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November 15, 2006

Jakarta Post - November 15, 2006

Suherdjoko, Cilacap – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was greeted Tuesday by hundreds of protesting residents when he arrived to open a new coal-burning power plant in Cilacap, Central Java.

Some 600 residents of the nearby Griya Kencana Permai housing complex, located about 500 meters west of the power plant, participated in the peaceful protest.

Jakarta Post - November 15, 2006

Jakarta – The defamation articles in the Criminal Code are undemocratic and must be revoked or amended, a prominent constitutional law expert told a court hearing Tuesday.

Jakarta Post - November 15, 2006

Apriadi Gunawan, Jakarta/Medan – A non-government group claims many of the houses built for tsunami victims on Nias island in North Sumatra have been illegally sold, leaving disaster survivors without shelter.

November 14, 2006

Agence France Presse - November 14, 2006

Banda Aceh – All eight pairs of candidates for the governorship and vice-governorship of Aceh on Tuesday vowed to work for peaceful elections in December.

The candidates signed a pledge to safeguard peace in Aceh during a ceremony attended by current Aceh governor Mustafa Abubakar, head of the Aceh police, Bahrumsyah Kasman, and various other officials and activists.

Sydney Morning Herald - November 14, 2006

Mark Forbes in Senggigi, Lombok – With two signatures and a handshake, Indonesia and Australia have proclaimed a new era of closer relations with a treaty aimed at ending a roller-coaster of diplomatic crises.

The ambitious security treaty was signed last night by the Foreign Affairs Minister, Alexander Downer, and his Indonesian counterpart, Hassan Wirayuda, in Lombok.

Agence France Presse - November 14, 2006

Bogor – Hardline Indonesian Islamic groups are considering launching a no-confidence motion against President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono over US President George W. Bush's visit next week.

Jakarta Post - November 14, 2006

Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara – The 30th congress of the Indonesian Christian Student Movement ended in chaos here Saturday when a dispute turned violent.

Congress participants were discussing whether to set up a new office in the newly established West Irian Jaya province, to join the already existing office in Papua.

Jakarta Post - November 14, 2006

Nani Afrida, Aceh Besar – Tsunami survivors living in Aceh Besar regency are demanding the government compensate then for land acquired to build an alternative road from Banda Aceh to Meulaboh.

"It has already been two years since the government promised to reimburse us for our land," a Glebruek village resident, Syarifuddin, 30, told The Jakarta Post.

Jakarta Post - November 14, 2006

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Murdered Papuan independence figure Theys Hiyo Eluay was a hero who struggled peacefully to uphold democracy in Indonesia, former president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid said at the leaders' grave in Sentani on Monday.

November 13, 2006

Jakarta Post - November 13, 2006

Anissa S. Febrina, Jakarta – Despite widespread poverty and alarming pollution levels, Jakarta has been named the best province in the country in terms of economic and human development.

Australian Associated Press - November 13, 2006

Indonesia said it was confident Australia will no longer be used as a staging post for separatist groups following the signing of a historic security pact.

Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer and his Indonesian counterpart Hassan Wirajuda signed the wide-ranging seven-page treaty on the resort island of Lombok.

Jakarta Post - November 13, 2006

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – Following Democratic victories in last week's US midterm elections, Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono said Indonesia would continue to spread its military purchases among major powers to avoid being dependent on any one country.

Jakarta Post - November 13, 2006

Magelang, Central Java – A former military (TNI) chief says there is no reason to deny soldiers their basic right to vote in the 2009 general elections.

Reuters - November 13, 2006

Indonesia and Australia will sign a new treaty on Monday aimed at smoothing prickly ties through greater security cooperation, and underlining support for Jakarta's sovereignty over restive provinces.

Following are some key dates in bilateral relations:

Agence France Presse - November 13, 2006

Hundreds of East Timorese youths, including members of rival gangs who fought each other in the streets of the capital earlier this year, have held a rally to promote unity and peace.

Reuters - November 13, 2006

Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – The botched bombing of a US-franchised fast food outlet in Indonesia at the weekend bears none of the hallmarks of previous anti-Western attacks by Islamic militants, police and security experts said on Monday.

Democracy Now - November 13, 2006

On the fifteenth anniversary of the massacre of over 270 East Timorese civilians by the Indonesian military, calls for justice and accountability continue for its victims and their families.

Jakarta Post - November 13, 2006

Aguswandi, Banda Aceh – Expectations are high while the possibilities for violence are likely slim in the scheduled December elections in Aceh. Voter turnout is also expected to be high. All the basic requirements for an election are very likely to be fulfilled. But will the Aceh elections be successful?

Prensa Latina - November 13, 2006

Dili – Timor Leste Prime Minister Jose Ramon Horta expressed gratitude to Cuba on Monday for providing medical training to almost 500 young people from that small insular Southeast Asian state.

November 12, 2006

Agence France Presse - November 12, 2006

Dili – More than 1,000 East Timorese gathered in the capital Dili on Sunday to mark the 15th anniversary of the Santa Cruz massacre, when Indonesian troops fired on a memorial procession, killing more than 250 people.

Counterpunch - November 11-12, 2006

Ben Terrall and John M. Miller – This November 12 marks the fifteenth anniversary of the 1991 massacre at the Santa Cruz cemetery in Dili, East Timor (also called Timor-Leste).

On that day, Indonesian soldiers killed at least 271 East Timorese civilians nonviolently marching to demand a UN-supervised referendum after years of illegal Indonesian military occupation.

Agence France Presse - November 12, 2006

Lisbon – Timor Leste's former prime minister Mari Alkatiri, under investigation for his alleged role in violence that wracked the nation earlier this year, said Saturday that he believes there are plans to assassinate him and other members of his Fretilin party.

Canberra Times Editorial (Australia) - November 12, 2006

Let's hope that the head of the Hutt River Province, His Royal Highness Prince Leonard, does not have many ardent followers in Indonesia. So far, Prince Leonard – formerly plain Leonard Casley – has got away pretty much unscathed with his claim to have seceded from Australia, along with his farm 600km north of Perth.

ETAN Press Release - November 12, 2006

On the fifteenth anniversary of the infamous massacre at Santa Cruz cemetery in Timor-Leste, the East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) called for justice for its victims and their families, as well as the many others killed and victimized during Indonesia's invasion and occupation of the territory from 1975 to 1999.

November 11, 2006

The Straits Times - November 11, 2006

John McBeth – Ms Patsy Spier sat through every hearing these past five months, quietly taking notes with the help of a translator and, just as quietly, returning to her mid-city hotel. For her, the seven Papuans in the dock were on trial for the murder of her husband, pure and simple. Nothing else mattered.

Reuters - November 11, 2006

Jakarta – A bomb blast at a fast food restaurant in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Saturday wounded one person, police said.

Police said the blast occurred around midday at an outlet of the US-based A&W chain in a shopping mall in the east of the city and they were investigating, with bomb squad and counter-terrorism officers present.

Jakarta Post - November 11, 2006

Ary Hermawan, Jakarta Post – The National Commission on Human Rights says the current government is responsible for finding 13 democracy activists still missing after being abducted by state apparatus ahead of the 1998 fall of then president Soeharto.

Jakarta Post - November 11, 2006

Nani Afrida, Banda Aceh – Aceh needs at least 10,000 election observers to help ensure just and democratic regional polls in Aceh on Dec. 11, Ikhwanussufa of the Independent Election Committee in Aceh (KIP Aceh) said Friday.

Jakarta Post - November 11, 2006

Jakarta/Makassar – Antigraft and human rights groups have warned the Judicial Commission it is risking its legitimacy by nominating corruption suspect Achmad Ali as a justice candidate for the Supreme Court.

Jakarta Post - November 11, 2006

Tony Hotland, Jakarta Post – Vice President Jusuf Kalla said Friday that there would be "no more fuss" about a new presidential advisory team, at least from the Golkar Party, although he still regards the team as unnecessary.

Jakarta Post - November 11, 2006

Jakarta – The Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) demanded Friday that the Air Force discipline the airmen who allegedly assaulted reporters in Tangerang, Banten, two days earlier.

Jakarta Post - November 11, 2006

Jakarta – An alliance of activists, politicians and experts has accused Forestry Minister M.S. Kaban of intervening in the police investigation into an illegal logging case against wood businessman Adelin Lis.

Adelin was arrested in September in China for his alleged role in illegal logging in Indonesia.

Jakarta Post - November 11, 2006

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Malang – An official at a state-run river management agency in East Java has accused factories of dumping toxic waste into one of the province's main sources of clean water.

November 10, 2006

Tempo Interactive - November 10, 2006

Mustafa Moses, Jakarta – A hundred out of 600 regional languages in various Indonesian dialects are threatened with extinction. According to the Director of the Language Center at the Department of National Education Dendy Sugono, the dying regional languages are mostly in the central and eastern regions of Indonesia.

Jakarta Post Editorial - November 10, 2006

The idea of heroes is far from the minds of most people these days, with so many non-heroic deeds going on around them.

Reuters - November 10, 2006

Indonesia is hoping a new security treaty with Australia will uphold the sovereignty of both countries, including restive areas such as Papua, Indonesia's Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda says.

The treaty, due to be signed on Monday, was almost scuppered after Australia granted visas this year to 43 Papuan asylum seekers who claimed they were being persecuted.

Antara News - November 10, 2006

Magelang – The Indonesian and US army special forces will resume cooperation following the lifting of the US military embargo on Indonesia some time ago, the chief of the Indonesian army's special force (Kopassus), Major General Rasyid QA, said here on Friday.

Associated Press - November 10, 2006

Foster Klug, Washington – The head of the European Union-led peace monitoring mission in Indonesia's devastated Aceh province predicted on Thursday a smooth transition when the Europeans leave next month as former rebels rejoin society, participate in elections and negotiate directly with their former enemies in government.

Australian Associated Press - November 10, 2006

Karen Michelmore – The Federal Government has given a clear commitment under a new security pact to oppose Indonesian separatist movements, including those operating within Australia, Indonesia has said.

Cendrawasih Pos - November 10, 2006

Jayapura – Prisoners who have been convicted for the Abepura Clash and are now serving sentences in Abepura Prison held a press conference on Thursday.

Tempo Interactive - November 10, 2006

Cunding Levi, Jayapura – many as 23 defendants and convicts of the case on March 16 in Abepura, Papua, disputed that the clash was coordinated by the People's Front of Struggle (Pepera) of West Papua.

"Some (people) use our name when committing an anarchistic act," said Selpius Boby, Secretary General of West Papua Pepera in Jayapura.

Melbourne Age - November 10, 2006

Lindsay Murdoch, Darwin – Deposed prime minister Mari Alkatiri has accused the Catholic Church's hierarchy in East Timor of being behind a conspiracy to destroy his Fretilin Government.

Detik.com - November 10, 2006

Nala Edwin, Jakarta – The National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) is calling on the government to find the 13 missing activists who were abducted between 1996-1998 and whose fates are still unknown.

Jakarta Post - November 10, 2006

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – The government should quickly solve the Munir murder and other outstanding human rights cases to avoid becoming the target of US Congressional sanctions after the Democrats take control of both chambers, experts warned Thursday.

November 9, 2006

Jakarta Post - November 9, 2006

Ary Hermawan, Jakarta – One of three militants charged with beheading three Christian schoolgirls last year in Poso carried out the attack as an "Idul Fitri gift" for Muslims, a Jakarta court heard Wednesday.

Australia West Papua Association (Sydney) Press Release - November 9, 2006

The Australia West Papua Association spokesperson Joe Collins expressed grave concerns at the new security treaty with Indonesia.

AWPA is concerned that there is too much secrecy surrounding this security treaty. We do not know the full terms of this agreement or what the government is committing us to.

Melbourne Age - November 9, 2006

Andra Jackson – Australia was "killing off" democracy in Papua with its impending treaty with Indonesia, a Papuan leader has said in Melbourne.

Jakarta Post - November 9, 2006

Jakarta – The post-Idul Fitri influx of migrants to Jakarta may create opportunities for internal human trafficking from rural to urban areas, experts say.

Jakarta Post Editorial - November 9, 2006

The outlook is bright on this side of the world for convicted murderers, particularly those who plot to assassinate the law enforcers who punished them for other crimes.

Melbourne Age - November 9, 2006

Damien Kingsbury – On Monday, Australia's Foreign Minister, Alexander Downer, and Indonesia's Foreign Minister, Hassan Wirayuda, will sign a so-far secret treaty intended to bring the two countries closer together.