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July 7, 2008

Jakarta Post - July 7, 2008

Erwida Maulia, Depok, West Java – Speakers at a seminar in Depok on Saturday said drug laws needed to place more of an emphasis on rehabilitation…

Jakarta Post - July 7, 2008

Prodita Sabarini, Jakarta – UNICEF has renewed calls for donors to refrain from sending formula milk as humanitarian assistance to victims of…

International Crisis Group Media Release - July 7, 2008

Jakarta/Brussels – An Indonesian government decree restricting activities of the Ahmadiyah sect demonstrates how hardline Islamic groups, which…

Associated Press - July 7, 2008

Dili – Police in East Timor's capital fired tear gas Monday to disperse students protesting a plan by lawmakers to buy themselves new…

Joint Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission and the Indonesian Community Legal Aid Institute - July 7, 2008

Five Indonesian convicts are about to be executed within this month, according to the Indonesian Attorney General Office. The Asian Human Rights…

Jakarta Post Editorial - July 7, 2008

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) alarmingly said last week while international oil prices continued to surge closer to US$150 per barrel…

Detik.com - July 7, 2008

Khairul Ikhwan, Medan – The G8 Forum Ministerial Level Meeting that is taking place in Hokkaido, Japan, has been condemned by student…

Detik.com - July 7, 2008

Ramadhian Fadillah, Jakarta – A number of protest actions will greet the Group of Eight (G8) industrial nations meeting that is to…

July 5, 2008

Detik.com - July 5, 2008

M. Rizal Maslan, Jakarta – Government opposition figures gathered at the Century Park Hotel in the Senayan area of Central Jakarta on Saturday…

Jakarta Post - July 5, 2008

Adianto P. Simamora and Aditya Suharmoko, Jakarta – It seems the government has developed a fondness for exploiting the hot topic of climate…

Melbourne Age - July 5, 2008

Andra Jackson – As they settle into their new life in Melbourne, tomorrow brings a poignant reminder for a group of West Papuans of why they fled…

Jakarta Post - July 5, 2008

Slamet Susanto, Yogyakarta – Education activists in Yogyakarta on Friday set up monitoring posts to ensure the enrollment of new students in…

Jakarta Post - July 5, 2008

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Six weeks after the government's direct cash assistance scheme was launched, only 13.8 percent of the 19 million families…

Melbourne Age - July 5, 2008

Lindsay Murdoch, Darwin – The rebel named as having shot East Timor's President Jose Ramos Horta was apparently not the shooter after all,…

Jakarta Post - July 5, 2008

Novia D. Rulistia, Jakarta – A survey of Asia-Pacific countries carried out on the Internet reveals 77 percent of the respondents believe…

Jakarta Post - July 5, 2008

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – Political parties and candidates might resort to smear campaigns and dirty tricks during the nine-month campaign period…

July 4, 2008

Jakarta Post - July 4, 2008

Andy Hajramurni, Makassar – Makassar mayoralty in South Sulawesi has issued a local ordinance banning people from giving money to beggars in a bid…

Jakarta Post - July 4, 2008

Angela Flassy, Jayapura – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has breached a 2001 on special autonomy for Papua by issuing a 2008 government decree…

Radio New Zealand International - July 4, 2008

Richard Brunton – Concern has been raised about the poor living conditions among a group of Papuan refugees squatting in a public park…

BBC News - July 4, 2008

Lucy Williamson, Dili – "That's him," our guide told me. The man in the sagging brown vest was sitting at the entrance to his home, enjoying the…

Jakarta Post - July 4, 2008

Andra Wisnu, Jakarta – In what was called a "grave for press freedom" in Indonesia, a court here ruled Thursday in favor of a pulp and paper firm…

Jakarta Post - July 4, 2008

Dicky Christanto, Denpasar – Bali General Election Commission (KPUD) chairman Anak Agung Gede Oka Wisnumurti on Wednesday said he had received the…

July 3, 2008

Jakarta Post - July 3, 2008

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – The public has lost faith in the House of Representatives, believing its members put their parties' interests first, a…

Jakarta Post - July 3, 2008

Adisti Sukma Sawitri, Jakarta – Jakartans may like to think of their hometown as a prominent 21st century world-class city.

But several…

Jakarta Post - July 3, 2008

Jakarta – The latest reshuffle within the Indonesian Military (TNI) has dragged on following the appointment of Vice Adm. Tedjo Edhy Purdijatno as…

Jakarta Post - July 3, 2008

Harry Bhaskara, Jakarta – The anti-corruption commission has been unusually active in recent weeks but its work may vanish into thin air unless a…

Associated Press - July 3, 2008

Niniek Karmini, Jakarta – Anti-terror police arrested 10 suspected Muslim militants and seized a large cache of high-powered bombs, foiling a…

Reuters - July 3, 2008

Olivia Rondonuwu, Jakarta – A group of 10 suspected Muslim militants detained in raids on Sumatra island by Indonesia's anti-terrorism unit was…

Jakarta Post - July 3, 2008

Tangerang – Dozens of members of the Tangerang Journalists Working Group protested at the regency office in Tigaraksa on Tuesday to…

James Dunn - July 3, 2008

Mr. Rudd's recent Jakarta visit was obviously a success, paving the way for a more informal and creative relationship between Canberra and Jakarta…

Suara Timor Lorosae - July 3, 2008

Dili – The East Timor Students Forum is threatening hunger strikes because its members feel deceived by the National Parliament about the…

Jakarta Post - July 3, 2008

Yuli Tri Suwarni, Bandung – Since the municipal government shut down the Saritem prostitution area in the Andir district of Bandung, West Java,…

July 2, 2008

Australian Associated Press - July 2, 2008

East Timor's Prime Minister is supporting a new law that would allow civilians to own guns, less than five months after illegally armed rebel…

Radio Australia - July 2, 2008

Questions are being asked about a proposal to massively increase government spending in East Timor. A mid-year review has recommended that…

Judicial System Monitoring Program (JSMP) Press Release - July 2, 2008

Timor-Leste's President Jose Ramos-Horta yesterday unveiled his legislative plan for an ambitious reconciliation process covering the events of…

Asia Times - July 2, 2008

Tom McCawley, Jakarta – A breakaway Islamic sect's struggle to survive has become a major test of tolerance for Indonesia, the world's largest…

Direct Action - July 2, 2008

Max Lane – Protest demonstrations in Jakarta and other Indonesian cities in recent weeks marked the appearance of a new progressive alliance, the…

Jakarta Post - July 2, 2008

Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) ignored several findings from its investigation in its decision to drop the probe into the…

Jakarta Post - July 2, 2008

Aditya Suharmoko, Jakarta – The number of people defined as poor fell by 2.21 million between March 2007 and March 2008, according to the Central…

Jakarta Post - July 2, 2008

Desy Nurhayati and Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono swore in Vice Adm. Tedjo Edhy Purdijatno as the new Navy chief of…

Jakarta Post - July 2, 2008

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – A mother of two teenage boys, Mira, 40, wants the oldest to join the police once he graduates from high school, hopefully…

July 1, 2008

Jakarta Post - July 1, 2008

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – The latest survey showing a steep decline in President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's popularity indicates the people's…

Media Bersama - July 1, 2008

Jakarta – Students in Jakarta once again demonstrated against the increase in the price of fuel on June 30, 2008. They gathered as the Indonesian…

Jakarta Post - July 1, 2008

Jakarta – All factions in the House of Representatives have agreed to pass legislation giving a legal basis for the implementation of special…

Berdakiri - July 1, 2008

Ulfa Ilyas, Jakarta – Around 80 people gathered together under the banner of the National front for Indonesian Workers Struggle (FNPBI) and held…

Letter to Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono - July 1, 2008

Dr. H Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
President of the Republic of Indonesia
Istana Merdeka
Jakarta 10110
Indonesia

Your…

Media Bersama - July 1, 2008

Ario Adityo – Indonesian migrant workers demonstrated along with thousands of Hong Kong citizens on July 1. This action coincided with national…

Jakarta Post - July 1, 2008

Jakarta – The Corruption Court questioned Monday whether there could be a larger conspiracy involving the Attorney General's Office (AGO) in the…

Jakarta Post - July 1, 2008

Nurni Sulaiman, Jakarta – The Dayak people have demanded the central government give equal opportunity to indigenous and non-indigenous candidates…

June 30, 2008

Tempo Interactive - June 30, 2008

Firman Hidayat, Samarinda – The elephants also entered villages and destroyed paddy fields. "It is hard for the elephants to get food now," said…