Informes

Highlights The Jakarta Post reported on Monday (16 June) that the central government and emergency military administration in Aceh would expand the scope of a proposed screening programme to local elected parliament members and village heads aimed at uncovering any…

7 June - 13 June 2003 1. NATURAL DISASTER The Jakarta Post reported on Thursday (12 June), that thick haze resulting from the use of the slash and burn method to clear farmland in Sumatra has reached the southern part…

30 May - 6 June 2003 1. NATURAL DISASTER The Jakarta Post quoted on Thursday (5 June) the Director of the forest fires detection and evaluation division at the Ministry of Forestry, Willistra Danny, saying that the ministry…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Note: the last situation report for FY 2002 was dated August 20, 2002. BACKGROUND Since 1999, conflict and population displacement have occurred in…

Highlights Two German citizens, Hendrik Luther Albert (54) and Elizabeth Margaret (49), were shot in Lhok Gayo village, Teunom sub-district, Aceh Jaya District on Wednesday (4 June) at 21.00 hours, killing one and severely injuring another. TNI Commander for Aceh, Maj.…

17 May - 23 May 2003 1. NATURAL DISASTER Nothing to report this week. 2. ACEH (Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam) General Situation According to local media reports, 13 GAM members, 2 TNI soldiers, 1 police personnel and 24 civilians were killed during…

Highlights The talks between GoRI and GAM representatives continued in Tokyo for the second day. Although the results are not know at the time of this writing, after a limited cabinet meeting on Saturday evening (17 May), the Coordinating Minister…

Highlights Today (16 May), five GAM negotiators who were on their way to the airport to attend the Tokyo meeting were arrested by Police in Banda Aceh. HDC in a press statement on 15 May 2003 stated that Government of Indonesia…

10 May - 16 May 2003 1. NATURAL DISASTER Earthquakes Deutsche Presse Agenteur reported on Tuesday (13 May) that a strong earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter Scale occurred on Monday (12 May) in North Maluku and North Sulawesi provinces at about…

3 May - 9 May 2003 1. NATURAL DISASTER The Jakarta Post reported on Monday and Tuesday (5 and 6 May) that floods hit Jambi province on 1 and 2 May. Two people were killed and thousands of…