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Kalla and abuses of power (30/03/2007) #13769
The Jakarta Post, March 29, 2007
We are witnessing the barefaced abuse of power by government officials. Such abuse
is blatant, but our President has been silent as per usual. Only Vice President Jusuf
Kalla has spoken to the public, not to punish those responsible, but to defend them.
Politics of corruption in Indonesia (30/03/2007) #13768
Asia Times, Mar 29, 2007
By Bill Guerin. JAKARTA - Indonesia's politics of corruption has always been murky,
with untold billions of dollars spirited from state coffers into politicians' personal
accounts during strongman Suharto's 32-year tenure. But never before have graft
allegations been so politically charged, with mounting opposition complaints that
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's anti-corruption drive has disproportionately
netted opposition politicians.
Sago the Eastern Islands' esteemed staple (29/03/2007) #13756
The Jakarta Post, March 25, 2007
Suryatini N. Ganie, Contributor, Jakarta. The flour of the sago plant (Metroxylon
rumphii) is known as a useful flour or thickening agent around the world, but to enjoy
sago at its best, pay a visit to the kitchens of the eastern islands of our archipelago.
Terrorists amongst us (29/03/2007) #13755
The Jakarta Post, March 28, 2007
The recent arrest of seven terror suspects and the fatal shooting of another in
Yogyakarta, Central Java and East Java have been reminders of the immediate danger
posed by terrorism.
Arrested men were 'good citizens' (29/03/2007) #13754
The Jakarta Post, March 28, 2007
Blontank Poer, The Jakarta Post, Surakarta. Two men arrested last week over their
alleged involvement in a terrorism network were described as "good citizens" by their
neighbors.
Father of terror suspect questioned (29/03/2007) #13753
The Jakarta Post, March 28, 2007
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. The Surabaya Police questioned Tuesday Amir Slamet,
the father of suspected terrorist Ahmad Syahrul Uman, alias Khoirul, who was
arrested Wednesday at his house in Surabaya.
In Indonesia's Aceh, a former rebel takes the reins (29/03/2007) #13750
International Herald Tribune, Tuesday, March 27, 2007
By Seth Mydans. BIREUEN, Indonesia: The little green car accelerated around a
mountain curve and flashed through a village here in Aceh Province, scattering
chickens, children, dust and pebbles. It swerved past potholes, skidding precisely to
the edge of the road before speeding ahead.
Do we truly embrace unity in diversity? (29/03/2007) #13749
The Jakarta Post, March 27, 2007
Evi Mariani, Amsterdam. I never thought I would experience it on a street in
Amsterdam; that all-too-familiar taunt Cina, pronounced like the English China. But it
did happen to me and a Dutch friend as we walked down a street through the center of
this multicultural city. The two of us do look like we come from China, as the
name-caller thought. We both have Chinese backgrounds: I am a Chinese-Indonesian
whereas she is Dutch with parents who came from Hong Kong to the Netherlands
decades ago.
Poso conflict victims still homeless (28/03/2007) #13740
The Jakarta Post, March 27, 2007
Ruslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, Palu. Around 1,000 civil servants in Poso, out of
around 8,000 left homeless by violent conflict between 1998 and 2000, are still without
permanent housing, an official said Monday.
Terror raids continue with new arrest (28/03/2007) #13739
The Jakarta Post, March 27, 2007
Indra Harsaputra, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya. An anti-terror Detachment 88 police
squad arrested Monday a man suspected of links to regional terror network Jamaah
Islamiyah (JI) and confiscated an explosive cache from his house in the East Java
capital of Surabaya.
Australia risks Papua conflict role -- activists (28/03/2007) #13733
REUTERS, Tue 27 Mar 2007 3:19 AM ET
By Rob Taylor. CANBERRA, March 27 (Reuters) - Australia risks being dragged into
an undeclared separatist war in Indonesia's restive Papua province by a "dirty deal"
done with Jakarta on a new security pact, rights activists and minor party lawmakers
said on Tuesday.
Interfaith sleep-overs help heal Ambon's wounds (27/03/2007) #13728
The Jakarta Post, March 26, 2007
M. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon. Dozens of Christian priests were worried
when their church assigned them to spend the night in pesantren Islamic boarding
schools and homes of Muslim residents in Ambon, Maluku.
Police arrest another terror suspect... (27/03/2007) #13720
The Jakarta Post, 3/26/2007 6:18:15 PM
SURABAYA (JP): Police Monday arrested a terror suspect and seized 12.5 kilograms
of TNT, explosive material, in a house in the second largest Indonesian city of
Surabaya, East Java.
Police find 12.5 kg explosive materials in East Java (27/03/2007) #13719
The Jakarta Post, 3/26/2007 2:03:28 PM
SURABAYA (Antara): Police Monday found 12.5 kilograms of TNT, explosive material,
in a house in the second largest Indonesian city of Surabaya, East Java.
Ferry receives bomb threat; 283 passengers evacuated (27/03/2007) #13714
The Jakarta Post, 3/26/2007 6:04:19 PM
JAKARTA (JP): As many as 283 passengers of a ferry in Central Java's seaport of
Tanjung Mas Tuesday were evacuated after state shipping company PT Pelni received
a bomb threat Monday.
Indonesia troops in Timor church mayhem--clergy (27/03/2007) #13713
REUTERS, 26 Mar 2007 09:08:08 GMT
By Achmad Sukarsono. JAKARTA, March 26 (Reuters) - Indonesian soldiers took
part in violence against church property and clergymen across East Timor before and
after the 1999 freedom vote, the territory's former top Catholic leader said in a hearing
on Monday.
Yusril in the spotlight, Hamid in the headlights (26/03/2007) #13699
TEMPO, No. 29/VII/March 20 - 26, 2007
TWO letters, sent by Hamid Awaludin, the Minister of Justice & Human Rights, dated
April 4, 2005 were sent simultaneously to two branch offices of Bank Paribas. One is
the office in London, located on Harewood Avenue, and the other office is at Saint
Peter Port in Guernsey, the Channel Islands.
Police strengthen security in border areas... (26/03/2007) #13692
The Jakarta Post, 3/24/2007 3:34:25 PM
BOJONEGORO, East Java (Antara): East Java police have deployed nearly a hundred
of police officers to prevent terror suspects from escaping to the province, following the
arrests of several terror suspects in Central Java and Yogyakarta.
Terror network dangerous, (26/03/2007) #13691
well-organized despite arrests
The Jakarta Post, 3/23/2007 5:40:41 PM
JAKARTA (AP): The Southeast Asian terror group Jemaah Islamiyah is well-organized
and dangerous despite hundreds of arrests in recent years, national police said
Friday, after seizing a cache of weapons and bomb-making manuals in central
Indonesia.
Indonesia's terror network dangerous, (26/03/2007) #13690
well-organized despite arrests
International Herald Tribune, Friday, March 23, 2007
The Associated Press. JAKARTA, Indonesia: The Southeast Asian terror group
Jemaah Islamiyah is well-organized and dangerous despite hundreds of arrests in
recent years, national police said Friday, after seizing a cache of weapons and
bomb-making manuals in central Indonesia.
Indonesia: How GAM Won in Aceh (23/03/2007) #13682
The International Crisis Group (ICG), 22 March 2007
Jakarta/Brussels, 22 March 2007: Candidates from the Free Aceh Movement (GAM)
defied all predictions and won local elections largely because of effective grassroots
structures, appeals to Acehnese identity, and a focus on poor and marginal areas.
Police probe possible link between (23/03/2007) #13681
found explosive and Poso conflicts
The Jakarta Post, 3/22/2007 6:21:09 PM
JAKARTA (JP): The National Police are now investigating possible connections
between a half ton of explosive materials, firearms, and bombs found in Central Java
and religious conflicts in Central Sulawesi's town of Poso.
Police arrest terror suspect arrested in Temanggung (23/03/2007) #13680
The Jakarta Post, 3/22/2007 12:39:35 PM
JAKARTA (Antara): A village head said that he saw Anti-terror police had arrested a
terror suspect identified as JK during an operation in Purwosari village, Kranggan
district, Temangung regency, Central Java.
Lenient sentence for those who beheaded 3 Christians (23/03/2007) #13678
AsiaNews, 03/21/2007 12:02
The three Islamist militants who masterminded and carried out the three murders in
2005 could have received the death penalty. Instead, they will spend between 14 and
20 years in prison. Hasanuddin, the brain behind the gruesome act, also wrote the
notes left near the bodies in which he promised more Christian deaths.
20 years for mastermind of beheadings in Poso (23/03/2007) #13676
The Jakarta Post, 22 March 2007
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. A panel of judges at a Jakarta court has found three
militants guilty of masterminding and carrying out the beheading of three Christian
schoolgirls in Poso, Central Sulawesi, in 2005.
Suspected terrorist killed, cache found (23/03/2007) #13672
The Jakarta Post, 22 March 2007
Slamet Susanto and Blontank Poer, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta, Sukoharjo.
Antiterror Detachment 88 police shot dead a suspected member of a regional terror
group in Yogyakarta Tuesday night, wounding one of the victim's companions and
arresting several others.
The usual suspect (23/03/2007) #13669
The Jakarta Post, 22 March 2007
The administration of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono took another bold step in
its war on corruption with Tuesday's arrest of the chief of the State Logistics Agency
(Bulog), Widjanarko Puspoyo.
Suspects linked to terror leader (22/03/2007) #13668
The Age, March 22, 2007
Jakarta. INDONESIAN police have arrested two men linked to a man authorities
believe leads South-East Asian militant network Jemaah Islamiah, a police official
said yesterday.
Former members warn against NII (22/03/2007) #13667
The Jakarta Post, March 21, 2007
Yuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung. Former members of a religious
congregation allegedly affiliated with the Indonesian Islamic State (NII) movement
urged the Bandung chapter of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) Tuesday to issue a
warning about the congregation.
JI militant dies in shoot-out with police (22/03/2007) #13666
The Sydney Morning Herald, March 22, 2007
Karen Michelmore and Olivia Rondonuwu in Jakarta. INDONESIAN police have shot
dead a militant linked to an important terrorism suspect who is wanted for helping to
protect the mastermind of the Bali bombings, Noordin Mohammed Top.
'JI members' seized in Indonesia (22/03/2007) #13663
BBC, Wednesday, 21 March 2007, 07:30 GMT
Police in Indonesia say they have arrested a number of suspected members of
militant Muslim group Jemaah Islamiah (JI).
Jemaah Islamiah militant warns of more attacks (22/03/2007) #13662
The Sydney Morning Herald, March 18, 2007
An alleged leader of the Jemaah Islamiah militant group said bombings in Indonesia
had hurt Islam's cause there, but warned of more attacks by small terrorist groups
working independently and influenced by internet teachings.
Bali bombings accomplice captured (22/03/2007) #13661
The Sydney Morning Herald, March 21, 2007
Indonesian police may have captured one of Indonesia's prime terror suspects, wanted
for helping protect Bali bombings mastermind Noordin Mohammed Top.
Christian schoolgirl beheadings: militants jailed (22/03/2007) #13660
The Sydney Morning Herald, March 21, 2007 - 8:17PM
Three Islamic militants were found guilty today of decapitating three Christian
schoolgirls in Indonesia and dumping their bloodied heads in nearby villages, judges
said.
Jakarta floods a wake-up call for government - governor (22/03/2007) #13656
ReliefWeb, Date: 21 Mar 2007
By Achmad Sukarsono. Source: Reuters Foundation. JAKARTA, March 21 (Reuters)
- Deadly floods that inundated parts of thhe Indonesian capital last month were a
wake-up call for officials outside the city's administration to help solve the problem,
Jakarta's governor said on Wednesday. Jakarta, a sprawling seaside city of nine
million people -- a figure swollen by two million commuters during the day -- was hit
for about a week in February by heavy rain and floods that killed dozens and
displaced thousands.
Quakes spark panic residents of Ternate, Manado (20/03/2007) #13636
The Jakarta Post, 3/18/2007 2:01:48 PM
JAKARTA (JP): Moderate earthquakes Sunday hit Manado, the provincial capital of
North Sulawesi and Ternate, the provincial capital of North Maluku. The tremors
panicked residents in the two eastern Indonesian cities.
Strong quake strikes off Indonesia (20/03/2007) #13635
ANTARA, 03/18/07 09:43
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit off Indonesia's
northern Moluccas islands on Sunday, geologists said.
East Java mudflow stops for 35 minutes (20/03/2007) #13633
The Jakarta Post, 3/19/2007 4:26:39 PM
JAKARTA (JP): Mudflow in Sidoarjo regency, East Java stopped for 35 minutes
Monday as engineers had dropped thousands of concrete balls into the mouth of mud
volcano.
Mudflow in Indonesia stops for 35 minutes (20/03/2007) #13632
ReliefWeb, 19 Mar 2007
Source: Xinhua News Agency. JAKARTA, Mar 19, 2007 (Xinhua via COMTEX) --
Mudflow in Sidoarjo regency, in Indonesia's East Java province, stopped for 35
minutes Monday as engineers had dropped thousands of concrete balls into the
mouth of mud volcano.
Islamic group 'a threat' (20/03/2007) #13631
The Australian, March 19, 2007
Natalie O'Brien, March 19, 2007. THE Muslim group Hizb ut-Tahrir - banned in
Europe, China and Saudi Arabia but legal in Australia - has been identified as a
potential threat to the nation.
Taliban kidnappings rise, but style differs from Al Qaeda (20/03/2007) #13630
The Christian Science Monitor, March 20, 2007
By Mark Sappenfield | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor. NEW DELHI -
Italy's confirmation Monday that the Taliban had released Italian reporter Daniele
Mastrogiacomo marked a positive end to an increasingly familiar story in Afghanistan.
Islamic militants harass large evangelical school (19/03/2007) #13629
The Christian Post, Thu, Mar. 15, 2007 09:16:45 AM EST
One of the largest evangelical theology schools in Indonesia was harassed for the
second time this month by a mob of more than 200 Islamic militants past weekend.
Six rescued after 16 days at sea off Indonesia (19/03/2007) #13628
The Peninsula, 3/18/2007 8:16:29
Source ::: AFP. AMBON, Indonesia • Six missing medical workers have been found
alive after spending more than two weeks drifting in Indonesian waters in their
speedboat, an official said yesterday. The health officials had left Saumlaki town on
eastern Tanimbar island on February 27 to deliver medicine, milk and baby food to the
remote town of Kormomolin about two hours away by speedboat.
Two earthquakes hit eastern Indonesia (19/03/2007) #13625
ABC AUSTRALIA, 18/03/2007, 18:22:35
Two earthquakes have hit eastern Indonesian regions, but there are no reports of
casualties or damage.
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2006 (19/03/2007) #13622
U.S. Department of State, March 6, 2007
Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, March 6, 2007.
Indonesia is a multiparty republic with a population of approximately 245 million. In
2004 Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono became the country's first directly elected
president in elections that international observers judged to be free and fair. Voters
also chose two national legislative bodies in 2004: the House of Representatives
(DPR) and the newly created House of Regional Representatives (DPD). While civilian
authorities generally maintained effective control of the security forces, in some
instances elements of the security forces acted independently of civilian authority.
Medical team still missing at sea after two weeks (16/03/2007) #13621
The Jakarta Post, March 16, 2007
M. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon. Search and rescue teams are still trying to
find the boat in which a six-member medical team from the West Southeast Maluku
Health Office has been missing since Feb. 28.
Tectonic quake rattles Ternate Island (16/03/2007) #13620
ANTARA, 13/03/07 23:08
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - A tectonic earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter Scale
jolted Ternate island in North Maluku province Tuesday morning, the national
meteorological and geophysics agency said.
'I beheaded US journalist': Bali bomb mastermind (16/03/2007) #13618
The Sydney Morning Herald, March 16, 2007 - 6:25AM
Al-Qaeda operative Khalid Sheikh Mohammed said he beheaded journalist Daniel
Pearl "with my blessed right hand," according to previously censored passages of a
military hearing transcript released today.
Downer 'delighted' at Bali confession (16/03/2007) #13616
The Age, March 15, 2007
Andra Jackson, March 15, 2007. Australia's Foreign Minister has expressed his
delight that chief September 11 suspect and self-confessed Bali bombing ringleader
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was in Guantanamo Bay and facing terrorist charges.
Senior Al Qaida leader admits planning 9/11 attacks (16/03/2007) #13615
VOA, 15 March 2007
By Benjamin Sand, Islamabad, 15 March 2007. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed has
apparently confessed to masterminding the 2001 terrorist attacks on the United
States during a military hearing at the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Officials
in Pakistan, where Mohammed was captured in 2003, say the confession is a step
forward in the fight against the al Qaida terror network. From Islamabad, VOA
Correspondent Benjamin Sand has more.
Munir's murder not stand-alone case (16/03/2007) #13614
TEMPO, Thursday, 15 March, 2007 | 12:21 WIB
TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: The examination council has concluded that the use of a
false letter by Pollycarpus Budihari Priyono, the accused in Munir's murder, was not a
stand alone case.
Indonesia 'mud volcano' to be fed more concrete balls (16/03/2007) #13613
ReliefWeb, 15 Mar 2007
Source: Agence France-Presse (AFP). JAKARTA, March 15, 2007 (AFP) - A bid to
plug an Indonesian "mud volcano" with concrete balls after its toxic flow displaced
15,000 people is to use thousands more of them than planned, an official said
Thursday.
Speaker asks team to keep mudflow victims away... (16/03/2007) #13612
ANTARA, 14 March 2007
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Agung Laksono
has asked the National Lapindo Mudflow Handling Team (Timnas) to prevent victims of
the mudflow disaster from staging a rally at the House.
Breakthrough in Moro talks (16/03/2007) #13611
Gulfnews.com, 11 March, 2007, 10:00 AM
CAMP DARAPANAN, Philippines: The Philippines has offered Muslims in the south
the right of self-determination, a move the head of the country's largest Islamic rebel
group said on Saturday was a breakthrough.
New terrorism front opens in Indonesia (14/03/2007) #13610
Asia Times, Mar 14, 2007
By Bill Guerin. JAKARTA - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has
won high marks from both the United States and Australia for his government's efforts
to combat terrorism, including the recent capture or elimination of at least 200 terror
suspects. But a new front may be opening in strife-torn Sulawesi.
Three earthquakes rattle eastern Indonesia,... (14/03/2007) #13609
The Jakarta Post, 3/13/2007 5:54:49 PM
JAKARTA (JP): Meteorology and Geophysics (BMG) Tuesday reported three
earthquakes measuring between 5.3 to 5.6 at the Richter Scale in different places in
eastern Indonesia.
Yudhoyono told to help Agus Dwikarna free from jail (14/03/2007) #13605
The Jakarta Post, 3/13/2007 5:27:24 PM
MAKASSAR (Antara): South Sulawesi Governor Amin Syam Tuesday said that he
had sent a letter to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to seek the way to free
Agus Dwikarna from a jail in the Philippines.
ACT appeal Indonesia: Jakarta floods - ASID71 (14/03/2007) #13604
ReliefWeb, 13 Mar 2007
Source: Action by Churches Together International (ACT). Following several days of
torrential rains in the first week of February 2007, the worst floods in living memory hit
the Indonesian capital Jakarta, leaving much of the city under water and paralyzed for
several days.
Clashing Papua clans asked to make peace (14/03/2007) #13603
The Jakarta Post, March 13, 2007
Nethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura. Police are attempting to
persuade two quarreling tribes in Yoparu village, Paniai, Papua, to end their bloody
clash, in which nine people have been killed and dozens of others wounded.
Militant to marry in police custody (13/03/2007) #13598
The Jakarta Post, March 12, 2007
Ruslan Sangaji, The Jakarta Post, Palu. A Poso militant currently in police custody is
set to get married at Central Sulawesi police headquarters in Palu on Friday.
S Korean Investor to develop plantation for biodiesel (13/03/2007) #13597
in Maluku
The Jakarta Post, 3/12/2007 3:32:33 PM
AMBON (Antara): South Korea's LML firm will develop Jatropha Curcas, sp.
plantations in Oma village, Haruku subdistrict, Central Maluku district, a
spokesperson said.
Tribal violence in Papua leaves nine dead (13/03/2007) #13591
The Jakarta Post, March 12, 2007
Nethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura. Nine people have been killed and
hundreds of others injured in tribal violence in Sugapa district in Paniai regency,
Papua, the provincial deputy police chief said Sunday.
Maluku village to make biofuel (11/03/2007) #13590
The Jakarta Post, March 10, 2007
AMBON, Maluku: Hundreds of families in Oma village in Central Maluku regency have
provided 1,070 hectares of land to be managed by a Korean investor to grow Jatropha
curcas plants for biodiesel.
C. Sulawesi to revive tourism at Lake Poso (11/03/2007) #13587
The Jakarta Post, March 10, 2007
Ruslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, Palu. Apart from refugees, visitors have long
shunned Lake Poso. Since conflict drove all willing visitors away, many of the lake's
tourist facilities have fallen into disrepair.
Going against the flow (11/03/2007) #13586
Philadelphia Inquirer, Sat, Mar. 10, 2007
By Robin McDowell. Associated Press. PORONG, Indonesia - For nine months, a
gaping hole in the ground has spit out an unending torrent of hot, black mud,
swallowing thousands of homes outside Indonesia's second-largest city and attracting
amazed geologists from around the world.
Indonesia: Earthquakes West Sumatra Province (11/03/2007) #13585
OCHA Field Situation Report No. 4
UN-OCHA, 11 March 2007
This report is developed by HC/RC Office in Indonesia based on information provided
by the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG), National Coordinating Board for
the Management of Disaster (BAKORNAS PB), Provincial Coordinating Unit for the
Management of Disaster (SATKORLAK PB) West Sumatera, District Coordinating
Unit for Management of Disaster (SATLAK PB) Solok, Indonesian Red Cross (PMI)
and media reports.
Anger turns to despair for quake survivors in Sumatra (11/03/2007) #13584
REUTERS, Tue Mar 7, 2007 9:10 PM ET
By Jalil Hamid. BUKIT TINGGI, Indonesia, March 9 (Reuters) - Living in a squalid tent
following earthquakes in Indonesia's Sumatra, Seri Hartati says she may be forced to
beg to feed her five children with no signs of financial help from the government.
Indonesia: IOM deploys team to West Sumatra earthquake (11/03/2007) #13583
ReliefWeb, 09 Mar 2007
Source: International Organization for Migration (IOM). INDONESIA - IOM Deploys
Team to West Sumatra Earthquake - IOM this week deployed emergency operations
and medical staff to West Sumatra, where an earthquake registering 6.3 on the
Richter scale struck on Tuesday.
Flores landslide victims face food and water shortages (11/03/2007) #13582
The Jakarta Post, March 10, 2007
Yemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang. Some 1,000 landslide survivors in
Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara, are still experiencing food and drinking water
shortages almost a week after the disaster that killed 40 people struck.
Dutch jazz group defies Ambon bomb terror (09/03/2007) #13580
The Jakarta Post, March 08, 2007
M. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon. Dutch jazz group Sio Maluku went ahead
with its concert in Ambon, Maluku, on Wednesday despite a recent bomb explosion
in the city, which has been hit by severe conflict in the past.
'Krespo' to voice Poso's young generation (09/03/2007) #13578
The Jakarta Post, March 08, 2007
Ruslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, Palu. When Poso was hit with sectarian conflict
between 1998 and 2001, both local and foreign groups took great interest in the
problems of the Central Sulawesi town. They worked to win projects and attempted to
reconcile the respective Christian and Muslim communities at the center of the
conflict.
Survivors describe horror of plane crash in Indonesia (09/03/2007) #13576
The New York Times, March 8, 2007
By SETH MYDANS. JAKARTA, Indonesia, March 7 — A television cameraman leaped
from a burning aircraft on Wednesday and filmed his fellow survivors staggering away
from the crash as bright orange flames and columns of black smoke poured from the
broken fuselage.
Indonesia - why is it unsafe to fly there? (09/03/2007) #13575
Desicritics.org, March 08, 2007
Capt. Anup Murthy. The Indonesians are caught between the devil and the deep blue
sea. The cheapest way to get around the 17,500 odd islands that make up the
country is by using the ferry service (ships plying the Indonesian seas). Now, we all
know from the rather distressing frequent news of ferry disasters in Indonesia killing
hundreds of people even last month and that is not the greatest way to travel. So, the
next best option to travel (the only alternative means of transportation, I may add) is
by air of course.
Indonesia: Earthquakes West Sumatra Province (09/03/2007) #13573
OCHA Field Situation Report No. 3
UN-OCHA, 08 March 2007
This report is developed by HC/RC Office in Indonesia based on information provided
by the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG), National Coordinating Board for
the Management of Disaster (BAKORNAS PB), Provincial Coordinating Unit for the
Management of Disaster (SATKORLAK PB) West Sumatera, District Coordinating
Unit for Management of Disaster (SATLAK PB) Solok, Indonesian Red Cross (PMI)
and media reports.
Singapore Red Cross and Palang Merah Indonesia (09/03/2007) #13572
conduct needs assessment in Padang, Indonesia
ReliefWeb, 07 Mar 2007
Source: Singapore Red Cross (SRC). Responding to the latest earthquake that shook
the grounds of Padang in Indonesia, the Singapore Red Cross (SRC) will be sending
two members of its disaster management unit to conduct needs assessment of the
situation.
U.S. provides assistance to earthquake victims in Indo (09/03/2007) #13571
ReliefWeb, 07 Mar 2007
Source: United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Washington,
D.C. — The United States Government, through the U.S. Agency for International
Development (USAID), will provide $100,000 to support emergency efforts in response
to the devastating earthquake that struck the province of West Sumatra on March 6.
Indonesia landslide toll rises to 40 (09/03/2007) #13570
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, 08 Mar 2007
KUPANG, Indonesia, March 8, 2007 (AFP) - The death toll from devastating
landslides and flash floods in eastern Indonesia has risen to 40 -- with dozens still
missing -- an official said Thursday.
Garuda Indonesia jet burns after airport crash (08/03/2007) #13568
REUTERS, Tue Mar 7, 2007 9:10 PM ET
JAKARTA (Reuters) - A jet from Indonesia's state carrier Garuda crashed and burst
into flames on landing at Yogyakarta airport on Wednesday morning with 140
passengers and crew on board, according to Garuda officials.
Five Australians feared dead after crash (08/03/2007) #13567
The Sydney Morning Herald, March 7, 2007
Australian survivors of an Indonesian airliner crash have said the plane was travelling
too fast when it approached the runway at Yogyakarta airport.
Maluku religious figures condemn Ambon bombing (08/03/2007) #13566
ANTARA, 7 March 2007
Ambon (ANTARA News) - Religious figures in Maluku have strongly condemned last
Saturday's terror bombing at the gate of Ambon's Jos Sudarso seaport which injured
13 people saying the incident could affect the local security conditions which were
actually already becoming increasingly conducive.
70 die in Sumatra quake (08/03/2007) #13562
The Jakarta Post, March 07, 2007
Syofiardi Bachyul Jb, The Jakarta Post, Solok, Jakarta. At least 70 people were killed
in earthquakes in West Sumatra on Tuesday morning.
Disaster preparedness helped save lives in Indonesia (08/03/2007) #13561
ReliefWeb, 07 Mar 2007
Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
(New York: 7 March 2007): Local search and rescue efforts were ongoing this morning
in affected areas of Indonesia's Sumatra island as the first United Nations
inter-agency assessment team arrived in the zone affected by yesterday's 6.3
magnitude tremor.
Indonesia: Earthquakes West Sumatra Province (08/03/2007) #13560
OCHA Field Situation Report No. 2
UN-OCHA, 07 March 2007
This report is developed by HC/RC Office in Indonesia based on information provided
by the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG), National Coordinating Board for
the Management of Disaster (BAKORNAS PB), Provincial Coordinating Unit for the
Management of Disaster (SATKORLAK PB) West Sumatera, District Coordinating
Unit for Management of Disaster (SATLAK PB) Solok, Indonesian Red Cross (PMI)
and media reports.
Flash floods and landslides (08/03/2007) #13559
East Nusa Tenggara Province OCHA Situation Report No. 3
UN-OCHA, 06 March 2007
This report is developed by HC/RC Office in Indonesia based on information provided
by the National Coordinating Board for the Management of Disaster (BAKORNAS
PB), Provincial Coordinating Unit for the Management of Disaster (SATKORLAK PB)
East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesian Red Cross (PMI), and media reports.
Time to get tough on country's Islamic radicals (08/03/2007) #13558
The Jakarta Post, March 06, 2007
Muhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta. Hard-line Muslim leader Abu Bakar
Ba'asyir upped his campaign for Islamic law when he marched with dozens of his
followers to the presidential office on Feb. 22.
Indon president orders investigation of fiery plane crash (08/03/2007) #13555
VOA, 07 March 2007
By Nancy-Amelia Collins, Jakarta, 07 March 2007.
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Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has ordered an investigation after
an Indonesian plane carrying 140 people crash-landed in the central Java city of
Yogyakarta, killing more than 20 people. VOA's Nancy-Amelia Collins in Jakarta has
more.
9/11, Bali suspects in army hearings (08/03/2007) #13554
The Australian, March 08, 2007
WASHINGTON: The alleged masterminds behind the September 11 and Bali bomb
attacks will be among 14 "high-value detainees" to face hearings at the US military
prison at Guantanamo Bay tomorrow.
Australia has no jurisdiction to try Yunus Yosfiah (08/03/2007) #13552
TEMPO, Wednesday, 07 March, 2007 | 16:41 WIB
TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: The Australian courts do not have the authority to try
Yunus Yosfiah, former Information Minister, as regards the case involving the shooting
of five Australian journalists in Balibo, East Timor, in 1975.
Bomb plant in Ambon shopping center has no link (07/03/2007) #13549
with terror network
The Jakarta Post, 3/6/2007 3:20:55 PM
MALANG, East Java (Antara): A bomb planted Monday in shopping center, Maluku
provincial capital of Ambon was nothing to do with a terror network related to sectarian
conflicts there, National Intelligence Agency (BIN) Chief Syamsir Siregar said
hereTuesday.
Ambon bombing triggered by village conflict (07/03/2007) #13547
TEMPO, Tuesday, 06 March, 2007 | 15:36 WIB
TEMPO Interactive, Malang: Bombs that exploded at Yos Sudarso Harbor, Ambon, on
Saturday (3/3) was triggered by an old conflict. "It was a conflict between villages,"
said Head of theState Intelligence Agency (BIN) Syamsir Siregar, after the anniversary
of the Army Strategic Reserves Command (Kostrad) at Lapangan Rampal, Malang,
East Java, Tuesday (6/3).
Indonesia: Earthquakes West Sumatra Province (07/03/2007) #13546
OCHA Field Situation Report No. 1
UN-OCHA, 06 March 2007
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Ref: OCHA-2007/0025.
This report is developed by HC/RC Office in Indonesia based on information provided
by the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG), National Coordinating Board for
the Management of Disaster (BAKORNAS PB), Provincial Coordinating Unit for the
Management of Disaster (SATKORLAK PB) West Sumatera, District Coordinating
Unit for Management of Disaster (SATLAK PB) Solok, Indonesian Red Cross (PMI)
and media reports.
Scores dead as quakes hit beleaguered Indonesia (07/03/2007) #13545
The Age, March 7, 2007
Two strong earthquakes have hit Indonesia's Sumatra island, killing at least 70
people, flattening buildings and sparking panic in the streets of Malaysia and
Singapore.
Two quakes kill at least 70 in Sumatra (07/03/2007) #13544
REUTERS, Tuesday March 6, 9:27 PM
PADANG, Indonesia, March 6 (Reuters) - A strong earthquake and a powerful
aftershock hit Indonesia's Sumatra island on Tuesday, killing at least 70 people, and
trapping scores more under flattened buildings.
Powerful earthquake hits Indonesia, at least 70 dead (07/03/2007) #13543
VOA, 06 March 2007
By Nancy-Amelia Collins, Jakarta. A powerful earthquake struck the Indonesian island
of Sumatra killing at least 70 people and destroying hundreds of buildings. VOA's
Nancy-Amelia Collins in Jakarta has more.
Timeline: A string of disasters in Indonesia (07/03/2007) #13542
Gulfnews.com, 07/03/2007 12:00 AM (UAE)
Reuters. A chronology of a string of disasters in Indonesia. December 26, 2004:
Nearly 132,000 are killed and more than 37,000 listed as missing after a 9.15
magnitude earthquake off Indonesia and a tsunami triggered by it in the Indian Ocean
region.
Powerful earthquake kills at least 9, (06/03/2007) #13540
flattens hundreds of buildings
The Jakarta Post, 3/6/2007 1:24:54 PM
JAKARTA (Agencies): A powerful earthquake in West Sumatra killed at least nine
people Tuesday, flattening hundreds of buildings and overwhelming hospitals, officials
and witnesses said.
Maluku Police identify two bombing suspects (06/03/2007) #13539
The Jakarta Post, March 06, 2007
M. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon. The Maluku Police are hunting down two
men believed to be responsible for the explosion of a handmade bomb that injured 13
people in Ambon's Yos Sudarso Port on Saturday.
Officials report some success in fight against terrorism, (06/03/2007) #13533
but threat remains
VOA, 05 March 2007
By Nancy-Amelia Collins, Jakarta. Asian nations agree they are experiencing some
success in the fight against terrorism but say Islamic militants continue to pose a
threat with constantly changing tactics, new strategies, and fresh recruitment. VOA's
Nancy-Amelia Collins in Jakarta has more.
Explosion in Ambon injures 13 (05/03/2007) #13530
The Jakarta Post, March 04, 2007
AMBON: A homemade bomb exploded in Ambon's Yos Sudarso port complex in
Maluku province Saturday, leaving 13 residents injured. No one was killed in the
incident.
The Ambon bomb injured 14 people (05/03/2007) #13528
Indonesia Matters, March 3rd, 2007
Wawan Purwanto. A bomb packed with nails exploded at the port of Ambon city
today, wounding 14 people. The explosion rocked the Yos Sudarso port as
passengers were disembarking from a ship, sending nails and other shrapnel into a
crowd of motorbike taxi drivers waiting to collect customers, said Ambon police chief
Senior Commander Trilulus Rahardjo.
Strong quake strikes Indonesia's Moluccas (05/03/2007) #13526
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, Sat Mar 3, 2007 5:38 PM ET
A strong 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's Moluccas Saturday, but there
were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
A Jemaah Islamiyah surge bodes ill for Poso (05/03/2007) #13524
The Straits Times, 03 March, 2007
By AMY CHEW. INDONESIA'S Central Sulawesi has once more been hit by a rash of
bombings, assassinations and terror attacks behind which many see the hand of a
regional terror group, writes AMY CHEW. For the past three years, Central Sulawesi
has been terrorised by bombings, murders and beheadings which were blamed on
criminals. But after a major crackdown by police in a series of raids since the start of
the year, the Indonesian government has finally acknowledged the role of Jemaah
Islamiyah (JI) in the violence.
Bomb blast in Ambon wounds at least 12, police say (03/03/2007) #13520
The Jakarta Post, 3/3/2007 1:24:07 PM
AMBON, Maluku (AP): A bomb packed with nails exploded at a port in the eastern
Indonesian city of Ambon on Saturday, wounding 12 people in a region that has seen
deadly Muslim-Christian violence in the past, police said.
Bomb injures 14 in Indonesia's Ambon island (03/03/2007) #13519
REUTERS, Saturday March 3, 1:14 PM
JAKARTA (Reuters) - A small homemade bomb filled with nails exploded at a port in
Indonesia's Ambon island on Saturday injuring 14 people, police said.
Bomb blast at Indonesian port wounds 12 (03/03/2007) #13518
ASSOCIATED PRESS, Fri Mar 2, 2007 11:31 PM ET
AMBON, Indonesia - A bomb packed with nails exploded at a port in the eastern
Indonesian city of Ambon on Saturday, wounding 12 people in a region that has seen
deadly Muslim-Christian violence in the past, police said.
Sulawesi police vow cooperation in fight terrorism (03/03/2007) #13506
The Jakarta Post, March 03, 2007
Andi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, Makassar. Police on Sulawesi island renewed
their commitment Friday to cooperate in preventing acts of terrorism and capturing
domestic and foreign militants who use the region as an entry, exit or transit point.
Journalists' deaths in Balibo a 'closed case' (03/03/2007) #13505
ABC AUSTRALIA, Friday, March 2, 2007. 7:00pm (AEDT)
Indonesia says it is treating the deaths of five Australian-based journalists in Balibo in
1975 as a closed case.
Moderate quake jolts Indonesia's Papua (03/03/2007) #13504
REUTERS, Saturday March 3, 4:27 PM
JAKARTA (Reuters) - A moderate 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's
Papua island on Saturday, damaging some houses and a TV tower but caused no
serious damage or deaths, a meteorological official said.
Death-row bombers join Bali nine in 'right to live' plea (02/03/2007) #13502
The Age, March 2, 2007
THE Bali bombers are claiming that all people have a "right to live" and will join
members of the Bali nine in trying to overturn their death penalties with a
constitutional challenge.
Residents & police involved in fatal clash in C. Sulawesi (02/03/2007) #13496
The Jakarta Post, March 01, 2007
Ruslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, Palu. Five people were reportedly killed and
dozens of others injured Wednesday during a clash with security personnel in
Banggai Islands regency, Central Sulawesi.
Police clash with residents, killing two, wounding dozens (02/03/2007) #13495
The Jakarta Post, 2/28/2007 6:24:55 PM
PALU, Central Sulawesi (Antara): Clash between police officers and residents killed at
least two people and wounded dozen others in Central Sulawesi's town of Banggai,
Wednesday, report says.
Breaking the cycle of conflict in Poso (02/03/2007) #13494
The Jakarta Post, February 28, 2007
Mohammad Yazid, Jakarta. Parents are normally proud of their offspring. Sadly,
however, not all parents are willing to accept their children's shortcomings, particularly
if they suffer from a disease or commit acts that bring disgrace on the family.
AIDS in Papua declared extraordinary situation (02/03/2007) #13493
TEMPO, Tuesday, 27 February, 2007 | 15:40 WIB
TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari announced that AIDS
cases in Papua Province have been categorized in Extraordinary Situation (KLB).
Papua, Indonesia, the TNI and the USA (02/03/2007) #13492
ASSIST News Service (ANS), Thursday, March 1, 2007
By Elizabeth Kendal, World Evangelical Alliance Religious Liberty Commission (WEA
RLC), Special to ASSIST News Service, AUSTRALIA (ANS) -- The Indonesian
military (TNI) has once again unleashed terror in the highlands of Papua. Thousands
of indigenous, predominantly Christian Papuans have been ethnically cleansed from
their villages and driven into the inhospitable jungle where many will die.
Ex-minister laughs off Balibo arrest warrant (02/03/2007) #13491
The Sydney Morning Herald, March 1, 2007
An Indonesian politician has laughed off an Australian warrant for his arrest, issued
after he failed to give evidence at an inquest into the death of one of the Balibo Five
journalists.
Balibo inquest warrant issued (02/03/2007) #13489
as Whitlam faces questions by court
The Sydney Morning Herald, March 2, 2007
A SYDNEY coroner yesterday issued an arrest warrant for a former Indonesian
minister to be compelled to give evidence about his role in the killing of five
Australian-based newsmen in Balibo, East Timor, 31 years ago.
Bomb hoax at U.S. embassy in Jakarta (02/03/2007) #13488
The Jakarta Post, 3/1/2007 10:53:04 PM
JAKARTA (ANTARA): Press Attache of the United States embassy in Jakarta Max
Kwak confirmed that there was a bomb threat against the embassy, but the police
and the building's security personnel after a thorough search on Thursday did not find
anythingsuspicious.
Bomb hoax in market sparks traders' unrest (02/03/2007) #13487
The Jakarta Post, 3/1/2007 12:17:50 PM
GORONTALO (Antara): Bomb hoax Thursday sparked hundreds of traders' panic in a
central market of Gorontalo city, a report says.
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