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November 11, 2004

Sydney Morning Herald - November 11, 2004

Matthew Moore, Jakarta – The Indonesian Government has barred all foreign journalists from the troubled provinces of Aceh and Papua, the first such ban for at least four years.

Kompas - November 11, 2004

Jakarta – It is hoped that the government can resolve the conflict in Aceh peacefully in the lead up to the end of the period of civil emergency on November 18. Furthermore the government is being asked to reduce the state of civil emergency in Aceh to one of a civil authority.

Agence France Presse - November 11, 2004

Jakarta – Indonesia said yesterday its new Defence Minister Juwono Sudarsono will soon visit the United States to lobby for an end to an arms embargo imposed over the Indonesian military's role in atrocities committed in the former East Timor.

Foreign Minister Hassan Wirayuda said it would take place early next year at the latest.

Jakarta Post - November 11, 2004

Jon Afrizal, Jambi – Dozens of farmers in Tungkalulu district, West Tanjungjabung regency, Jambi province, ran amok on Wednesday at an oil palm plantation, destroying several security posts, police said. No injuries or casualties were reported in the incident.

Jakarta Post - November 11, 2004

Surabaya – The East Java chapter of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) will propose that the country's largest Muslim organization establish a new political party to accommodate the interests of its members.

Jakarta Post - November 11, 2004

Kurniawan Hari, Jakarta – Commissions of the House of Representatives held their first hearings on Wednesday – nearly a month after it went into session – seeming to indicate that the House had eased out of the rivalrous deadlock that left it virtually paralyzed.

Jakarta Post - November 11, 2004

Tony Hotland, Jakarta – A number of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) urged the government on Wednesday to immediately relocate people living near Buyat Bay in North Sulawesi following the discovery of high levels of heavy metal contamination by a government-sanctioned team.

Jakarta Post - November 11, 2004

Kurniawan Hari and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, Jakarta – At least Rp 1.35 billion (US$150,000) in taxpayers money will be wasted as the House of Representatives prepares to deliberate 36 of the 67 bills left over by their predecessors.

Reuters - November 11, 2004

Jakarta – Indonesia plans to issue a new law to crack down on rampant smuggling which has hit commodity prices, Trade Minister Mari Pangestu said yesterday.

Jakarta Post - November 11, 2004

Dadan Wijaksana, Jakarta – Foreign direct investment (FDI) approvals have declined by 11 percent this year as of October, as compared with the same period in 2003, the latest data from the Coordinating Investment Board (BKPM) showed on Wednesday.

Press statement - November 11, 2004

East Timorese NGOs this week called on the US Congress to end all assistance to the Indonesian military and to work for justice for victims of past human rights violations.

Sixteen NGOs wrote that they are looking to Congress "to provide leadership by ending all assistance to the military which so damaged our country.

Jakarta Post Editorial - November 11, 2004

The saga over the massive corruption case at Bank BNI has taken a new turn this week with new allegations of bribery and extortion between the suspects and their investigators. One would have thought that since the return of the prime suspect Adrian Waworuntu, after he had fled abroad, it should have sped up the investigation and brought the case to a close once and for all.

Dow Jones Newswire - November 11, 2004

Veronica Brooks, Canberra – East Timor's government must return to the negotiating table with more realistic expectations if a protracted maritime boundary dispute between Australia and the impoverished nation is to be resolved, Industry and Resources Minister Ian Macfarlane said Thursday.

Tapol Statement - November 11, 2004

Tapol is deeply shocked to learn that it has been confirmed Indonesia's foremost human rights activist, Munir, died as the result of foul play.

November 10, 2004

Tempo Interactive - November 10, 2004

Ramidi, Jakarta – Indonesian Human Rights Watch (Imparsial) says the policy of implementing a state of civil emergency in Aceh has failed. The policy has only succeeded in creating a regime which is militaristic, corrupt and which has no respect for human rights and a system of democracy.

Detik.com - November 10, 2004

Meriam Debora, Jakarta – The United Worker Alliance (Aliansi Buruh Bersatu, ABB) says it has rejected the new provincial minimum wage (UMP) increase for Jakarta to 711,843 rupiah because the amount is less that the minimum cost of living in Jakarta which is as high as 759,953 rupiah per month.

Kompas - November 10, 2004

Jakarta – The Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, Widodo AS, has admitted that the operation to restore security in Aceh, as one of five programs which make up the integrated operation under the state of civil emergency, has not been able to fully overcome the problems of separatism in the region.

Tempo Interactive - November 10, 2004

Jakarta – The former governor of East Timor, Abilio Jose Osorio Soares requested that the gross human rights abuse cases in East Timor be determined through a Truth and Reconciliation Commission [KKR]. "All Indonesia has to do now is to arrange it so that what occurred before the ad-hoc human rights laws came into existence would be dealt with through KKR.

Human Rights Watch - November 10, 2004

Dear President Yudhoyono,

We write to congratulate you on your electoral victory and recent inauguration as the first president ever to be chosen directly by the Indonesian people. We wish you every success in the complex and important undertaking ahead of you.

Jakarta Post - November 10, 2004

M. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office is looking into the possibility of building new cases against the military officers widely believed to have been responsible for the atrocities that occurred before and after the East Timor referendum in 1999.

National Post (Canada) - November 10, 2004

Neither the current East Timor government nor the international community has made a particularly high priority of bringing to justice those responsible for the human rights abuses perpetrated in 1999, when East Timor broke away from Indonesia.

November 9, 2004

Jakarta Post - November 9, 2004

M. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta – Following the Supreme Court acquittal of former East Timor governor Abilio Soares from human rights violations, the prospect that other suspected abusers would be brought to justice has dimmed, as the Attorney General's Office (AGO) said on Monday it would not contest the decision.

Radio Australia - November 9, 2004

Indonesia's Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is taking-on one of the toughest problems of his presidency – the long-running separatist conflicts in Aceh and Papua. Against his proposed reforms are many of the Parliament's major parties, which can block legislation; the Indonesian armed forces, and the people of both provinces, who need something more tangible than promises.

Jakarta Post - November 9, 2004

Kurniawan Hari, Jakarta – Golkar deputy leader Marwah Daud Ibrahim said on Monday that she was ready to challenge party leader Akbar Tandjung in the party's leadership election at its 7th national congress in Bali from December 15 to December 20.

Jakarta Post Editorial - November 9, 2004

Our society is so image conscious. We love the ceremony, the symbolism, the pageantry, but without grasping the substance. A chronic herding mentality molds standards of social behavior; custom is glorified without moral purpose and performed without conviction.

Jakarta Post - November 9, 2004

Jakarta – The North Jakarta administration plans to send squatters living on the riverbanks in its jurisdiction elsewhere, as it holds them responsible for annual floods in the city.

"We may clear the riverbanks after the Idul Fitri holiday," Mayor Effendi Anas said at City Hall on Monday, without mentioning an exact date. Idul Fitri is on November 14 and November 15.

Samoxen - November 9, 2004

Oxford, UK – The international campaign calling on Kofi Annan to set up an official United Nations review of the UN's conduct in the 1969 Act of "Free" Choice received a huge boost today when a recent UK Government Minister pledged his support to the campaign.

Detik.com - November 9, 2004

Nur Raihan, Banda aceh – The commander of the Iskandar Muda Territorial Military Command, Endang Suwarya, says that Aceh needs to remain under a state of civil emergency when the current period ends on November 18. Basically, the security situation which has begun to improve may deteriorate if the status is reduced.

Jakarta Post - November 9, 2004

Muninggar Sri Saraswati, Jakarta – The study of a joint team involving 14 government agencies has found indications that Buyat Bay in North Sulawesi has high levels of arsenic, prompting the government to warn residents around the bay not to consume water from wells and to reduce fish consumption.

Jakarta Post - November 9, 2004

Yenni Djahidin, Washington, D.C. – Indonesian Ambassador to United States, Soemadi D. M. Brotodiningrat followed the US elections closely. He spoke recently with The Jakarta Post correspondent Yenny Djahidin in Washington about the elections and the bilateral relation between the two countries. The following is the excerpts of ther interview.

Kompas - November 9, 2004

Jakarta – TNI (armed forces) chief General Endriartono Sutarto says that placing TNI headquarters under the department of defense requires maturity on the part of the minister of defense in order that the TNI not be used as a tool of power.

November 8, 2004

Asia Times - November 8, 2004

Jephraim P Gundzik – Compared with other countries in Southeast Asia, economic performance has been disappointingly modest in Indonesia since the 1997 regional financial crisis. Overly tight fiscal policy courtesy of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has prevented any recovery of domestic investment, containing gross domestic product (GDP) growth.

Radio Australia - November 8, 2004

In Indonesia, at least three people are dead, and as many as 20,000 may have been displaced, after raids in Puncak Jaya district in Papua province. Thousands of Papuans who fled the raids, allegedly by Kopassus Special Forces, are sheltering in the Highlands and badly in need of food. It's believed at least two people died when villagers were fired on from a helicopter.

Jakarta Post - November 8, 2004

Jakarta – Soaring oil prices raising government spending on the fuel subsidy, and coupled with the shortfall in a number of revenue targets, has left the government under intense pressure to avoid a wider-than-expected 2004 budget deficit.

Radio Australia - November 8, 2004

Indonesia's president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is having a tough time fulfilling his electoral promises. He's facing a deadlock in the Parliament which is stopping him from implementing promised reforms. The next few weeks and months will be a key test for the president as he comes under increasing pressure from power-hungry factions.

Straits times - November 8, 2004

Jakarta – Indonesia's parliament Speaker Agung Laksono has said that the two opposing coalitions in the legislature have agreed to put an end to their current deadlock, with the People's Coalition promising to attend plenary and commission meetings.

Jakarta Post - November 8, 2004

Kurniawan Hari, Jakarta – Observers have criticized House of Representatives members for going ahead with their plan to summon President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to explain his position on the chief of the Indonesian Military (TNI).

Jakarta Post - November 8, 2004

Andi Hajramurni, Makassar – Separate communal clashes on Friday and Saturday in South Sulawesi and Central Java left several people injured and dozens of houses and ships damaged.

Jakarta Post - November 8, 2004

Indonesia looks set to reassert itself in international fora with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono bringing a new dimension to foreign policy. The Jakarta Post's Endy M. Bayuni and Meidyatama Suryodiningrat talked to Foreign Minister Hassan Wirayuda about the foreign policy outlook, including the commitment to regional cooperation and the propagation of democracy.

Jakarta Post - November 8, 2004

M. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta – The acquittal of former East Timor governor Abilio Soares of human rights abuse highlights the flawed Indonesian human rights court and could prompt the international community to set up a tribunal to right the wrongs in the judicial process, analysts say.

Jakarta Post - November 8, 2004

Jakarta – Governor Sutiyoso said on Friday the large number of migrants pouring into Jakarta looking for work was to blame for many of the city's problems.

"The large number of people migrating here and looking for jobs in the city takes up much of our attention," Sutiyoso said.

November 7, 2004

Melbourne Age - November 7, 2004

The restive Indonesian province of Papua was a ticking time bomb that could drag Australia into its wreckage, a prominent Papuan human rights campaigner has warned.

November 6, 2004

Jakarta Post - November 6, 2004

M. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta – The reelection of President George W. Bush is expected to offer a greater opportunity for the resumption of Indonesian military ties with the United States and to clear the way for more aid to help in the domestic fight against terrorism.

Jakarta Post - November 6, 2004

Jakarta – The Community of Tap Water Customers (Komparta) and an individual consumer, Suta Widhya, reported tap water operator PD PAM Jaya and its foreign partner Thames PAM Jaya (TPJ) to the National Commission for Human Rights (Komnas HAM) on Friday due to their poor service to customers.

Asia Times - November 6, 2004

Bill Guerin, Jakarta – While the Indonesian economy is expected to expand by 4.8% this year, the new government has targeted annual growth at an average 6.6% during the next five years. Export-oriented growth is expected to power the development.

Jakarta Post - November 6, 2004

Andi Hajramurni, Parepare – Police said on Friday they believed that local politicians masterminded the latest violence in Mamasa regency, West Sulawesi, in which three villagers were killed.

Jakarta Post Editorial - November 6, 2004

The end of Ramadhan is the time of year when Indonesia's transportation system, its bureaucracy and network is the most severely tested. For as long as can be recalled, mudik – the trek home by millions of people from cities back into rural areas – has been a tradition that few Indonesians who can afford it want to pass over.

Jakarta Post - November 6, 2004

Jakarta – In an attempt to boost investment, the government plans to revive business and investment activities in some conflict-torn areas in the country, such as Central Sulawesi's town of Poso as well as the provinces of Aceh and Ambon.

Tempo Interactive - November 6, 2004

Agus Supriyanto, Jakarta – Eurico Guterres, the former commander of the Pro-Integration Youth (PPI)(1), visited the Cipinang Correctional Institution to look in on former East Timorese governor Abilio Soarez, prior to the call to evening prayers on Friday November 5.

Agence France Presse - November 6, 2004

The only Indonesian jailed for abuses during East Timor's violence-marred independence vote has been cleared on appeal in a move that has angered rights groups and embarrassed the Jakarta government.