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June 30, 2008

Australian Associated Press - June 30, 2008

The producer of a new political thriller about five Australia-based newsmen killed in East Timor in 1975 says the film will tell the truth about their deaths.

Cameras started rolling in Darwin today on the film Balibo, written by David Williamson (Gallipoli, The Year of Living Dangerously) and directed by Robert Connolly (The Bank).

Australian Associated Press - June 30, 2008

East Timor's President Jose Ramos Horta has been accused of ignoring victims by granting clemency to militia members who killed nuns and priests during a bout of unrest in 1999.

Jakarta Post - June 30, 2008

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – A new survey suggests former president Megawati Soekarnoputri would win an election if it were held today, thanks to the government's decision to raise fuel prices.

June 28, 2008

Reuters - June 28, 2008

Tito Belo, Dili – East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta said on Friday he would not pursue the job of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, confirming earlier media reports.

ABC News - June 28, 2008

Karon Snowdon for Radio Australia – The woman accused by the President of East Timor of fostering rebel resistance in the country says she fears for her life.

Jakarta Post - June 28, 2008

Jakarta – Police have released 27 students who were arrested Thursday at Jatinegara train station in East Jakarta.

"They were not proven to have been involved in the riots that happened after the protests," city police spokesman Sr. Comr. Ketut Untung Yoga Ana said.

Jakarta Post - June 28, 2008

Jakarta – Factions at the House of Representatives have promised to use a newly established inquiry committee to uncover wrongdoings in the country's energy industry, including mafia-like practices.

Jakarta Post - June 28, 2008

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – Activists have dismissed speculation that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono made a deal with retired generals or military leaders to arrest former senior intelligence officer Muchdi Purwopranjono.

The Australian - June 28, 2008

Paul Toohey, Dili – East Timor doesn't need any more confusion, but it got in doses yesterday.

Jose Ramos Horta announced he would no longer chase a job as the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and would stay on as President – at the same time refusing to guarantee serving out his term.

Jakarta Post - June 28, 2008

Jakarta – There are fears the 2009 general and presidential elections will not come off smoothly due to lack of preparation.

A member of the 2004 General Election Supervisory Committee (Panwaslu), Topo Santoso, said here Friday the government was not ready for campaigning for the legislative election, scheduled to begin in July.

June 27, 2008

Jakarta Post - June 27, 2008

Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara – The death toll from severe malnutrition cases in East Nusa Tenggara province rose from 23 to 25 as of Thursday, an official from the local health office said.

Jakarta Post - June 27, 2008

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – State interference in theological issues could put minority groups in danger and be misused by larger groups, leading to suppression and violence, religious scholars warned here Thursday.

Jakarta Post - June 27, 2008

Jakarta – Untung Udji Santoso was removed from his position as deputy attorney general for state administration on Thursday for his alleged role in a major bribery case that has gripped the country.

Petitioners Against Clemency Press Release - June 27, 2008

Regarding the decision of President of the Republic, Jose Ramos-Horta's, to grant executive clemency to 94 prisoners, today, Friday, 27 June 2008, eleven Timorese citizens delivered a petition to the Provedor for Human Rights and Justice (PDHJ) asking him to use his powers according to Section 150 of the Constitution to request that the Court of Appeals examine the constitutionality

Jakarta Post - June 27, 2008

Agnes Winarti, Jakarta – Parents of new state elementary school students should be cautious of illegal school fees during the admission period and in the first months of school activities, said an education campaigner Thursday.

The Australian - June 27, 2008

Paul Toohey – Jose Ramos Horta had his country on tenterhooks last night as he asked for another 24 hours to decide whether he would stay on as East Timor's President or pursue a job in Geneva as the UN Human Rights Commissioner.

Jakarta Post - June 27, 2008

Dicky Christanto, Denpasar – Army Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Agustadi Sasongko Purnomo expects the new head of the Udayana Military Command to improve border security and prevent sectarian violence in the region.

The military command oversees Bali, West Nusa Tenggara and East Nusa Tenggara.

Jakarta Post - June 27, 2008

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – Police named five suspects Thursday over this week's violent protests and are still questioning another 27 people at the city police station.

Jakarta Post - June 27, 2008

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – With rampant child labor denying many the right to an education, the International Labor Organization (ILO) said Thursday the key to fighting it was education.

Jakarta Post - June 27, 2008

Hanan Nugroho, Jakarta – The energy and mineral resources minister was recently blamed for his failure to meet domestic oil production targets. The failure, with a growing demands on fuel supplies, was believed to have increased Indonesia's oil imports. Combined with skyrocketing oil prices, this failure also added to the government's oil subsidy bill.

Jakarta Post Editorial - June 27, 2008

If the United States is obsessed with gauging its popularity in the world through conducting regular opinion polls with simple questions like "Do you like or hate America?", Indonesia is becoming infatuated with surveys asking the question "Do you support sharia?"

June 26, 2008

Jakarta Post - June 26, 2008

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – Violent student protests outside the House of Representatives on Tuesday were masterminded by someone identified only as "FY", the head of the National Intelligence Agency (BIN) said Wednesday.

Jakarta Post - June 26, 2008

Jakarta – Indonesia has reduced corruption over the last decade, thanks in part to a reform push by its leaders, a World Bank report says.

In its report, Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI), the World Bank found that governance in Indonesia had substantially improved following the end of the New Order era in 1998.

Radio Australia - June 26, 2008

East Timor's president Jose Ramos Horta has called on Australia to be much more generous in providing access for East Timorese to work and study in Australia, describing Canberra's current stand as "embarrassing". He says he is disappointed with Australia's efforts, which are lagging far behind that of Portugal, the United States and even Cuba.

Kompas - June 26, 2008

Jakarta – Indonesian people appear to be getting even richer. In the midst of a difficult situation it is precisely the wallets of a small handful of Indonesian's that have become fatter.

Jakarta Post - June 26, 2008

Hotli Simanjuntak, Banda Aceh – Around 24,000 Acehnese who emigrated to Malaysia to escape the war and devastating 2004 tsunami face deportation, with Kuala Lumpur saying it will not extend their temporary stay permits.

Australian Associated Press - June 26, 2008

East Timor's president is considering taking the UN's top human rights job but must consider whether his early departure would disrupt his country's fragile peace.

Jose Ramos Horta told reporters he had a strong sense of duty to the young nation and was torn between that responsibility and taking the job of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.

June 25, 2008

Jakarta Post - June 25, 2008

Jakarta – Student protests in Jakarta on Tuesday turned violent, leaving at least 18 people injured and causing massive traffic jams that brought areas of the city to a virtual standstill.

Several students were detained and questioned at Jakarta Police Headquarters.

Jakarta Post - June 25, 2008

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – The government's failure to enforce laws fairly and provide economic prosperity for all has been cited for rising support for the implementation of sharia in the country.

Foker LSM Papua Statement - June 25, 2008

Jakarta – Papuans have demanded a halt to all new forestry and plantations deals until the region's Special Autonomy Law protects indigenous rights with dedicated implementing regulations, a coalition of local organisations said today.

Asian Human Rights Commission Statement on the occasion of the International Day against Torture - June 25, 2008

[June 26 is observed every year as the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture.]

Agence France Presse - June 25, 2008

Jakarta – An Indonesian plan to build a highway through the forests of Papua risks opening the door to massive deforestation in the jungle-clad half-island, environment groups said Wednesday.

Asia News - June 25, 2008

Dili (Asia News/Agencies) - The government of East Timor has come under fire over its decision to turn over 100,000 hectares or a sixth of the country's arable land to a US$ 100 million ethanol project by an Indonesian company, GTLeste Biotech.

Riau Terkini - June 25, 2008

Pekanbaru – Around one thousand farmers attended the opening of All Indonesian Farmers and the National Peasants Union (STN) Extraordinary Congress that was held at the Bukit Square in the Senapelan sub-district of Pekan Baru on Wednesday June 25. The event started at around 2pm.

Asia Times - June 25, 2008

Jesse Wright, Dili – While East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta is on a shortlist of candidates to become the United Nations' next high commissioner for human rights, critics at home are fuming over his recent decision to grant early release from prison to 94 inmates, some of whom were convicted for crimes against humanity for their roles in the violent ransacking the country on it

Associated Press - June 25, 2008

Brussels – Anti-poverty group Oxfam International on Tuesday urged the world's poorest nations to think twice before jumping on a biofuel boom that could drive farmers off their land and hit food supplies.

Jakarta Post - June 25, 2008

Jakarta – Facing pressure from students on the street, the House of Representatives decided Tuesday, by an open vote, to conduct a review of the government's unpopular fuel price policy.

The House, however, dropped demands to summon the government to the House to explain the policy.

Associated Press - June 25, 2008

About 1,000 Indonesian protesters angered by a student demonstrator's death after his arrest burned cars and hurled stones at police guarding the Parliament yesterday, witnesses said.

June 24, 2008

Jakarta Post - June 24, 2008

Jakarta – Two more top prosecutors from the Attorney General's Office (AGO) admitted to connections with businesswoman Artalyta Suryani during her bribery trial at the Corruption Court here Monday.

ABC News - June 24, 2008

The mother of the woman linked to an East Timorese rebel leader says the country's President refused to meet her in Darwin today.

Former Darwin resident Angelita Pires, who was born in East Timor but grew up in Darwin, was in a relationship with rebel leader Alfredo Reinado.

Jakarta Post - June 24, 2008

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono must fire all top prosecutors at the Attorney General's Office (AGO) and let the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigate bribery allegations against them, experts say.

Jakarta Post - June 24, 2008

Jakarta – The majority of Muslims in Indonesia support the introduction of sharia in the country, but are wary about its implementation, a survey has revealed.

A nine-month survey by Roy Morgan Research, involving 8,000 respondent from across the country, found that 52 percent of Indonesians say sharia law should be introduced in their area.

Jakarta Post - June 24, 2008

Jakarta – The distribution of direct cash aid (BLT) for the poor as of Monday has reached fewer than 15 percent of municipalities and regencies across the archipelago.

Jakarta Post - June 24, 2008

Jonathan Wootliff – Less than two years ago few people knew about biofuels. Today, Indonesians are struggling to cope with the escalating costs of daily essentials, like rice, as the amount of agricultural land being used to produce this new source of energy increases.

Agence France Presse - June 24, 2008

Jakarta – About 1,000 protesters angered by a student demonstrator's death after his arrest burned tires and threw stones Tuesday at a police post in the Indonesian capital, witnesses said.

The demonstrators outside Parliament in downtown Jakarta also demanded that the government revoke a 30 percent fuel price increase imposed last month.

Jakarta Post - June 24, 2008

Abdul Khalik and Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – Police say they will go after other people allegedly involved in the murder of human rights campaigner Munir Said Thalib after finishing their investigation of former State Intelligence Agency (BIN) deputy chief Muchdi Purwoprandjono.

Jakarta Post - June 24, 2008

Irawaty Wardany, Nusa Dua, Bali – Indonesia lacks the intelligence capabilities to prevent the dumping of hazardous waste in the country, an environmental researcher says.

June 23, 2008

Australia West Papua Association (Sydney) - June 23, 2008

The Hon Kevin Rudd MP
Prime Minister
Parliament House
Canberra
ACT 2600

23 June 2008

Re Health Concerns in West Papua

Dear Prime Minister,

I am writing to you on behalf of the Australia West Papua Association (Sydney) about the health of the West Papuan people.

Jakarta Post - June 23, 2008

Jakarta – Dozens of young people from various religious backgrounds toured several places of worship in the capital on Saturday as part of an event to promote religious tolerance.

The interfaith tour was sponsored by the Indonesian Conference on Religion and Peace (ICRP) in light of renewed attacks on churches and Islamic minority group Jamaah Ahmadiyah by Muslim radicals.

Jakarta Post - June 23, 2008

Panca Nugraha, Mataram – Malnutrition has claimed 20 lives in West Nusa Tengarra over the past six months, according to a local health office.

Malnutrition affected as many as 466 toddlers in the same period, a decrease from 1,667 cases and 52 deaths in 2007, according to data from the Mataram health office.