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April 23, 2007

Jakarta Post - April 23, 2007

Ika Krismantari, Jakarta – Modern retail outlets in the country such as hypermarkets and minimarkets do not pose any threat to wet markets and traditional grocery stores despite their massive expansion during the past two years, a survey shows.

Reuters - April 23, 2007

Ahmad Pathoni, Dili – Portuguese is one of the two official languages in East Timor, but you can hardly hear it spoken in the streets of the young nation.

The tiny country was a Portuguese colony for more than three centuries, but only an estimated 5 percent of its one million people now speak the European language.

April 21, 2007

Melborne Age - April 21, 2007

Richard Baker – A former senior Australian Government negotiator has criticised a controversial new treaty between Australia and East Timor that fails to permanently establish a maritime boundary between the two countries.

Jakarta Post - April 21, 2007

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Aceh Governor Irwandi Yusuf warned the government Friday against issuing regulations that may contradict the 2006 Aceh Administration Law without consulting the Aceh provincial administration.

Reuters - April 21, 2007

John Pakage, Timika – Thousands of workers at Freeport-McMoRan's Grasberg mine in Indonesia have ended a four-day walkout over welfare that had sent copper prices to seven-month highs, the head of a workers' group said on Saturday.

The mine on the island of Papua produces more than 500,000 metric tons of copper annually and is Indonesia's biggest source of tax revenue.

Jakarta Post - April 21, 2007

Many Indonesian citizens, especially those who were born in the 1950s and 1960s, have no birth certificate. Instead, they hold a birth acknowledgment letter, or surat kenal lahir, issued by village or subdistrict heads. The latter only recognizes when and where the holders were born.

Jakarta Post - April 21, 2007

Jakarta – The National Police confirmed Friday that it is protecting key witnesses to the 2004 murder of human rights activist Munir Said Thalib.

Asia Times - April 21, 2007

Bill Guerin, Jakarta – After heavy government lobbying, Indonesia's central bank (BI) has agreed to roll back lending restrictions imposed on the banking sector in the wake of the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis and promote new bank lending targets for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Jakarta Post - April 21, 2007

Andi Haswidi, Jakarta – Both local and foreign investors are seeking clarification from the government on its commitment to providing a more conducive investment climate amid growing demands for the expansion of the business sectors that are closed to foreign investors.

Jakarta Post - April 21, 2007

M. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono announced Friday that he would reshuffle his United Indonesia Cabinet in early May, ending months of speculation on the topic. He said the reshuffle would be limited to a few positions.

Jakarta Post - April 21, 2007

Oyos Saroso HN, Bandarlampung – "We fought back, child, as well and as honorably as possible."

Jakarta Post - April 21, 2007

Jakarta – The city's dengue fever prevention program is progressing slowly, with East Jakarta residents reportedly preventing dengue fever prevention teams, which monitor mosquito larvae, from entering their homes. Plans to have schools students inform residents of the need to keep a dengue-free neighborhood are also yet to be realized.

April 20, 2007

Agence France Presse - April 20, 2007

Jakarta – Thousands of mine workers in Indonesia's remote Papua province protested for a third day Friday as marathon talks with US firm Freeport McMoRan over pay and benefits showed signs of progress.

"We have reached agreement on several of the main issues," said Betty Ibo from the West Papuan Workers Union involved in the discussions.

Jakarta Post - April 20, 2007

Jakarta – The Chinese ambassador to Jakarta says the door is wide open for Indonesia to establish a security and defense cooperation without any hidden political agenda.

Jakarta Post - April 20, 2007

Nani Afrida, Banda Aceh – A member of Aceh's sharia police was caught with a teenage girl in a Banda Aceh public bathroom on Thursday night.

Jakarta Post - April 20, 2007

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Malang – Malang residents took a different approach to protesting against the declining amount of green space in the East Java city on Thursday – they wrote letters to the trees themselves.

Jakarta Post - April 20, 2007

M. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has squandered opportunities that could have made him an effective leader during his two-and-a-half years in office, political observers say.

Detik.com - April 20, 2007

Irwan Nugroho, Jakarta – Some 25 artists from the Nyai Ontosoroh(1) Theater held a peaceful action at the Hotel Indonesia roundabout in Central Jakarta today. The action was held in conjunction with the commemoration of Hari Kartini(2) that falls on Saturday April 21.

Jakarta Post - April 20, 2007

Syofiardi Bachyul Jb and Khairul Saleh, Padang/Palembang – At least 78 students in Padang, West Sumatra, walked out of the national exams in a protest against cheating practices.

The students of Dhuafa Vocational School say that teachers from state vocational school SMK Negeri 5, where the three-day exams were being held, gave answers to their students.

April 19, 2007

Agence France Presse - April 19, 2007

Jakarta – Production at a giant US-run mine in Indonesia's remote Papua province has been slashed to 20 percent due to a protest by thousands of workers, a government minister said Thursday.

Australia West Papua Association (Sydney) Press Release - April 19, 2007

Joe Collins from the Australia West Papua Association said there should be no ties with the Indonesian military until it can be proven that the TNI has been reformed.

The Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) Commander Marshal Djoko Suyanto is on a visit to Canberra to strengthen military relations between the two nations.

Jakarta Post - April 19, 2007

Jakarta – The National Commission for Human Rights called Wednesday for the government to provide free elementary education to the children of poor families.

Sindo Newspaper - April 19, 2007

Medan – A declaration and inauguration by the National Liberation Party of Unity (Papernas) in the North Sumatra provincial capital of Medan has been canceled. The event was planned to be held on the grounds of the Merdeka Medan Square on Tuesday Afternoon.

Koran Sindo - April 19, 2007

Tuban – A planned regional conference of the National Liberation Party of Unity (Papernas) in Tuban, East Java on Wednesday April 18 has failed to take place. This was because some 150 members of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) held a demonstration opposing the conference in which they set fire to flags with the symbol of the hammer and sickle.

Kompas Cyber Media - April 19, 2007

Tuban – A planned declaration of the National Liberation Party of Unity (Papernas) in the Tuban regency of Central Java yesterday has been canceled. It is understood that this followed threats by a number of Islamic organisations in Tuban and Lamongan regency affiliated with the Anti-Communist Islamic Community Front (FUI-AK).

News ›› Aceh ›› Mining & Energy
Jakarta Post - April 19, 2007

Andi Haswidi, Banda Aceh – Aceh is a province that is blessed by abundant natural resources and wealth that have long lain undeveloped due to a 32-year insurgency that only recently came to an end.

Jakarta Post - April 19, 2007

Jakarta – A legal aid institution and a number of non-governmental organizations are to challenge the constitutionality of the recently enacted Investment Law, which they claim will prejudice the interests of the people.

Reuters - April 19, 2007

Tito Belo, Dili – East Timor Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta met with a rebel representative on Thursday to discuss an end to a military operation against a fugitive army renegade.

April 18, 2007

Green Left Weekly - April 18, 2007

Max Lane – "The PST has increased its vote slightly on its results in 2000", Avelino Coelho da Silva, secretary-general of the Socialist Party of Timor, told Green Left Weekly by telephone from Dili.

Jakarta Post - April 18, 2007

Tony Hotland, Jakarta – Highly troubled debtors that misused emergency liquidity support from Bank Indonesia during the 1998 regional financial crisis should be barred from new borrowing, a discussion here heard Tuesday.

Jakarta Post - April 18, 2007

B. Nicodemus, Jakarta – I was at Abu Dhabi airport few months ago, waiting for my flight to Jakarta. I was chatting with friends when we saw a group of women rush to a small restaurant at the airport. Their faces and language were familiar to us. They were Indonesian women, on their way to work in Arab countries.

Green Left Weekly - April 18, 2007

James Balowski, Jakarta – Indonesian police have named two new suspects in the murder of human rights activist Munir, who died of arsenic poisoning on a Garuda flight from Jakarta to Amsterdam on September 7, 2004.

April 17, 2007

Jakarta Post - April 17, 2007

Tangerang – More than 6,500 employees from Reebok shoe producer PT Dong Joe Indonesia staged a rally at the company's Tangerang factory Monday in demand of close to RP 100 billion in unpaid salaries and severance pay.

Jakarta Post - April 17, 2007

B. Gunawan, Jakarta – Believe it or not, although the monetary authority has continued to lower the interest rate, loans for the real sector have not increased. On the other hand, many banks are busy offering consumer loans to the public. They are even luring customers with all manner of offers.

Jakarta Post - April 17, 2007

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The Army's Special Forces, or Kopassus, was warned against complacency during this time of peace and stability, being reminded to remain vigilant against security threats that could arise from inside or outside the country.

Jakarta Post Editorial - April 17, 2007

The ongoing debate over whether President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will reshuffle his cabinet seems to have missed the point. And the President himself, as well as Vice President Jusuf Kalla, has contributed to the prolonged confusion.

Jakarta Post - April 17, 2007

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Journalists from different media organizations in North Sumatra rallied Monday at the provincial legislative council in Medan to draw attention to the fate of one of their colleagues, who has been in police detention for nearly a month.

Jakarta Post - April 17, 2007

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Two former senior intelligence officers alleged to be connected with the death of rights activist Munir Said Thalib have expressed their support for the investigation into the activist's murder, but only if the investigation heeds to professional and justice norms.

Jawa Pos - April 17, 2007

Kendal – In the aftermath of the forced adjournment of a regional conference of the National Liberation Party of Unity (Papernas), Papernas' Kendal regional leadership board (DPD) intends to report the incident to the Central Java regional police.

April 16, 2007

Reuters - April 16, 2007

Singapore – Southeast Asian militant network Jemaah Islamiah has formed an assassination squad to attack police, prosecutors and judges, a Singapore newspaper said on Monday, citing an Indonesian official.

Tempo Interactive - April 16, 2007

Suryani Ika Sari, Jakarta – The All-Indonesia Organization of Workers (previously the Association of Financial Workers Union) has estimated that around 9,000 bank workers are threatened with being laid-off this year.

Sydney Morning Herald - April 16, 2007

Mark Forbes – The former head of Garuda, Indonesia's national airline, has been arrested over the poisoning of the country's leading human rights activist, Munir Said Thalib, on a flight to Amsterdam.

Detik.com - April 16, 2007

Zainal Effendi, Surabaya – The Surabaya state prosecutor has seized primary and secondary school history books that are deemed to have the potential to disrupt national security. The book seizures were based on Attorney General Decree Number 19/1997.

Agence France Presse - April 16, 2007

Dili – East Timor officials have said they have found more discrepancies in last week's presidential election while stressing the poll's outcome will remain unchanged.

Some votes counted in the poll, the first since the impoverished nation gained its independence in 2002, would be re-checked amid concerns of irregularities, they said.

April 14, 2007

Australian Associated Press - April 14, 2007

Dili residents are angry about the latest Australian military operations, apparently undertaken to increase pressure on the fugitive Major Alfredo Reinado.

Eight Reinado family members were detained during a night-time raid on their central Dili home on Monday, a move prompting criticism from human rights watchdog Yayasan Hak.

Agence France Presse - April 14, 2007

Dili – The confusion surrounding the first round of voting in East Timor's presidential election mounted Saturday when the election commission said a district with 100,000 eligible voters had produced three times as many votes.

Sydney Morning Herald - April 14, 2007

Lindsay Murdoch, Dili – The first indication there would be problems with East Timor's presidential election came days before when Martinho Gusmao, a key member of the organising commission, publicly endorsed the rising star of the country's politics, Fernado "Lasama" de Araujo.

Jakarta Post - April 14, 2007

Police on Friday handed over to prosecutors new evidence relating to the murder of prominent human rights activist Munir Said Thalib.

Jakarta Post - April 14, 2007

Alvin Darlanika Soedarjo, Jakarta – Indonesia needs a free press and an independent judicial system to become a stable democracy and to be able to prosecute past human rights violations, a visiting German legal expert says.

Agence France Presse - April 14, 2007

Poso – Two homemade bombs exploded 15 minutes apart in this central Indonesia town that has been plagued by religious violence, police said Sunday. No one was hurt.