ago, on September 12, 1984. Evidence emerging in the courts has the potential of becoming a political embarrassment, not only for the regime of President Megawati Sukarnoputri, who is closely aligned with the military, but with the American and Australian governments, both of which have moved to re-establish close ties with the TNI.

JI Sedang Rekrut Pemimpin Baru (25/11/2003) #6931
SUARA PEMBARUAN DAILY, 22/11/03
SINGAPURA - Kelompok Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) yang berafiliasi dengan jaringan terorisme internasional, Al-Qaeda, diperkirakan sedang giat melatih calon-calon pemimpin baru dan siap melancarkan serangan yang sama dahsyatnya dengan tragedi bom Bali dan Hotel JW Marriott Jakarta. Demikian temuan intelijen Singapura yang dipresentasikan langsung oleh Departemen Dalam Negeri (Depdagri) Singapura, Kamis (20/11), dalam Konferensi Keamanan Internal Asia-Pasifik di Hawaii.

Gubernur Harapkan Gema Takbir Mewujudkan Maluku Baru (25/11/2003) #6930
Media Indonesia, Selasa, 25 November 2003 00:12 WIB
AMBON--MIOL: Gubernur Maluku Karel Albert Ralahalu, menginginkan, gema takbiran menyambut Idul Fitri 1424 H merupakan bagian dari upaya menerapkan langkah dan tekad untuk membangun daerah ini guna mewujudkan Maluku baru, menyusul tragedi kemanusiaan, sejak 19 Januari 1999 yang memporak-poranda berbagai sendi kehidupan.

Masariku Update - MINAL AIDIN WAL'FAIZIN (25/11/2003) #6929
Masariku Network, 24 November 2003
Dear All, Situasi menjelang Idulfitri di Ambon berlangsung tenang dan damai. Malam ini kami baru saja bergabung dalam konvoi kenderaan keliling kota Ambon untuk merayakan malam takbiran menjelang Idulfitri besok.

Lebaran Pertama Ambon Setelah Kerusuhan (25/11/2003) #6928
Radio Nederland Wereldomroep, Senin 24 November 2003 14:30 UTC
Kaum muslimin di kota Ambon menyambut lebaran 1 Syawal 1424 Hijriah, dengan perasaan suka cita dan lega. Sejak pecahnya kerusuhan pada tahun 1999, baru tahun ini umat muslimin Ambon merasa tenang dalam merayakan Idul Fitri. Sejauh ini, situasi keamanan di kota Ambon juga kondusif. Semua masalah keamanan diserahkan kepada polisi, demikian penjelasan Haji Ahmad Bantan, imam mesjid Al Fatah, Ambon.

Seven rebels die in latest violence in Indonesia's Aceh (24/11/2003) #6927
ABC AUSTRALIA, 24/11/2003 08:10:43
The Indonesian military says its troops have killed seven suspected separatist rebels in clashes and raids in the troubled province of Aceh.

Gunshots fired in Indonesia's restive Poso district (24/11/2003) #6926
ABC AUSTRALIA, 23/11/2003 13:20:36
Tensions have risen after shooting was heard in the religiously divided Poso district of Indonesia's Central Sulawesi.

Review - Regions: Aceh Rights Abuses Alleged (24/11/2003) #6925
LAKSAMANA.Net, November 23, 2003 10:33 PM
Laksamana.Net - Lesley McCulloch, the Australian based researcher released in February after five months in an Aceh prison, last week claimed that Indonesia's 'military occupation' of the province has spawned grave human rights abuses and a humanitarian crisis.
Three Killed in Poso. National police chief General Da'i Bachtiar called Monday (17/11/03) for calm in Poso regency after thousands of Muslims rioted and killed three Christians following rumors that a Muslim man had been gunned down by police without warning.

Indonesia - OCHA Consolidated Situation Report No. 155 (24/11/2003) #6924
15 - 21 November 2003
ACEH * During the week, local press reported that 7 civilians, one police officer, and 19 GAM members were killed as result of violent incidents in Aceh province.
CENTRAL SULAWESI * From 15 to 16 November, the Police arrested 2 suspects and shot dead a third suspect in connection with the attacks at Poso Pesisir last month. Several hundred persons from Tabalo village rioted in front of Police headquarter in Poso (Polres). Heavy defence was at the police station including Brimob and TNI forces.
MALUKU * Antara on Sunday (16 Nov.), quoted the Indonesian Navy Eastern Fleet Commander, Rear Admiral Slamet Subiyanto, saying that with the opening of a major naval base in Ambon, the East Indonesia sea security task force in the Maluku provincial capital will have to be moved to Biak, Yapen Waropen district of Irian Jaya.
NORTH MALUKU * A local newspaper, Ternate Pos, reported on Wednesday (18 Nov.), that a bomb exploded at Tobelo harbour on Saturday evening (15 Nov.) and has injured four youngsters. One of the youngsters was seriously injured and the three others were slightly injured. The people of Tobelo do not seem affected by the explosion and carry on their activities normally.
PAPUA * The Jakarta Post reported on Saturday (15 Nov.), that the Minister of Home Affairs Hari Sabarno installed on November 14 Brig. Gen. (ret) Abraham Octovianus Atururi as the governor of West Irian Jaya province, despite controversy over the status of the province. Atururi was inaugurated based on presidential decree No. 213/M dated November 11 2003, which followed a previous decree stipulating the creation of the province signed in January. His inauguration marks the official split of West Irian Jaya from Papua.
WEST TIMOR * The security in Larantuka of East Flores district is back to normal after a riot occurred on Saturday (15 Nov.) where a local district court and the public prosecutor's office were set ablaze. The riot started when a judge sentenced a local priest, Father Frans Amanue, to jail after he was found guilty of libeling the head of East Flores district, Felix Fernandez. Provincial police chief, Brig. Gen. Edward Aritonang, has sent 2 companies to back-up the local police. The total loss is estimated at around IDR. 5 billion. Police hold 2 suspects.

Review - Politics: Party Thugs (24/11/2003) #6923
LAKSAMANA.Net, November 23, 2003 10:38 PM
Laksamana.Net - President Megawati Sukarnoputri branded Tuesday (18/11/03) some members of her own party, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), as "thugs" who are out of touch with voters...
FPI Leader Freed. Muslim militant Habib Rizieq Shihab, leader of the Islamic Defenders' Front (FPI) was released from jail Wednesday (19/11/03) after serving a seven-month jail term.

Hundreds of fishermen in Java to be relocated (24/11/2003) #6922
(Creating more problems)
The Jakarta Post, 11/22/2003
AMBON, Maluku (Antara): Hundreds of fishermen from the north coast of Java will soon be relocated to Southeast and Southwest Maluku districts, Maluku province, Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Rochmin Dahuri said here on Friday. "The number of fishermen along Java's north coast is getting larger while their fishing grounds are becoming smaller, so relocation to Maluku is inevitable," Dahuri said.

Gunshots fired in restive Poso (24/11/2003) #6921
The Jakarta Post, 11/22/2003
JAKARTA (AFP): Tensions have risen after shooting was heard over the past two nights in the religiously divided Poso district of Central Sulawesi, police there said Saturday. Residents in the villages of Matako and Lage in Poso reported they heard gunshots on Thursday and Friday nights, said district deputy police chief Rudi Trenggono.

Officials Fear New Attacks by Militants in Southeast Asia (24/11/2003) #6920
The New York Times, Saturday, November 22, 2003
By RAYMOND BONNER. MANILA, Nov. 22 — American officials in Southeast Asia are bracing for new terrorist attacks as they gather fresh information about Jemaah Islamiyah, the radical Islamic organization based in Indonesia.

Relokasi Nelayan Pantura ke Maluku Lamban (24/11/2003) #6919
SINAR HARAPAN, Jum'at, 21 November 2003
Ambon, Sinar Harapan. Departemen Kelautan dan Perikanan (DKP) tidak akan memaksakan nelayan di kawasan Pantai Utara (Pantura) Pulau Jawa untuk direlokasikan ke Provinsi Maluku. Karenanya, upaya untuk merelokasi nelayan ditanggapi secara lamban.

TNI dan OPM Kontak Senjata di Bonggo (24/11/2003) #6918
SINAR HARAPAN, Jum'at, 21 November 2003
JAYAPURA - Kodam XVII/Trikora, dalam hal ini Korem 172/PWY, Kamis (20/11) dini hari, sekitar pukul 00:30 WIT melakukan kontak senjata dengan kelompok Organisasi Papua Merdeka (OPM) pimpinan Hans Yuweni di Distrik Bonggo, Kabupaten Jayapura, tepatnya di Desa Mawes Wares.

Ratusan Nelayan Pantura Direlokasi ke Maluku (21/11/2003) #6917
(Making new problem)
KOMPAS, Jumat, 21 November 2003, 13:53 WIB
Ambon, Jumat. Menteri Kelautan dan Perikanan Rokhmin Dahuri, mengakui rencana relokasi ratusan nelayan Pantai Utara (Pantura) Jawa, ke Maluku, khususnya di Kabupaten Maluku Tenggara (Malra) dan Maluku Tenggara Barat (MTB).

Masariku Update seputar Kab. Buru, Maluku (21/11/2003) #6916
Masariku Network, 21 November 2003
Selama dua minggu yang lalu kami berkesempatan mengunjungi kota Leksula di Buru Selatan, serta beberapa desa disekitarnya. Impresi awal yang segera muncul berkaitan dengan kondisi Leksula pasca konflik adalah bahwa Leksula telah menjadi salah satu pusat interaksi komunitas Muslim dan Kristen kembali.

Maluku refugees to be returned home (21/11/2003) #6915
The Jakarta Post, November 21, 2003
M. Azis Tunny and Andi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, Ambon/Makassar. The Maluku administration will next month repatriate around 1,000 families, comprising 5,102 people, currently taking refuge in several camps across the province to their homes in neighboring North Maluku, said officials.

Menjelang Akhir Tahun 2003 (21/11/2003) #6914
1000 KK Pengungsi Maluku Utara Dipulangkan
Maluku Media Centre, Kamis, 20/11/2003 10:14:31 WIB
Reporter: Azis Tunny. Ambon, MMC --- 1.000 Kepala keluarga (KK) atau 5.102 jiwa pengungsi asal Provinsi Maluku Utara akan dipulangkan dari Provinsi Maluku, Desember 2003. Para pengungsi Maluku Utara itu berasal dari tiga kecamatan yakni Kecamatan Pulau Ternate, Tobelo dan Galela. Saat mengungsi, mereka menyebar di beberapa daerah yakni Pulau Ambon, Pulau Saparua dan Pulau Seram.

Masyarakat Maluku Ancam Boikot Pemilu 2004 (21/11/2003) #6913
SUARA PEMBARUAN DAILY, 20/11/03
MINTA KEADILAN - Warga Maluku di Jakarta berunjuk rasa di depan kantor Komisi Pemilihan Umum, Jakarta, Rabu (19/11), menuntut penambahan calon legislatif Provinsi Maluku. Pengurangan jatah kursi terjadi karena adanya pemekaran Maluku menjadi dua provinsi.

INFID's Short News Overview No. 156 (21/11/2003) #6912
INFID, 20 November 2003
Papua: The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) said on Nov. 14 that based on preliminary findings the TNI committed gross abuses in Papua in 2001 and 2003, and that it would form a team to investigate the cases of rights abuse.

Samudra to appeal to Supreme Court (21/11/2003) #6911
The Jakarta Post, 11/20/2003 10:51:51 AM
JAKARTA (AFP): Convicted Bali bombing mastermind Imam Samudra will appeal to Supreme Court against his death sentence after an earlier appeal was rejected, one of his lawyers said Thursday.

Troops kill 10 Aceh rebels (21/11/2003) #6910
The Jakarta Post, 11/20/2003 3:56:07 PM
BANDA ACEH, Aceh (AFP): Indonesia's military on Thursday reported 10 more rebel deaths in Aceh, a day after the government put the province under military rule for another six months in hopes of crushing a separatist revolt.

Aceh military offensive moves into next six month stage (21/11/2003) #6909
ABC AUSTRALIA, 20/11/2003 12:51:00
Listen or Transcript
The Indonesian government's war against separatist rebels in Aceh has today entered its seventh month, with no end in sight to the bloodshed. Already some 16,000 have been killed in what has been described as Jakarta's biggest military operation in 25-years. Now President Megawati Sukarnoputri has extended martial law in Aceh and a new military chief has been installed, replacing the Australian-trained Major General Bambang Darmono. But with a virtual freeze on information coming out of Aceh - the real story of what's happening in the province remains murky.

Australia & America's Wicked Plan (21/11/2003) #6908
LAKSAMANA.Net, November 20, 2003 11:58 PM
Antara. Laksamana.Net - Following is the unedited text of an article by state news agency Antara, quoting an Islamic activist who suggests that Australia and the US could be planning mass murder in Indonesia. Seriously, we didn't make this up.

Gunmen launch attack on police post in Poso (20/11/2003) #6907
The Jakarta Post, November 20, 2003
Irvan NR, The Jakarta Post, Palu, Central Sulawesi. Despite heightened security measures, gunmen launched a fresh attack early on Wednesday in Poso regency, Central Sulawesi, further shattering almost a year of peace in the religiously divided province, police and activists said.

Samudra to appeal to Supreme Court (20/11/2003) #6906
The Jakarta Post, November 20, 2003
DENPASAR, Bali: Convicted Bali bomber Abdul Aziz, alias Imam Samudra, will challenge the provincial high court verdict upholding his death sentence, a lawyer said.

FPI leader released from prison (20/11/2003) #6905
The Jakarta Post, November 20, 2003
Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) chairman Habib Rizieq Shihab was released from Salemba Penitentiary in Central Jakarta on Wednesday.

FPI Leader Released (20/11/2003) #6904
LAKSAMANA.Net, November 19, 2003 04:45 PM
Laksamana.Net - Habib Rizieq Shihab, leader of the radical Islamic Defenders' Front (FPI), was released from jail on Wednesday (19/11/03) after serving a seven-month sentence for ordering his militant followers to attack Jakarta nightspots.

Freed Muslim militant vows to keep attacking nightclubs (20/11/2003) #6903
The Sydney Morning Herald, November 19, 2003 - 3:32PM
A Muslim militant convicted of organising attacks on Jakarta nightclubs and restaurants was released from jail today, and vowed to carry on his campaign to rid the Indonesian capital of vice.

Michael Vatikiotis, Penulis Novel "The Spice Garden" (20/11/2003) #6902
Konflik Keagamaan Melempar Kita ke Abad Pertengahan
SINAR HARAPAN, Rabu, 19 November 2003
JAKARTA – Bagi Michael Vatikiotis, The Spice Garden merupakan novel fiksi pertama yang ditulisnya setelah berkecimpung selama 16 tahun sebagai wartawan dan penulis yang memfokuskan diri pada isu-isu sosial dan politik di Asia.

Pos Aparat Di Poso Pesisir Kembali Diserang (20/11/2003) #6901
TEMPO, 19 November 2003
TEMPO Interaktif, Poso: Sekelompok orang bersenjata kembali menyerang wilayah Poso Pesisir. Sasarannya kali ini adalah pos penjagaan aparat di Dusun Taripa, Desa Toini, kecamatan Poso Pesisir, Rabu dini hari. (19/11)

Rentetan Tembakan Kembali Terdengar di Poso (20/11/2003) #6900
KOMPAS, Rabu, 19 November 2003, 13:15 WIB
Poso, Rabu. Masyarakat Tonipa Desa Toini, Kecamatan Poso Pesisir, Kabupaten Poso, dini hari ini (Rabu, 19/11) sekitar pukul 00.15 WITA dikagetkan dengan suara rentetan tembakan senjata api.

Asian Terror Chief Planning Attacks (20/11/2003) #6899
The Washington Times, Nov 19, 2003 8:09 AM EST
By STEVEN GUTKIN. Associated Press Writer. JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- The purported new military chief of a Southeast Asian terror group is among a handful of Indonesians in direct contact with al-Qaida and is now considered the most lethal terrorist in Asia, plotting fresh attacks in the region, officials told The Associated Press.

Kejahatan Serius di Aceh, Hukum Internasional, (20/11/2003) #6898
dan Hukum Domestik
SINAR HARAPAN, Rabu, 19 November 2003
Oleh Ihsan Basir. Pemerintah akhirnya memperpanjang lagi penerapan darurat militer di Aceh, suatu langkah yang sudah diduga oleh beberapa pengamat politik dan militer. Banyak kalangan dari aktivis HAM mulai bersuara, setidaknya mempertanyakan tentang pelanggaran-pelanggaran serius yang terjadi selama penerapan darurat militer dalam konflik internal di Aceh.

Poso falling back into cycle of violance (19/11/2003) #6897
The Jakarta Post, November 19, 2003
Irvan NR, The Jakarta Post, Palu, Central Sulawesi. Security forces escorted public vehicles traveling through Poso regency, Central Sulawesi, following the disappearance of a civil servant and a wave of renewed violence, amid the deployment of reinforcement forces, Poso Police said on Tuesday.

Govt to revise conflicting laws on Papua (19/11/2003) #6896
The Jakarta Post, November 19, 2003
Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. The government plans to launch revisions of two conflicting laws on Papua -- Law No.45/1999 and Law No.21/2001 -- and is preparing the draft of a government regulation on the establishment of the long-awaited Papuan People's Assembly (MRP).

Governor tries to reconcile as East Flores remains tense (19/11/2003) #6895
The Jakarta Post, November 19, 2003
Yemris Fointuna and Jacob J. Herin, The Jakarta Post, Kupang/Flores. East Nusa Tenggara governor Piet A. Tallo met with local leaders, including religious leaders, in Larantuka Tuesday following the burning down of the town's courthouse and prosecutor's office on Saturday.

Kapolri: Ancaman Bom Masih Ada (19/11/2003) #6894
KOMPAS, Rabu, 19 November 2003, 07:24 WIB
Kapolri Jenderal (Pol) Da’i Bachtiar mengatakan, pihaknya memprediksi ancaman bom yang dilakukan teroris khususnya kelompok DR.Azahari dan Noor Din M Top masih tetap ada, selama mereka belum tertangkap.

Ratusan Anggota FPI Sambut Habib Rizieq (19/11/2003) #6893
KOMPAS, Rabu, 19 November 2003, 08:14 WIB
Laporan : Egidius Patnistik. Jakarta, KCM. Sedikitnya 200 orang anggota Front Pembela Islam (FPI) pagi ini (Rabu, 19/11) sedang menunggu pembebasan Ketua Umum FPI Habib Rizieq, di halaman Rumah Tahanan (Rutan) Salemba, Jakarta Pusat. Masa hukuman Rizieq dinyatakan selesai pada hari ini.

Diminta Pindah dari Tempat Lama (19/11/2003) #6892
Eks Kamp Pengungsi Waai ditempati Pengungsi Buru, Poka dan Rumahtiga
Maluku Media Centre, Selasa, 18/11/2003 23:48:38 WIB
Reporter: Saswaty Matakena. Ambon, MMC --- Bekas kamp pengungsi yang sempat dihuni warga Desa Waai Kecamatan Salahutu Kabupaten Maluku Tengah di Desa Passo Kecamatan Baguala, kini ditempati pengungsi asal Kabupaten Buru serta pengungsi asal Desa Rumahtiga dan Poka Kota Ambon.

KUHP, Santet, dan Zina (19/11/2003) #6891
JAWA POS, Selasa, 18 Nov 2003
Oleh J.E. Sahetapy *. The important thing is not thinking correctly, but acting rightly. - David K. Clark and Norman L. Geisler -. Belakangan, media massa sering menyiarkan berita bertalian dengan esensi judul tersebut di atas yang dilansir oleh pejabat dari Kuningan. Tanggapan melalui media massa dari pelbagai pakar hukum, politisi, dan kaum awam bermacam-macam.

Sahetapy Bantah Terlibat Penyusunan RUU KUB (19/11/2003) #6890
SINAR HARAPAN, Selasa, 18 November 2003
MANADO - Ketua Komisi Hukum Nasional, JE Sahetapy membantah tudingan Menteri Kehakiman dan HAM (Menkeham), Yusril Ihza Mahendra beberapa waktu lalu di media massa bahwa ia terlibat secara langsung dalam penyusunan RUU Kerukunan Umat Beragama (KUB) dan revisi UU KUHP.

Jakarta body to issue fatwa on use of non-Islamic banks (19/11/2003) #6889
The Straits Times, Tuesday, November 18, 2003
By Devi Asmarani. JAKARTA - Indonesia's highest Islamic body, the Indonesian Council of Ulemas (MUI), plans to issue a fatwa, or religious decree, banning Muslims from investing in conventional banks that yield profits through interest rates.

Experts fear whitewashing in new Truth Commission (19/11/2003) #6888
The Jakarta Post, November 18, 2003
Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. Experts have expressed concern that a planned Truth and Reconciliation Commission will serve as a legal whitewash of past gross human rights abuses, allowing perpetrators to avoid prosecution.

Jatah kursi kurang, parpol di Maluku ancam boikot Pemilu (19/11/2003) #6887
Bisnis Indonesia, Selasa, 18/11/2003 15:18 WIB
Oleh Bastanul Siregar. JAKARTA (Bisnis): Sedikitnya 37 partai politik di Maluku mengancam memboikot Pemilu 2004 jika alokasi jatah kursi untuk DPR dari perwakilan Maluku kurang dari enam kursi sebagaimana penetapan KPU.

Photographs focus on peace in Maluku province (18/11/2003) #6886
ABC AUSTRALIA, 17/11/2003 14:41:46
Christians and Muslims in Indonesia's Maluku islands are trying to learn again how to live with each other, almost 2 years after a peace accord ended years of bloody fighting. When Indonesian photographer Tantyo Bangun visited the city of Ambon two months ago, he was able to capture visual testaments of the first steps towards peace.
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Click here to read:  Tantyo Bangun: We still have some areas that still in conflict situation. And I think this documentation will be a good learning tools to other area that, within the civil society, if there is a will and there is interaction between them, I think the peace process is not impossible.

Police reinforcements arrive in Indonesia's (18/11/2003) #6885
Central Sulawesi province
ABC AUSTRALIA, 18/11/2003 16:52:58
Hundreds of police reinforcements have been sent to Indonesia's Sulawaesi island after sectarian clashes following the weekend murder of three Christians.

Makin Panas, Bus Dihadang Satu Penumpangnya Hilang (18/11/2003) #6884
JAWA POS, Selasa, 18 Nov 2003
POSO - Kondisi Kota Poso semakin panas. Penemuan dua mayat Bendahara Sinode Drs Oktavianus Tadjoja bersama adiknya, Yohanes Tadjoja, di dekat Sungai Puna, Kecamatan Poso Pesisir, Minggu 16 November lalu, berbuntut. Warga asal kediaman dua korban bergolak. Mereka menghadang bus penumpang dari Palu menuju Poso. Tragisnya, seorang penumpang hilang setelah bus itu dipaksa berhenti.

Irwan Akhirnya Dilepas (18/11/2003) #6883
JAWA POS, Selasa, 18 Nov 2003
POSO - Akhirnya, Polres Poso kemarin mengabulkan tuntutan warga Tabalo, Poso Pesisir, yang meminta Irwan dibebaskan dari tahanan. Irwan yang sempat menginap dua malam di sel itu kini sudah bisa menghirup udara segar. Itu terjadi setelah ratusan warga Tabalo berunjuk rasa di mapolres, Minggu.

Sebanyak 2.900 Polisi Dikerahkan ke Poso (18/11/2003) #6882
KOMPAS, Selasa, 18 November 2003
Jakarta, Kompas - Sebanyak 2.900 personel polisi organik dan personel yang diperbantukan (BKO) dikerahkan untuk mengamankan Kabupaten Poso, Sulawesi Tengah, dari aksi kerusuhan. Pengerahan tersebut terkait dengan aksi- aksi pengepungan oleh ribuan warga terhadap Markas Kepolisian Resor Poso, Minggu (16/11) lalu.

Keamanan di Poso Tidak Menentu, 3 Orang Tewas (18/11/2003) #6881
SUARA PEMBARUAN DAILY, 17/11/03
PALU - Situasi keamanan di Poso, Sulawesi Tengah (Sulteng), semakin tidak menentu. Kendati Senin (17/11) pagi keadaan sudah mulai tenang dan arus lalu lintas Poso-Tentena mulai lancar, masyarakat masih dibayang-bayangi praktik pembunuhan secara sadis dan berdarah dingin.

Poso Memanas, Tiga Tewas, Satu Dianiaya, Dua Dibunuh (18/11/2003) #6880
JAWA POS, Senin, 17 Nov 2003
POSO - Poso memanas lagi. Minggu kemarin aparat kepolisian Poso benar-benar kalang kabut. Ratusan massa dari Tabalo kemarin melakukan unjuk rasa ke mapolres Poso. Mereka menuntut agar polisi melepaskan Irwan, tersangka penyerangan di Poso Pesisir beberapa waktu lalu.

Masyarakat Maluku Tidak Tempatkan Wakilnya di DPR (18/11/2003) #6879
SUARA PEMBARUAN DAILY, 17/11/03
AMBON - Sebagai implikasi etis politik terhadap sikap Komisi Pemilihan Umum (KPU) dan DPR terhadap jatah kursi bagi Maluku, semua komponen masyarakat politik di Maluku sepakat untuk tidak menempatkan wakil rakyat Maluku di DPR masa bakti 2004-2009 melalui Pemilu 2004 yang akan datang.

Police deploy 100 extra officers to Poso (18/11/2003) #6878
The Jakarta Post, November 18, 2003
Abdul Khalik and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. The National Police has deployed another Mobile Brigade unit of 100 officers to Poso, Central Sulawesi, to join the 2,900-strong force already there following several violent incidents since Saturday that has claimed four lives.

Poso - Tentena Tegang (18/11/2003) #6877
Masariku Network, 18 November 2003
Minggu, 16 November 2003. Kondisi dan Emosi masyarakat dikawasan ini agak meninggi terpengaruh dengan tewasnya bapak Drs. Orange Tadjodja, 60 tahun(bendahara Sinode Gereja Kristen Sulawesi Tengah; Ketua Partai Damai Sejahtera Kabupaten Poso) bersama keponakannya Yohanes Tadjodja, 33 tahun.

Ada Kesengajaan Untuk Membuat Poso Rusuh Lagi (18/11/2003) #6876
Radio Nederland Wereldomroep, Selasa 18 November 2003 08:30 WIB
Intro: Setelah sempat tenang beberapa minggu, kota Poso dan sekitarnya kembali dilanda kerusuhan dan pembunuhan. Kemarin siang ribuan masa mengepung Markas Kepolisian Resort Poso di Jalan Pulau Sumatra. Massa menuntut agar polisi membebaskan Irwan bin Rais, yang ditangkap polisi sehari sebelumnya. Irwan dituduh terlibat kerusuhan 12 Oktober lalu. Peristiwa lain terjadi di Kampung Ratolene, Kelurahan Kasiguncu, Poso Pesisir.

Anti-separatist militias form in Aceh (18/11/2003) #6875
The Age [Australia], November 18, 2003
By Matthew Moore, Indonesia Correspondent, Lhokseumawe, Aceh. Pro-military groups critical of human rights activists are emerging in Indonesia's conflict-ridden Aceh province, raising fears of a resurgence of East Timor-style militias.

Navy to build security posts in Maluku (18/11/2003) #6874
The Jakarta Post, November 18, 2003
AMBON, Maluku: The Indonesian Navy is to build naval bases to monitor security on the borders with East Timor and Australia.

Suspects arrested over Flores riot (18/11/2003) #6873
The Jakarta Post, November 18, 2003
Yemris Fointuna and Jacob Herin, The Jakarta Post, Kupang/Flores. Police have arrested three men who took part in a riot in which a courthouse and a prosecutor's office were torched on Flores, East Nusa Tenggara, after a priest was convicted of libel.

Jaringan Al Qaidah Masih Memiliki Kamp Latihan di (18/11/2003) #6872
Filipina Selatan
Radio Nederland Wereldomroep, Selasa 18 November 2003 08:30 WIB
Intro: Jaringan teroris yang berkaitan dengan Al Qaidah ternyata masih tetap mengadakan latihan di Filipina Selatan. Para militan, semuanya warga Indonesia, dilatih di sebuah kamp yang didirikan tiga tahun lalu dan sekarang beroperasi di bawah perlindungan gerakan pemberontak MILF (Moro Islamic Liberation Fron), Fron Pembebasan Islam Moro. Demikian keterangan Taufiq Rifqi, seorang militan Indonesia yang tertangkap di Cotabato bulan lalu, seperti dikutip Washington Post. Radio Nederland menghubungi Herry Yogaswara, pakar Filipina di LIPI. Kami tanyakan kepadanya bagaimana kok bisa begitu, padahal pemerintah Filipina beberapa saat silam menyatakan pihaknya telah berhasil menumpas Jemaah Islamiyah.

Al Qaeda Affiliate Training Indonesians on Philippine Island (18/11/2003) #6871
The Washington Post, Monday, November 17, 2003
By Alan Sipress and Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post Foreign Service. Monday, November 17, 2003; Page A18. COTABATO CITY, Philippines -- A regional terrorist network linked to al Qaeda has continued to train its militants in the southern Philippines, aided by local Muslim separatists, police and intelligence sources said.

Troops on Alert Amid More C. Sulawesi Unrest (18/11/2003) #6870
LAKSAMANA.Net, November 17, 2003 11:57 PM
Laksamana.Net - Thousands of security personnel have been tasked to prevent religious violence in Central Sulawesi province from spreading after the weekend murder of three Christians.

TNI AL Bangun Pos di Batas Maluku-Timor Leste (18/11/2003) #6869
Pangarmatim Pastikan Lantamal VIII Diresmikan Desember
Maluku Media Centre, Senin, 17/11/2003 22:19:20 WIB
Reporter: Febby Kaihatu, Gerry Mahakena. Ambon, MMC --- Rencana peningkatan status Pangkalan TNI Angkatan Laut (Lanal) Ambon, menjadi Pangkalan Utama AL (Lantamal) dipastikan terwujud, Desember mendatang dengan nama Lantamal VIII. Panglima Armada Timur (Pangarmatim), Laksamana Muda TNI Slamet Soebijanto mengungkapkan hal itu di Ambon, Minggu (16/11).

Indon Navy to Build Security Posts at (18/11/2003) #6868
Maluku, E Timor Border
ANTARA, Monday, November 17, 2003 11:44:26 AM
Ambon - The Indonesian Navy will build naval security posts at the border of Maluku province and the tiny country of East Timor, the chief of its Eastern Fleet Command, Rear Adm Slamet Subiyanto, said here Monday.

Kapolri Minta Masyarakat Poso Tenang (18/11/2003) #6867
KOMPAS, Senin, 17 November 2003, 14:14 WIB
Laporan : Glori K. Wadrianto. Jakarta, KCM. Kapolri Jenderal Pol Da'i Bachtiar menyebutkan, pihaknya hari ini telah menambah satu satuan setingkat kompi (SSK) dari Brimob Jakarta untuk membantu pengamanan di wilayah Poso, Sulawesi Tengah. Hal ini dikatakan Kapolri saat ditemui wartawan sebelum menghadiri sidang kabinet terbatas di Istana Negara, Jakarta, Senin (17/11).

Samudra's Death Sentence Appeal Rejected (18/11/2003) #6866
LAKSAMANA.Net, November 17, 2003 11:55 PM
Laksamana.Net - Imam Samudra, the Islamic radical who masterminded last year's Bali nightclub bombings, on Monday (17/11/03) lost his first appeal against the death sentence.

Bali bomb mastermind loses appeal against death sentence (18/11/2003) #6865
ABC AUSTRALIA, 17/11/2003 22:16:45
The man who masterminded the Bali bombings has lost his appeal in the high court against a death sentence.

Cleric warns Muslims linked to U.S. (18/11/2003) #6864
The Washington Times, November 17, 2003
By Sharon Behn, THE WASHINGTON TIMES. JAKARTA, Indonesia — The imprisoned Islamic cleric thought to be a guiding force behind the Indonesian terrorist group Jemaah Islamiyah warned that all Muslim countries with close ties to the United States were targets for attack.

INFID's Short News Overview No. 155: November 7-12, 2003 (18/11/2003) #6863
INFID, 12 November 2003
Papua: Maj. Gen. Nurdin Zainal, chief of the Trikora military command overseeing Papua province has ordered his troops to be on the alert against possible attacks from the Free Papua Movement (OPM) ahead of the Dec. 1 Papua Independence Day and to shoot on sight any rioters.

Diancam Pembongkaran Walikota Ambon Jelang Lebaran, (18/11/2003) #6862
Kaki Lima Marak di Mardika
Maluku Media Centre, Ahad, 16/11/2003 00:09:17 WIB
Reporter: Marianna Patty. Ambon, MMC --- Meski pun Pemerintah Kota Ambon sudah membangun puluhan kios di Jalan Anthonie Rhibok bagi pedagang kaki lima, nyatanya kios-kios tersebut kini tinggal mubazir. Sebab para pedagang ternyata lebih suka menggelar dagangannya di trotoar sepanjang Jalan Pantai Mardika.

Troops on alert in Indonesia's Central Sulawesi province (17/11/2003) #6861
ABC AUSTRALIA, 17/11/2003 19:00:18
Thousands of troops are on alert to prevent fresh sectarian violence in Indonesia's Central Sulawesi province after the weekend murder of three Christians.

Convicted Bali bomber gives evidence (17/11/2003) #6860
in support of another suspect
ABC AUSTRALIA, 17/11/2003 19:00:15
A key Bali bomber, who has already escaped the death penalty, has testified that another suspect on trial for his life did not assemble the biggest bomb.

Calls for investigation into treatment of Acehnese (17/11/2003) #6859
asylum seekers
ABC AUSTRALIA, 17/11/2003 19:00:17
Amnesty International has called for an investigation into reports that camp guards at a Malaysian detention centre beat up seven Acehnese asylum-seekers for refusing to be repatriated.

THE SITUATION IN AMBON/MOLUCCAS – Report No. 401 (17/11/2003) #6858
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina, Ambon, November 17, 2003
STILL A LONG WAY TO REAL RECONCILIATION – Under the title "Fear hinders Maluku reconciliation after bloody Muslim-Christian conflict" we read on Channel News Asia the impression of a French journalist of Agence France Presse, which may well epitomize the present situation in Ambon. We provide some quotations from the article as follows: "Christians and Muslims in Indonesia's Maluku islands are trying to learn again how to live with each other, 21 months after a peace accord [ the Malino Agreement of February 12, 2002 ] ended three years of bloody fighting.

Situasi Poso Mencekam (17/11/2003) #6857
Masariku Network, 17 November 2003
Situasi poso semakin mencekam, ribuan massa islam mengepung kantor polisi (polres poso). Hal ini terjadi karena pagi itu polisi menangkap 3 orang yang diduga komplotan penyerang desa poso pesisir (Pantangolemba, Pinedapa, dan Saatu).

Angry crowd siege police after death of terror suspect (17/11/2003) #6856
The Jakarta Post, November 17, 2003
Irvan NR, The Jakarta Post, Palu, Central Sulawesi. Poso Police headquarters was besieged on Sunday by thousands of people protesting the death of terrorist suspect Hamid Sudin, who was shot and killed by police attempting to arrest him in relation to the bloody attacks on three Christian villages in Central Sulawesi on Oct. 12.

Police still on high alert despite progress in Larantuka (17/11/2003) #6855
The Jakarta Post, November 17, 2003
Yemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara. The security condition returned to normal in Larantuka, East Flores on Sunday, a day after thousands of angry residents burned down a district courthouse in response to the jailing of a local priest.

Maluku to leave House if not given extra seats (17/11/2003) #6854
The Jakarta Post, November 17, 2003
M. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon, Maluku. The Maluku legislative council is pressing ahead with its demand that the eastern province's three seats at the House of Representatives be increased to six for the 2004 general elections, in accordance with existing regulations.

Activists rally behind Papua probe (17/11/2003) #6853
The Jakarta Post, November 17, 2003
Netty Dharma Somba and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura/Jakarta. Papuan human rights activists said they were prepared to support the planned investigation by the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) into alleged atrocities in the province.

Fear hinders Maluku reconciliation (17/11/2003) #6852
after bloody Muslim-Christian conflict
Channel NewsAsia, 16 November 2003 1330 hrs
AMBON, Indonesia, : Christians and Muslims in Indonesia's Maluku islands are trying to learn again how to live with each other, 21 months after a peace accord ended three years of bloody fighting.

The Spice Garden: A proxy clash of civilizations (17/11/2003) #6851
The Jakarta Post, November 16, 2003
Rich Simons, Contributor, Jakarta. The Spice Garden Michael Vatikiotis, Equinox Publishing, Jakarta, 2003 253 pp. Not too long ago (about four years, to be exact) and not too far away, there was an idyllic tropical isle called Noli, where the gentle fisher folk lived in almost perfect harmony and peace, with nature and themselves.

Review - Regions: New Aceh War Phase (17/11/2003) #6850
LAKSAMANA.Net, November 16, 2003 10:06 PM
Laksamana.Net - Though deploying 35,000 troops, the government and the military (TNI) have been disillusioned after promising a quick war against an original strength of 5,225, rebel Free Aceh Movement (GAM) fighters. The military claim there are only 2,665 left with 1,683 firearms.

Three dead in restive Poso, two suspects of attacks arrested (17/11/2003) #6849
The Jakarta Post, 11/16/2003 4:10:19 PM
JAKARTA (AFP): Three people were killed in the latest violence in Indonesia's restive Poso district in Central Sulawesi while two suspected assailants in a bloody Oct. 12 attack on three villages were captured alive, police said Sunday.

Mob burns down courthouse after priest sentenced (17/11/2003) #6848
The Jakarta Post, November 16, 2003
Jemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara. Thousands of local residents set ablaze a district courthouse on Flores Island on Saturday, shortly after a judge declared guilty a local Catholic leader in a defamation case.

Mabes Polri Kirim 1.002 Personel Brimob ke Ambon (17/11/2003) #6847
SINAR HARAPAN, Sabtu, 15 November 2003
AMBON - Mabes Polri dipastikan akan mengirimkan 1.002 personel Brimob untuk bertugas di wilayah hukum Polda Maluku selama satu tahun. Kepastian pengiriman personel Brimob tersebut diungkapkan Kepala Bidang Humas Polda Maluku, Komisaris Lodewyk Soplanit kepada SH di Mapolda Maluku, Sabtu (15/11).

Indonesia - OCHA Consolidated Situation Report No. 154 (17/11/2003) #6846
8 - 14 November 2003
ACEH * Various local press reported that 5 civilians, one TNI soldier, and 33 GAM members were killed as a result of violent incidents in Aceh province during the week.
CENTRAL SULAWESI * A local newspaper, Radar Sulteng, reported on Wednesday (12 Nov.), that a bomb exploded in Tentena on Tuesday (11 Nov.) at 11:45 local time at a representative of Omega company. No casualties were reported and local police confirmed that it was only a low explosive bomb.
MALUKU * A local newspaper Ambon Ekspress reported on Monday (10 Nov.), that two inter communal acts of violence occurred on Ambon Island on 8 and 9 November. Two kiosks were destroyed. The situation is now under control and police investigations are underway.
NORTH MALUKU * The Provincial Office of Social Department reported that 375 returnee families from Bitung of North Sulawesi arrived on Thursday (13 Nov.) with KM Raflesia vessel in Ahmad Yani Harbor in Ternate.
PAPUA * A local newspaper, Cenderawasih Pos, reported on Tuesday (11 Nov.), that five people were killed and one was missing during an attack by a OPM group led by Titus Murib in Sugapa of Paniai district last week. On Monday (10 Nov.), a team from BRIMOB was deployed to the area to search for the attackers.

Fourteen policemen arrested in Ambon for alleged murder (17/11/2003) #6845
The Jakarta Post, November 14, 2003
AMBON, Maluku (ANTARA): Fourteen policemen linked to the fatal beating of a 17-year-old suspected thief, have been detained, police in the eastern Indonesian city of Ambon confirmed on Friday.

Indonesia denies it agreed to (17/11/2003) #6844
Australia's asylum seeker expulsion plan
ABC AUSTRALIA, 14/11/2003 22:13:59
The Indonesian Government claims it was assured by Australian authorities that 14 Kurdish asylum seekers towed aboard a boat out of Australian waters last week would be directed back to their own homeland.

Dua Tokoh FKM Bebas (14/11/2003) #6843
Radio Nederland Wereldomroep, Jumat 14 November 2003 07:45 WIB
Dua tokoh Front Kedaulatan Maluku FKM Alex Manuputy dan Samuel Waileruny dibebaskan demi hukum. Keduanya yang ditahan di LP Tangerang dibebaskan setelah berakhirnya masa waktu penahanan dari majelis hakim tingkat kasasi.

Fugitive terrorist may attack 6 months after Marriott blast (14/11/2003) #6842
The Jakarta Post, November 14, 2003
Tiarma Siboro and Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. National Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar said on Thursday that fugitive Malaysian terror suspect Dr. Azahari bin Husin was planning an attack in early February to mark the six-month anniversary of the JW Marriott hotel bombing in Jakarta.

Indonesia confirms terror target list for Jakarta (14/11/2003) #6841
ABC AUSTRALIA, 14/11/2003 05:21:42
Indonesia's national police chief has confirmed the existence of a terrorist target list, found in the hideout of the suicide bomber responsible for the Marriott Hotel attack in Jakarta earlier this year.

Polri Temukan Daftar Sasaran Peledakan (14/11/2003) #6840
Radio Nederland Wereldomroep, Jumat 14 November 2003 07:45 WIB
Polri menemukan daftar sasaran teroris termasuk di antaranya Citibank dan dua sekolah internasional. Polri menemukan daftar yang ditulis Asmar Latin Sani, yang menyebutkan sembilan sasaran. Asmar Latin Sani tewas setelah meledakkan hotel J.W. Marriott 5 Agustus lalu. Polri menemukan catatan yang berisi daftar itu di sebuah rumah sewaan Asmar di Jakarta Selatan.

DR Azahari Masih Gentayangan di Indonesia (14/11/2003) #6839
KOMPAS, Jumat, 14 November 2003, 07:55 WIB
Dua teroris DR Azahari dan Noor Din Mohammad Top diyakini tidak lagi di Jakarta, tetapi masih berada di Indonesia. Kedua tersangka pelaku peledakan bom di hotel JW Marriott tersebut kemungkinan akan melakukan penyerangan lagi.

Jejak Azahari dan Yang Hilang dari Perburuan Teroris (14/11/2003) #6838
Radio Nederland Wereldomroep, Jumat 14 November 2003 07:45 WIB
Intro: Sementara Azahari tidak juga tercium jejaknya, belakangan terungkap bahwa polisi pernah mendeteksi sinyal telpon gengamnya di Lembang Jawa Barat. Dari mana polisi memperoleh sumber tersebut? Lagi pula, kenapa sekarang polisi tidak pernah lagi bicara soal bahan peledak RDX? Adakah bisu soal RDX ini berkaitan dengan tidak terlacaknya Azahari? Atau mungkin masih ada gembong teror lain? Koresponden Jopie Lasut mengirim laporan berikut dari Jakarta:

Police smash up Theys memorial, tension increases (14/11/2003) #6837
The Jakarta Post, November 14, 2003
Nethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post , Jayapura, Papua. Defying protests from local Papuans, the Papuan Police demolished on Thursday a large billboard erected next to a monument commemorating the death of Papua Presidium Council (PDP) chairman Theys Hiyo Eluay in the Entrop area, South Jayapura.

Horror behind Aceh's closed door (14/11/2003) #6836
ASIA TIMES, November 14, 2003
By Lesley McCulloch. It is too easy for the world to forget Aceh, an embattled, silent and closed province in the northwest of Indonesia. The reason is simple: international journalists are prevented from entering legally and the local media are either embedded in the military or attacked - even kidnapped - when attempting to work independently.

Australia concedes expelled Turkish Kurds sought asylum (14/11/2003) #6835
ABC AUSTRALIA, 14/11/2003 02:15:53
The Australian Government has conceded a group of Turkish Kurds towed out of Australian waters last week did ask for refugee protection.

PNS Terlibat Gerakan Separatis RMS Akan Dipecat (14/11/2003) #6834
KOMPAS, Kamis, 13 November 2003, 10:48 WIB
Ambon, Kamis. Gubernur Maluku, Karel Albert Ralahalu, menegaskan para pegawai negeri sipil (PNS) di lingkungan Pemerintah Propinsi (Pemprop) Maluku yang terlibat gerakan separatis RMS akan dipecat. "RMS bukan lagi ancaman serius, tapi merupakan bahaya laten yang harus ditumpas sesuai komitmen Negara Kesatuan Republik Indonesia (NKRI)," kata Gubernur Ralahalu, di Ambon, Kamis (13/11).

Referendum atau Terroris? (14/11/2003) #6833
BPPKRMS, Thu, 13 Nov 2003
Ditujukan secara khusus kepada wakil president RI Hamzah Haz dan para anggota kabinet serta para jenderal TNI dan POLRI yang bermarkas di JAKARTA.

Kapolri: Kelompok Azahari Rencanakan Bom Susulan (14/11/2003) #6832
TEMPO, 13 Nov 2003 20:1:19 WIB
TEMPO Interaktif, Jakarta: Kapolri Jenderal Polisi Da'i Bachtiar menduga Dr. Azahari dan Noor Din Mohd. Top akan melakukan serangan bom susulan berdasarkan dokumen yang ditemukan pihak kepolisian di Bandung.

Perkara RMS John Rea (14/11/2003) #6831
Jhon Rea dkk Bantah Rapat Gelap RMS versi Polisi
Maluku Media Centre, Kamis, 13/11/2003 23:21:45 WIB
Reporter: Ivanno Passal. Ambon, MMC --- Sidang lanjutan terhadap terdakwa kasus Republik Maluku Selatan (RMS) di Pengadilan Negeri Ambon, Kamis (13/11) kembali menghadirkan terdakwa Jhon Rea dan delapan kawannya. Sidang masih mendengar keterangan para saksi. Kali ini, dua anggota Polres Ambon Lease dimintai kesaksiannya. Keduanya adalah Ferdinan Maurene (27) dan Leonard Siwabessy (24).

Wakil Ketua dan Sekretaris Umum RMS Diadili (14/11/2003) #6830
Maluku Media Centre, Rabu, 12/11/2003 12:29:00 WIB
Reporter: Rudy Rumthe. Ambon, MMC --- Satu lagi perkara Republik Maluku Selatan (RMS) mulai disidangkan di Pengadilan Negeri Ambon, Selasa (11/11). Bila sebelumnya perkara RMS selalu mendudukkan para terdakwa pengibar bendera RMS di Aboru serta kelompok Jhon Rea dan delapan kawannya, maka kali ini terdakwa baru adalah tiga pemuda Ambon masing-masing Ir. Jonias Abrahams (31), Edward Latuhihin S.Sos (34) dan Markus Siwabessy ( 38).

Sidang Perkara Pembunuhan Abu Jihad dkk (14/11/2003) #6829
Tiga Terdakwa Tolak Surat Dakwaan
Maluku Media Centre, Rabu, 12/11/2003 20:27:47 WIB
Reporter: Rudy Rumthe. Ambon, MMC --- Bila sehari sebelumnya Muhammad Hermanto alias Yanto (34) tampil di Pengadilan Negeri Ambon sebagai saksi perkara pembunuhan Tengku Fauzi alias Abu Jihad di kompleks STAIN Batumerah Kecamatan Sirimau Ambon, maka Rabu (12/11) dia dihadirkan kembali dalam persidangan dengan status sebagai terdakwa pembunuh.

Terrorists may soon strike again: Police (13/11/2003) #6828
The Jakarta Post, November 13, 2003
Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. Police issued a fresh warning on Wednesday asking operators and owners of buildings in the capital to beware of possible terrorist attacks, adding that terrorists might strike again soon.

Police know of Azahari and Noordin hideouts: Police chief (13/11/2003) #6827
The Jakarta Post, November 13, 2003
Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. National Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar said on Wednesday the police were waiting for the right time to capture prime terror suspects Azahari and Noordin Moch. Top as their hideouts had already been identified.

First suspect in Marriott bombing stands trial (13/11/2003) #6826
The Jakarta Post, November 13, 2003
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. Sardona Siliwangi, 23, a man linked to the JW Marriott Hotel bombing on Aug. 5 that killed 12 people and injured 147, went on trial in the Bengkulu District Court on Wednesday.

Poso, 12 Nov. 03 (13/11/2003) #6825
Masariku Network, 13 November 2003
Rentetetan tembakan dan ledakan bom yang terjadi kemarin hanyalah pemanasan demikian juga penyerangan ke Beteleme dan Poso pesisir di Pantangolemba, Pinedapa, dan Saatu hanyalah tes case saja untuk melihat sejauh mana kemampuan pertahanan orang-orang kristen apabila Tentena di serang untuk Takbiran di sana pada menjelang idul fitri nanti. Saat ini semakin banyak antena radio UHV yang didirikan mengepung Tentena.

Suspect on Trial Over Marriott Bombing (13/11/2003) #6824
LAKSAMANA.Net, November 12, 2003 11:57 PM
Laksamana.Net - The first suspect in the August 5 bombing of Jakarta's JW Marriott Hotel went on trial in Sumatra on Wednesday (12/11/03) and could face the death penalty for allegedly storing explosives used in the attack that killed 12 people and injured 150.

Empat Belas Polisi Ambon Ditahan (13/11/2003) #6823
SINAR HARAPAN, Rabu, 12 November 2003
AMBON - Polda Maluku, Selasa (11/11) malam resmi menahan 14 petugas Polres Pulau Ambon menyusul penganiayaan terhadap salah satu tahanan Polres yang bernama Syaiful Ibrahim hingga tewas.

Ratusan Nelayan Pantura Direlokasi ke Maluku (13/11/2003) #6822
SINAR HARAPAN, Rabu, 12 November 2003
Semarang, Sinar Harapan - Jumlah nelayan yang beroperasi di sepanjang perairan pantai utara Jawa (pantura) saat ini sudah melebihi batas toleransi. Hal ini berakibat kehidupan nelayan di wilayah tersebut selalu kekurangan karena hasil tangkapan yang terlalu kecil. Karena itu, pemerintah berinisiatif akan memindahkan nelayan dari pantura ke beberapa perairan di Indonesia yang jumlah nelayannya masih sedikit.

Jakarta court told of strong case against alleged JI chief (13/11/2003) #6821
ABC AUSTRALIA, 12/11/2003 22:44:31
Indonesian prosecutors have said in court they have a strong case against the alleged caretaker leader of the Jemaah Islamiyah terror group, Abu Rusdan.

Taufik Rifqi Lakukan Latihan Militer di Mindanao (13/11/2003) #6820
SINAR HARAPAN, Selasa, 11 November 2003
Jakarta, Sinar Harapan. Mabes Polri telah melakukan pemeriksaan terhadap tersangka Bendahara Jamaah Islamyiah (JI) Taufik Rifqi. Hasil sementara menyebutkan, Taufik Rifqi berangkat ke Filipina Selatan untuk melakukan pelatihan militer khususnya di Kamp Hudai Baya, Mindanao, Filipina. Demikian dikatakan oleh Kabareskrim Mabes Polri Komjen Pol Erwin Mappaseng di DPR, Selasa (11/11) pagi.

Bencana, Jika Jihad Diterapkan utk Kepentingan Politik (13/11/2003) #6819
Media Indonesia, Selasa, 11 November 2003 20:36 WIB
KAIRO--MIOL: Pakar tafsir Al-Quran Prof Dr Muhammad Rumrawi MA, menegaskan bahwa jika jihad hanya diterapkan untuk kepentingan politik sesaat, maka yang muncul bencana kemanusiaan. Bisa jadi kelompok garis keras ditunggangi intel asing.

Dewan Adat Papua Tolak Rencana (13/11/2003) #6818
Pembongkaran Makam Theys Eluay
SUARA PEMBARUAN DAILY, 11/11/03
JAKARTA - Dewan Adat Papua minta pemerintah tidak membongkar paksa makam Ketua Presidium Dewan Papua (PDP) Theys Hiyo Eluay di lapangan sepakbola Sentani, Jayapura. Pembongkaran paksa itu bisa dikategorikan pelanggaran hak asasi manusia.

Amien Rais Bantah Penyusunan Caleg Disertai Uang (13/11/2003) #6817
SINAR HARAPAN, Selasa, 11 November 2003
Jakarta, Sinar Harapan. Ketua Umum Partai Amanat Nasional (PAN) Amien Rais menegaskan penyusunan calon anggota legislatif untuk pusat dan daerah yang dilakukan partainya semata-mata berdasarkan kriteria yang sudah ditetapkan Dewan Pimpinan Pusat (DPP) partai, yaitu berdasarkan kemampuan, loyalitas calon terhadap partai dan akses yang dimiliki kepada kader massa partai di bawah. Semua itu tidak didasarkan pada sumbangan keuangan dari calon yang bersangkutan.

Wiranto dan Jusuf Kalla Membantah Dapat Aliran Dana BNI (13/11/2003) #6816
SUARA PEMBARUAN DAILY, 11/11/03
JAKARTA - Dua peserta Konvensi Calon Presiden Partai Golkar, Jusuf Kalla dan Wiranto, membantah memperoleh aliran dana dari pembobolan Letter of Credit (L/C) fiktif BNI.

Rentetan tembakan dan bom teror (12/11/2003) #6815
masyarakat Kristen Poso/Tentena
Masariku Network, 12 November 2003
Shalom! Tadi pagi/subuh kira-kira pukul 02.00, 11 November 2003, rentetan tembakan berbunyi di perbukitan desa Lembomawo, 4 km dari Poso. Tembakan-tembakan tersebut rupanya hanya sekedar menakut-nakuti masyarakat, karena tidak langsung ditujukan ke perkampungan.

Bomb hits Poso, no casualties (12/11/2003) #6814
The Jakarta Post, November 12, 2003
Irvan NR, The Jakarta Post, Poso, Central Sulawesi. A low-explosive bomb ripped through an office belonging to bus company PT Omega on Tuesday in Tentena, Poso, causing panic among locals. No fatalities were reported.

Papuans commemorate death of Theys (12/11/2003) #6813
The Jakarta Post, November 12, 2003
Nethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura, Papua. Members of the Papuan Presidium Council (PDP) commemorated here on Tuesday the death of former charismatic PDP chairman Theys Hiyo Eluay, who was killed two years ago by Indonesian military personnel.

Bintang Kejora Berkibar Setengah Tiang (12/11/2003) #6812
KOMPAS, Rabu, 12 November 2003
Jayapura, Kompas - Bendera bintang kejora lambang budaya dan kehormatan masyarakat Papua berkibar setengah tiang di kediaman mantan Ketua Presidium Dewan Papua (PDP) Theys Hiyo Eluay, Selasa (11/11). Pengibaran bendera disertai doa damai dan syukur itu untuk memperingati dua tahun kematian Theys. Dewan Adat Papua bertekad memperjuangkan hak-hak dasar orang Papua seperti disuarakan Theys.

Martial law in Aceh serves military well (12/11/2003) #6811
The Jakarta Post, November 12, 2003
Otto Syamsuddin Ishak, Sociologist, Jakarta. The government has prioritized the extension of martial law over an evaluation of achievements made in the last six months. One could ask in jest: What party would most potentially be in a state of emergency after Nov. 19, 2003? Would it be Aceh or Indonesia, or perhaps the military, in connection with the behavior of many of its personnel during the military operation?

Turkish Kurds stand by refugee claim (12/11/2003) #6810
ABC AUSTRALIA, 12/11/2003 08:22:31
One of 14 Turkish Kurds now being held at an immigration detention centre in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, has repeated a claim that the group told Australian officials they were refugees after sailing to Melville Island.

Expelled Kurds arrive in Jakarta (12/11/2003) #6809
ABC AUSTRALIA, 12/11/2003 05:09:40
Fourteen Turkish Kurds, whose vessel was expelled from Australian waters, have arrived in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, after being flown in from the remote east of the country.

Perdamaian Sejati Belum Dicapai (12/11/2003) #6808
Tapak Ambon Desak Pemerintah Tuntaskan Masalah Maluku
Maluku Media Centre, Selasa, 11/11/2003 15:59:12 WIB
Reporter: Azis Tunny, Fitra Iskandar. Jakarta, MMC --- Provinsi Maluku kini dinyatakan sangat kondusif, hal itu tidak membuat Direktur Eksekutif Tim Advokasi untuk Penyelesaian Kasus (TAPAK) Ambon, Zairin Salampessy tersenyum. Dia menilai proses damai di Maluku belum tuntas dan masih semu, sehingga harus diusahakan terus-menerus dengan orientasi yang lebih tegas.

14 Pria Turki Diciduk (12/11/2003) #6807
Maluku Tenggara Dibanjiri Nelayan Asing
Maluku Media Centre, Selasa, 11/11/2003 11:03:16 WIB
Reporter: Saswaty Matakena, Olof Labetubun. Pekan lalu, Polres Maluku Tenggara menciduk 14 warga negara Turki di Kabupaten Maluku Tenggara Barat. Mereka diciduk karena beraktivitas tanpa dilengkapi dokumen keimigrasian. Dari sana, mereka dibawa ke Mapolres Maluku Tenggara di Tual, ibukota Kabupaten Maluku Tenggara, untuk diinterogasi.

Police Mobile Brigade Dispatched to Maluku Province (12/11/2003) #6806
ANTARA, Tuesday, November 11, 2003 10:52:16 PM
Semarang - A company of Police Mobile Brigade (Brimob) members has been dispatched to the Province of Maluku to carry out the ninth Mutiara (diamond) Operation 2003.

Nine suspected GAM members killed in Aceh (12/11/2003) #6805
The Jakarta Post, 11/11/2003 6:32:57 PM
BANDA ACEH (Agencies) : Nine suspected members of the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) were killed during firefight in the last two days in several districts in Aceh province, the military said.

Indonesia accepts Kurdish boat people, seeks UN help (11/11/2003) #6804
The Jakarta Post, November 11, 2003
Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post , Jakarta. Indonesia is ready to take 14 boat people back who were refused entry to Australia, but will not allow them to settle in the country, a minister said on Monday.

Sulut Akan Keluarkan Paksa Ribuan Pengungsi (11/11/2003) #6803
Maluku Media Centre, Selasa, 11 November 2003
Sumber: Kompas. Manado, Kompas - Pemerintah Provinsi Sulawesi Utara sedang melakukan upaya terakhir memulangkan ribuan pengungsi yang mestinya sudah pulang tetapi faktanya masih saja ada di berbagai tempat penampungan pengungsi di Sulut. Jika setelah upaya terakhir mereka masih juga bertahan di lokasi pengungsian, maka langkah berikutnya adalah mengeluarkan mereka secara paksa dari lokasi pengungsian.

Sekalipun Baru Dilepaskan, (11/11/2003) #6802
Dua Tokoh FKM Dibayangi Empat Tahun Penjara
Radio Nederland Wereldomroep, Selasa 11 November 2003 07:15 WIB
Kedua tokoh yang disebut Jakarta sebagai pemimpin gerakan separatis Maluku, Alexander Hermanus Manuputty dan Samuel Waeleruny dilepaskan dari tahanan Sabtu pagi pekan lalu. Mereka dibebaskan karena masa penahanan sudah habis. Kendati demikian kedua tokoh Front Kedaulatan Maluku itu, kini bersiap-siap dipenjara empat tahun, sesuai keputusan MA yang menguatkan keputusan Pengadilan Tinggi.

Permohonan Kasasi Alex Manuputty Ditolak (11/11/2003) #6801
Maluku Media Centre, Selasa, 11 November 2003
Reporter: Kompas. Jakarta, Senin - Permohonan kasasi yang dilakukan jaksa penuntut umum dan terdakwa kasus makar Alexander Hermanus Manuputty (Alex Manuputty)-Pimpinan Eksekutif Front Kedaulatan Maluku (FKM)-dan Samuel Waeleruny-Pimpinan Yudikatif FKM-ternyata sudah diputuskan oleh majelis hakim. Akhir Oktober lalu, majelis hakim yang diketuai German Hoediharto menolak kasasi dari kedua terdakwa dan jaksa penuntut umum.

Christian Separatist Leaders Released (11/11/2003) #6800
MISNA - Missionary Service News Agency, 10/11/2003 10:00
Christian separatist leaders Alex Manuputty and Semmy Waeleruny, active in the Indonesian archipelago of the Moluccas, have been released from prison in Jakarta following the expiry of the maximum term of remand detention. The news comes from the Crisis Centre in the Catholic diocese of Ambon.

Maluku pro-independence leaders freed on (11/11/2003) #6799
expiry of detention warrants
Channel NewsAsia, 10 November 2003 1304 hrs
JAKARTA, : Two Indonesian separatist leaders who had been held in jail pending an appeal against jail terms for subversion have been released after detention warrants expired, a report said Monday.

RI to move asylum-seekers to Ambon for (11/11/2003) #6798
immigration processing
The Jakarta Post, 11/10/2003 1:52:59 PM
JAKARTA (AFP) : A boatload of asylum-seekers who landed in an eastern Indonesian island after being controversially turned back by the Australian navy will be transferred to another island for immigration processing, police said on Monday.

Indonesia to move asylum seekers to Ambon (11/11/2003) #6797
ABC AUSTRALIA, Mon, 10 Nov 2003 16:09
Indonesian police say a boatload of suspected asylum seekers who landed in an eastern Indonesian island after being controversially turned back by the Australian Navy will be transferred to another island for immigration processing.

Indonesia not to grant refuge to asylum-seekers (11/11/2003) #6796
turned away by Australia
Channel NewsAsia, 10 November 2003 1550 hrs
JAKARTA, : A boatload of asylum-seekers controversially turned away from Australia will not be allowed to settle in Indonesia, top welfare minister Yusuf Kalla said.

Indonesia bans commemoration of separatist day in Papua (11/11/2003) #6795
ABC AUSTRALIA, Monday, November 10, 2003. 11:00pm
Indonesian authorities have formally banned any attempts by separatists in Papua province to mark the December 1 anniversary of an independence proclamation, police said.

Kodam Tidak Kembalikan Senjata Polda (11/11/2003) #6794
SINAR HARAPAN, Senin, 10 November 2003
AMBON - Keinginan Kepolisian Daerah Maluku untuk memperoleh kembali senjatanya yang hilang dari gudang senjata Polda Maluku di Tantui pada tahun 2000 lalu yang sebagian di antaranya telah diserahkan oleh masyarakat kepada Kodam XVI Pattimura akhirnya kandas. Hal ini menyusul penegasan Pangdam XVI Pattimura Mayjen TNI Agustadi yang tidak akan mengembalikan senjata-senjata tersebut.

Review - Regions: 'GAM Still Strong' (11/11/2003) #6793
LAKSAMANA.Net, November 9, 2003 11:56 PM
Laksamana.Net - Military rule for six months and a huge offensive involving 40,000 troops and police has yet to 'crush' the Free Aceh Movement (GAM).
Kopassus Back in Action: Some 50 commandos from the elite Special Forces (Kopassus) and local troops ambushed suspected members of the Free Papua Movement (OPM) during a pre-dawn "sweeping operation" on Wednesday (5/11/03) near Yalengga village, in Jayawijaya regency in the mountains of central Papua.

Brief: Indonesian National Chief of Police Da'i Bachtiar (11/11/2003) #6792
USINDO Open Forum, October 16, 2003
The Indonesian national chief of police, Da'i Bachtiar, presented a cautiously optimistic assessment of police accomplishments after three turbulent years since the police were separated from the military in 2001 and charged with maintaining internal security. His talk to a USINDO audience on October 16 was delivered from a prepared text in English. He fielded questions through an interpreter who accompanied him.

THE SITUATION IN AMBON/MOLUCCAS – Report No. 400 (10/11/2003) #6791
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina, Ambon, November 9, 2003
WITHDRAWAL MILITARY FORCES POSTPONED – Since last September the Civil Emergency for the Moluccas was lifted, the responsibility for law and order has been returned to the Police. However, it has been decided that up to May 2004, five battalions of military forces will be maintained in the Moluccas and North Moluccas to back up the police forces. Thus was declared to the mass media by Moluccas Military Chief Commander Agustadi Sasongko Purnomo.

THE SITUATION IN AMBON/MOLUCCAS – Report No. 399 (10/11/2003) #6790
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina, Ambon, November 8, 2003
PERSISTING RUMOURS – Rumours of renewed conflict have not abated yet. In this context the police has introduced on local TV a daily report on any criminal acts being perpetrated in Ambon and on surrounding islands and its being dealt with by the police, in order to clarify on each act of criminality, disconnecting it with any interreligious strife. Besides, nocturnal patrol by the police is being intensified, especially in and around the city of Ambon.

The Perils of Private Security in Indonesia: (10/11/2003) #6789
Guards and Militias on Bali and Lombok
The International Crisis Group (ICG), 7 November 2003
Jakarta/Brussels, 7 November 2003: Untrained, unaccountable, and politically affiliated private security forces in Indonesia have the potential to cause conflict in the run-up to the 2004 elections. The International Crisis Group's latest report, The Perils of Private Security in Indonesia: Guards and Militias on Bali and Lombok,* focuses on civilian security groups on these two neighbouring islands, examining how they arose to carry out protection and crime-fighting functions that the police were unable or unwilling to undertake. Their existence, however, serves to weaken police credibility and undermines the state as the final guarantor of security in a democratising country.

Indonesia - OCHA Consolidated Situation Report No. 153 (10/11/2003) #6788
1 - 7 November 2003
ACEH * Various local press reported that 6 civilians and 9 GAM members were killed as a result of violent incidents in Aceh province during the week.
MALUKU * Kompas quoted the Head of Police for Maluku, Brig. Gen. Bambang Sutrisno, on Wednesday (5 Nov.), saying that since the security situation in Maluku has changed to normal, 94 hand made bombs and 77 other hand made weapons have been handed over to security apparatus.
NORTH MALUKU * A local newspaper, Malut Pos, reported on Tuesday (4 Nov.), that a quarrel over use of a water source occurred in Loloda sub-district on Saturday (1 Nov.) between youngsters from a Christian village, Buo, and a Muslim village, Soasio, (Moslim village). Both young groups were brought to the local police office by to settle the problem. On Sunday (2 Nov.), about 50 people from Buo village came to Soasio village and throw stones to the housing complex. The stones unintentionally hit a nearby mosque. The Provincial Government has appointed a team to facilitate a dialogue between two communities.
PAPUA * The Jakarta Post reported that TNI personnel shot 10 Papuan rebels in a predawn raid on Wednesday (5 Nov.) in Jayawijaya district, about 650 kilometers west of Jayapura, the capital of Papua. The TNI personnel also seized from the rebels three M-16 rifles, one revolver, one Mouser rifle, thousands of cullets and a number of documents concerning the Papua Free Movement's fight for independence.

THE SITUATION IN AMBON/MOLUCCAS – Report No. 398 (10/11/2003) #6787
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina, Ambon, November 5, 2003
TOTAL DEATH-TOLL RABIES: 20 – Jakarta based "Kompas" daily newspaper reports that from August up to the end of October 2003, 1.050 people in the Moluccas have reported to have been bitten by dogs. The number of people that have consequently died has reached the extraordinary number of twenty. Thus was confirmed by the Provincial Agricultural Department on occasion of a coordinating meeting between various responsible institutions and bodies in Ambon on November 4.

Jamaah Islamiyah Membakar Poso? (10/11/2003) #6786
Majalah TEMPONo. 35/XXXII/27 Oktober - 02 November 2003
TIDAK ada yang bisa mengatakan bahwa serangan bersenjata api dan pembakaran di Kabupaten Morowali dan Poso, Sulawesi Tengah, cuma keributan setempat yang berdampak terbatas. Rumah-rumah terbakar, penyerang bertopeng menembaki dengan senjata otomatis, 13 orang tewas dalam dua serangan lewat tengah malam pada pertengahan Oktober ini. Serangan itu terorganisasi, korbannya terteror, ngeri ketakutan. Mungkin bukan cuma serangannya yang terorganisasi, tapi pengorganisasiannya sengaja ditujukan untuk menghasilkan efek teror. Inilah yang serius.

Indonesia - OCHA Consolidated Situation Report No. 152 (10/11/2003) #6785
25 - 31 October 2003
CENTRAL SULAWESI * From 20 to 21 October, CWS distributed food in South Pamona sub-district (covering Korobono, Pendolo, Boe, Pandayora, Uelene and Mayoa villages). A total of 4,930 kg of red beans, 2,465 kg of vegetable oil and 24,450 kg of rice were distributed to 493 families.
MALUKU * CARDI staff visited two schools in Kemal village on Seram Island to conduct meetings and discussions on children and youth activities with the local community. Most urgent needs of the school include classrooms, sports as well as water and sanitation facilities.
NORTH MALUKU * WVI distributed the 4th edition of its magazine to 43 elementary schools in Tobelo, Galela, Kao and Malifut sub-district from 22 to 28 October.

THE SITUATION IN AMBON/MOLUCCAS – Report No. 397 (10/11/2003) #6784
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina, Ambon, October 31, 2003
HAND-OVER OF WEAPONRY – During the month of October, 2003, on four occasions weapons, ammunition and grenades have been handed over by civilians to the armed forces, mostly in secret ways, without disclosing people's identity. The latest was a surrender of 22 (twenty-two) homemade bombs and two standard rifles. The latter apparently orginally came from the weaponry storage buildings of the Brimob Police Headquarters at Tantui. which was looted and consequently burned on June 21-22, 2000.

THE SITUATION IN AMBON/MOLUCCAS – Report No. 396 (10/11/2003) #6783
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina, Ambon, October 28, 2003
UNPLEASANT RUMOURS – In the city of Ambon rumours are spreading that renewed conflict is at hand. For instance it was said that there was a conflict between military and police personnel in the village of Rutong, South coast of the island of Ambon; upon checking, however, this proved to be untrue. Others said that on certain places masses were gathering.

THE SITUATION IN AMBON/MOLUCCAS – Report No. 395 (10/11/2003) #6782
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina, Ambon, October 25, 2003
CENTENARY MSC PRESENCE IN THE MOLUCCAS – Catholic presence in the Moluccas in recent times was initiated in the Kei Islands in 1888 by the Jesuit Order. On November 28, 1903 the MSC Congregation took over. MSC stands for Missionarii Sacratissimi Cordis = Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. In Ambon city, the centennial celebration took place in the afternoon and evening of October 21st and was celebrated in close brotherhood with the Protestant and Muslim Communities, culminating in a festive Mass in the large Lapangan Merdeka (city square), attended by several thousands.

Indonesia - OCHA Consolidated Situation Report No. 151 (10/11/2003) #6781
18 - 24 October 2003
MALUKU * According to a local newspaper, Info Baru, on Monday (20 Oct.), approximately 200 students from a local Moslem students organization (KAMMI) protested in front of the City Council urging the Police to stop prostitution, gambling, and distribution of alcohol in Ambon. The demonstration was peaceful and orderly.
NORTH MALUKU * WVI monitored activities in 4 Happy Houses in Tobelo and Galela sub-districts on 16 and 21 October.
 

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