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June 2, 2009

Jakarta Post - June 2, 2009

Bekasi – Hundreds of former PT Lestari Santika Garmen workers rallied Monday in front of their garment company in Bekasi to ask for their severance pay, following their dismissal last year.

The rally attendants closed the company's main gates located on Jl. Kaliabang Tengah.

Jakarta Post - June 2, 2009

Triwik Kurniasari, Jakarta – The city administration should close down public order agencies across the country, locally known as Satpol PP, following repeated incidents of alleged violence committed by its officers, an NGO said Monday.

Jakarta Post - June 2, 2009

Angela Flassy, Jayapura – Religious leaders in Papua have asked for more time to negotiate with a group of armed people who have been occupying Kapeso Airstrip in the newly established Mamberamo Raya regency, Papua.

June 1, 2009

Jakarta Post - June 1, 2009

Aditya Suharmoko, Jakarta – Indonesia's exports in the first four months of 2009 contracted by 29.51 percent from the same period last year, the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) announced Monday.

Exports in April contracted by 22.55 percent from a year earlier, BPS head Rusman Heriawan said. Exports in April slid 1.81 percent from March.

Jakarta Globe - June 1, 2009

Muhamad Al Azhari & Dion Bisara – Exports contracted in April for the sixth consecutive month, year-on-year, off by nearly 22.6 percent from April 2008 and down 1.8 percent from March to $8.46 billion, the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), announced on Monday.

Jakarta Globe - June 1, 2009

Ferry Irwanto – Former President Megawati Sukarnoputri was criticized on Sunday for failing the day before to respect the office of the president after she appeared to twice snob incumbent president and bitter political rival Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

Direct Action - June 2009

Jon Lamb – The people of Indonesia will go to the polls to elect a new president on July 8. The current president, former general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, will face competition from two tickets in which both vice-presidential candidates – Prabowo Subianto and Wiranto – are former generals.

Jakarta Post - June 1, 2009

Jakarta – The recent tantrums between elite politicians ahead of the presidential election have failed to address the nation's crucial issues, showing their lack of political maturity, experts say.

Jakarta Post - June 1, 2009

A. Junaidi and Slamet Susanto, Bandung – Activists have called upon the nation to reject any politicization of religion aimed at replacing the Pancasila state ideology and threatening the country's diversity.

Jakarta Post - June 1, 2009

Irawaty Wardany, Makassar – The issue of headscarfs looks to drag-on in the lead-up to the presidential election on July 8, although many have learned that appearances can be deceitful.

Jakarta Globe - June 1, 2009

Muninggar Sri Saraswati – Despite the waning popularity of Islam-based political parties, presidential candidates and their running mates have continued to stress their religious values and openly court the religious vote.

Jakarta Post - June 1, 2009

Fadli, Batam – The status of Batam, Karimun and Bintan as being among the country's top investment destinations is under threat as inconsistent regulations are eroding its competitiveness, say businesses.

Jakarta Globe - June 1, 2009

Farouk Arnaz & Christian Motte – Despite having surrounded an airfield in Papua that has been occupied by suspected separatists for weeks, the police are still trying to persuade the group to leave the site voluntarily, officials said on Monday.

Direct Action - June 2009

Max Lane – Three tickets have been nominated for the Indonesian presidential elections on July 9. The official campaign period for the presidential elections starts in the first week of June.

May 31, 2009

Jakarta Globe - May 31, 2009

Ferry Iwanto – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called on his coalition partners over the weekend to steer clear of using symbols related to religion or race during the campaign.

Yudhoyono was apparently reacting to criticisms of his wife's failure to wear a Muslim headscarf, or jilbab, every day.

May 30, 2009

Jakarta Globe - May 30, 2009

Febriamy Hutapea – After discussing their economic policies at a previous forum, the three presidential candidates may tackle human rights issues next, their campaign teams said on Friday.

Jakarta Post - May 30, 2009

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – Despite it being 11 years since Indonesia entered the reform era, attacks on freedom of expression and excessive force are still rampant across the archipelago, according to the latest report from Amnesty International.

Jakarta Post - May 30, 2009

Jakarta – Police have charged suspended Corruption Eradication Commission chief Antasari Azhar with the premeditated murder of businessman Nasruddin Zulkarnaen, which carries a maximum penalty of death.

The Australian - May 30, 2009

Stephen Fitzpatrick, Jakarta – Election candidates often throw political mud hoping some will stick, but Indonesia's presidential aspirants are using the real thing.

Jakarta Post - May 30, 2009

Jakarta – The Democratic Party (PD) has criticized other parties contesting the upcoming presidential race for allegedly exploiting Islam for political gain.

All election participants should respect the dignity of religious values during their political campaigns, said the deputy chairman of PD, the party founded by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in 2004.

Melbourne Age - May 30, 2009

Tom Allard, Jakarta – Indonesia's Supreme Court will fast-track the appeal that will decide the fate of five Australians detained in Papua for more than eight months for visa violations, the judge overseeing the case revealed yesterday.

Jakarta Post - May 30, 2009

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – Police said Friday they are pursuing peaceful means to retake a remote jungle airstrip that was seized by armed separatist rebels in Papua province two weeks ago.

May 29, 2009

Jakarta Post - May 29, 2009

Adianto P. Simamora, Bali – Indonesia admitted that law enforcement on illegal logging activities remained poor since most of the jailed violators were low-ranking staff, punished with less than two years in prison.

Jakarta Post - May 29, 2009

Ati Nurbaiti, Jakarta – The veil, says one political researcher, does "all the talking". One look at the wives of election candidates Jusuf Kalla and Wiranto and they're bound to win a lot of votes, he said, offering an explanation for the reported internal survey of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS).

Jakarta Post - May 29, 2009

Jakarta – Human rights activists deem history education materials as biased, especially toward the families of individuals who became victims of the nation's bloodiest events in the past.

ABC News - May 29, 2009

Corruption allegations continue to be directed at East Timor's finance ministry, with the latest claims centring on Finance Minister Emilia Pires's hiring of foreign advisers, including Australians.

Jakarta Post - May 29, 2009

Jakarta – It was more bad news and a black anniversary gift for the thousands of displaced people commemorating three years since the Lapindo mudflow disaster destroyed their livelihoods in East Java.

Jakarta Post - May 29, 2009

Jakarta – The presidential candidate with the strongest links to experienced intelligence experts will have an edge in the upcoming presidential election, political expert Arbi Sanit says.

Jakarta Post - May 29, 2009

Jakarta – Registering some Rp 20.75 billion (around US$2 million), the Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono-Boediono candidate pair have declared the largest amount of initial campaign funds compared to other candidates, the General Elections Commission (KPU) announced Friday.

Radio New Zealand International - May 29, 2009

The National Chief of Indonesia's military, or TNI, says the military will not take short-shrift action against the gunmen from the separatist Free Papua Organisation, or OPM, who have been occupying Kaisiepo airport since May the 19th.

Jakarta Post - May 29, 2009

Jakarta – Indonesia's infant and child mortality rates have declined, but maternal mortality rates remain "among the highest in East Asia", a World Bank report said.

Radio New Zealand International - May 29, 2009

Indonesia denies it's pushing tough jail sentences for five Queenslanders held in Papua as revenge for Australia's treatment of Indonesian fishermen.

A spokesman for Indonesia's attorney-general says there's no hidden political agenda behind the prosecution and continued detention of the Australians, arrested last September for flying into Papua without visas.

Jakarta Globe - May 29, 2009

Febriamy Hutapea – The campaign team of former President Megawati Sukarnoputri on Friday used a discussion in the House of Representatives to accuse the government of taking a neo-liberalist approach to its economic policies.

Australian Associated Press - May 29, 2009

Australian officials are doing what they can to secure the release of five Australians held in West Papua since last September, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says.

Consular staff had provided extensive assistance to the five since shortly after their detention, he said.

Sydney Morning Herald - May 29, 2009

Tom Allard, Jakarta – As he approached Merauke's airport from the sky that fateful Friday, William Scott-Bloxam began to realise there could be consequences for his quickly planned weekend adventure.

A failure to submit a flight plan, or apply for a visa, was likely to result in a fine, he was told by air traffic control.

Sydney Morning Herald - May 29, 2009

Tom Allard, Jakarta – Five middle-aged Australians trapped in Papua for more than eight months after arriving without visas have become the unwitting victims of Indonesian hostility about Australia's treatment of Indonesia's citizens.

May 28, 2009

Commentary by Damien Kingsbury - May 28, 2009

p>The movie 'Balibo' headlining the coming Melbourne International Film Festival will again put in the spotlight the murder and its cover-up of six Australian based journalists in East Timor in 1975 - five in the border village of Balibo and one in Dili eight weeks later.

Jakarta Globe - May 28, 2009

Hera Diani, Bojonegoro (East Java) – The clock struck an hour past noon; the field was sweltering hot, without the hint of a breeze. But the tobacco farmers from Samberan village, a three-hour drive from the East Java capital of Surabaya, still went out to work the second shift that day.

Jakarta Post - May 28, 2009

Soeryo Winoto, Jakarta – On Sunday at the Bantar Gebang dumpsite in Bekasi, West Java, presidential candidate Megawati Soekarnoputri and her running mate Lt. Gen. (ret) Prabowo Subianto declared their readiness to join the July 8 election race. An unusual place for a political event.

Jakarta Post - May 28, 2009

Jakarta – The government expects Indonesia's economy to expand as much as 6 percent next year, widening the 2010 budget deficit to accelerate growth.

Jakarta Post - May 28, 2009

Jakarta – The government admitted Wednesday that water services across the archipelago are unlikely to meet the 2015 target set by the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

Jakarta Globe - May 28, 2009

Yuki Mariam – In what could mark the beginning of the next generation of two political dynasties, the youngest son of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and the daughter of former President Megawati Sukarnoputri were the top vote-getters in the April legislative elections, the General Elections Commission (KPU) says.

Jakarta Post - May 28, 2009

Pandaya, Jakarta – Neoliberalism? While many laypeople may think it's an evil ideology just as unsuited to Indonesia as communism, top politicians do not really know its essence but love saying it in their desperate bids to kill the reputation of their rivals.

Jakarta Globe - May 28, 2009

Febriamy Hutapea – The House of Representatives' proposed investigation into the flawed voters list used for the legislative elections may backfire on the parties that supported the inquiry, an analyst said on Thursday.

Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE) Statement - May 28, 2009

On the third anniversary of the Sidoarjo mudflow disaster human rights groups have once again called on the Government of Indonesia to provide all affected persons with immediate assistance and rehabilitation.

Jakarta Post - May 28, 2009

Jakarta – Apparent displays of disloyalty toward President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono by a number of parties in his coalition recently are simply a political ploy to increase bargaining power in the cabinet, experts said Wednesday.

Jakarta Post - May 28, 2009

Indra Harsaputra, Surabaya – Up to 800 of the 2,400 employees of the state's largest shipping company PT PAL Indonesia in Surabaya are facing possible dismissal due the financial difficulties it has experienced since 2008.

Jakarta Post - May 28, 2009

Jakarta – Islamic symbols will be nondeterminant factors for Indonesians electing the president and vice president in July, just as in April, an observer says.

Burhanuddin Muhtadi, an analyst at the Indonesian Survey Institute (LSI), expressed doubts that any presidential ticket could exploit religious symbols to win the election.

Jakarta Globe - May 28, 2009

Amir Tejo & Anita Rachman, Sidoarjo (East Java) – With sadness and increasing despair, former residents of dozens of villages engulfed by mud will today mark the date three years ago that sludge began gushing out of a crack in the earth near an oil and gas drilling well in East Java.

Jakarta Post - May 28, 2009

Yuli Tri Suwarni, Bandung – State Minister of Research and Technology Kusmayanto Kadiman said on Thursday that tenders for nuclear power plants, which were initially targeted for completion by the end of this year, have been postponed indefinitely.