[Kabar-indonesia] Indo News - 10/17/03 (Part 2 of 2)

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- Military Denies Role in Poso Killings
- Five Arrested As Poso Unrest Continues
- Indonesia: OCHA Consolidated Situation Report No. 150
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Laksamana.net
Military Denies Role in Poso Killings
October 16, 2003 11:44 PM
 
Laksamana.Net - The military has denied involvement in a recent string of 
deadly attacks by masked gunmen on Christian villagers in Central Sulawesi 
province. 

Tadulako District Military Command chief Colonel M. Slamet on Thursday 
(16/10/03) insisted there were no troops involved in the attacks in Morowali 
and Poso districts. 

"I tell you that no soldier was involved in the attacks on Beteleme village and 
three other villages in Poso Pesisir," he was quoted as saying by state news 
agency Antara. 

He said his statement was based on the preliminary results of the military’s 
investigation into the killings. 

At least 11 Christians were killed and 12 wounded after the gunmen wearing 
balaclavas attacked the villages over October 9-12. The killings prompted 
hundreds of villagers to flee their homes. 

The military has been accused of playing a role in sectarian violence that left 
about 1,000 people dead in Central Sulawesi over 2000-2001. Some analysts have 
said “rogue generals” masterminded the violence in an effort to destabilize the 
administration of reformist ex-president Abdurrahman ‘Gus Dur’ Wahid, who was 
booted out of office in July 2001 for alleged incompetence. 

One of Indonesia’s most prominent former generals, Wiranto, plans to run for 
the presidency next year. He has argued that Indonesia needs a leader from the 
military to overcome its security problems. 

Other analysts have speculated the latest killings could have been carried out 
by groups linked to regional terrorism network Jemaah Islamiyah, which has been 
blamed for the October 12, 2002, Bali nightclub bombings that killed 202 
people. 

Training Ground 
Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Susilo Bambang 
Yudhoyono on Thursday said intelligence authorities had discovered the 
existence of a central training camp in Poso, where people had been trained how 
to disturb security through acts of violence. 

He declined to comment on who was behind the training camp, saying Poso and 
surrounding areas had been used as a location for creating conflicts by 
a “certain group” with a “certain agenda”. 

Wiranto Meeting 
Wiranto, a former commander of the Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI), on Thursday 
held talks with Army chief General Ryamizard Ryacudu and several other high-
ranking military officials. 

He strongly denied there was any political significance behind the 
meeting. "This is just an informal gathering, we did not discuss the 
presidential race and succession [of the national leader]," he said. 

He claimed the meeting was merely held to discuss the issue of nationalism, 
which he said was currently tending to wane. 

Meanwhile, Ryacudu said he would take stern measures against soldiers involved 
in politics, as such involvement would damage the military’s policy of 
neutrality in next year’s general election. 

He said the military’s neutrality was regarded as a “fixed price” that should 
be maintained. 

Amien Rais Blames Foreign Terrorists 
People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) speaker Amien Rais, who also intends to 
run for the presidency next year, on Thursday said he suspected an 
international terrorist organization was behind the latest Central Sulawesi 
carnage. 

"It is impossible that the perpetrators were working alone, but also involved 
foreign parties from outside Indonesia. The attacks also demonstrated that an 
international terrorist network wishes to create disturbances in this 
predominantly Muslim country," he said.  
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Laksamana.net
Five Arrested As Poso Unrest Continues
October 17, 2003 11:54 PM, Editor
 
Laksamana.Net - Police have reportedly arrested five men suspected of 
involvement in recent deadly attacks on Christian villagers in Central 
Sulawesi, while violence continued in the province on Friday (17/10/03). 

Lieutenant General Sudi Silalahi, an official at the Coordinating Ministry for 
Political and Security Affairs, was quoted by detikcom online news portal as 
saying police also found attack plan documents from a military-style training 
camp in the province. 

At least 11 Christians were killed and 12 wounded after the gunmen wearing 
balaclavas attacked the villages in Morowali and Poso districts over October 9-
12. The killings prompted hundreds of villagers to flee their homes. 

"With the arrest of the five people suspected of responsibility for the Poso 
attacks, it is hoped more light can be shed on the motives and crimes,” he 
said. 

National Police official Major General Dewa Astika said one of the men – a 
suspected bomb-maker – was arrested a few days ago, while the four others were 
arrested Friday morning after a brief gunfight and were now being detained for 
questioning. 

Meanwhile, state news agency Antara and some local television networks reported 
that military and police officials on Friday killed several armed men in a 
forest near Tanah Runtuh village in Poso district. 

The reports, which could not be immediately confirmed, said three members of 
the gang were killed while six others captured. 

National Police spokesman Brigadier General Sunarko D.A. said unidentified 
gunmen had attacked Tanah Runtuh village at about 3am Friday but there were no 
casualties. He said the gunmen had fired shots and set fire to a house. 

Central Sulawesi Police chief Brigadier General Taufik Ridha was quoted by the 
Associated Press as saying the pre-dawn attack was aimed at inciting new 
sectarian violence in the area, which was hit by Muslim-Christian fighting that 
left over 1,000 people dead over 2000-2001. 

Ridha said the latest attackers were about to burn a truck when police arrived. 
Officers found bullet shells and drums of kerosene at the scene. 

"It was obviously the work of provocateurs. They want to provoke Muslims by 
attacking a Muslim village,” he was quoted as saying by AP. 

Outside Involvement 
Authorities are yet to name the perpetrators of the recent attacks, but 
government officials have said they were "well-trained" fighters, consisting of 
outsiders – possibly foreign terrorists – in cahoots with local residents. 

The deadly assaults are a strong indicated that there are certain groups 
desperately seeking to undermine the Malino Peace Accord initiated almost two 
years ago by Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Susilo 
Bambang Yudhoyono and Coordinating Minister for Social Welfare Yusuf Kalla. 

Signed by Muslim and Christian leaders on December 4, 2001, in the neutral city 
of Malino, South Sulawesi, the peace accord resulted in a significant reduction 
in the carnage in Central Sulawesi. 

The large-scale violence first erupted in April 2000, following a brawl between 
a Christian and a Muslim youth. 

Speaking after opening the Jakarta International Conference at Sari Pan Pacific 
Hotel on Monday, Kalla said the latest attacks in Poso were not a failure of 
the Malino agreement. 

“The Malino declaration has brought about peace and ended the hostilities of 
the Muslim and Christian sides, whereas the latest riot was conducted by a 
group of unidentified gunmen, well-trained, with the deliberate intention of 
creating disturbances in society. So, who are these groups needing to be 
reconciled this time, since we have no idea who they are or which group [they 
are from]?” said Kalla. 

The minister’s statement implies the latest attacks were carried out by a third 
party that was not involved in the 2000-2001 violence in the province. 

The recent dawn attacks on the three villages of Saatu, Pantangolemba and 
Pinedapa were reminiscent of an armed assault conducted by a group of masked 
gunmen on the Christian village of Soya in Maluku province on April 28, 2002, 
just two months after the signing of the Malino II peace agreement that ended 
the hostilities between warring Muslim and Christian factions in the Maluku 
islands. 

The attack on Soya, in which 12 Christians were brutally murdered, was viewed 
as an attempt to foil the Malino II agreement and eventually helped prompt 
authorities to arrest Laskar Jihad leader Ja’afar Umar Thalib. 

The Malino II pact was signed on February 12 in an effort to end three years of 
sectarian conflict that had claimed about 7,000 lives in Maluku and North 
Maluku provinces. 

Under the pact, both sides agreed to stop fighting, obey laws, expect security 
forces to be firm yet fair, reject illegal external interference and militia 
groups, stop slander, and promote reconciliation and respect for all religions 
and cultures. The two sides also handed in weapons and helped to repatriate 
some of the thousands of people who became refugees as a result of the 
conflict. 

Despite the signing of the Malino accords for Central Sulawesi and the Malukus, 
sporadic incidents of deadly violence continued over the4 following months. 

Many analysts accused the military of playing a role in the carnage by taking 
sides and supplying weapons. A more obvious role in the ongoing violence had 
been played by the extremist Islamic group Laskar Jihad. 

Laskar Jihad had attempted to justify its presence in the Malukus and Sulawesi 
on the pretext of defending Muslims. The group strongly opposed the peace 
accords and continued to foment attacks on Christians. 

But Laskar Jihad did not represent the general attitude of Muslim community in 
the Malukus and Sulawesi which wanted peaceful and harmonious relations with 
the regions’ Christians. 

Laskar Jihad’s attacks were finally brought to a halt when the group officially 
disbanded after the October 12, 2002, Bali nightclub bombings that left 202 
people dead. 

Laskar Jihad claimed the timing of its disbandment was merely a coincidence, 
but many analysts speculated it indicated the organization was following orders 
from certain generals who didn’t want to become implicated in the crackdown on 
terror following the Bali blasts. 

The latest attacks in Central Sulawesi show disturbing similarities to the 
first assaults carried out in 2000, when perpetrators used similar methods to 
provoke anger among Muslim and Christian communities, thus instigating the 
horizontal conflict. 

In the first attacks in Poso, Muslims attacked Christians, killing hundreds and 
destroying hundreds of their homes. Later on, hundreds of Muslims were killed 
in retaliatory attacks by the so-called Christian “Black Bat” raiders in May 
2000. 

In August 2000, the governors of the provinces in Sulawesi declared a truce, 
but there was a resurgence of violence in April 2001, when a local court 
condemned to death three Christian commanders accused of involvement in the 
previous year’s violence. 

Under Megawati Sukarnoputri’s presidency, the conflict took a new turn in 
August 2001, when Laskar Jihad declared a jihad in Poso and began to send 
hundreds of fighters to the district. 

The arrival of Laskar Jihad forces, as they did in Malukus, tilted the balance 
against the Christians. By the end of November 2001, there were thousands of 
Muslim paramilitary troops in the district, equipped with Ak-47s, grenade and 
rocket launchers, bulldozers, and tanker trucks. 

Laskar Jihad, which was alleged to have close links with former armed forces 
commander Wiranto, and Muslim irregulars launched a scorched-earth campaign, 
destroying dozens of Christian villages and forcing 50,000 refugees into the 
Christian-majority lakeside town of Tentena. 

Without Laskar Jihad around to do the dirty of provocateurs seeking to 
destabilize Indonesia, a new group has presumably been brought into Poso to 
create fresh conflict, while the people themselves remain united. 

Yudhoyono on Monday said preliminary intelligence gathering indicates the 
perpetrators of the latest attacks were locals and outsiders. “This [finding] 
is based on the methodology of the attacks, which were simultaneously launched 
in four villages, where they knew very well that security in those areas was 
not sufficient,” he said. 

He did not rule out the possibility there were other masterminds and networks 
connected with the attacks. 

After a meeting of senior security officials, Yudhoyono issued an eight-point 
order to handle the Poso crisis, specifically instructing the National 
Intelligence Agency (BIN) and other intelligence bodies to identify the 
perpetrators and the masterminds of the attacks. 

“It is too much, because they are glad [to let] this country fall apart, while 
the situation right now has been returning to normal,” he said. 

Given that the task of intelligence bodies is to anticipate and prevent efforts 
by “security disturbance groups” to destabilize the country, Yudhoyono’s 
instruction implies that the intelligence activities coordinated by BIN have 
not worked very well. 

Meanwhile, Indonesian Defense Forces commander Endriartono Sutarto and Army 
chief Ryamizard Ryacudu denied the involvement of their personnel in the Poso 
violence, despite the finding of weapons and bullets similar to those used by 
state troops. 

According to Sutarto, the weapons and bullets used by the perpetrators had been 
taken from the military, as there as “naughty soldiers” who steal munitions and 
sell them on the black market. 

One possibility that neither Sutarto or Ryacudu mentioned was that the unrest 
may have been masterminded by certain disgruntled generals and deserted troops 
acting outside the central military command structure.  
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Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
Date: 17 Oct 2003

Indonesia: OCHA Consolidated Situation Report No. 150
11 - 17 October 2003

Provincial Updates 

1. NATURAL DISASTERS 

The Jakarta Post reported on Saturday (11 Oct.), that the Meteorology and 
Geophysics Agency predicts there will be flooding in Jakarta in the coming 
weeks. A crisis team, with a total of 40,874 members, has been set up by the 
city administration to deal with the possible flooding and Governor Sutiyoso 
will be in command of the flood response. 

Heavy downpour on Tuesday (14 Oct.) caused a local dam to overflow, inundating 
hundreds of homes in Langsa Timur sub-district of East Aceh district. Hundreds 
of families took shelter overnight in local mosques until floodwaters resided. 
The water level was reported as reaching 1 to 2 meters in height. According to 
Mayor of Langsa, Azhari Aziz, the Local Government has visited flood sites and 
distributed assistance to flood victims on Wednesday (15 Oct.). As of Thursday 
(16 Oct.), floods have resided and people are gradually returning to their 
homes. 

In Central Sulawesi, a local newspaper, Nuansa Pos, reported on Wednesday (15 
Oct.), that heavy rains on Tuesday (14 Oct.) in Tojo sub-district of Poso 
district, has caused the lost of two persons, at least 68 houses (66 in Podi 
village and 2 in Padapu village) were washed away, and a worship place and 
village hall were seriously damaged. A number of residents had been evacuated 
to the neighbouring area to prevent future problems. A bridge which connects 
Poso and Ampana was broken off, halting land transportation. So far there is no 
data available on the estimated loss. 

2. ACEH (Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam) 

General Situation 
Various local press reported that 9 civilians and 32 GAM members were killed as 
a result of violent incidents in Aceh province. 

The House of Representatives in Banda Aceh on Monday (13 Oct.) accepted the 
accountability speech of Aceh's Governor, Abdullah Puteh, despite certain 
factions opposing the decision claiming that Puteh was involved in a number of 
acts of corruption towards its 2002's expenditure budget. 

A local daily newspaper, Waspada, reported on Thursday (16 Oct.), that military 
troops thwarted the smuggling of 494 tons of sugar into East Aceh district 
originating from Pulau Penang, Malaysia, on Tuesday (14 Oct.) capturing 6 ships 
with 46 crew members. Military Operations Commander, Maj. Gen. Bambang Darmono, 
emphasized that TNI would remain on guard to secure Indonesian waters within 
the Malacca Straits to prevent any form of illegal smuggling into the country. 
46 local fishermen have been arrested and await prosecution. 

Population Movement 
IOM reported that as of Monday (13 Oct.), 2,920 families (12,703 people) are 
displaced in 8 districts. The majority of IDPs are concentrated in South Aceh 
(4,680 persons), Aceh Jaya (2,626 persons), East Aceh (2,922 persons), and 
Nagan Raya (808 persons). 

3. CENTRAL SULAWESI 

General Situation 
At approximately 23:15 on Saturday (11 Oct.), masked gunmen attacked the sub-
districts of Poso Kota (covering Madale and Sayo villages) and Poso Pesisir 
(covering Saatu, Pinedapa, and Pantangolemba villages). From the incident, 8 
people were killed, 14 injured, and 1 house burnt. Police sent three companies 
of Mobile Brigade personnel from Jakarta, Makassar and Manado to Poso on Sunday 
(12 Oct.) 

Police and a suspected attacker in the Beteleme incident in Morowali, exchanged 
fire on Sunday (12 Oct.) at 08:30, a suspect was shot but the body was not 
recovered. 

A low explosive bomb exploded at 20:00 on Monday (13 Oct.) in Betania village, 
Poso Pesisir sub-district. No casualties were reported from the incident. 

Population Movement 
CARE reported that since Sunday (12 Oct.), 64 families (259 persons, including 
34 children under five, 7 pregnant women, and 26 lactating mothers) from 
Bategencu village in Lage sub-district were displaced from Ranonuncu village in 
Poso Kota sub-district to Tentena. 

4. MALUKU 

General Situation 
A local newspaper, Siwalima, quoted Maluku Military commander, Major Gen. TNI 
Agustadi Sasongko Purnomo, on Wednesday (15 Oct.), saying that due to the 
lifting of the state of civil emergency and the conducive security situation in 
Ambon, TNI officials have taken the decision to gradually withdraw TNI forces 
stationed in Ambon during conflict back to their original units. 

A local newspaper, Ambon Ekspress, reported on Monday (13 Oct.), that the 
Governor of Maluku province, Karel Albert Ralahalo, requested all communities 
in Maluku province to voluntarily hand over illegal weapons. At the same time 
the governor expressed appreciation to those communities who have already 
handed over weapons to the security apparatus. 

According to Siwalima on Thursday (16 Oct.), rabies has now been positively 
diagnosed in a sample obtained from Central Maluku district. This prompted the 
district administration to announce a rabies outbreak in the district and 
formation of a coordination team for the control of the disease. No details on 
numbers of human cases were reported. However since July 2003, rabies has been 
diagnosed on neighboring Ambon Island and health authority in collaboration 
with international aid community has been dealing with the case. 

Population Movement 
Andrian Pattinasarany, local king of Kariu village, Haruku Island, stated to 
Ambon Ekspress on Tuesday (14 Oct.), that some 400 families of his people 
displaced in Ambon and surrounding areas are eager to return. He pointed out 
that the return itself would be dependent on conducive security situation in 
the area and acceptance of the returnees by people from neighboring villages. 
However, Halim Latuconsina, community leader of neighboring Pelauw village of 
Haruku Island, advised IDPs from Kariu not to return since the situation in the 
area is not yet conducive. 

5. NORTH MALUKU 

General Situation 
On Sunday (12 Oct.), North Maluku province celebrated its 4th anniversary. A 
ceremony lead by the Governor was held on Tuesday (14 Oct) at Ngaralamo field 
in Ternate. Government and military officials attended the event. However, the 
Head of Districts and their caretakers, as well as Mayors in North Maluku 
province did not attend. 

Population Movement 
A local newspaper, Malut Pos, reported on Thursday (16 Oct.), that 426 North 
Maluku IDPs in Bitung returned to their villages in North Oba and Oba sub-
districts of Tidore Island Municipality. They arrived on Friday (10 Oct.) at 
Sofifi harbour in North Oba sub-district and Gita harbour in Oba sub-district. 

7. WEST TIMOR 

General Situation 
Various local media continued their reports on the misuse of Japanese funding 
for West Timor. The Central Government, through the Financial Supervisory Board 
in Jakarta, promised to audit the use of the aid fund. 

Population Movement 
44 people from Waero sub-village, Tarawaja village of Soa sub-district who 
sought refuge at Bajawa City after being attacked in their village have 
returned to their houses under escort of the local police. 

DETAILS OF ASSISTANCE PROVIDED 

1. ACEH 

Health 
Under its Roll Back Malaria programme, SC US is holding training for malaria 
cadres in Simeulue Island from 15 to 25 October. 

>From 16 to 19 October, SC US is conducting a Training of Trainers (ToT) 
workshop on SIAGA (Community Maternal Alert) in Great Aceh District and Banda 
Aceh. 17 people are participating in the training. 

Other 
JRS in cooperation with priests in Banda Aceh traveled to Kuala Merisih and 
Keutapang Camps in Calang sub-district of Aceh Jaya district, on 9 October to 
channel humanitarian assistance for some 1,800 IDPs whom reported to have 
received very limited assistance. From 15 to 18 October, JRS is also visiting 
IDPs in West Aceh district. 

2. CENTRAL SULAWESI 

Food and Agriculture 
>From 16 to 17 October, CWS distributed food assistance for 565 families in Lage 
and North Pamona sub-district. 

Health 
Mercy Corps approved framework for a Peace Building programme from Running 
Marathon Committee on Thursday (16 Oct.). The event will take place on 24 
October and 100 people from Poso Kota and Lage sub-districts will participate. 

In collaboration with its local partner, Lembaga Penguatan Masyarakat Sipil, 
CWS held children's creativity activities (reading, drawing and running 
competitions) on 10 October in Masamba village of Poso Pesisir sub-district. 
The programme was implemented in conjunction with the celebration of the Mental 
Health Day. 

In collaboration with its local partner, Lembaga Penguatan Masyarakat Sipil, 
CWS held "Nutrient Park" in Lawanga village of Poso Kota sub-district. 45 
children participated in the event. 

Education 
Mercy Corps approved a framework for a School Support programme from an LNGO, 
Yayasan Bina Lingkungan, on Thursday (16 Oct.). The programme is aimed at 
assisting 265 students in three schools in Poso Kota sub-district. 

Water and Sanitation 
Mercy Corps approved a Water, Sanitation and Hygiene programme from an LNGO, 
YPM GKST, on Thursday (16 Oct.) which will benefit 213 families (1,762 persons) 
in Pantangolemba village of Poso Pesisir sub-district. 

Economic Recovery and Infrastructure 
The Head of Poso Food Security and Agricultural Extension, Arsyad Rahmadi, said 
that the Government has allocated IDR 120 million for food security enterprise 
to 8 small - middle entrepreneur groups in Poso Kota (Mutiara Sagu, Sumber 
Rezeki, and Srikandi sub-district), Poso Pesisir (Bina Marga), Lage (Seruni and 
Alamanda), Tojo (Karya Baru), and South Pamona (Mayoa Jaya). Each group 
received IDR 15 million. Government has also allocated IDR 112 million to 9 
Women Farmer Groups in the sub-districts of South Pamona, East Pamona, Ampana 
Tete, Ampana Kota, Ulubongka, West Tojo and Poso Pesisir. 

3. MALUKU 

Assessment 
Mercy Corps and a team from "Peace Winds Japan" monitored its programmes on 
Ambon Island (a micro finance programme in Gudang Arang village, shelter 
project in Batu Merah village, and water and sanitation project implemented in 
Halong village) and on Haruku Island of Central Maluku district (a micro 
finance programme on the fishery sector and a school rehabilitation programme 
in Waai village). 

AcF monitored progress of its water and sanitation programme in North West Buru 
and North South Buru of Buru district. 

In collaboration with its local partners (Lembaga Karya Anak Bangsa, Yayasan 
Sumber Utama and Yayasan Elnusa), Mercy Corps funded is conducting a joint 
humanitarian needs assessment in 21 villages in East Seram sub district of 
Central Maluku district. 

The Head of CPRU of UNDP Jakarta and the Team Leader for North Maluku and 
Maluku Recovery Programme visited Maluku from 9 to 12 October. The visit was 
aimed at concluding a mid term assessment of the programme. Result of the 
assessment will be used in designing the second phase of the UNDP Maluku 
Recovery Program. 

Food Security and Agriculture 
AcF donated sugar and cooking oil to seven charity institutions on Ambon 
Island. 

Under its income generating programme, AcF distributed 3 units of sago 
processing frame in North South Buru sub district of Buru district. 

Health 
AcF is preparing a hygiene promotion programme for communities in Buru 
district. 

IMC conducted health education on immunization and tuberculosis in Kobisonta 
sub-district of Central Maluku district. IMC also conducted health education on 
family planning and rabies in Masohi sub-district of Central Maluku district. 
During the sessions, IMC provided medical attention to 749 patients. 

Siwalima reported on Wednesday (15 Oct.), Indonesia Women Committee (Pewarna 
Ina) in collaboration with Maluku Provincial Health Department, provided free 
medical service for some 100 people in Soya village on Monday (13 Oct.). 
Similar service is planned to be conducted in Leihitu sub-district of Ambon 
Island and Saparua sub-district of Central Maluku district. 

Siwalima also reported on Wednesday (15 Oct), that numbers of patients unable 
to receive medical attention for rabies at some hospitals has increased. On 
Saturday (11 Oct.), a community member from Passo alleged that Passo health 
center and Valentine hospital in Ambon city turned patients away because they 
did not have the required treatment for rabies. 

Water and Sanitation 
AcF distributed building material for construction of water and sanitation 
facilities in Waipoti village of Buru district. 

Education 
Under its ENACT programme (funded by AUSAid), SC UK conducted a focus group 
discussion to identify issues on child protection, 
children/youth/adult/community relationships and reconciliation in selected 
communities. The result of the focus group discussion will be used to develop a 
community action plan to address some of the issues. 

Economic Recovery and Infrastructure 
CARDI is engaged in discussions with two LNGO on participatory rural approach 
and design, monitoring and evaluation and introduction of the law 22/1999 
(autonomy of village). The discussions are also expected to include 20 rural 
committees currently collaborating with CARDI, so that they will be able to 
manage and identify community needs following the right base approach, as well 
as leading project implementation. 

Others 
ICMC and some LNGOs (Diakonia, Lakpesdam I and Lakpesdam II) conducted a series 
of dialogue between community groups in Salahutu sub-district of Central Maluku 
district. The discussion was focused on facilitating women groups in learning 
more about women's roles and beliefs in the reconciliation process. 

An advocacy team from ICMC and eight representatives from LNGOs conducted a 
meeting with local authority and members of local parliament to socialize the 
result of Interfaith Peace Building institute (IPI) on Seram island of Central 
Maluku district. 

4. NORTH MALUKU 

Assessment 
Under its Informed Decision Making (IDM) programme, CARDI conducted an 
assessment as the preparation of the local board meeting among the Local 
Government, IDPs, returnees, community leader and CARDI. From 14 to 16 October, 
CARDI also monitored the return process in Wasile sub-district. 

CARDI also conducted technical assessment and analysed proposals for its water 
and sanitation project in Sahu, Ibu, Jailolo, and South Jailolo sub-districts. 

>From 14 to 16 October, UNICEF conducted an assessment on the 3rd phase of a 
textbook programme in 8 elementary schools in Wasile and South Wasile sub-
districts. 

Education 
WVI monitored the activities in 3 Happy Houses in Tobelo sub-districts on 9 
October. 

On 9 and 15 October, WVI monitored and evaluated its magazine production 
activities in 4 elementary schools in Tobelo and Galela sub-districts. 

WVI distributed building material for small renovation activities in 2 
elementary schools in Galela sub-districts on 10 October. 

WVI provided snacks for SD (primary school) Inpres Ori Bale in galela sub-
district on 10 October for its school event activities. 

WVI distributed the materials for 2 Happy Houses in Kao and Malifut sub-
districts on 2 October. 

WVI distributed school uniforms to 8 elementary schools, 2 senior high schools, 
and 2 high schools in Kao and Malifut sub-district on 10 and 13 October. 

WVI conducted training for Trauma Support Workers (TSW) in Tobelo and Kao sub-
districts on 13 and 14 October. 

Under its Creating Learning Community for Children (CLCC) project, WVI 
conducted Training of Teachers (ToT) on Active, Joyful, and Effective Learning 
(AJEL) for 23 participants in Tobelo sub-district from 13 to 18 October. UNICEF 
and UNDP fund the project. 

Funded by UNICEF an LNGO, Daurmala, conducted a workshop on child's rights 
convention, child protection act and child's rights act in Indonesia from 16 to 
20 October. Government officials and LNGO are participating in the workshop. 

Economic Recovery and Infrastructure 
UNDP/UNOPS has generally agreed to change project implementation. UNOPS soon 
will be implementing UNDP assistance focusing on community infrastructure to 
promote reconciliation. UNOPS will be working with WVI in Morotai, Galela, 
Tobelo, Kao, Malifut, Wasile and South Jailolo; CORDAID in Bacan, Obi, Gane 
Barat, Gane Timur, Loloda, and Oba; IRD in Bacan and Obi; CARDI in Ibu, Sahu, 
Jailolo and South Jailolo; and probably LML in Jailolo or Maba. This is still a 
tentative list for the NGOs. 

With regard to housing assistance, UNOPS had a meeting with the Province Social 
Office on Wednesday (15 Oct.) and had negotiated with the Province Social 
Office to give the Social Office non-local material for 846 house units to be 
distributed to the returnees. UNOPS requested the process of selecting 
beneficiaries should be unambiguous and fair. As soon as UNOPS receive the 
reports, implementing of housing material can be executed. 
6. WEST TIMOR 

Assessment 
OXFAM GB conducted a food security assessment among former refugees in Kupang 
and Belu districts. 

Food Security and Agriculture 
Government will distribute assistance in the form of 182.5 tonnes of rice seed, 
286.75 tonnes of corn seed, 41.5 tonnes of peanut seed, 10.2 tons of mung 
beans, 7.2 tonnes of vegetable seed, 1 tonne of urea fertilizer and 1 tonne of 
SP36 fertilizer to 10 districts (Kupang, East Flores, Lembata, Manggarai, Rote 
Ndao, Belu, East Sumba, West Sumba, Kupang City and TTU) that suffer from 
drought and natural disaster. 

Health 
Kupang Public Hospital will stop giving free service to poor families through 
GAKIN programme due to the end of funding in June 2003. 

3 sub-districts in East Flores district have suffered from lack of iodine, as 
people in these areas do not consume salt. 

Approaching the rainy season, the Local Government of Kupang is planning to 
distribute abate powder to prevent dengue fever.