Indonesia
PERIOD: 19 MAY - 10 AUGUST 2003 The Comprehensive Operation pursuant to Presidential Decree no. 28/2003 consists of humanitarian operation, law enforcement operation, the empowerment of the local government operation and restoration of security operation. Basically, the implementation of the Comprehensive Operation,…
Indonesia
2 - 8 August 2003 Highlights A huge bomb blast shook Jakarta on Tuesday (5 Aug) claiming 10 lives (including 1 foreigner) and injuring some 150. The bomb exploded in front of the five star J.W. Mariott hotel located at the…
Indonesia
19 July - 25 July 2003 1. ACEH (Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam) General Situation Various local press reported that during the week 15 civilians, 44 GAM members, and 2 TNI soldiers were killed in Aceh province. On 23 July, International Crisis Group (ICG) published…
Indonesia
Highlights After two months of military emergency, condition in Aceh appears to be entering in to a new phase of lawlessness. The Jakarta Post on Tuesday (22 July) published a cover news article on the ongoing events where local population…
Indonesia
12 July - 18 July 2003 1. NATURAL DISASTER Deutsche Presse Agenteur reported the eruption of the Supotan volcano in Minahasa district North Sulawesi, which occurred in the early morning of Friday (Jul. 18), resulting in smoke up to 1,500-meters into…
Indonesia
5 July - 11 July 2003 1. NATURAL DISASTER The Jakarta Post reported on Monday (7 July) that a moderate earthquake hit Bali on Sunday (6 July). The quake measured at 5.1 Richter Scale. The epicentre was 33 kilometres beneath the…
Indonesia
28 June - 4 July 2003 1. Natural disaster The Jakarta Post reported on Thursday (3 July) that an earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale rocked Bangkulu on Wednesday (2 July) causing panic among the residents but…
Indonesia
A Guide to Humanitarian and Development Efforts of InterAction Member Agencies in Indonesia Background Summary Indonesia encompasses nearly 500 ethnic groups with over 500 distinct languages and dialects. The unification of the fourth most populous nation in the world, composed of…
Indonesia
21 June - 27 June 2003 1. Natural disaster Nothing to report for this week. 2. Aceh (Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam) General Situation Various local press reported that 11 civilians, 31 GAM members and 1 police officer were killed in Aceh province…
Indonesia
14 June - 20 June 2003 1. Natural disaster Pos Kupang reported on Thursday (19 June) that due to the overflow of Benanain river in Atambua, 13 villages in Belu have been inundated since Monday (16 June). Radar Timor reported…
