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November 11, 2004

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.

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

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 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.

Jakarta Post - November 11, 2004

Jakarta – Two oil and gas firms plan to make new investments next year in what seems to be a positive development in the country's oil and gas sector, which has seen output declining due to a lack of investment.

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

Pandaya, Jakarta – In recent years Indonesia has sadly been witnessing a wide variety of religious conflicts that have corroded the glue that keeps this multiethnic, multi-religious nation together.

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.

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.

November 10, 2004

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.

November 9, 2004

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.

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

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.

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 - 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 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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

November 6, 2004

Straits Times - November 6, 2004

Devi Asmarani, Jakarta – Despite attempts to allay their fears, Chinese Indonesians remain concerned about President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's commitment to fighting discrimination.

Many are worried that his deputy, Mr Jusuf Kalla, could push for economic policies that discriminate against them.

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 Malaysian government has extended the amnesty period for undocumented Indonesian migrant workers to return home from November 14 to December, Indonesian Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Fahmi Idris said.

Fahmi said an agreement on the extension was reached during his meeting with Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi in Kuala Lumpur on Friday.

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.

Laksamana.Net - November 6, 2004

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Saturday (6/11/04) vowed to take strong measures to combat corruption and terrorism, as well as boost democracy, in order to attract US investment to improve Indonesia's economic growth.

"My intention is real, practical anti-corruption measures and not just cosmetic ones," he was quoted as saying by Agence France-Presse.

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

Tiarma Siboro, Jakarta – While welcoming defense minister Juwono Sudarsono's plan to eradicate corruption and markup practices in arms-purchase procedures, an expert has urged for the restructuring of the ministry and the introduction of a special bureau to deal with the procurement of jobs.

Laksamana.Net - November 6, 2004

The ongoing feud between parliament and President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono over the leadership of the Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) demonstrates the enduring political power of the military, which was supposed to have ended after former dictator Suharto was ousted back in 1998.

Jakarta Post - November 6, 2004

Jakarta/Bandung – In a move that could worsen its relationship with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the House of Representatives' defense commission said it had endorsed Army chief Gen. Ryamizard Ryacudu's nomination as new Indonesian Military (TNI) chief.

Jakarta Post - November 6, 2004

Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, Jakarta – Long-time comrades President Gen. (ret) Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and former presidential rival Gen. (ret) Wiranto held a brief reunion on Friday.

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

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 - November 6, 2004

Padang – A group of 16 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) demanded on Friday that West Sumatra Governor Zainal Bakar step down following charges that he is involved in a corruption case.

Jakarta Post - November 6, 2004

M. Taufiqurrahman and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, Jakarta – Civil servants still have two months to mess up before the performance contracts they signed with the Office of the State Minister of Administrative Reforms take effect in January 2005.

Jakarta Post - November 6, 2004

Urip Hudiono, Jakarta – The government is in a hurry to sell its remaining shares in several publicly listed banks this year to help plug the state budget deficit amid a shortfall in revenue from the privatization program.

"We will sell more of our minority stakes in the banks in an effort to cover the deficit," Minister of Finance Yusuf Anwar said on Friday.

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.

November 5, 2004

Jakarta Post - November 5, 2004

Sari P. Setiogi, Jakarta – The elderly Muslim cleric who is on trial for the bombings in Bali and at the JW Mariott Hotel in Jakarta, Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, mocked the court on Thursday and challenged it to pile on the charges.

Ba'asyir said in his defense plea that the charges addressed to him was a mere joke, made only to satisfy the United States.

Jakarta Post - November 5, 2004

Donggala – The situation in Sidondo subdistrict, Donggala regency, was still tense on Thursday, one day after an ethnic clash that killed two people.

Tempo Interactive - November 5, 2004

Jakarta – The Indonesian government has said it hopes that the re-election of George Walker Bush as the new US president would help in normalizing military cooperation between the two countries.

Agence France Presse - November 5, 2004

Newly-installed Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono pledged to take "strong action" against illegal loggers decimating his country's forests, promising they will be severely punished.

Jakarta Post - November 5, 2004

Damar Harsanto, Jakarta – Jakarta's provincial minimum wage increase is likely to be approved at 6 percent, a wage of Rp 711,843 (US$78.23), after the provincial wage council voted at a meeting on Thursday, minus all seven members of the Workers Association.

Jakarta Post - November 5, 2004

Fabiola Desy Unidjaja and Kurniawan Hari, Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono banned Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ryamizard Ryacudu on Thursday from responding to a House invitation to a selection hearing for the post of Indonesian Military (TNI) chief.

Detik.com - November 5, 2004

Melly Febrida, Jakarta – The poor performance of the People's Representative Assembly (DPR) has provoked four non-government organisations (NGOs) to launch the NGO Coalition for Clean and Effective Parliament (Koalisi LSM untuk Parlemen Bersih dan Efektif).

Jakarta Post - November 5, 2004

Fabiola Desy Unidjaja and M. Taufiqurrahman, Jakarta – The government congratulated President George W. Bush on Thursday over his reelection and expressed a hope for stronger ties with the world's only superpower country.

Agence France Presse - November 5, 2004

Indonesia and China discussed defence cooperation, exploring ways for Jakarta to obtain new arms supplies as the Southeast Asian country struggles to rebuild military ties with Washington.