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July 26, 2008

Detik.com - July 26, 2008

Bagus Kurniawan, Yogyakarta – Around 20 students in the Central Jakarta city of Yogyakarta were arrested by municipal police on Saturday July 26 when they tried to block President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's entourage as it approached the Gedung Agung Presidential Palace in Yogyakarta.

Jakarta Post - July 26, 2008

Indah Setiawati, Jakarta – Anwar Rosadi, the father of a 12 year old, who had worked as a maid for Renata Tan, looked worried. His daughter was being questioned by policewomen at West Jakarta police station. She had seen another maid allegedly tortured to death by her employer.

July 25, 2008

Detik.com - July 25, 2008

Ken Yunita, Jakarta – Five separate protest actions by a number of different social organisations will provide a panorama for Jakarta residents on Thursday July 24. Demonstrations will be taking place from the morning through to the afternoon.

Tapol Report - July 25, 2008

While 34 national political parties will contest the general elections in April 2009, the contest in Aceh will be very different. This will be the only place where local parties will also participate.

Jakarta Post - July 25, 2008

The National Commission on Human Rights will launch an investigation into alleged human rights violations in Papua, despite protests from the Attorney General's Office (AGO).

Jakarta Post - July 25, 2008

Indah Setiawati, Jakarta – Gay groups, human rights and women groups protested at media bias putting homosexuality in a negative light through association with and negative reporting of a serial murder case allegedly committed by Verry Idham Henryansyah.

Jakarta Post - July 25, 2008

Jakarta – Indonesia must raise ownership ceilings for foreign investment and liberalize state-owned monopolies to resolve infrastructure bottlenecks, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has said.

Agence France Presse - July 25, 2008

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has underlined the need for reform of Indonesia's military after a report blamed the country for gross human rights abuses in East Timor in 1999.

Dr Rice flew into Perth last night amid heavy security for a two-day visit to Australia as a guest of Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith.

Judicial System Monitoring Program (JSMP) Justice Update - July 25, 2008

Last week saw the much-anticipated release of the Truth and Friendship Commission (CTF) final report. The Commission was established by the governments of Indonesia and East Timor. It sought to establish the truth about violence that surrounded East Timor's independence vote.

Pacific Magazine - July 25, 2008

Tereni Kens, Port Moresby – The Papua New Guinea government will be making a formal protest to the Indonesian government over the recent border incursions made by members of the Indonesian armed forces.

July 24, 2008

Jakarta Post - July 24, 2008

Suherdjoko, Semarang – Corruption is widespread and commonly committed by high-ranking officials in 33 out of 35 regencies and municipalities across Central Java, says an anti-corruption official in Semarang.

Koran Kaltim - July 24, 2008

Samarinda – The struggle by workers to seek revisions to the provincial minimum wage (UMP) recommenced yesterday, Wednesday July 23. Hundreds of workers from the Workers Challenge Alliance (ABM) and the National Liberation Front (FPN) demonstrated in front of the East Kalimantan governor's office on Jl. Gadjah Mada in the provincial city of Samarinda.

Jakarta Post - July 24, 2008

Apriadi Gunawan, Slamet Susanto and Panca Nugraha, Medan, Yogyakarta, Mataram – Two NGOs in Medan, North Sumatra, blamed government ignorance Wednesday for the city's highest ranking city for child abuse cases in the city.

Jakarta Post - July 24, 2008

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Wednesday announced the personal wealth reports of three public officials, including Bank Indonesia Governor Boediono, whose wealth increased by Rp 5 billion over the past two years.

Tapol - July 24, 2008

When the Commission of Truth and Friendship (CTF) was set up in August 2005 by the governments of Timor-Leste and Indonesia to 'establish the conclusive truth regarding the events prior to and immediately after the Popular Consultation in 1999', there was scepticism about what it would achieve.

Detik.com - July 24, 2008

Ari Saputra, Jakarta – Rather than satisfying parents, the free downloading of school books from the internet appears instead to have resulted in around 50 housewives demonstrating at the Hotel Indonesia roundabout in Central Jakarta on Thursday July 24. They were demanding the free distribution of school books.

Agence France Presse - July 24, 2008

Kuala Lumpur – The youth wing of Malaysia's opposition Islamic party on Thursday slammed an upcoming concert by an Indonesian songstress, saying her hip-swivelling dance moves were "too sexy and immoral".

Jakarta Post - July 24, 2008

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – Lawmakers, officials and anti-graft activists have thrown their weight behind calls for the implementation of death penalty for some forms of corruption, while also saying current criteria and procedures for imposing the sentence lack clarity.

Jakarta Post - July 24, 2008

Kornelius Purba and Tony Hotland, Singapore – US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday expressed her appreciation over the findings of an joint government investigation into human rights abuses in the former East Timor.

The Australian - July 24, 2008

Mike Steketee, National Affairs Editor – Downer's achievements as our longest serving foreign minister aren't all he claims and must be balanced against some calamitous mistakes

Savouring his record as Australia's longest serving foreign minister, Alexander Downer offers as his greatest achievement the creation of a free and independent East Timor.

Jakarta Post - July 24, 2008

HS Dillon, Jakarta – The report of the joint Commission for Truth and Friendship, recently presented to the two heads of state who established the body, could certainly be lauded for ending a culture of denial by affirming that gross violations of human rights preceding and immediately after the East Timor referendum did indeed take place.

July 23, 2008

Jakarta Post - July 23, 2008

Adianto P. Simamora, Jakarta – Experts doubt the government will be able to realize its plan to shift to renewable energy to reduce its dependency on depleting oil reserves and to deal with soaring global oil prices.

Jakarta Post - July 23, 2008

Fadli and Slamet Susanto, Batam, Yogyakarta – Authorities in Karimun regency, Riau Islands, have revoked the operation permits of seven sand export companies, saying mining activities severely harmed the area's environment and fishing conditions.

Online Opinion - July 23, 2008

Warren Reed – By any measure, our intelligence agencies are the eyes and ears of the nation. But in the lead-up to the violence and killings of 1999 in East Timor it seemed that Canberra's political masters were like two of the wise monkeys, seeing nothing and hearing nothing. The third monkey, however, had a lot to say, the nature of which bore little resemblance to the truth.

July 22, 2008

Jakarta Post - July 22, 2008

Eko Waluyo, Sydney – At the handover of a report by the joint Indonesia-Timor Leste Commission of Truth and Friendship (CTF) in Bali, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono accepted the report and expressed deep regret for the role the Indonesian military played in systematic human rights abuses in East Timor in 1999.

Jakarta Post - July 22, 2008

Indra Harsaputra and Wahjoe Boediwardhana, Surabaya – The five pairs of gubernatorial candidates have failed to adequately address the issue of the devastating mudflow in Sidoarjo, East Java, raising suspicions of bribery.

Jakarta Post - July 22, 2008

Andi Hajramurni, Makassar, South Sulawesi – In an attempt to attract female voters, the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) has vowed to increase the number of its female legislators to 15 from the current three.

Jakarta Post - July 22, 2008

Aboeprijadi Santoso, Jakarta – The final report of the Indonesia-Timor Leste Truth and Friendship Commission (CTF), titled Per Memoriam ad Spem (Through memory toward hope) is a political document of compromise rather than a complete and verified factual report on what, when and why violence occurred in connection with the August 1999 popular consultation in East Timor.

Jakarta Post - July 22, 2008

Dian Kuswandini, Jakarta – Although the government has taken the blame for the East Timor violence in 1999, there remains an opportunity for individuals to seek redress through national or international courts, the National Commission on Human Rights says.

July 21, 2008

Jakarta Post - July 21, 2008

Jakarta – Ten years into the reform movement, many businesses in the country are still engaging in corruption to ensure their financial success.

Money for bribes remains a variable in a company's production costs, spent to ensure safe and timely delivery of goods, obtain business permits or win government projects, business players claim.

Jakarta Post - July 21, 2008

Andreas D. Arditya, Jakarta – The revised Corruption Court bill is likely to trigger intense debate during its deliberation, with many experts and activists saying its contents could undermine the fight against graft.

The most contentious issue is the government's proposal to allow district court chief judges to determine the composition of the panel of judges.

Jakarta Post - July 21, 2008

Dicky Christanto, Denpasar – Learning from the experience that following orders without question has led several soldiers to face a bleak future of life behind bars, many soldiers have started taking a more critical approach to orders.

Jakarta Post - July 21, 2008

Indah Setiawati, Jakarta – Two little girls, no more than 8 years old, with bare feet and messy hair, took turns picking up pieces of litter while carrying a red plastic sack almost as big as their thin bodies.

Radio Australia - July 21, 2008

Indonesia is to revisit another violent chapter of the Soeharto regime with an investigation into a campaign of extra-judicial killings by the Indonesian military between 1983 and 1985.

As many as 8,000 people may have been killed during the operation, which President Soeharto sanctioned as necessary to purge the nation of criminal elements.

Presenter: Katie Hamann

Bernama (Malaysian National News Agency) - July 21, 2008

Jakarta – Indonesian police have detained six people for raising up separatist flag in easternmost province of West Papua in Indonesia at the weekend, National police spokesman Sulistyo said Monday.

Detik.com - July 21, 2008

Irwan Nugroho, Jakarta – Five protest actions will enliven Jakarta for the start of the week with the potential for traffic jams to occur at a number of points in the city.

Far Eastern Economic Review - July 21, 2008

Sahil K. Mahtani – Unlike his predecessors, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono can hardly be accused of shooting from the hip. He almost never appears in public without prepared remarks and has a reputation for choosing his words carefully. Tempo, the Indonesian political magazine, called his style "well-disciplined," even down to "coordinated body movements."

Jakarta Post Editorial - July 21, 2008

Amid the growing number of legislators arrested for corruption allegations, House of Representatives Speaker Agung Laksono has accepted the public criticism against the legislative body for its poor performance.

Statistics show that the lawmakers have been unable to meet their own legislation targets year after year since taking office in 2004.

Tapol - July 21, 2008

When the Commission of Truth and Friendship was set up in August 2005 by the governments of Timor-Leste and Indonesia to "establish the conclusive truth regarding the events prior to and immediately after the Popular Consultation in 1999", there was scepticism about what it would achieve.

Tapol Human Rights Report - July 21, 2008

Reports from Fakfakstate that 6 West Papuans involved in a flag raising ceremony, with the banned Morning Star flag, on early Saturday morning, will be charged under the Indonesian Criminal code for crime of 'subversion'.

July 20, 2008

Jakarta Post - July 20, 2008

Aboeprijadi Santoso, Contributor, Jakarta – "Did the Nazi Party and its supporters give Indonesian nationalists a chance to accelerate the process toward independence? Or did they have to cooperate with the colonial power to evict the Nazi Party and its supporters, thinking fascism was far more dangerous than colonialism?"

Australian Network - July 20, 2008

A recent report into the violence surrounding East Timor's independence vote in 1999 places the blame for crimes against humanity squarely at Indonesia's feet.

Jakarta Post - July 20, 2008

Indonesia – Police have detained 41 people in Fakfak, 890 kilometers west of Jayapura, for allegedly hoisting the Bintang Kejora (Morning Star) flag on Saturday.

Papua Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Agus Rianto said three of detainees hoisted the flag in front of the former people's self-determination vote (Pepera) office. All 41 are former political prisoners.

July 19, 2008

Jakarta Post - July 19, 2008

Desy Nurhayati and Andra Wisnu, Jakarta – The Supreme Court has dealt Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid and his supporters a heavy blow that will expel him from the party he helped found in 1998.

Sydney Morning Herald - July 19, 2008

Hamish McDonald – Hilario Madeira was the sort of priest who makes you understand how the balance of the global Catholic congregation is shifting to the developing world, away from a jaded Europe.

Jakarta Post - July 19, 2008

Usman Hamid, Jakarta – On July 15, Indonesia and Timor Leste officially accepted a report produced by the joint Commission for Truth and Friendship (CTF). The report concludes crimes against humanity took place, with militia groups, the military, the police and the civilian government bearing institutional responsibility.

Jakarta Post - July 19, 2008

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – The numerous executions carried out of late by the Attorney General's Office (AGO) have been criticized as attempts by the body to publicize its functionality as it fights off a host of corruption cases.

Jakarta Post - July 19, 2008

Andra Wisnu, Jakarta – Conservative and extremist leaders have insinuated their way into major Islamic organizations, leaving these groups unable to counter rising radicalism and religious violence in Indonesia, a forum concluded Thursday.

Jakarta Post - July 19, 2008

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – Two years after the Sidoarjo mudflow disaster forced 12,000 families from their homes, the Attorney General's Office is still showing no signs it will accept a police dossier on the case.

July 18, 2008

Jakarta Post - July 18, 2008

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Thursday reiterated the government's commitment to prioritizing women's empowerment and gender issues in development programs, and called on Indonesian women to develop their potentials.