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March 18, 2007

Agence France Presse - March 18, 2007

Jakarta – Indonesia's new air transport chief said that airlines revealed next week to have neglected safety standards will have three months to comply – or be closed down, a report said Sunday.

Associated Press - 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.

March 17, 2007

Jakarta Post - March 17, 2007

Ary Hermawan, Jakarta – The Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) has urged the government to annul its recent deal with US giant software producer Microsoft for the use of the latter's software in state offices and institutions.

Jakarta Post - March 17, 2007

M. Taufiqurrahman and Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The President on Friday denied backing a clause in a new political bill requiring presidential candidates have at least a bachelor's degree in an attempt to thwart his rivals in the 2009 presidential election.

Jakarta Post - March 17, 2007

Adisti Sukma Sawitri and Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The decision by the majority of political parties in Jakarta to support current Deputy Governor Fauzi Bowo in August's gubernatorial election is not without consequences, say analysts.

Jakarta Post - March 17, 2007

Palembang – More than 30 cases of environmental destruction, mostly in the form of pollution created by the oil and gas industries, were recorded over the past three years across South Sumatra.

March 16, 2007

Jakarta Post - March 16, 2007

Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – Incumbent Jakarta deputy governor Fauzi Bowo has received the backing of a giant political coalition for the city's upcoming gubernatorial election.

Agence France Presse - March 16, 2007

Jakarta – Indonesia is the world's fastest destroyer of forests, eradicating 300 football fields' worth every hour, environmental group Greenpeace said Friday as it staged a demonstration.

Jakarta Post - March 16, 2007

Alvin Darlanika Soedarjo and M. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta – An official fact-finding team proposed Thursday that the government revamp the aviation industry and shut down airlines that ignore safety regulations, following a series of recent deadly accidents.

Tempo Interactive - March 16, 2007

Fery Firmansyah, Jakarta – The National Commission for Protecting Children has revealed that there are approximately 17 cases of child-rape every month in Jakarta. Half of the sex crimes ended in murders.

"This is really worrying," said Secretary General of the National Commission for Protecting Children Arist Merdeka Sirait yesterday (03/15).

Australian Associated Press - March 16, 2007

East Timor's fugitive rebel leader Alfredo Reinado fired on Australian troops before they shot back, killing five of his supporters, Australia's military commander in the country says.

Brigadier Mal Rerden yesterday said Australian troops, who had Reinado surrounded at his mountain base earlier this month, did everything they could to convince him to surrender.

March 15, 2007

Jakarta Post - March 15, 2007

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Political parties are at odds over new political bills proposed by the government ahead of the 2009 general elections, with minority parties warning of political instability during the elections if the bills are passed in their current form.

Asian Human Rights Commission Statement - March 15, 2007

It has been eight years since the so-called 'reformation' was launched. It has also been eight years since extraordinary human rights abuse have nearly been forgotten. Regimes come and go, but since then, when Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was in power, there has been no justice available to modern day victims.

Jakarta Post - March 15, 2007

Juwono Sudarsono, Jakarta – The most urgent issue facing Indonesia today is poverty reduction. Measured in terms of income, poverty affects 48 percent of Indonesia's total population of 220 million. The government's Medium Term Development Program aims to reduce poverty from 18.2 percent in 2004 to approximately 8.4 percent by 2009.

Jakarta Post - March 15, 2007

Anissa S. Febrina, Jakarta – "What do you know about the G30S (September 30th movement)?" The Jakarta Post asked an 11th grader at state elementary school No. 3 in Setiabudi, South Jakarta, on Tuesday.

Jakarta Post - March 15, 2007

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – A midtern survey on Indonesian voters' political preferences has signaled the possible return to center stage of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P).

Jakarta Post - March 15, 2007

Jakarta – Attorney General Abdul Rahman Saleh said Wednesday that his office did not have the legal grounds to proceed with an investigation into the 1998-1999 Trisakti, Semanggi I and Semanggi II shootings.

March 14, 2007

Jakarta Post - March 14, 2007

Jakarta – While Indonesia has reached the 2005 global cure rate target for tuberculosis, it still remains the most deadly communicable disease in the country, particularly in eastern regions.

Jakarta Post - March 14, 2007

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The attempt of relatives of victims of the 1998 and 1999 Trisakti and Semanggi shooting incidents to have their cases tried at a special ad hoc rights court ended in disappointment Tuesday when the House of Representatives rejected plans to have the cases heard in a plenary session.

Jakarta Post - March 14, 2007

Alvin Darlanika Soedarjo, Jakarta – The new air transportation chief has vowed there will be tough consequences for airlines disregarding safety procedures.

Budhi Muliawan Suyitno, appointed director general for air transportation on Tuesday, said he would rank the safety standards of all airlines in Indonesia. "We will suspend airlines at the bottom of the list," he said.

Jakarta Post - March 14, 2007

Depok – The Depok municipal administration has been urged to pass a bylaw on domestic violence in a bid to reduce cases of abuse against children and women.

Asia Times - March 14, 2007

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.

Green Left Weekly - March 14, 2007

Peter Boyle – On March 4, hundreds of armed right-wing militia, calling themselves the Indonesian Anti-Communist Front (FAKI), attacked the East Java regional conference of the National Liberation Party of Unity (Papernas) at Hotel Selekta in Batu City. The same militia group attacked Papernas's founding national conference in January.

Joint Letter - March 14, 2007

[The following letter was written by Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Progressio and TAPOL.]

Francisco Guterres (Lu'Olo)
President of the National Parliament
National Parliament
Dili Timor-Leste

14 March 2007

Dear Mr Guterres,

The Australian - March 14, 2007

Mark Dodd, Dili – The UN has admitted holding talks with the lawyers for East Timor army fugitive Alfredo Reinado after twice denying it was involved in negotiations to secure his surrender.

Associated Press - March 14, 2007

Dili – Street violence and worries about renegade soldiers are disrupting preparations for next month's elections in East Timor – polls seen as crucial to the tiny nation's future – an official said Wednesday.

March 13, 2007

Jakarta Post Editorial - March 13, 2007

The Rp 1.38 trillion (US$152 million) loan syndication agreement between PT Semesta Marga Raya and a lender consortium led by state-owned Bank BNI and Bank Rakyat Indonesia for the construction of a 35-kilometer toll road in West and Central Java should not have caused a furor.

Detik.com - March 13, 2007

Muchus Budi R., Solo – Scores of people demonstrated at the Gladag roundabout in the Central Java city of Solo on March 13 opposing the ratification of the Draft Law on Capital Investment because it fails to side with the interests of the people.

Jakarta Post - March 13, 2007

Jakarta – The government plans to coordinate all three branches of the Indonesian Military (TNI) next year, the defense minister said Monday.

The Navy, Army and Air Force will work on one task timeframe and towards one long-term target in order to create an efficient and effective military.

Jakarta Post - March 13, 2007

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The labor commission at the House of Representatives has questioned the annual dividend paid to the government by state-owned workers' insurance company PT Jamsostek.

Jakarta Post - March 13, 2007

Jakarta – Lawmakers are calling for the government to replace the National Intelligence Agency (BIN) chief, citing poor performance and a perceived unwillingness to take responsibility for intelligence miscues.

Jakarta Post - March 13, 2007

Jayapura – The future of nature conservation water catchment areas in the Papuan cities of Jayapura and Sentani is under threat from rampant illegal logging.

4,330 people have illegally settled in the conservation areas – known as Cycloop – thanks to lax government control.

Jakarta Post - March 13, 2007

M. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta – Confirming what the public has long suspected, a government-sanctioned fact-finding team has announced that safety standards in the airline industry have been gravely compromised.

Jakarta Post - March 13, 2007

Nethy Dharma Somba, 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.

Reuters - March 13, 2007

Heri Retnowati, Sidoarjo – A torrent of mud that has inundated villages on Indonesia's Java island shows no signs of abating despite efforts to plug it by dropping hundreds of concrete balls into its source, an official said on Tuesday.

March 12, 2007

Jakarta Post - March 12, 2007

Alvin Darlanika Soedarjo, Jakarta – Research institute Kantata Research Indonesia has said Islamic boarding schools, especially non-mainstream ones, need to teach more work-based skills to prevent students from adopting radical teachings after graduation.

Jakarta Post Editorial - March 12, 2007

We have acted irresponsibly toward the 10,000 people in Sidoarjo, East Java, displaced by the mudflow. They have been suffering for almost 10 months, and yet we seem not to care about their fate.

Japan Focus - March 12, 2007

Jeff Kingston – East Timor is an ill-starred land that has endured more than its share of violence, neglect and deprivation. Since February 2007 there has been a renewed surge in violence, initially due to gang turf battles and increasingly aggressive clashes between gangs and international peacekeepers.

March 11, 2007

Agence France Presse - March 11, 2007

Jakarta – Indonesia's second fatal airplane disaster this year has piled pressure on the government to act over safety lapses ahead of the publication of a key report later this week.

March 10, 2007

Jakarta Post - March 10, 2007

Indra Harsaputra, Sidoarjo – Mudflow victims from a housing complex in Sidoarjo, East Java, snubbed a promise of relocation by the central government, continuing their demand for cash compensation Friday.

Jakarta Post - March 10, 2007

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The country's second largest party faction at the House of Representatives told the government on Friday that it needed to address human rights violation cases.

Jakarta Post - March 10, 2007

Jakarta – As Sutiyoso's time as governor draws to a close, the people around him are working against time to ensure his plan to establish an inland water transportation system gets off the ground by the middle of the year.

Jakarta Post - March 10, 2007

Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration is organizing a series of "No Car Days" in May, barring all private cars from entering certain streets with the aim of promoting the public transportation system.

Jakarta Post - March 10, 2007

Jakarta – Attorney General Abdul Rahman Saleh said Friday his office would present more evidence at a British trial to support his argument that Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra's funds at an overseas bank were obtained through graft.

Jakarta Post - March 10, 2007

Urip Hudiono, Jakarta – A recent deal between the government and US software giant Microsoft on the software used in state institutions is "inappropriate" as it potentially sidelines other solutions, the country's monopoly watchdog says.

Sydney Morning Herald - March 10, 2007

Mark Forbes, Yogyakarta – Garuda airlines flight GA200 was full, 140 passengers and crew aboard. Left behind in Jakarta were several journalists unable to squeeze onto the 6am flight to cover Wednesday's trip to Yogyakarta by the Foreign Affairs Minister, Alexander Downer.

March 9, 2007

Jakarta Post - March 9, 2007

Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) will take human rights violations in the country to the international arena to counter "notoriously lax handling by the government".

Jakarta Post - March 9, 2007

M. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta – The Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam provincial administration is set to declare a moratorium on the logging of forested regions in the province. Aceh governor Irwandi Yusuf said Thursday that both legal and illegal logging had caused severe environmental destruction in the province, which posed a threat to the lives of the people there.

The Australian - March 9, 2007

Dennis Shanahan – It used to be a proud boast of Australian troops on the ground in East Timor in the latest security assignment that they had never fired a shot. Not one; not into the air and certainly not at people.

Canberra Times - March 9, 2007

A measure of calm has returned to the streets of Dili after the violence which erupted again last weekend in the wake of the failed attempt to capture fugitive rebel leader Alfredo Reinado. Some fear this is merely the calm before a bigger storm. And calm is a relative term.