tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43837990483973807372024-03-13T19:06:50.302+09:00Papua Untuk Semua | EnglishThe Windows of PapuanUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1490125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383799048397380737.post-56788080328573565202023-12-21T12:32:00.003+09:002023-12-21T12:32:49.281+09:00Jokowi Emphasizes the Importance of Monitoring Project Developments in IKN After Groundbreaking<div>
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PENAJAM, LELEMUKU.COM - President Joko Widodo emphasized the significance of monitoring the progress of several projects that have undergone groundbreaking in the Capital City of the Nation or Ibu Kota Nusantara (IKN). </div>
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<div>He made these remarks during a media briefing on Wednesday, December 20, 2023, after planting trees at the Rehabilitation of Forests and Lands in the Core Area of the Central Government Center (KIPP) in the IKN area, Penajam Paser Utara Regency, East Kalimantan Province.</div>
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<div>"The most important thing is that the projects that have undergone groundbreaking show progress, there is development every month. Like the Nusantara Hotel, for example, it is already 34 percent completed. I asked, 'Will it be finished before August?' It will be finished," he stated.</div>
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<div>Not stopping in the current year, President Jokowi announced that in January 2024, several other development projects are planned to have their groundbreaking ceremonies in the IKN area.</div>
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<div>"In January, we will have another groundbreaking, maybe more than 10 projects will start again," he revealed.</div>
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<div>During his statement, the Head of State mentioned an increasing number of domestic investors who continue to invest in IKN, some of whom have collaborated with foreign investors. The President sees this collaboration as a positive development.</div>
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<div>"But what is clear is that more investors are coming, local investors, national investors who have partnered with foreigners; I think it will be very good," he added. (Setpres)</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383799048397380737.post-10225346001366850892023-12-21T12:32:00.001+09:002023-12-21T12:32:47.642+09:00Indonesia Focuses on Deep-Sea Research to Unlock Economic Potential<div>
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JAYAPURA, LELEMUKU.COM - Deep-sea research is unveiling a wealth of knowledge aimed at tapping into its economic potential while also preserving its ecosystem from damage or extinction. Indonesia, being a maritime nation with two-thirds or 77 percent of its total area consisting of water, is spearheading efforts to explore and understand the depths of its vast marine resources.</div>
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<div>According to data from the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), out of Indonesia's total 6.4 million square kilometers of water, approximately 4.4 million square kilometers are deep-sea, and the remaining 2 million square kilometers are shallow waters.</div>
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<div>This implies that 68 percent of Indonesia's maritime territory consists of deep-sea areas, reaching a minimum depth of 2,000 meters below the surface. </div>
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<div>Despite the economic potential being equally enticing, deep-sea exploration faces challenges due to the lack of light penetrating depths up to 2,000 meters, coupled with high pressure reaching up to 11,000 pounds per square inch (PSI), as acknowledged by Indah Suci Nurhati, Head of the Center for Deep-Sea Research at BRIN.</div>
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<div>These conditions have led to limited research activities in these areas. Currently, Indonesia faces constraints in terms of equipment and access to reach deep-sea regions, resulting in the limited exploration of discoveries in these remote waters.</div>
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<div>In response to this, BRIN has established the Center for Deep-Sea Research under the Earth and Maritime Research Organization. The aim of deep-sea research is to understand, utilize, and conserve the potential biodiversity in the deep sea, according to Indah Suci, as quoted by Antara.</div>
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<div>Through deep-sea research, a wealth of knowledge can be acquired to explore the economic potential that can be developed. This includes efforts to safeguard the ecosystem from deterioration or extinction.</div>
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<div>Many enzymes remain undiscovered in the deep sea, with some of the biodiversity in these extreme regions producing enzymes essential for food, health, and pharmaceutical development.</div>
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<div>Therefore, the BRIN Deep-Sea Research Center conducts research to monitor various aspects. First, research on the environment to understand the dynamics of life in the deep sea, including current patterns, pressure, and other factors.</div>
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<div>Second, research on deep-sea bioprospecting involves scientific efforts to seek and explore local biological and genetic sources. The goal is to turn biodiversity into commercial products, including the exploration and utilization of hydrothermal vent locations and unique and extreme environmental sites.</div>
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<div>Third, research on the connectivity between the deep sea, coastal areas, and the land, which have interconnected and mutually influential relationships. To conduct deep-sea research, technological support is crucial to facilitate the collection of data samples.</div>
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<div>"Changes that occur in the deep sea come from the surface, such as from the coast, so the problems in the deep sea cannot be separated from the pollution that occurs on the coast and the land, including the presence of, for example, plastic that damages the deep-sea ecosystem," explained Indah Suci.</div>
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<div>Specialized equipment is required for deep-sea research. BRIN itself has a fleet of research vessels used for oceanography voyages. Therefore, it is hoped that investments will be made so that research vessels can deploy equipment such as cameras to collect deep-sea data.</div>
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<div>"We hope that investments in research vessels can go beyond that, so in the future, research vessels can deploy equipment such as cameras to collect deep-sea data. With the technology of tools and cameras to observe life in the deep sea, we can gain a different perspective than bringing deep-sea biodiversity to the surface," she said.</div>
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<div>Meanwhile, Ocky Karna Radjasa, Head of the Earth and Maritime Research Organization at BRIN, stated that the deep sea holds vast potential in terms of natural resources. This includes biodiversity at micro, macro, and molecular scales, as well as barophilic biodiversity capable of surviving in extreme conditions.</div>
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<div>Furthermore, it encompasses future food and medicine supplements and economic mineral deposits. "Exploration also needs to be carried out for further utilization of deep-sea biodiversity resources and sustainable deep-sea mining exploration to determine potential hazards," he added. (Setpres)</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383799048397380737.post-28169876596971406722023-12-21T09:31:00.003+09:002023-12-21T09:31:35.882+09:00Papua Province Commemorates 75th National Defense Day with Call for Unity<div>
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JAYAPURA, LELEMUKU.COM - In commemoration of the 75th National Defense Day in 2023, the Provincial Government of Papua organized a ceremony attended by civil servants (ASN), military/police personnel, community organizations, and various segments of society on December 19.</div>
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<div>The Acting Assistant Secretary for Government Affairs, Yohanes Walilo, S. Sos, M. Si, served as the Ceremony Inspector and delivered the President of the Republic of Indonesia's address. </div>
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<div>He emphasized that every citizen must possess the spirit of National Defense as a fundamental pillar, making individuals resilient and intelligent in facing uncertain situations. The spirit of National Defense is not solely the responsibility of defense forces; it requires active participation from all elements of society. </div>
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<div>In Indonesia, National Defense goes beyond military aspects, encompassing all layers of society in daily life. Through the 75th National Defense Day commemoration in 2023, the people of Indonesia, especially in Papua, are encouraged to continue fostering the spirit of National Defense.</div>
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<div>As part of the ceremony, a National Defense Pledge was recited, urging citizens to: Love the homeland, Have a sense of national identity, Be loyal to Pancasila as the state ideology, Be willing to sacrifice for the nation, Possess basic national defense skills.</div>
<div>The recitation aimed to reinforce the importance of these principles in the hearts of citizens and instill a deep sense of responsibility toward the nation.</div>
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<div>The commemorative event not only highlighted the historical significance of National Defense but also underscored the collective responsibility of every citizen in building a strong and united nation. The call for unity resonates as a reminder that beyond military might, the strength of a nation lies in the unity and commitment of its people. (DiskominfoPapua)</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383799048397380737.post-47795185486292449552023-12-21T09:31:00.001+09:002023-12-21T09:31:35.039+09:00Strengthening Efforts to Combat Illegal Financial Activities in Papua<div>
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JAYAPURA, LELEMUKU.COM - The increase in illegal financial activities, particularly in the form of Online Loans (PINJOL) and online investments, has become a major focus for the Task Force for the Eradication of Illegal Financial Activities (Satgas PASTI) in Papua. A Coordination Meeting held on December 19 highlighted efforts to strengthen and consolidate in the face of this challenge.</div>
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<div>Jeri A. Yudianto, Head of the Department of Communication and Informatics of Papua Province and a member of Satgas PASTI Papua, emphasized the importance of digital literacy and financial literacy amidst the massive growth of internet users. </div>
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<div>Social media, being a promising platform for financial activities in the virtual world, is the primary focus of supervision, especially regarding PINJOL offers and online investments.</div>
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<div>"PINJOL is a financial instrument that is easy and fast to mobilize the productive sector and SMEs. However, sufficient literacy is needed so that the public is not easily deceived by attractive offers online," stated Jeri during the Coordination Meeting (12/19/2023).</div>
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<div>He also issued a specific appeal to Civil Servants (ASN) to be cautious and wise in using PINJOL, considering the risks of being misled and facing payment difficulties.</div>
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<div>At the same event, the Head of Indonesia Financial Services Authority (OJK) Papua, Muhammad Ikhsan Hutahaean, presented data illustrating the growth of PINJOL and online investments, along with efforts for prevention and handling.</div>
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<div>The number of cases of illegal investment cessation, illegal PINJOL, and illegal pawnshops sharply increased in 2023, reaching 1,641 cases compared to 895 cases the previous year. The losses incurred by the community due to illegal investments from 2017 to 2023 amounted to IDR 139.03 trillion.</div>
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<div>Ikhsan urged the public to remain vigilant and provided tips for the prudent use of PINJOL.</div>
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<div>"Ensure that PINJOL is registered with OJK, uses loans according to needs and capabilities, and has a good understanding of costs, interest, duration, penalties, and risks," he advised. </div>
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<div>Additionally, he offered tips related to online investments with the 2L principle: Legal and Logical, emphasizing the importance of institutional permits and the clarity of promised results.</div>
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<div>The Coordination Meeting of Satgas PASTI Papua was attended by members of the task force, including OJK Papua, the Department of Communication and Informatics of Papua, KPW BI-Papua, Ditreskrimsus POLDA Papua, and other relevant agencies.</div>
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<div>All parties agreed to continue working together in efforts to prevent and address illegal financial activities to protect the people of Papua. (DiskominfoPapua)</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383799048397380737.post-61887380209897157652023-09-15T01:33:00.001+09:002023-09-15T01:33:09.067+09:00Indonesian Parliament Members Demand to Stop Showing of Film "His Only Son"<div>
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JAKARTA, LELEMUKU.COM - Indonesian parliamentarians have called for the screening of the film "His Only Son" to be halted. </div>
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<div>Deputy Chairman of the VIII Commission of the Indonesian Parliament (DPR), Ace Hasan Syadzily believes that the story in the film does not align with the Islamic version of the story of Prophet Ibrahim.</div>
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<div>"The circulation of the film 'His Only Son' in Indonesia should be stopped or banned. The narrative of this film is full of controversy. The content of this film does not match the understanding of the history of Prophet Ibrahim (AS), which is generally believed by Muslims in Indonesia," he said in a press release on Tuesday, September 12, 2023.</div>
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<div>The film "His Only Son," produced in the United States, was released in Indonesian theaters on August 30. The film is inspired by the story of Abraham in the Christian Bible. God tested Abraham's faith through a dream, instructing him to sacrifice his only son, Isaac (the son of Abraham and Sarah), on Mount Moriah.</div>
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<div>According to Ace Hasan Syadzily, the film could mislead Muslims because Islam believes that Prophet Ibrahim had two sons, namely Prophet Ismail and Prophet Ishak. Ismail, the son of Ibrahim and Hajar, is not recognized in this film.</div>
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<div>"If the circulation of this film is intended for a limited audience with specific religious beliefs, we can still understand it. But if this film circulates widely, it will lead to a misguided understanding of history according to the Islamic faith in Indonesia," Ace said.</div>
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<div>The Golkar politician explained that Ismail is an important figure in Islam because he is considered to be the ancestor of Prophet Muhammad (SAW), the messenger of Islam.</div>
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<div>"If the understanding portrayed in this film becomes widespread, it is essentially equivalent to negating the connection between Islamic teachings and the history of Prophet Ibrahim (AS)," Ace stated.</div>
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<div>Therefore, Ace has requested that the film "His Only Son" be prohibited from screening in this country's theaters and banned from any platform. The Ministry of Communication and Information Technology of the Republic of Indonesia (Kominfo) should also intervene.</div>
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<div>"As a result, I request that the relevant parties withdraw the circulation of this film from theaters in Indonesia, including various film screening media in Indonesia. I also urge Kominfo to conduct an assessment of the circulation of this film," Ace said. (Evu)</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383799048397380737.post-37604805023390562752023-09-07T06:32:00.001+09:002023-09-07T06:32:40.123+09:00ASEAN Unity and Challenges in Focus at 2023 Summit<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFEYSVDNTYkcamYH6iXN8TtC_-Ba1LqZu3TiJm-YAz1ed9-Nj7--7z91eOh-wflJkbwqpdkdGr1Qd4NINKC7FW8SIMtgh3ZoQaHb6szCgviJzfcZGBlNoCksOsl---58amMBjxmJR3joo-CARYGlimUA8ZKq9QKqsYR3lsFua5K4kBDNsbhOAyAuXm09J1/s620/ASEAN%20Unity%20and%20Challenges%20in%20Focus%20at%202023%20Summit.lelemuku.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ASEAN Unity and Challenges in Focus at 2023 Summit.lelemuku.com.jpg" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFEYSVDNTYkcamYH6iXN8TtC_-Ba1LqZu3TiJm-YAz1ed9-Nj7--7z91eOh-wflJkbwqpdkdGr1Qd4NINKC7FW8SIMtgh3ZoQaHb6szCgviJzfcZGBlNoCksOsl---58amMBjxmJR3joo-CARYGlimUA8ZKq9QKqsYR3lsFua5K4kBDNsbhOAyAuXm09J1/w640-h426/ASEAN%20Unity%20and%20Challenges%20in%20Focus%20at%202023%20Summit.lelemuku.com.jpg" title="ASEAN Unity and Challenges in Focus at 2023 Summit.lelemuku.com.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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JAKARTA, LELEMUKU.COM – Amid growing concerns about the effectiveness and unity of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, the current chair of the regional bloc, affirmed its continued unity during the three-day ASEAN summit held in Jakarta on September 7, 2023.<br />
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President Jokowi addressed questions and criticisms surrounding ASEAN's ability to address regional challenges, particularly the Myanmar crisis and territorial disputes in the South China Sea. He emphasized that while there may be differences of opinion among member states, ASEAN's unity remains intact.<br />
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"Lately, I’ve been hearing questions related to ASEAN: will ASEAN break up and not be able to unite? Can the ASEAN ship keep sailing?" President Jokowi stated at the summit's opening. "As a family member and as the chair of ASEAN, I want to affirm that ASEAN’s unity is still well maintained. Unity does not mean there is no difference of opinion."<br />
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One of the major concerns has been the handling of the Myanmar crisis. ASEAN previously agreed on a five-point plan to address the situation, including ending violence, starting dialogue, providing humanitarian aid, appointing a special envoy, and having the envoy visit Myanmar. However, the Burmese junta has not cooperated, leading to frustration among member states.<br />
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President Jokowi urged continued efforts to implement the five-point consensus, emphasizing the need for "tactical and extraordinary efforts." Despite Indonesia's engagement with stakeholders in Myanmar, there has been limited progress in resolving the crisis.<br />
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Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi acknowledged the complexity of the Myanmar crisis, stating that it was "very difficult, very complicated, and not easy to solve." To address the situation, ASEAN leaders have agreed to form a troika consisting of the current, previous, and incoming chairs of the regional bloc. This troika will include Cambodia, Indonesia, and Laos.<br />
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The Philippines also expressed its willingness to replace Myanmar as the rotating chair of ASEAN in 2026. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. affirmed the country's commitment to strengthening ASEAN's foundations and community-building.<br />
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Malaysia, a vocal critic of the Burmese junta, is set to assume the ASEAN chair in 2025. Malaysian Foreign Minister Zambry Abdul Kadir expressed frustration at the junta's failure to adhere to the five-point consensus. He suggested that ASEAN leaders may need to review the plan.<br />
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However, not all experts are convinced of the effectiveness of the five-point initiative. Dinna Prapto Raharja, an international relations lecturer at Paramadina University in Jakarta, criticized Indonesia's lack of a clear strategy and the initiative's lack of direction. She also questioned President Jokowi's assertion of ASEAN's unity, pointing out that the region appears divided on key issues.<br />
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Another analyst, Muhammad Waffaa Kharisma from the Centre for Strategic and International Studies in Jakarta, expressed uncertainty about what President Jokowi meant by "extraordinary efforts" to implement the consensus, suggesting that it may be more of a hopeful term than a concrete strategy.<br />
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Meanwhile, the issue of the disputed South China Sea was raised by Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim during the summit. He emphasized the importance of managing the dispute peacefully and in accordance with international law, particularly in light of a recent controversial map released by China. The map, which claims most of the South China Sea, has drawn objections from ASEAN members and Taiwan.<br />
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The three-day ASEAN meetings also include talks between the bloc and dialogue partners at the East Asia Summit, with prominent leaders from the United States, Canada, Japan, China, and Russia scheduled to attend.<br />
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As the summit progresses, regional observers and stakeholders will closely watch for concrete actions to address the Myanmar crisis and navigate other pressing regional challenges. The unity and effectiveness of ASEAN remain essential for stability and cooperation in Southeast Asia. (Benar News)
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383799048397380737.post-83466017610026670952023-07-17T00:31:00.001+09:002023-07-17T00:31:05.557+09:00Attorney Contacts Ailing Governor of Papua to Urge Hospitalization<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkxlKSSEPAzFbhWJ-ycCbZ5GvVPmplIsb4N6-91LnZzvALGmtnvxzZyPcNcnXhzfrpOYtripgE94cEutYG9lNXvKvsPZ9_J3bdPqk0JCg323EgWR8RP7XOyUTJqBZeqA1PiwgP1Ohwv7nAhJ8Iro4FEmXqfrOXxBhpwRFYHljf7VhUusxQ6yo-wBHdKVc/s1653/Attorney%20Contacts%20Ailing%20Governor%20of%20Papua%20to%20Urge%20Hospitalization.lelemuku.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Attorney Contacts Ailing Governor of Papua to Urge Hospitalization.lelemuku.com.jpg" border="0" data-original-height="1066" data-original-width="1653" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkxlKSSEPAzFbhWJ-ycCbZ5GvVPmplIsb4N6-91LnZzvALGmtnvxzZyPcNcnXhzfrpOYtripgE94cEutYG9lNXvKvsPZ9_J3bdPqk0JCg323EgWR8RP7XOyUTJqBZeqA1PiwgP1Ohwv7nAhJ8Iro4FEmXqfrOXxBhpwRFYHljf7VhUusxQ6yo-wBHdKVc/w640-h412/Attorney%20Contacts%20Ailing%20Governor%20of%20Papua%20to%20Urge%20Hospitalization.lelemuku.com.jpg" title="Attorney Contacts Ailing Governor of Papua to Urge Hospitalization.lelemuku.com.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
JAKARTA, LELEMUKU.COM - Petrus Bala Pattyona, the lawyer of the suspended governor of Papua, Lukas Enembe, received a call from the Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) prosecutor on Sunday, July 16, 2023, around 2:00 PM local time.
<p>The prosecutor requested Pattyona's presence to convince Lukas Enembe to agree to be taken to the Army Central Hospital (RSPAD) immediately. Lukas needed to be admitted to RSPAD urgently due to severe nausea, dizziness, and not having eaten for two days.</p>
<p>"I was asked to come and persuade Mr. Lukas to agree to be taken to RSPAD. Yesterday (Saturday), Mr. Lukas was already willing to be taken to the hospital due to his deteriorating health. However, he was made to wait until 7:00 PM and was about to be taken at 9:00 PM when he was already asleep. Then, on the next day (Sunday), the KPK decided to take Mr. Lukas to RSPAD, but he was already angry and refused to go," explained Pattyona.</p>
<p>Due to the difficulties in transporting Mr. Lukas, the KPK prosecutor contacted his lawyer to convince him to seek medical treatment at RSPAD.</p>
<p>"His condition has deteriorated; he hasn't eaten for two days due to nausea and has difficulty swallowing when given water. I also noticed that his legs have started to swell again," said Pattyona. Additionally, Pattyona received information that Mr. Lukas had defecated and urinated on his bed.</p>
<p>It was only when Pattyona and Mr. Lukas' brother, Elius Enembe, arrived and witnessed the condition firsthand, and after convincing Mr. Lukas to seek medical attention, that he finally agreed to be taken to RSPAD. After Mr. Lukas consented to go to RSPAD, the prison warden contacted a KPK doctor to prepare a referral letter.</p>
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When I saw Mr. Lukas' pale face as he was escorted from his prison cell by five inmates, I explained his critical condition, where he could only lie down, not eat or drink for two days. They even had to clean his bed because he had urinated and defecated in it," stated Pattyona.</p>
<p>Once it was confirmed that Mr. Lukas agreed to receive medical treatment, responsibilities were assigned. Cosmas Refra and Antonius Eko Nugroho were sent to RSPAD to wait for Mr. Lukas' arrival. They had already departed and were waiting there. However, as of 6:00 PM on Sunday, Mr. Lukas had not yet arrived. Pattyona instructed them to continue waiting at RSPAD until Mr. Lukas arrived.</p>
<p>According to the information from Refra and Nugroho, Mr. Lukas' family, including Elius Enembe, had already arrived at RSPAD.</p>
<p>"Mr. Lukas' condition has indeed deteriorated significantly. His health has declined. Meanwhile, the trial is set to resume tomorrow (Monday)," stated Pattyona. (Albert Batlayeri)</p>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383799048397380737.post-65087855455201172612023-07-02T17:30:00.001+09:002023-07-02T17:30:16.827+09:00Thai PM Frontrunner Faces Uncertain Path as Parliament Meeting Looms<div class="separator" style="clear:both;text-align:center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEQJsjM9Ky1pMdveUGjZVNyycvqcUS30DGNJ5f93UkZVrAJMq-27o55x1KOWsWecvEnWV7KT9atHnIBY9vljxp9Db20yHAdh4fnpKH8En2y7Y7bDIEagjvcgftRPgHpZAUCmgcJE-av1vHSg8wtkCsoocCfaxS1jvdmH7VYS10pL1YHYvFpMeQniRlhc0p/s620/Thai%20PM%20frontrunner%20faces%20uncertain%20path%20as%20Parliament%20meeting%20looms.lelemuku.com.jpg" style="margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;"><img alt="Thai PM Frontrunner Faces Uncertain Path as Parliament Meeting Looms" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEQJsjM9Ky1pMdveUGjZVNyycvqcUS30DGNJ5f93UkZVrAJMq-27o55x1KOWsWecvEnWV7KT9atHnIBY9vljxp9Db20yHAdh4fnpKH8En2y7Y7bDIEagjvcgftRPgHpZAUCmgcJE-av1vHSg8wtkCsoocCfaxS1jvdmH7VYS10pL1YHYvFpMeQniRlhc0p/w640-h426/Thai%20PM%20frontrunner%20faces%20uncertain%20path%20as%20Parliament%20meeting%20looms.lelemuku.com.jpg" title="Thai PM Frontrunner Faces Uncertain Path as Parliament Meeting Looms" width="640" /></a></div>
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BANGKOK, LELEMUKU.COM - Thailand’s Parliament will convene on Monday with top prime ministerial candidate Pita Limjaroenrat facing an uncertain path to power because of opposition in the upper house to his plan to amend the nation’s royal defamation law.<br />
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Pita’s Move Forward Party won a surprise election victory in May on the back of its reform agenda, trouncing parties in the pro-royalist government that have ruled the country in some form or another since a military coup nine years ago.<br />
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The party’s liberal campaign promises, which include plans to rewrite the constitution, end business monopolies and modernize the justice system and security forces, have antagonized the country’s traditional ruling elite.<br />
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Move Forward’s ambition to amend the Lèse-Majesté law, which it says has been abused by the current government to silence criticism, is shaping up as its biggest hurdle to forming a government.<br />
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Pita’s eight-party alliance, including the populist Pheu Thai Party, has only 313 seats in the 750-seat bicameral legislature – short of the combined number of 376 required to govern.<br />
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Rules enshrined in a military-drafted constitution mean the alliance has to overcome 250 votes held by the junta-appointed upper house, which is stacked with conservative-leaning senators.<br />
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Pita’s “very high” popularity means the alliance will push his bid for prime minister as far as possible, said Nuttakorn Vititanon, a professor in the faculty of political science and public administration at Chiang Mai University.<br />
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“But what complications may arise after this are uncertain in the long run,” he added.<br />
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According to Nuttakorn, if Pita fails to win enough support in the Senate, a new coalition led by Pheu Thai, including parties in the current government such as Palang Pracharath, could be formed farther down the line.<br />
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House speaker squabbles<br />
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In the past week, jockeying for cabinet seats and key parliamentary positions, including for speaker and deputy roles, has revealed tensions within the alliance.<br />
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Pheu Thai, the populist vehicle for the Shinawatra dynasty, is at loggerheads with Move Forward over who will take the post of speaker in the coalition.<br />
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Move Forward won 151 parliamentary seats in the election, while the more favored Pheu Thai came second with 141.<br />
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Pheu Thai has proposed that the two parties be allocated 14 cabinet seats each, with it taking the House speaker role and Move Forward entitled to the prime minister’s position.<br />
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But Move Forward has nominated MP and deputy leader Padipat Santipada, a 42-year-old veterinarian, as the new house speaker, saying it is their right as the party with the highest number of seats.<br />
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Attempts to find a compromise on the issue have failed so far. This week, a meeting between the two parties was postponed largely because of disagreement over the nomination.<br />
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All eight parties in the alliance are scheduled to meet on Sunday, with Parliament set to select a speaker on July 4.<br />
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Nuttakorn said the position of house speaker was important for two main reasons: the ability to push through laws and control the vote for prime minister.<br />
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“Remember that the constitution allows the senators a term of five years,” he said.<br />
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“So, these senators can vote for the PM for another year. And if the senators do not vote for Pita, the house speaker can continually propose Pita’s name for prime minister until the senators’ term ends.<br />
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“This is in conflict with Pheu Thai’s stance that the second largest party should be given a chance [to form government].”<br />
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While the spat has dominated domestic headlines in recent days, party leaders insist the alliance is still united.<br />
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“We have the right to exit the deal but it’s not legitimate,” Pheu Thai leader Cholnan Srikaew told reporters on Thursday at Pheu Thai’s headquarters in Bangkok.<br />
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“Twenty-five million people bundled us with the Move Forward. They are like our parents. We entered an arranged marriage.”<br />
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Election complaint<br />
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Winning over at least 63 votes in an unelected Senate is not the only hurdle Pita faces in his bid to form a government.<br />
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The 42-year-old, a Harvard-educated former executive at Southeast Asian superapp Grab, is also facing potential disqualification as an MP over an electoral complaint.<br />
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The Election Commission has launched an investigation – which could take up to a year – into whether he knowingly applied to be an MP candidate while holding shares in a media company, which is prohibited under electoral laws.<br />
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“Pita’s investigation will not delay voting for the prime minister,” said Don Hormmanee, an independent political analyst and former researcher at Chiang Mai University. “He can be disqualified by the Election Commission should he be found guilty, though.”<br />
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Pita has denied any wrongdoing and said he was confident in beating the complaint against him.<br />
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A similar complaint following the 2019 general election resulted in Move Forward’s predecessor Future Forward being taken to court, with leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit losing his seat in parliament over his ownership of shares in the V-Luck Media Co. Ltd.<br />
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The court later disbanded Future Forward over a loan Thanathorn made to the party, leading Pita and other members to establish Move Forward ahead of this year’s election. (Benar News)
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383799048397380737.post-34401855102869170572023-06-26T01:30:00.001+09:002023-06-26T01:30:14.134+09:00Indonesian Government to Take Three Actions to Address Al Zaytun Islamic Boarding School<div>
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JAKARTA, LELEMUKU.COM - The Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs (Kemenko Polhukam), Mahfud MD, has emphasized that the government will take three steps to follow up on public reports regarding the controversy surrounding the Al Zaytun Islamic Boarding School. These measures include criminal proceedings, administrative arrangements, and maintaining a conducive security situation.</div>
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<div>Regarding the criminal allegations, Mahfud stated that the reports targeting individuals would be pursued by the Indonesian National Police (Polri). However, Mahfud did not specify the specific criminal provisions that would be used to apprehend these individuals.</div>
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<div>"The police will take action because, based on all the reports received, the alleged criminal offenses are already clear, and the elements have been identified. They just need to be clarified during the examination," explained Mahfud MD on Saturday (24/6/2023).</div>
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<div>Regarding administrative sanctions, Mahfud explained that the government would reorganize the Islamic Education Foundation that manages the Al Zaytun Islamic Boarding School and its affiliated schools (madrasah). This administrative action will prioritize the protection of the students (santri). As for security and social order, Mahfud will delegate responsibility to the provincial government, Polri, and stakeholders in West Java.</div>
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<div>"We entrust those in the field to coordinate with all relevant authorities, including the Governor of West Java, if necessary," added Mahfud.</div>
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<div>Mahfud himself held a meeting with the Governor of West Java, the Ministry of Religious Affairs, Polri, and several related institutions in Jakarta on Saturday (24/6/2023) to discuss the Al Zaytun Islamic Boarding School. Governor Ridwan Kamil stated that he had reported the progress of the investigation team's findings regarding the controversy to Mahfud MD. According to Ridwan Kamil, the investigation involved interviews with representatives of Al Zaytun and data gathering on the issues raised in society.</div>
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<div>"Recommendations have been provided, which will have legal, administrative, and social security implications in the Indramayu area, West Java," said Ridwan Kamil at the Kemenko Polhukam office in Jakarta on Saturday (24/6/2023).</div>
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<div>The controversy surrounding religious practices at the Al Zaytun Islamic Boarding School has been a topic of discussion on social media in recent weeks. One particular issue that drew attention was mixing of male and female congregants during prayer.</div>
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<div>The controversy escalated into opposing demonstrations by both sides in the vicinity of the Al Zaytun Islamic Boarding School. According to Antara News Agency, the Central Leadership Council of the Pancasila Defender Advocacy Forum reported the leader of the Al Zaytun Islamic Boarding School, Panji Gumilang, to the Central Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim Mabes Polri) on Friday (23/6). Panji was reported for alleged hate speech involving ethnicity, race, religion, intergroup relations (SARA), and blasphemy, as stipulated in Article 156a of the Criminal Code (KUHP).</div>
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<div>Meanwhile, Halili Hasan, the Executive Director of Setara Institute, urged the government to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the Al Zaytun Islamic Boarding School controversy. According to him, the government's actions should be based on factual evidence and adhere to existing laws and regulations.</div>
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<div>"A comprehensive investigation, rather than a reactive and populist one, is urgently needed. The Al Zaytun controversy has been going on for quite some time since the boarding school was established in 1994 on a vast land of around 1,200 hectares," said Halili in an interview with VOA on Sunday (25/6/2023).</div>
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<div>Halili added that the government should not get too involved in the controversy surrounding the labeling of deviant views and religious teachings that are prevalent at the Al Zaytun Islamic Boarding School. He believes that such matters should be debated among religious leaders and institutions. He emphasized that the government must not place the law of the state below the views and fatwas of certain religious institutions.</div>
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<div>"The Setara Institute reminds us that the Al Zaytun controversy also concerns the rights to education, as well as the rights to self-protection, integrity, and security of the citizens inside, especially the thousands of students and participants there," he added. (VOA/ Evu)</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383799048397380737.post-83768726738927486962023-06-25T15:30:00.003+09:002023-06-25T15:30:39.199+09:00Roadblock on Holtekam Road Resolved Land Payment Issue to be Addressed by Papuan Goverment<div>
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JAYAPURA, LELEMUKU.COM - The tense situation caused by a roadblock on Holtekam Highways in Muara Tami District, Jayapura City has finally come to an end as the local government has committed to finding a solution to the underlying issue. The roadblock was staged by the land heirs who were dissatisfied with the unresolved payment for certified land, which is currently being utilized as the Holtekam highway.</div>
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<div>On Saturday, June 24, 2023, Terianus Merauje, the respected leader of the Merauje Tribe and one of the heirs of the late Markus Merauje, took the initiative to organize the roadblock as a means to draw attention to the ongoing problem. This action came as a follow-up to a similar roadblock that had taken place on March 20, 2023.</div>
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<div>The land heirs had previously received assurances from the local government regarding the settlement of the land payment issue. However, the promises made remained unfulfilled, prompting the heirs to resort to the roadblock as a last resort. Terianus Merauje expressed disappointment and frustration over the lack of progress in resolving the payment for the certified land, which has imposed an ongoing burden of land taxes on the heirs.</div>
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<div>In a bid to find a resolution, representatives from the Road and Bridge Office, the City Secretary of Jayapura, the Jayapura Police Chief, and the Commander of Dandim 1701 Jayapura engaged in a mediation process with the Merauje family. The mediation, held during the evening following the roadblock, aimed to foster open communication and seek a mutually agreeable solution that would address the concerns raised by both parties.</div>
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<div>The land heirs' action and the subsequent mediation shed light on the importance of maintaining constructive dialogue between the community and the government. The resolution of conflicts through peaceful means, such as mediation and negotiation, can pave the way for a fair and just outcome that benefits all parties involved.</div>
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<div>The local government has assured the land heirs that they are committed to addressing the outstanding land payment issue and finding a suitable solution. The heirs, in turn, have expressed relief and appreciation for the government's renewed commitment to resolving the matter.</div>
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<div>As the roadblock has been successfully lifted, the Holtekam Road is once again open for regular traffic. The incident serves as a reminder of the significance of timely and effective communication between the authorities and the community to prevent similar disputes from arising in the future.</div>
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<div>Moving forward, it is crucial for all stakeholders to uphold transparency and maintain an open line of dialogue to ensure that the interests of both the community and the government are safeguarded. (Evu)</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383799048397380737.post-76281298221422360062023-06-25T15:30:00.001+09:002023-06-25T15:30:38.417+09:00US Files First-Ever Charges Against Chinese Fentanyl Manufacturers<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQXBtArXrp8qaXnSUh6ZzZ0AiMIwfl1Xl8adtex6FgW8IxZtHQuV1mBu6pHBqGB8K9lSVnkMQ_Q-tI-P8_6baJQs2ECtvDVBiv1VNn6KokgXqJ3Grpzok7_lEuHFRrqwL3kEQRYSf_XuHl_ySuHSGBbqX3iMFSqIf6VuMjkFoIcesvmhM8CCaMcLBxU_Y/s1023/US%20Files%20First-Ever%20Charges%20Against%20Chinese%20Fentanyl%20Manufacturers.jpg" style="margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;text-align:center;"><img alt="US Files First-Ever Charges Against Chinese Fentanyl Manufacturers" border="0" data-original-height="575" data-original-width="1023" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQXBtArXrp8qaXnSUh6ZzZ0AiMIwfl1Xl8adtex6FgW8IxZtHQuV1mBu6pHBqGB8K9lSVnkMQ_Q-tI-P8_6baJQs2ECtvDVBiv1VNn6KokgXqJ3Grpzok7_lEuHFRrqwL3kEQRYSf_XuHl_ySuHSGBbqX3iMFSqIf6VuMjkFoIcesvmhM8CCaMcLBxU_Y/w640-h360/US%20Files%20First-Ever%20Charges%20Against%20Chinese%20Fentanyl%20Manufacturers.jpg" title="US Files First-Ever Charges Against Chinese Fentanyl Manufacturers" width="640" /></a>WASHINGTON, LELEMUKU.COM - In a groundbreaking move, the United States Department of Justice has filed criminal charges against four Chinese chemical manufacturing companies and eight individuals for their alleged involvement in the illegal trafficking of chemicals used in the production of fentanyl. Fentanyl, a highly addictive painkiller, has been a major contributor to the ongoing opioid crisis in the United States.</div>
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<div>This marks the first time the US has taken legal action against Chinese companies responsible for manufacturing precursor chemicals used in the production of fentanyl. The indictments come as a significant step in addressing the issue at its source.</div>
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<div>During his recent visit to China, Secretary of State Antony Blinken emphasized the need for greater cooperation from China in curbing the flow of fentanyl. However, despite efforts to stabilize the intense rivalry between the two nations, tensions resurfaced after US President Joe Biden referred to Chinese leader Xi Jinping as a dictator.</div>
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<div>The indicted companies are accused of supplying precursor chemicals to Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel, which in turn has been flooding the US market with fentanyl. Just two months ago, the US Justice Department charged leaders of the cartel with operating a fentanyl trafficking operation fueled by Chinese chemical companies. Among those charged were three sons of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, the former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel currently serving a prison sentence in the US.</div>
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<div>Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, the second-highest-ranking official in the Justice Department, stated that these cases represent a significant milestone in combating the fentanyl supply chain. Fentanyl is particularly dangerous due to its potency, with even the smallest doses posing a lethal threat. Unlike other drugs, fentanyl is entirely synthetic and does not occur naturally.</div>
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<div>The Chinese Embassy has not yet responded to requests for comment on the matter.</div>
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<div>In one of the indictments, federal prosecutors in Manhattan unveiled charges against Hubei Amarvel Biotech, a chemical company based in China, along with its executives Qingzhou Wang, Yiyi Chen, and Fnu Lnu (also known as Er Yang). The charges include fentanyl trafficking, precursor chemical importation, and money laundering. Undercover agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) posed as fentanyl manufacturers and arranged a deal with Wang and Chen to purchase 210 kilograms of fentanyl precursors using cryptocurrency. The DEA seized the chemicals from a warehouse in Los Angeles in May. While Wang and Chen were arrested by DEA agents on June 8, Yang is currently still at large.</div>
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<div>In the Eastern District of New York, prosecutors unsealed two additional indictments against three other Chinese companies and individuals. These entities, including Hebei Sinaloa Trading Co, are accused of conspiring to manufacture and distribute fentanyl in the United States. The companies allegedly advertised precursor chemicals on social media platforms in Mexico and the US, utilizing false customs forms and mislabeled packages to transport the chemicals via air and sea.</div>
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<div>The legal action taken by the US against these Chinese companies and individuals involved in the fentanyl supply chain demonstrates a firm commitment to addressing the opioid crisis and holding accountable those responsible for its perpetuation. By targeting the origin of the problem, authorities hope to disrupt the flow of precursor chemicals and ultimately curb the production and distribution of fentanyl in the United States. (VOA)</div>
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JAYAPURA, LELEMUKU.COM - Swiss-Belhotel Jayapura, a well-known hotel in Papua, has just announced its latest promotional offer for the month of May, called Crazy May Deals. This exciting promo provides a range of benefits for guests who choose to stay at the hotel during the promotional period.</div>
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<div>Starting from IDR 900,000 net/night, guests can enjoy a comfortable night's stay in a Superior room with breakfast for two included. In addition to this, guests who book their stay during May 2023 will also receive a one-month Swimming Pool Membership, allowing them to take advantage of the hotel's stunning pool facilities.</div>
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<div>General Manager of Swiss-Belhotel Jayapura, Elvriani Girsang, expressed his excitement for the promo, saying, "This promotion is valid throughout the month of May, with the stay period from May 5th to May 31st, 2023."</div>
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Aside from the complimentary swimming pool membership, guests can also enjoy other facilities, such as free access to the sauna and fitness center, high-speed internet access, and a 15% discount on spa services.</div>
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<div>Guests can make a reservation by calling Swiss-Belhotel Jayapura directly or through social media platforms such as Instagram and Facebook (@swissbelhoteljayapura).</div>
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<div>Elvriani encourages the residents of Jayapura and the surrounding areas to take advantage of this promotion and enjoy quality time with their families. With all the exciting benefits and the affordable price, this promo is not to be missed! (Laura Sobuber)</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383799048397380737.post-3879989282416172302023-05-08T22:31:00.001+09:002023-05-08T22:31:19.061+09:00Indonesian Military Cracks Down on Soldiers Selling weapons to Papuan Rebels<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij2mEgnQfP3AiDf7wQeEkNLLVdwcCvaCABgEl6EnBgB-45WiKPNEXrPt_HglzDdIqLHMJJhJaq_ySgebUmR2G7VMm-r7JbaP2vu80pxBOqeydNID7kqdlb_Tg3ozEHhy8yRilyR6UJ3CVrm-DSy3x-DuT1439yfxwo3jpl72gWUg7YApqZzf-abNujGA/s1083/Indonesian%20Military%20Cracks%20Down%20on%20Soldiers%20Selling%20weapons%20to%20Papuan%20Rebels.lelemuku.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Indonesian Military Cracks Down on Soldiers Selling weapons to Papuan Rebels" border="0" data-original-height="718" data-original-width="1083" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij2mEgnQfP3AiDf7wQeEkNLLVdwcCvaCABgEl6EnBgB-45WiKPNEXrPt_HglzDdIqLHMJJhJaq_ySgebUmR2G7VMm-r7JbaP2vu80pxBOqeydNID7kqdlb_Tg3ozEHhy8yRilyR6UJ3CVrm-DSy3x-DuT1439yfxwo3jpl72gWUg7YApqZzf-abNujGA/w640-h424/Indonesian%20Military%20Cracks%20Down%20on%20Soldiers%20Selling%20weapons%20to%20Papuan%20Rebels.lelemuku.com.jpg" title="Indonesian Military Cracks Down on Soldiers Selling weapons to Papuan Rebels" width="640" /></a></div>
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JAKARTA, LELEMUKU.COM - The illegal sale of government-issued weapons and ammunition by rogue Indonesian soldiers to separatist rebels in the Papua region surged in 2022, military officials said, warning that service members caught aiding the separatists could face execution.<br />
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Twenty-seven cases of such illicit sales by army personnel were reported last year, compared with 10 in 2021 in six Papua provinces, Adm. Yudo Margono, commander of the Indonesian military (TNI), said this week.<br />
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The military will harshly punish any personnel involved in such transactions, including buying and selling illegal weapons, TNI spokesman Rear Adm. Julius Widjojono said. Headquarters will continue monitoring to prevent illegal weapons trading, especially in the far-eastern Papua region, he said.<br />
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“In the future, Adm. Yudo will impose maximum punishment, the death penalty, if military personnel are found to have committed wrongdoing,” Julius told BenarNews on Thursday.<br />
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Indonesia as a whole is notorious for corruption across the government and public sector.<br />
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“Apart from buying and selling, the abuse includes carrying weapons in inappropriate places, threatening people with arms,” Julius said.<br />
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Meanwhile, a spokesman for the rebel side and experts on the long-running Papuan conflict confirmed that such sales were occurring but did not comment on the volume or types of weapons sold.<br />
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The West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB), the military wing of the Free Papua Organization, said such sales have been going on for a long time in Papua.<br />
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TPNPB spokesman Sebby Sambom said he bought three automatic weapons from Indonesian troops in Wamena, Papua Pegunungan province, for 300 million rupiah (U.S. $20,435) in 2007 and 2008.<br />
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“So, it’s an old practice. It’s not something new. Besides, not all TNI members hate Papuans,” he said.<br />
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Sambom said rebels obtained firearms by purchasing them from soldiers or seizing them from the Indonesia army and police.<br />
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Yones Douw, a human rights activist in Papua, confirmed that rebels had been purchasing and selling illegal weapons in Papua for years, both individually and in groups.<br />
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“Selling weapons in groups is difficult to detect because those who sell and buy protect each other. This is what causes a prolonged conflict that never ends,” Douw told BenarNews.<br />
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Adriana Elisabeth, a researcher at the Papua Peace Network (Jaringan Damai Papua), an NGO focusing on conflict resolution, said the sources of firearms in Papua could come from anywhere, including from members of Indonesian military and police. She said the marketing of such firearms was related to the principle of supply and demand.<br />
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“The illegal arms trading involves many parties, including security forces and ordinary people,” Adriana told BenarNews. “That’s financially beneficial as well as a source of prolonged conflict. This condition also ‘commonly’ occurs in many armed conflicts in other countries.”<br />
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House member Yan Mandenas urged Yudo to take action against soldiers involved in selling weapons to armed separatist groups and prepare a strategy to prevent this from happening in the future.<br />
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“This is a serious violation, so it must be a strict penalty against those who sell weapons,” Yan told BenarNews.<br />
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The growing strength and expansion of the TPNPB coincided with an increasing number of factory-made firearms, according to a report published in July 2022 by the Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict (IPAC), a Jakarta think-tank.<br />
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In May 2021, the report said, police claimed that six-armed groups operating in Papua possessed 70 firearms – most were government-issued that were stolen or purchased from rogue military or police officers. The firearms included assault weapons manufactured by PT Pindad, the national munitions company.<br />
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Some independent estimates put the number of firearms possessed by rebel troops across Papua to be as high as 400 to 450, according to IPAC.<br />
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Reports of illegal arms purchases by the TPNPB have been making headlines since 2020. One high-profile case occurred in February 2021 when a soldier and two police in Ambon were arrested after allegedly attempting to sell weapons, according to IPAC. <br />
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Weapons and ammunition are either delivered by personnel who use their counterinsurgency assignment in Papua as an opportunity to carry them or hand them over to buyers who can transport them to Papua via sea routes, IPAC reported. (Victor Mambor/ Tria Dianti/ Arie Firdaus | Benar News)
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383799048397380737.post-83181099099801760402023-03-23T16:30:00.001+09:002023-03-23T16:30:36.944+09:00Nyepi and Ramadan Observances Align This Year in Indonesia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoQ4co3Sn3L4RtXZdZ7eTAGEwCFyNHygEmgM2wqCEs8hsx5v-1zKM7s6JjMtC5FoiUr6LHB5YN4Ijqbbb1e9K-IrD-33qwHqc5hRVipRnhe87DwBkWE-t5GEVSGdDC47xk0eTDnS2zWB1IlPQNfMIfB9Pi0E95kpZ2Xnab69c9LhOKt9STKLlxpdiLgw/s1170/Nyepi%20and%20Ramadan%20observances%20align%20this%20year%20in%20Indonesia.lelemuku.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Nyepi and Ramadan Observances Align This Year in Indonesia" border="0" data-original-height="779" data-original-width="1170" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoQ4co3Sn3L4RtXZdZ7eTAGEwCFyNHygEmgM2wqCEs8hsx5v-1zKM7s6JjMtC5FoiUr6LHB5YN4Ijqbbb1e9K-IrD-33qwHqc5hRVipRnhe87DwBkWE-t5GEVSGdDC47xk0eTDnS2zWB1IlPQNfMIfB9Pi0E95kpZ2Xnab69c9LhOKt9STKLlxpdiLgw/w640-h426/Nyepi%20and%20Ramadan%20observances%20align%20this%20year%20in%20Indonesia.lelemuku.com.jpg" title="Nyepi and Ramadan Observances Align This Year in Indonesia" width="640" /></a></div>
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DENPASAR, LELEMUKU.COM - Two major religious observances coincided in Indonesia on Wednesday as Nyepi, a Balinese Hindu festival, shut down most activity on Bali island for 24 hours, and Muslims prepared to begin the Ramadan month of fasting and prayer.<br />
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In a rare alignment of these observances, whose dates shift each year because the religions follow lunar calendars, Balinese Hindus abstained from work, travel, entertainment and using electricity during Nyepi, which fell on Wednesday and was to last until Thursday morning.<br />
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Muslims, who are Indonesia’s religious majority but a minority on Bali, meanwhile were expecting to start observing Ramadan on Wednesday night, followed by their first full day of dawn-to-dusk fasting the next day.<br />
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To respect both faiths, interfaith leaders and local authorities in Bali agreed on some measures.<br />
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Muslims were asked to perform their prayers at home or at nearby mosques without loudspeakers or bright lights, while businesses were banned from advertising their services with references to either celebration.<br />
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Mobile data and internet services were turned off for everyone except essential workers.<br />
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We call on people to maintain brotherhood and mutual respect,” said Mahrusun Hadiono, the head of the Indonesian Ulema Council in Bali, an influential Islamic body.<br />
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Nyepi, known as the Day of Silence, marks the new year in the local Saka calendar. It is preceded by rituals of purification and cleansing, such as Melasti, when sacred objects are carried to the sea or other water sources, and Pangrupukan, when giant effigies of evil spirits are paraded and burned.<br />
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The only people allowed on the streets are pecalang, traditional security officers who ensure that everyone observes the rules of Nyepi. Even Bali’s international airport in Denpasar shuts down for 24 hours.<br />
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The silence is meant to ward off any negative forces and allow people to reflect on themselves. Hindus follow four main rules: no work, no travel, no entertainment and no fire. Some also fast or meditate.<br />
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Nyepi is one of the most important religious festivals in Bali, Indonesia’s main tourist destination and home to most of its Hindu minority.<br />
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“I think Nyepi is a very special series of ceremonies because I can give more space to my heart to be calm and peaceful,” said Ni Putu Suaryanti, a resident of Denpasar, Bali’s capital.<br />
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She said she had prepared offerings for the gods before Nyepi and prayed at a temple with her family in the morning. Then she waited for the time to perform pecaruan, a ritual to balance nature around her house.<br />
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“We light fires to scare away evil spirits so they don’t disturb us and Nyepi goes smoothly tomorrow,” she said.<br />
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The night before Nyepi is known as Ngrupuk, when Balinese Hindus parade around with ogoh-ogoh, giant effigies depicting demons and evil spirits that are later burned or destroyed.<br />
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Nyepi is derived from an ancient Indian tradition that commemorates a period of peace after a long conflict among different tribes.<br />
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“Nyepi is a time to cleanse ourselves from all impurities,” said I Wayan Suwena, a professor of cultural studies at Udayana University in Bali who has researched Nyepi. “It is also a time to appreciate nature and its resources.”<br />
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Ramadan, which is expected to start on Wednesday night – depending on the sighting of the moon – is also a time of spiritual renewal for Muslims, who believe that God revealed the Quran to Prophet Muhammad during this month.<br />
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Followers of Islam refrain from food, drink and sexual activity from dawn until sunset as an act of devotion and self-discipline. They also increase their prayers, charity and recitation of scripture.<br />
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Hanafi, a Muslim resident of Singaraja in North Bali, praised the atmosphere of tolerance in Bali.<br />
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“Our mothers will have a slight problem preparing sahur [a pre-dawn meal before the start of the day’s fast] for tomorrow because markets are closed,” he said with a laugh.<br />
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Despite their differences, both Nyepi and Ramadan share some common values such as peace, harmony and self-improvement, Suwena said.<br />
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“They are both expressions of human spirituality that can enrich our lives,” he said. (Lu De Suriyani | BenarNews)
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JAKARTA, LELEMUKU.COM - Indonesia will restore citizenship to people whose passports were revoked in the 1960s on suspicion of links with the now-defunct communist party, said a presidential decree released Thursday.</div>
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<div>The order is part of Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s effort to make amends for past cases of gross human rights violations, for which he expressed regret in January. </div>
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<div>The decree orders the foreign ministry to “verify data and provide priority services to obtain documents related to citizenship rights for victims or their heirs and people affected by serious human rights violations who are abroad.”</div>
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<div>The exact number of the exiles from the 1960s is not known but estimates range from 1,500 to thousands, including their descendants. Many no longer have relatives in Indonesia, analysts said. The foreign ministry said it didn’t have a number either.</div>
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<div>“We will immediately follow up with Indonesian representatives abroad,” Teuku Faizasyah, a spokesman for the ministry, told BenarNews.</div>
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<div>A 1965-66 anti-communist purge followed an attempted coup blamed on the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI). Historians said hundreds of thousands were killed and supporters of then-President Sukarno were exiled following his ousting by Gen. Suharto.</div>
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<div>Many of those exiled had been studying in eastern European countries and China on scholarships from Sukarno’s government.</div>
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<div>Indonesia has been grappling with its legacy of human rights abuses under Suharto, who ruled the country with an iron fist from 1966 until he was ousted by mass protests in 1998.</div>
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<div>Jokowi, in a televised address on Jan. 11, expressed his regret for past human rights violations and pledged to restore victims’ rights and pursue judicial solutions without neglecting non-judicial approaches such as reparations and reconciliation.</div>
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<div>“I and my government are trying hard to prevent gross human rights violations from happening again in Indonesia in the future,” Jokowi said at the time.</div>
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<div>The president listed 12 gross rights violations that occurred between the mid-1960s and 2003.</div>
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<div>They included the anti-communist purge, killings during student protests in 1998, enforced disappearances of activists in 1997-1998, and violence against civilians in separatist hotspots Aceh and Papua.</div>
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<div>‘Transparency is very important’</div>
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<div>Tom Iljas, 84, an exile who lives Stockholm, said the government should first bring perpetrators of human rights violations to justice.</div>
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<div>“It has been acknowledged that there are gross human rights violations, but there has been no mention of who committed them. They didn’t even apologize,” Iljas told BenarNews.</div>
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<div>He urged the government to revoke a 1966 decree that bans communist, Marxist and Leninist ideologies, saying it discriminated against families of the victims.</div>
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<div>Iljas said he had received a scholarship from Sukarno to study at the Peking Institute of Agricultural Mechanization in China in 1960 and graduated in 1965, but his passport was revoked by Suharto’s government.</div>
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<div>“As long as there are discriminatory rules, the decree still exists and security is not guaranteed,” Iljas said, adding that about 20 exiles live in Sweden.</div>
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<div>“If there is no security protection yet, why would those who are offered citizenship want to return to Indonesia?”</div>
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<div>Human rights groups welcomed the president’s announcement as a step forward, but they, too, urged him to also pursue accountability for those responsible.</div>
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<div>Usman Hamid, executive director of Amnesty International in Indonesia, said the government must release the full report of an inquiry last year into human rights abuses.</div>
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<div>“Transparency is very important because this concerns government policy regarding human rights violations that have been neglected for decades,” Usman told BenarNews.</div>
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<div>Team to investigate rights issues</div>
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<div>Jokowi has appointed a team to implement his orders related to restoring rights.</div>
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<div>A member of the team, Beka Ulung Hapsara, said he was optimistic the work could be completed by the end of the year, the presidential decree’s deadline.</div>
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<div>“There is still enough time,” Beka told BenarNews, without elaborating.</div>
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<div>Asvi Warman Adam, a historian at the National Research and Innovation Agency, said that there were possibly thousands of Indonesians living in exile in countries such as the Netherlands, China, Cuba, Albania, France, and Russia, while many others have died.</div>
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<div>He noted that most had become citizens of those countries and had better protections there, so there is little incentive to return.</div>
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<div>“It’s difficult because they already have good health insurance and here it’s not as good as in Europe,” he told BenarNews.</div>
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<div>Asvi suggested that if the exiles want to maintain their foreign citizenship, they could obtain long-term visas for Indonesia to allow them to visit.</div>
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<div>Chandra Halim, a history lecturer at Sanata Dharma University in Yogyakarta, called the government’s initiative “a positive step toward reconciliation.”</div>
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<div>“This is not about making peace with the communists, but finding solutions for victims of past abuses stemming from political differences,” he said. (Arie Firdaus / Tria Dianti | BenarNews)</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383799048397380737.post-66974642646106386112023-03-04T01:30:00.001+09:002023-03-04T01:30:26.218+09:00China-linked Hackers Stole Gigabytes of Data from ASEAN Servers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lelemuku.com" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="China-linked Hackers Stole Gigabytes of Data from ASEAN Servers" border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_5rRT1aTFFVLhN4_6qy5edS1cOT5SGcgWBzeo-_G1bZMgIwL27cA2axJtiA2iMWpx3BXZ_ktQtdVlom-Mobo3hF0m2B2a1CtgdbtpvMs-rnwlqOW1wsx-upxZrR2Ht3IyATbwDyG0EhbhFgwzIWcCtEoJJYraYTJPohG3wzxTupwHH6-ln8zJ2oS8XA/w640-h426/China-linked%20Hackers%20Stole%20Gigabytes%20of%20Data%20from%20ASEAN%20Servers.lelemuku.com.jpg" title="China-linked Hackers Stole Gigabytes of Data from ASEAN Servers" width="640" /></a></div>
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JAKARTA, LELEMUKU.COM - Chinese government-linked hackers stole thousands of megabytes of data last year from ASEAN and member-states that may have contained strategic information on the South China Sea and talks with Washington, a cybersecurity firm and analysts said Thursday.<br />
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Confirming the theft reported this week by Wired magazine, cybersecurity firm Digital Forensic Indonesia said these hackers stole 30,000 megabytes of data, including email correspondence, from the ASEAN Secretariat and contacts in member states in 2022.<br />
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“The servers used by the ASEAN secretariat had many security gaps, so hackers managed to access it remotely and steal the data,” firm chief executive Ruby Alamsyah told BenarNews.<br />
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The Microsoft Exchange email server stored emails from Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) officials and contacts in each member country, Ruby said.<br />
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The ASEAN Secretariat has not released information on the specific impact of the cyberattacks.<br />
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Ruby said similar attacks on the ASEAN secretariat occurred several times since 2019 and called the hackers “state actors.”<br />
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ASEAN servers were not sufficiently secured, Ruby said, as he urged the regional bloc to work together to strengthen cyber defenses.<br />
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American magazine Wired, citing a cybersecurity alert, reported this week that Chinese-linked hackers were able to break into mail servers operated by ASEAN in February 2022 and steal a trove of data.<br />
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The attack came ahead of a summit between the United States and ASEAN in Phnom Penh and occurred at a time when ASEAN countries were trying to balance their relationships with China and the United States.<br />
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Economic ties between ASEAN countries and China have been increasing, while at the same time member countries have concerns about Beijing’s territorial claims to nearly all of the South China Sea. The two sides are to resume talks on a code of conduct for the waterway later this month in Indonesia.<br />
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ASEAN member-states Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam have their own territorial claims to portions of the waterway that overlap with China. The South China Sea is one of the world’s busiest for shipping and a source for oil, natural gas and minerals.<br />
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While Indonesia does not regard itself as a party to the dispute, Beijing claims historic rights to parts of the sea overlapping its exclusive economic zone.<br />
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Hunter S. Marston, an Asia researcher at the National University of Australia, said news about the breach of ASEAN servers by Chinese-state-linked actors was “a serious breach of ASEAN’s trust.”<br />
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“This kind of behavior is equivalent to China’s predatory economic practices and there is a lot of strategic information that Beijing finds attractive – from negotiations on the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea to discussions on strategic partnerships with Australia or the United States,” Marston told BenarNews.<br />
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He predicted that in the short term, no ASEAN member-state would risk damaging its relationship with China.<br />
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“But in the long term, it will undoubtedly add to the lack of strategic trust between ASEAN and China,” he said.<br />
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Similarly, Dewi Fortuna Anwar, co-founder of the Foreign Policy Community Indonesia, said such actions were counterproductive and would fuel suspicion toward China.<br />
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“It would be an unfriendly act toward ASEAN as a regional organization and its member states,” Dewi told BenarNews.<br />
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<b>‘Shame such predatory behavior’<br /></b><br />
Muhammad Thufaili, a researcher at the Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity Research Center in Indonesia, cited Southeast Asia’s growing prosperity as a reason it has become attractive to hackers.<br />
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“ASEAN has become a target because the region is growing rapidly economically,” Thufaili said.<br />
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China has been a big partner for Southeast Asian nations, owing to its geographic proximity, and therefore has been ASEAN’s largest trading partner for 12 consecutive years. China’s trade with ASEAN in 2020 trade reached nearly U.S. $517 billion, according to ASEAN data, while U.S-ASEAN trade stood at $362 billion.<br />
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Washington is playing catch up, having launched the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity deal in May 2022. Initial partners included initial partners, including seven of 10 member-states of ASEAN.<br />
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Beijing was not happy. It called the framework an attempt by Washington to lure Southeast Asian countries to “decouple from China.”<br />
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The Wired article suggested that Chinese-state linked cyber theft could be on the rise with the U.S. increasing its focus on Asia.<br />
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Analyst Marston said that while ASEAN should form a united response to this cyber breach, it is “highly unlikely” to happen.<br />
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“That said, individual ASEAN states should broadcast China's violation and appeal to international legal norms in order to name and shame such predatory behavior,” he said.<br />
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Another cyber security analyst, though, injected a note of caution, saying China should not be blamed without solid evidence.<br />
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“We should refrain from pointing out who is guilty of doing espionage,” said Fitriani, a security analyst at the Jakarta-based Centre for Strategic and International Studies, who uses one name.<br />
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“Since 2015 there have been advanced persistent threats targeting ASEAN member states and ASEAN Secretariat suspected to be from China because at that time the Philippines brought China to an international tribunal regarding the South China Sea dispute.”<br />
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Fitriani suggested ASEAN strengthen cybersecurity measures through standardizing training, systems and encryption, updating security protocols regularly, raising awareness among users of sensitive information and enhancing capacity building across critical infrastructure sectors.<br />
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Indonesia’s Thufaili said there was little cybersecurity cooperation at among ASEAN members.<br />
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“Right now, cooperation appears to be at the level of policy coordination only and not at the level of CERTs (Computer Emergency Response Teams) that are fully operational,” he said.<br />
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ASEAN launched a Cybersecurity Cooperation Strategy document in 2017 as a roadmap for regional cooperation to achieve a secure cyberspace.<br />
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The document has been updated for the period 2021 to 2025 and focuses on strengthening governance and resilience as well as innovation.<br />
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Murugason R. Thangaratnam, chief executive of Malaysian cybersecurity company Novem CS, said he hoped the latest document would focus on sharing ideas and stories.<br />
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“Cross-border cooperation is key,” he told BenarNews.<br />
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“We need to have the mentality of them against us. Good guys versus bad guys.”<br />
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(Pizaro Gozali Idrus / Tria Dianti / Arie Firdaus / Nazarudin Latif / Iman Muttaqin Yusof | BenarNews)<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383799048397380737.post-16026602824405375132023-02-09T05:30:00.001+09:002023-02-09T05:30:44.234+09:00Indonesian Forces search for NZ Pilot Taken Hostage by Papuan Separatist<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrVidr7AekmiF5r4z4oBL6kdkL-GYCDeRCjcBKcX1ofB4DccW53Hg12RmdIJ7b9ByIUbGus6R_ql0JWlO441q4HoeJA1oCAe6VIdcycDpEnNUGDq9ByKHF_qphlV6zFzZpl5uQ9FouIsNpLKxY4q7PZRG4DkCj9rjnvLdQfv48gDzgsx1Qkab2PEZQXg/s1576/Indonesian%20Forces%20search%20for%20NZ%20Pilot%20Taken%20Hostage%20by%20Papuan%20Separatist.lelemuku.com.jpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Indonesian Forces search for NZ Pilot Taken Hostage by Papuan Separatist" border="0" data-original-height="886" data-original-width="1576" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrVidr7AekmiF5r4z4oBL6kdkL-GYCDeRCjcBKcX1ofB4DccW53Hg12RmdIJ7b9ByIUbGus6R_ql0JWlO441q4HoeJA1oCAe6VIdcycDpEnNUGDq9ByKHF_qphlV6zFzZpl5uQ9FouIsNpLKxY4q7PZRG4DkCj9rjnvLdQfv48gDzgsx1Qkab2PEZQXg/w640-h360/Indonesian%20Forces%20search%20for%20NZ%20Pilot%20Taken%20Hostage%20by%20Papuan%20Separatist.lelemuku.com.jpg.jpg" title="Indonesian Forces search for NZ Pilot Taken Hostage by Papuan Separatist" width="640" /></a></div>
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JAKARTA, LELEMUKU.COM - Indonesia’s military said Wednesday it was still searching for a New Zealand pilot who rebels took hostage in Papua after setting fire to his plane a day earlier, but that the five passengers they let go were safe.<br />
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The military also said it had safely evacuated from Paro, a district in Nduga regency, 15 workers who were building a health clinic but whom separatist rebels had threatened to kill.<br />
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“The joint [military-police] task force is still searching,” a local military commander, Brig. Gen. Juinta Omboh Sembiring, said about Philip Merthens, the 37-year-old pilot working for regional carrier Susi Air.<br />
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National police chief Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo said the five passengers on the plane had been brought to safety with the help of local people.<br />
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“[As] for the passengers, everyone is safe,” Listyo told reporters.<br />
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The West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) had said in a statement Tuesday that it would not release Merthens “unless Indonesia sets us free from its colonization.”<br />
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On Wednesday, the Liberation Army said it would not release the pilot until Western countries stopped supporting Indonesia’s rule over Papua.<br />
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“The story isn’t over here,” Liberation Army spokesman Sebby Sambom said in a voice note sent to BenarNews.<br />
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“It will continue until countries like New Zealand, Australia, the United States, and Europe take responsibility for arming Indonesia and training them to kill us for 60 years.”<br />
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Meanwhile, Indonesian Armed Forces chief Admiral Yudo Margono cast doubts on claims that Mehrtens had been taken hostage, and said the pilot fled after his plane was attacked.<br />
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“There was no hostage-taking. He saved himself. We don’t know his whereabouts but we are searching for him,” Yudo told reporters.<br />
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Consular support had been given to the pilot’s family, the New Zealand government said in an email sent to BenarNews on Wednesday morning, declining to comment further.<br />
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‘Definitely traumatized’</b><br />
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Separately, 15 workers who were building a community health clinic in Nduga were transported by helicopter and underwent medical examinations in Kenyam, the main town in Nduga, according to Papua military commander Maj. Gen Saleh Mustafa.<br />
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Saleh said the workers were briefly held captive by the Liberation Army, but the rebel group’s spokesman, Sambom, called that “nonsense.”<br />
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“The TNI [military] and the police are only seeking legitimacy to carry out armed operations here. If we had really taken them hostage, we wouldn’t have released them,” Sambom told BenarNews.<br />
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Local military commander Brig. Sembiring said the leader of the Liberation Army in Nduga, Egianus Kogoya, had threatened to kill the workers if they did not leave Paro district.<br />
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“I think they are definitely traumatized, so we are now focusing on restoring their condition, both psychologically and physically,” Sembiring said in a statement.<br />
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Threats to civilians and airline crews had disrupted humanitarian work in Nduga, a regency in Papua’s central highlands, said Theofranus Litaay, an aide to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo.<br />
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“The workers were building a much-needed health center, and the pilot is serving a government-subsidized route to support access for the community,” Litaay told BenarNews Wednesday.<br />
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“Police must conduct a thorough investigation and enforce the law against the perpetrators of this crime.”<br />
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Air transportation is vital in jungle-covered Papua, where road networks are limited.<br />
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Violence and tensions in Papua, a region that makes up the western half of New Guinea island, have intensified in recent years.<br />
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In July 2022, rebels killed 10 civilians, mostly traders from other parts of Indonesia, accusing them of being spies for government security forces.<br />
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It was the deadliest attack by insurgents in the region since 2018 when insurgents attacked workers who were building roads and bridges in Nduga, killing 20 people, including an Indonesian soldier. At the time, the TPNPB said those killed were not civilian workers, but soldiers from the army’s engineering detachment.<br />
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The attack prompted the government to send more troops to Papua.<br />
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The region has a history of human rights violations by Indonesian security forces and police. Papuan separatist rebels also have been accused of attacking civilians.<br />
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In 1963, Indonesian forces invaded Papua, a former Dutch colony like Indonesia, and annexed it.<br />
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In 1969, the United Nations sponsored a referendum where only about 1,000 people voted.<br />
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Despite accusations that the vote was a farce, the U.N. recognized the outcome, effectively endorsing Indonesia’s control over Papua. (Victor Mambor / Arie Firdaus | BenarNews)
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383799048397380737.post-5667775858508959962023-01-10T17:31:00.001+09:002023-01-10T17:31:09.368+09:00Indonesian Police and Anti-Corruption Commission Arrest Papua Governor<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYJc8g8C9LRQK_L1MU4zjzV5a64fiDYAfceL-MEyAyyGtqQQThOveoCstqkHGCoXloPW6RQP4fw3xNU91r6NffQ2GGy-wZyk7Kp3yClbqwm-jbYx6FrAtDRmF9tMRovEEWXGCWy7O2A6vN9Jl4ySN1CE85ybHVO4oWXAUlKncKOagHDm2aENi94ORv/s620/Indonesian%20Police%20and%20Anti-Corruption%20Commission%20Arrest%20Papua%20Governor.lelemuku.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Indonesian Police and Anti-Corruption Commission Arrest Papua Governor" border="0" data-original-height="325" data-original-width="620" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYJc8g8C9LRQK_L1MU4zjzV5a64fiDYAfceL-MEyAyyGtqQQThOveoCstqkHGCoXloPW6RQP4fw3xNU91r6NffQ2GGy-wZyk7Kp3yClbqwm-jbYx6FrAtDRmF9tMRovEEWXGCWy7O2A6vN9Jl4ySN1CE85ybHVO4oWXAUlKncKOagHDm2aENi94ORv/w640-h336/Indonesian%20Police%20and%20Anti-Corruption%20Commission%20Arrest%20Papua%20Governor.lelemuku.com.jpg" title="Indonesian Police and Anti-Corruption Commission Arrest Papua Governor" width="640" /></a></div>
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JAYAPURA, LELEMUKU.COM - Head of Public Relations of Papua Regional Police, Kombes Ignatius Benny Ady, confirmed the arrest of Papua Governor Lukas Enembe in a bribery case that is currently being handled by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in Jakarta.<br />
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"Yes, the information I received from Head of the Operational Bureau of the Papua Regional Police is that the KPK arrested Lukas Enembe," he said on Tuesday, January 10, 2023.<br />
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Benny said that the arrest was a continuation of the legal process that ensnared Lukas Enembe. He added that Polda will deploy security forces after the arrest.<br />
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"That is a legal effort by the KPK," Benny said in a written message.<br />
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In addition, Benny said that Lukas Enembe is being held at Mako Brimob Kotaraja Abepura. Later, he said, Lukas Enembe will be taken to Jakarta for further legal process.<br />
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Lukas Enembe was officially declared a suspect by the KPK for alleged bribery and gratification of a number of development projects in Papua. So far, the KPK has declared two suspects in the case; Lukas Enembe and Rijanto Lakka.<br />
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Enembe is allegedly by the KPK of receiving a bribe of IDR 1 billion from Rijanto Lakka to win the tender for three long-term projects with a total project value of IDR 41 billion.<br />
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Enembe and several other officials of the Papua Provincial Government are also alleged to have received a 14 percent share of the project after being cut with taxes.<br />
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The KPK has examined Lukas in November 2022. The examination was led directly by KPK Chairman Firli Bahuri with a team of investigators and a medical team to examine Lukas' health.<br />
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As a result, the KPK said that Lukas' health condition could not follow the examination of a suspect at that time. Lukas Enembe's legal counsel also filed a request to the KPK to be allowed to seek treatment at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore.<br />
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Director of Investigation of KPK, Asep Guntur Rahayu said that the examination of Lukas' health in November was not yet done in full. He said that the reason was that the KPK team was not able to bring large health check equipment such as an X-ray machine at that time.<br />
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"So Lukas Enembe was only examined externally. Because it was not possible for us to bring a lot<br />
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"So at that time, Lukas Enembe was only examined on the surface. Because it is not possible for us to bring many large tools to his house. So from that examination, it seems that the person in question is healthy and able to do the interview," Asep said.<br />
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Therefore, Asep requested that Lukas Enembe should immediately undergo treatment in Jakarta to determine his actual health condition.<br />
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"As Mr. Alex said, we will also accompany him here and if necessary, be referred abroad," he said.<br />
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In addition to the corruption case, the KPK is also investigating a number of suspicious transactions on Lukas Enembe's and his family's accounts.<br />
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The Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) stated that it had found a number of suspicious transactions worth hundreds of billions of rupiah on Lukas' and his family's accounts. Among them is a transfer of around IDR 500 billion (about USD 34.5 million) to a casino in Singapore, Marina Bay Sands. (Albert Batlayeri)
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383799048397380737.post-75744684069873169622022-11-28T04:30:00.001+09:002022-11-28T04:30:29.589+09:00Papua New Guinea Soldier Involved in Killing of Daru Villager to Face Trial<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisGREIBDVZO_V3kTKwNT3Iv_omC4Pa2V9jK9XPYmIPFrg9-IR72g_gO-kg6uIUfxYTQ01hKhEKLh7CxyifFXvHeeawdLtlLBh-KLzGb6ZNy3LuIlhRCdooSWamHa3CIuLO1d2wO3LtgQ6mIQ4rUrlfu6aaj9TqzWfYkoLYZsvHKBRSN0bJjTATUKkT/s620/Soldier%20involved%20in%20killing%20of%20Papua%20New%20Guinea%20villager%20to%20face%20trial.lelemuku.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Papua New Guinea Soldier Involved in Killing of Daru Villager to Face Trial" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisGREIBDVZO_V3kTKwNT3Iv_omC4Pa2V9jK9XPYmIPFrg9-IR72g_gO-kg6uIUfxYTQ01hKhEKLh7CxyifFXvHeeawdLtlLBh-KLzGb6ZNy3LuIlhRCdooSWamHa3CIuLO1d2wO3LtgQ6mIQ4rUrlfu6aaj9TqzWfYkoLYZsvHKBRSN0bJjTATUKkT/w640-h426/Soldier%20involved%20in%20killing%20of%20Papua%20New%20Guinea%20villager%20to%20face%20trial.lelemuku.com.jpg" title="Papua New Guinea Soldier Involved in Killing of Daru Villager to Face Trial" width="640" /></a></div>
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PORT MORESBY, LELEMUKU.COM - A Papua New Guinean soldier and three civilians will face trial for the killing of a villager last month that sparked the ransacking of the Daru military post, according to a local court.<br />
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The border patrol soldier and the civilians are in police custody in Daru, the main town of Western Province’s South Fly district, where soldiers are allegedly responsible for the deaths of two other civilians since 2019.<br />
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“These killings are due to a lack of policemen in South Fly District,” a Daru police officer told BenarNews earlier this week.<br />
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“When there are no policemen, the public seek soldiers’ help to solve a brawl or investigate misuse of public funds,” said the officer, who did not want to be named for security reasons.<br />
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The chief of the Papua New Guinea Defense Force, Maj. Gen. Mark Goina, told BenarNews that an investigation into the most recent death has looked into whether the accused soldier followed proper procedures by helping police with an investigation.<br />
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Police numbers per 100,000 people in Papua New Guinea are among the lowest for any country. The Daru military post helps supply food and logistics support to soldiers based about 300 km (186 miles) west in Weam, who patrol the PNG-Indonesia border.<br />
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Daru resident Aiyao Masi said the villager who was killed had been accused of adultery and the aggrieved husband sought the soldier’s help to have the man arrested. A fight broke out during the arrest and the man died from his beating, Masi said.<br />
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About 300 people from the dead man’s village, Bamu, ransacked the military post last week and destroyed sensitive documents on border movements, Masi said on Tuesday.<br />
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The Daru police officer said soldiers beat a contractor to death in May 2021. He had allegedly misused funds that were meant for the construction of a border post at Weam.<br />
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In 2019, soldiers en route to Weam severely beat an aggressive drunk after frightened Wipim villagers sought their help in subduing him. The man died after soldiers left the village.<br />
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Goina said he will soon release the investigation reports into the deaths of the Bamu villager and the contractor but has not received a report on the killing at Wipim. (Clifford Faiparik| BenarNews)
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383799048397380737.post-31544047947876694952022-11-28T03:30:00.001+09:002022-11-28T03:30:40.983+09:00Human Rights Watch Urges Thai Govt to Investigate Deep South Bombing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeG_nMDPeBU549WCvMXJ_NTNpZgntA5qaqJK_f0Ha60we7YPpGLZJbhnEPqA6B-2rSa8UjaEiyLjOJxIt0tG7yoVOAP6fnT2tA8QXYd18AoIp3l3hb3xyOtpGqn-NVeup2YaAbxvm9y2KbX-pf1SL0fvW20HbOYhb1IG-ElWS5ya9zlnsFNSdTzU7s/s620/Rights%20group%20Investigate%20Deep%20South%20bombing%20as%20war%20crime.lelemuku.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Human Rights Watch Urges Thai Govt to Investigate Deep South Bombing" border="0" data-original-height="412" data-original-width="620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeG_nMDPeBU549WCvMXJ_NTNpZgntA5qaqJK_f0Ha60we7YPpGLZJbhnEPqA6B-2rSa8UjaEiyLjOJxIt0tG7yoVOAP6fnT2tA8QXYd18AoIp3l3hb3xyOtpGqn-NVeup2YaAbxvm9y2KbX-pf1SL0fvW20HbOYhb1IG-ElWS5ya9zlnsFNSdTzU7s/w640-h426/Rights%20group%20Investigate%20Deep%20South%20bombing%20as%20war%20crime.lelemuku.com.jpg" title="Human Rights Watch Urges Thai Govt to Investigate Deep South Bombing" width="640" /></a></div>
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BANGKOK, LELEMUKU.COM - A bomb blast that injured dozens of people and killed a police officer at a housing compound for police in Thailand’s Deep South should be investigated as a possible “war crime,” Human Rights Watch said Wednesday in condemning the attack.<br />
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The massive explosion from a bomb-rigged pickup on Tuesday afternoon targeted a compound where police officers and their families live in Mueang Narathiwat, a district of Narathiwat province, authorities said.<br />
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Some children, including a 1-year-old, were among the injured. A police captain was the lone fatality in the attack by suspected separatist rebels.<br />
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“The unlawful bombing of an apartment building crowded with police officers and their families appeared aimed at causing the greatest possible loss of civilian life,” said Elaine Pearson, Asia director at Human Rights Watch. “Those responsible should be investigated for apparent war crimes.”<br />
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According to the New York-based rights watchdog group, international laws of war protect civilians and civilian structures from attack, and are applicable to Thailand’s southern border region where an insurgency has dragged on for decades.<br />
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“Thai provincial police in the south do not engage in counterinsurgency operations and are civilians, not combatants, under the laws of war. Deliberate or indiscriminate attacks on civilians are prohibited, and if carried out with criminal intent are war crimes,” Human Rights Watch said in calling for those who plan, order and carry out such attacks to be brought to justice.<br />
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On Wednesday, investigators updated the number of people injured to 45, including three children, from an original report of 31.<br />
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A member of Deep South civil society network said the children and at least 13 women were among the injured.<br />
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“This is an unlawful act, breeching international humanitarian laws,” Rukchart Suwan told BenarNews Wednesday. “[We] condemn the attack.”<br />
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Elsewhere, a leader of Barisan Revolusi Nasional, the most powerful of armed separatist groups in the border region, declined Wednesday to comment about the attack while the leader of another insurgent group, the Patani United Liberation Organization, said it was not involved.<br />
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“PULO does not have a role in the attack at all,” Kasturi Mahkota told BenarNews in a text message.<br />
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Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha meanwhile called for the speedy arrest of the perpetrators.<br />
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“The prime minister expressed concerns and extended condolences to the family of the dead … and directed officials to speed up investigation and bring the attackers to justice as soon as possible,” a spokesman said.<br />
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In addition, a Thai government panel involved in Deep South peace talks spoke out against the attack.<br />
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“[We] condemn the mastermind on the violence – be it any group or persons – because it was deliberate at civilian and soft targets, a violation of human dignity, human rights and humanitarian principle,” the panel said in a statement Wednesday.<br />
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“The peace dialogue underlines the intent to promote and support peaceful solutions in a civilized way according to international norms and principles.”<br />
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Government officials and BRN began Malaysia-brokered peace negotiations in early 2020 – following years of talks between the government and MARA Patani, an umbrella group that brought together Deep South insurgent groups, including BRN.<br />
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Ongoing investigation<br /></b><br />
Authorities spent Wednesday cleaning up the bomb site filled with the charred wreckage of cars and motorcycles along with debris from the apartment building.<br />
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A southern army deputy commander who visited the site on Wednesday said investigators had made some progress in identifying and bringing the attackers to justice.<br />
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“The bomb-rigged pickup truck was not stolen and [we] have to investigate the connection of the owner and the attacker,” Maj. Gen. Pramote Prom-in, told reporters. “Anyway, the culprits were clearly insurgents.” <br />
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On Tuesday, police detained and questioned a Pattani man, according to a security officer who asked to remain anonymous because he was not authorized to speak to the media. The officer did not elaborate about whether the man was a suspect in the attack in Narathiwat.<br />
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Pattani police questioned an employee of a used-car dealership who brokered the pickup truck’s sale to identify the owner.<br />
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Investigators also examined closed-circuit videos to track the route of at least two perpetrators who fled the scene on a motorcycle.<br />
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Since a separatist insurgency reignited in the Deep South in January 2004, at least 7,344 people have been killed and 13,641 injured in violence across the mainly Muslim and Malay-speaking border region, according to data updated through March 2022 by Deep South Watch, a local think-tank.<br />
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The region along Thailand’s border with Malaysia encompasses Pattani, Narathiwat, Yala provinces, and four districts of Songkhla province. (Mariyam Ahmad/ Matahari Ismai | BenarNews)
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383799048397380737.post-5867676478097680332022-11-22T05:30:00.001+09:002022-11-22T05:30:37.855+09:00Earthquake Hits West Java, Killing at Least 162 and Injuring Hundreds People<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpi9pe0xJa0FoO3VnZ_r6A3SWRGq7F49ClT7jcuvqLn1lFYJjPVbTkzrBt-Mea0XFreTILoXHs3vCAIJ5GNcHPGZbtTosr0eGv0VsXsAG-609WnT_3aObU5-oALufD7Gxjwv8ZlUinllc73R8S5TO-fXSY4A7oFWjoXnQQWZ1hvCfQzKMeCPE_RSw_/s1280/Earthquake%20Hits%20West%20Java,%20Killing%20at%20Least%20162%20and%20Injuring%20Hundreds%20People.lelemuku.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Earthquake Hits West Java, Killing at Least 162 and Injuring Hundreds People.lelemuku.com.jpg" border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpi9pe0xJa0FoO3VnZ_r6A3SWRGq7F49ClT7jcuvqLn1lFYJjPVbTkzrBt-Mea0XFreTILoXHs3vCAIJ5GNcHPGZbtTosr0eGv0VsXsAG-609WnT_3aObU5-oALufD7Gxjwv8ZlUinllc73R8S5TO-fXSY4A7oFWjoXnQQWZ1hvCfQzKMeCPE_RSw_/w640-h480/Earthquake%20Hits%20West%20Java,%20Killing%20at%20Least%20162%20and%20Injuring%20Hundreds%20People.lelemuku.com.jpg" title="Earthquake Hits West Java, Killing at Least 162 and Injuring Hundreds People.lelemuku.com.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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BANDUNG, LELEMUKU.COM - A strong, shallow earthquake struck Indonesia’s main island of Java Monday, killing at least 162 people and injuring hundreds.<br />
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The head of the country’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency said the earthquake damaged and toppled dozens of buildings. West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil said that more 13,000 people whose homes had been heavily damaged were being transported to evacuation centers.<br />
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Hundreds of injured people fled into the streets of Cianjur, some covered in blood and debris. The U.S. Geological Survey said Cianjur was the epicenter of the magnitude 5.6 quake.<br />
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Shaking was felt in the capital, Jakarta, about 70 kilometers away, where some high-rise buildings were evacuated.<br />
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"The majority of those who died were children," Kamil said. He said many were public school students who had finished their regular classes for the day and were taking extra lessons at Islamic schools. Cianjur is known for having many Islamic boarding schools and mosques.<br />
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Emergency workers treated the injured on stretchers and blankets outside hospitals, on terraces and in parking lots in the Cianjur region.<br />
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"I fainted. It was very strong," Hasan, a construction worker who, like many Indonesians, uses one name, told The Associated Press. "I saw my friends running to escape from the building. But it was too late to get out and I was hit by the wall."<br />
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Several landslides closed roads near Cianjur. Among the dozens of buildings that were damaged was an Islamic boarding school, a hospital and other public facilities, authorities said. Power outages were reported.<br />
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Indonesia, with a population of more than 270 million people, is frequently hit by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis because of its location on the "Ring of Fire," an arc of volcanoes and fault lines in the Pacific Basin.<br />
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In the last two years, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake killed at least 25 people and injured more than 460 in West Sumatra province, while a magnitude 6.2 earthquake killed more than 100 people and injured nearly 6,500 in West Sulawesi province.<br />
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A powerful Indian Ocean quake and tsunami in 2004 killed nearly 230,000 people in a dozen countries, most of them in Indonesia. (VOA)
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383799048397380737.post-87225271676564580322022-11-21T04:30:00.001+09:002022-11-21T04:30:46.629+09:00HRW Urges Qatar and FIFA to Acknowledge World Cup Rights Abuses<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDmu8-ctNTDlMzCcRZDcpKoP9d-5hm3KNnf3gPmsCSt0lOrPWmVgKSqpEh1LLXLEw-MbW-tHUua8C7bVY4K94gQl21JsAcwyp5A8tqA3CWpCr9EZDh4atwko-wgnjc1QlOUMOnKRbUZndBrlS1zJOjIsix6mIvVCGTfNkiA7CluaCoZvfGAKndBhVx/s1023/HRW%20Urges%20Qatar,%20FIFA%20to%20Acknowledge%20World%20Cup%20Rights%20Abuses.lelemuku.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="HRW Urges Qatar and FIFA to Acknowledge World Cup Rights Abuses" border="0" data-original-height="575" data-original-width="1023" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDmu8-ctNTDlMzCcRZDcpKoP9d-5hm3KNnf3gPmsCSt0lOrPWmVgKSqpEh1LLXLEw-MbW-tHUua8C7bVY4K94gQl21JsAcwyp5A8tqA3CWpCr9EZDh4atwko-wgnjc1QlOUMOnKRbUZndBrlS1zJOjIsix6mIvVCGTfNkiA7CluaCoZvfGAKndBhVx/w640-h360/HRW%20Urges%20Qatar,%20FIFA%20to%20Acknowledge%20World%20Cup%20Rights%20Abuses.lelemuku.com.jpg" title="HRW Urges Qatar and FIFA to Acknowledge World Cup Rights Abuses" width="640" /></a></div>
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DOHA, LELEMUKU.COM - Gianni Infantino, FIFA’s president, has taken exception to criticism that FIFA, soccer’s governing board, and Qatar, where this year’s World Cup is being held, have run roughshod over the rights of migrant workers drawn to the Middle Eastern country on promises that they would be paid fairly for their work in constructing the numerous facilities needed for the soccer tournament.<br />
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“Today I feel Qatari,” Infantino said Saturday at the start of his first news conference of the World Cup. “Today I feel Arab. Today I feel African. Today I feel gay. Today I feel disabled. Today I feel [like] a migrant worker.”<br />
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Human Rights Watch and a coalition of rights organizations have urged Qatar and FIFA to make a commitment to acknowledge and remedy the labor and human rights abuses that thousands of migrant workers suffered while preparing Qatar to host the sports event.<br />
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Rights groups have accused Qatar of subjecting migrant workers to harsh working conditions that include nonpayment of wages and long hours in oppressive heat.<br />
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Michael Page, Human Rights Watch’s deputy Middle East and North Arica director, said, “FIFA’s failure to provide a remedy while accruing billions of dollars in revenue has left everything in sight in Qatar – from the roads to the stadiums – as reminders of the migrant workers who built and delivered the games but did not receive their wages or died with no compensation for their families.”<br />
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Infantino, meanwhile, praised Qatar for allowing the migrants to work and chided European countries for restricting the flow of migrants.<br />
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“We in Europe, we close our borders and we don’t allow practically any worker from those countries, who earn obviously very low income, to work legally in our countries,” Infantino said.<br />
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“If Europe would really care about the destiny of these people, these young people, then Europe could also do as Qatar did. But give them some work. Give them some future. Give them some hope. But this moral-lesson giving, one-sided, it is just hypocrisy.”<br />
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Shariful Hasan, program head of the Migration Program and Youth Initiatives of BRAC, a development organization in Bangladesh, says more than 1,300 Bangladeshi workers died in Qatar, with many of the deaths attributed to heart attacks.<br />
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“We must answer to the people who have died – not only in Qatar but in any Middle Eastern country,” he said. “We cannot forget this pain. ... It is not only the hard work of the migrants; it is their blood. It is their life.”<br />
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HRW says the reforms that Qatar has recently adopted have come “either too late, were too narrow in scope, or were too weakly implemented for many workers to benefit.”<br />
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Companies have often failed to notify families when their loved ones have died, HRW says, and have also failed to help or repatriate workers or their bodies to their home countries.<br />
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The World Cup opens Sunday. (VOA)<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4383799048397380737.post-11050762588188711912022-11-19T05:30:00.001+09:002022-11-19T05:30:27.343+09:00Malaysia Poised for a Tight Race in a Historic National Election<div>
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<td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob (left), of the United Malays National Organization, talks to a voter at a restaurant ahead of the country's general election, in Kuala Lumpur - (Mohd. Rasfan | AFP)</td>
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KUALA LUMPUR, LELEMUKU.COM - Malaysians will go to the polls Saturday in what surveys show could be a tight contest as an unelected and corruption-tainted ruling coalition seeks the people’s mandate four years after voters booted it out in a historic election.</div>
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<div>Voters in this multi-ethnic and multi-religious nation will be looking for political stability after messy maneuverings during the last term, a lid on inflation as a recession looms, and clean government amid a slew of corruption scandals.</div>
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<div>But if the latest surveys are any sign, Malaysia could see a hung parliament, instead of an UMNO win due to a divided opposition, as analysts had predicted earlier.</div>
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<div>“[T]his Saturday’s Malaysian general election is unlikely to produce a clear winner,” market research firm YouGov said about its poll of 2,687 Malaysians, conducted Nov. 8-14 and released this week.</div>
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<div>A separate survey, conducted by independent pollster Merdeka, showed similar results, reported The Straits Times. Both surveys showed that about one-fifth of respondents were undecided or didn’t want to say who they would vote for on Saturday.</div>
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<div>Of the more than 21 million eligible voters, 6.2 million are first-time voters, a whopping 42 percent expansion of the electorate.</div>
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<div>That includes 1.4 million people aged 18 to 20, eligible to vote in a general election for the first time after Malaysia lowered the voting age from 21.</div>
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<div>As many as 945 hopefuls will be vying for 222 parliamentary seats in the Nov. 19 polls – a record number of candidates. The elections will also feature the oldest candidate to stand for MP – indefatigable former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, who is 97.</div>
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<div>The election was called almost a year ahead of schedule. Barisan Nasional, the unelected coalition anchored by the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) decided it was time, as Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob put it, “to manifest political stability and shape a strong government that is stable and respected.”</div>
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<div>Barisan was ruling the country before parliament was dissolved in October but had in 2018 suffered its first loss in a general election over widespread corruption allegations.</div>
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<div>But the Pakatan Harapan coalition that defeated UMNO and Barisan collapsed in February 2020 due to infighting. More political instability followed through the installment of two successive unelected governments.</div>
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<div>Will Pakatan, now led by Anwar Ibrahim, win a second consecutive election? Or do Malaysians believe that Barisan, which caters to the ethnic Malay majority, can deliver a stable government?</div>
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<div>And can a new bloc, Perikatan Nasional, another Malay-centric coalition headed by former PM Muhyiddin Yassin, make a big dent? </div>
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<div>Results of recent surveys may provide some clues.</div>
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<div><b>Pakatan Harapan leads surveys</b></div>
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<div>Opposition coalitions Pakatan and Perikatan have made significant strides in the last few weeks, surveys show, although early on, analysts had given Barisan a clear edge because it was coming off some significant wins in state polls.</div>
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<div>Ibrahim Suffian, director of pollster Merdeka, attributes this to a decline in Barisan’s popularity.</div>
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<div>“UMNO-BN has internal issues arising from candidate selection, and controversial leaders,” Ibrahim told BenarNews.</div>
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<div>UMNO dropped several of the prime minister’s supporters from its list of election candidates, which alienated some of the rank-and-file. Some observers have even predicted that Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, the party’s corruption-tainted president, will move to elevate himself to the post of PM instead of Ismail Sabri, if Barisan wins the election.</div>
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<div>Some voters suspect that UMNO called the election for political reasons rather than to tackle the country’s problems, Ibrahim added.</div>
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<div>YouGov’s survey showed that of the three main coalitions, Anwar’s Pakatan bloc is most likely to capture the largest share of votes, at 35 percent; Muhyiddin’s Perikatan would pick up 20 percent of the votes; and the UMNO-led Barisan bloc would take 17 percent of the votes.</div>
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<div>“While Pakatan Harapan is expected to do well in urban parts of Malaysia, the substantially lower number of voters required to win a seat in rural electorates where Barisan Nasional and Perikatan Nasional are likely to perform well means that the parliament is likely to be very complex,” Campbell White, YouGov’s head of public affairs and polling, Asia-Pacific, said in a statement.</div>
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<div>These surveys show no coalition winning an outright majority – that is, 112 of 222 seats – which means, two coalitions may have to have to form an alliance, or regional parties may have to support a coalition, or some combination thereof.</div>
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<div>That means Malaysia could again see a revolving door of administrations.</div>
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<div>It may all come down to how the ethnic Malays vote.</div>
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<div>Merdeka’s survey polled Malays, who comprise 70 percent of Malaysia’s population, about their preferred coalition.</div>
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<div>It found 35 per cent of Malays surveyed preferred Perikatan, the coalition that includes the conservative Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), and only 28 preferred Barisan, which used to be Malay voters’ mainstay.</div>
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<div>“PAS has relatively strong grassroots, while Muhyiddin is a leader that most Malay voters find acceptable,” Merdeka’s Ibrahim said, referring to the former PM’s clean image.</div>
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<div>Perikatan has been able to eat into Barisan’s support in no small measure due to its inclusion of PAS in the coalition, and because it campaigns on the platform of Malay supremacy, according to Lau Zhe Wei, professor at International Islamic University of Malaysia.</div>
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<div>“It slowly made its presence finally felt during the Malacca state election using ‘Abah’ – a reference to a father figure used by Malays to refer to Muhyiddin – and his clean image, for its campaign,” Lau told BenarNews.</div>
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<div>“Perikatan’s presence in this election should not be taken lightly.”</div>
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<div>Analyst Azmi Hassan said Barisan’s victory hinges on whether it can secure at least half of the Malay vote in 90 seats where Malay voters form the majority.</div>
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<div>“I would say 50 percent is a nice number for them to gain the Malay vote in each of the different constituencies, because the other 50 percent will be split among the opposition Pakatan, [Mahathir’s] Gerakan Tanah Air, and Perikatan,” Azmi told BenarNews.</div>
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<div>“If Barisan can gain half of the Malay votes on 90 of the 165 seats contested in peninsular Malaysia, they will win,” the senior fellow at the Nusantara Academy for Strategic Research said.</div>
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<div><b>Key issues</b></div>
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<div>Among issues that are important to them in this election, Malaysians want a government that will stem spiraling inflation, especially the rising costs of food and living.</div>
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<div>Analysts said the possibility of a recession next year is very real. As James Chin, of the University of Malaysia, told Agence France-Presse news agency, “the already painful cost of living will be going up like crazy next year.”</div>
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<div>Anticipating this scenario, the UMNO government presented a populist budget – including tax cuts and direct cash aid – before it dissolved parliament.</div>
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<div>Pakatan is banking on Anwar’s background as a former deputy prime minister and finance minister to convince voters that economic restructuring is necessary amid what it calls “endemic corruption.”</div>
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<div>But stemming inflation or economic restructuring requires a clean government that is focused on governance rather than its survival, so voters are also looking for stability.</div>
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<div>UMNO was thrown out in 2018 over the alleged involvement of its Prime Minister Najib Razak in the 1MDB financial scandal. Najib is currently serving a 12-year prison sentence. UMNO president Zahid is under trial for corruption.</div>
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<div>While seen as relatively clean, the previous Pakatan government isn’t a poster child for stability, having collapsed 22 months into its tenure due to infighting.</div>
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<div>As for Perikatan leader Muhyiddin, many still find it hard to forgive the co-conspirator of the infamous “Sheraton move” that brought down the country’s first and only non-UMNO government, which was 2018’s election winner Pakatan Harapan.</div>
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<div>None of these is an easy choice to make. (Iman Muttaqin Yusof / Fitri Hazim | BenarNews)</div>
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PHNOMPENH, LELEMUKU.COM - Journalists covering two major international events in Cambodia and Indonesia this week have been obstructed from their work.</div>
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<div>A producer for the U.S. news outlet ABC News was pushed when she tried to ask a question during President Joe Biden’s meeting with China’s leader Xi Jinping.</div>
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<div>Separately, journalists from the Voice of America (VOA) and Voice of Democracy (VOD) were denied access to a press conference by Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen during the ASEAN summit being hosted in the country.</div>
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<div>White House pool reporter Molly Nagle, of ABC News, on Monday was part of the small media group covering the start of President’s meeting with Xi.</div>
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<div>During a break, Nagle called out a question directed at Biden, asking if he would include rights issues during the meetings.</div>
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<div>But an unidentified person believed to be part of the Chinese delegation pulled the journalist backwards so that she momentarily lost her balance.</div>
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<div>The man, described as wearing a face mask with a Chinese flag on it, then pushed her toward the door, according to Agence France-Presse.</div>
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<div>The AFP reports that two White House staff members intervened, saying the producer should be left alone.</div>
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<div>VOA emailed the spokesperson for China’s Washington embassy for comment but did not receive a response.</div>
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<div>Separately in Cambodia on Sunday, journalists from VOA’s Khmer service and the independent broadcaster VOD were denied access to a Hun Sen press conference.</div>
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<div>Both media outlets had registered to cover the post-ASEAN summit press conference at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh, but were not given passes.</div>
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<div>The Cambodian Center for Independent Media, the Cambodian Journalists Alliance Association and the Overseas Press Club of Cambodia have jointly called on Cambodia’s Ministry of Information to clarify why the journalists were denied entry.</div>
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<div>“Since the prime minister welcomed questions from the media, we would like to know why journalists from VOD and VOA were not welcome to ask questions,” read the joint statement published Monday.</div>
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<div>The media associations called on the ministry to “explain this apparent discrimination against journalists from certain news outlets.”</div>
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<div>According to the group, two members of the Ministry of Information’s press staff said their supervisor would not allow VOD and VOA journalists to attend the conference with Hun Sen.</div>
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<div>Pa Sokheng, a reporter for VOD whose application was not granted, expressed “deep disappointment” and said there should be no discrimination and restrictions on media outlets.</div>
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<div>"Banning journalists to listen and ask questions … shows that the state is trying to hide any loopholes of society development rather than finding a solution,” she told VOA Khmer.</div>
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<div>Ith Sothoeuth, media director at the Cambodian Center for Independent Media, said allowing some media to attend but not others “shows the unequal treatment of journalists.”</div>
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<div>A spokesperson for VOA’s public relations department described the block on its journalists and others as “deeply concerning.”</div>
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<div>“These actions by Cambodian officials are in direct opposition to the values of democratic societies,” VOA’s spokesperson said via email. “We stand with our audience in Cambodia, and we will continue to offer them accurate, balanced and comprehensive journalism in English and in the Khmer language.”</div>
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<div>Phos Sovann, a spokesperson for Cambodia’s Information Ministry, said the prime minister’s office’s protocol doesn’t allow for VOA and VOD reporters to cover Hun Sen’s event.</div>
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<div>The reason, the spokesperson said, is because the two media outlets do not run the leader’s speech in full. That approach, the spokesperson said, causes confusion.</div>
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<div>Hun Sen’s speeches and events are usually broadcast on Facebook Live but for this event, journalists needed a pass to attend.</div>
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<div>The ministry spokesperson rejected concerns at apparent discrimination, saying that only two media outlets are blocked and that “several others are allowed.”</div>
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<div>In ABC reporter Nagle’s case in Indonesia, the White House pool reporter documented the incident in her report.</div>
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<div>“I was pulled backwards by my backpack as I shouted, by a member of the Chinese group,” she wrote. “I stumbled back and then was pushed toward the door, knocking me off my balance. (Lors Liblib / Sun Narin | VOA)</div>
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ADDIS ABABA, LELEMUKU.COM - Aid groups say they are ready to deliver much-needed food and medicine to Ethiopia's northern Tigray region after the warring sides agreed to a cease-fire Wednesday.</div>
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<div>The deal between the Tigray rebels and Ethiopia's government commits federal officials to ensure "unhindered humanitarian access" to Tigray, which is in the grip of one of the world's biggest humanitarian crises.</div>
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<div>Some 5 million people there need humanitarian assistance, while doctors at the region's flagship Ayder Hospital say they have run out of medicines to treat sick patients.</div>
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<div>Representatives of the World Food Program and the International Committee of the Red Cross told VOA their organizations were ready to send trucks carrying aid supplies into Tigray but have not been given the green light by the federal government.</div>
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<div>Jude Fuhnwi, a spokesperson for the ICRC in Ethiopia, welcomed the signing of the deal Wednesday, saying the conflict has caused "vast civilian suffering" since it broke out two years ago.</div>
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<div>"The ICRC remains committed to supporting the population of northern Ethiopia. And we have already made the necessary preparations to immediately dispatch our next humanitarian supplies by air and by road, as soon as the humanitarian routes are open," Fuhnwi said.</div>
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<div>Roughly one-third of children and three-quarters of lactating mothers screened for malnutrition in Tigray last week displayed signs of malnourishment.</div>
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<div>Meanwhile, fighting has displaced around half a million people in northwestern Tigray. Most of them are cut off from aid distributions.</div>
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<div>On Thursday, a spokesperson for the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs told reporters that they "are in contact with the government of Ethiopia and others to resume the movement of aid convoys and personnel" to the cities of Mekelle and Shire.</div>
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<div>Aid deliveries to Tigray have been severely restricted since the war in northern Ethiopia began. No aid trucks have entered the region since fresh fighting erupted on August 24.</div>
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<div>Aid deliveries have resumed to parts of the Amhara and Afar regions next to Tigray that were also affected by the fighting. (Fred Harter | VOA)</div>
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