Saturday, November 15, 2003
In Focus:
I remember this being a concern sometime ago, but no meaningful action was taken then... they should be stripped off their weapons and uniforms especially this close to election.
(' "Let them wear pink", TNI says of task forces', The Jakarta Post, November 12, 2003) "The Indonesian Military (TNI) Chief Gen. Endriartono Sutarto asked on Tuesday all political party-affiliated civilian guards not to dress or behave like soldiers prior to or during the 2004 elections. ... He suggested that each party consider providing pastel-colored uniforms for their security wings. 'Give them uniforms with soft colors, such as pink,' he said with an apparent chuckle. "
I remember this being a concern sometime ago, but no meaningful action was taken then... they should be stripped off their weapons and uniforms especially this close to election.
(' "Let them wear pink", TNI says of task forces', The Jakarta Post, November 12, 2003) "The Indonesian Military (TNI) Chief Gen. Endriartono Sutarto asked on Tuesday all political party-affiliated civilian guards not to dress or behave like soldiers prior to or during the 2004 elections. ... He suggested that each party consider providing pastel-colored uniforms for their security wings. 'Give them uniforms with soft colors, such as pink,' he said with an apparent chuckle. "
In Focus:
Doomsday sect members disappointed when D-day didnt come on Nov 10, 2003. Well what to do... they've sold all worldly possessions to join the chosen ones... ones that hear divine voices... in trance... possessed by 'holy spirit'...
('Police nab 12 doomsday sect leaders', The Jakarta Post, November 12, 2003) "Police here detained on Tuesday 12 leaders of a Christian "doomsday" sect for questioning as suspects charged with false religious teaching that may have led to mass suicide. ... Sibuea, 59, who calls himself the Apostle Paulus II, announced in January that "doomsday" would take place on Nov. 10, 2003. "
Doomsday sect members disappointed when D-day didnt come on Nov 10, 2003. Well what to do... they've sold all worldly possessions to join the chosen ones... ones that hear divine voices... in trance... possessed by 'holy spirit'...
('Police nab 12 doomsday sect leaders', The Jakarta Post, November 12, 2003) "Police here detained on Tuesday 12 leaders of a Christian "doomsday" sect for questioning as suspects charged with false religious teaching that may have led to mass suicide. ... Sibuea, 59, who calls himself the Apostle Paulus II, announced in January that "doomsday" would take place on Nov. 10, 2003. "
Monday, November 10, 2003
Drawing Board:
Meeting H on Wednesday or Thursday to talk about illegal logging and environmental court. Havent figure out elements of the story yet.
Meeting H on Wednesday or Thursday to talk about illegal logging and environmental court. Havent figure out elements of the story yet.
In Focus:
Right... trees uprooted by chainsaws? ('Logging not to blame for Langkat flood: Minister', Reuters, Nov 10, 2003) "Minister of forestry minister Muhammad Prakosa said on Monday a flood that devastated a resort village in Langkat, North Sumatra and killed more than 130 people on the edge of a national park was not caused by illegal logging. ... 'We have sent an investigation team there and the result was there was a landslide from a steep hill smashing the many natural dams along the slope that were previously covered by wood, prompting a water rush.' Asked about the heaps of logs that came crashing down with the flood, smashing guesthouses, restaurants and homes in the middle of the night as people slept, Prakosa said: 'They were uprooted trees.' "
Right... trees uprooted by chainsaws? ('Logging not to blame for Langkat flood: Minister', Reuters, Nov 10, 2003) "Minister of forestry minister Muhammad Prakosa said on Monday a flood that devastated a resort village in Langkat, North Sumatra and killed more than 130 people on the edge of a national park was not caused by illegal logging. ... 'We have sent an investigation team there and the result was there was a landslide from a steep hill smashing the many natural dams along the slope that were previously covered by wood, prompting a water rush.' Asked about the heaps of logs that came crashing down with the flood, smashing guesthouses, restaurants and homes in the middle of the night as people slept, Prakosa said: 'They were uprooted trees.' "
