2) RESIDENTS RALLY OVER SHORTAGES OF FOOD IN WAMENA
3) FOREST FIRES NOT REGIONAL DISASTER
4) POLICE INVESTIGATE WILDFIRE IN SEVERAL AREAS IN PAPUA
5) UNSCRUPULOUS POLICE AND TNI BACKING ILLICIT ALCOHOL SALE : MILITARY CHIEF
6) Ubud Writers Festival Prohibited to Discuss 1965 Massacre
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1) Fairfax Media journalists win at United Nations Media Peace Awards
Two Fairfax Media journalists have won awards for their work at the United Nations Association of Australia Media Peace Awards.
Michael Bachelard won the Best Print Feature award for his report, "High tension in Papua and West Papua", published in Fairfax Media's Saturday magazine, Good Weekend
As one of the few western journalists ever allowed in the remote and desperately poor Indonesian region, Bachelard set out to test Indonesian President Joko Widodo's claim that better health, education and economic infrastructure would reduce agitation for a free Papuan state.
The judges congratulated Bachelard for weaving a "complex story that challenges the preconceptions surrounding what occurs in a little known part of our immediate region".
Photojournalist Edwina Pickles won the Best Photojournalism award for her depiction of life at Dadaab, the world's biggest refugee camp. The desert Kenyan settlement is home to more than 350,000 refugees, most of them Somali and more than half under the age of 18.
Pickles' photographs highlighted "the resilience of women and children" living in this harshest of environments, the judges said.
Adam Morton was also awarded a special commendation in the Climate Change Issues category for his report, "The Road to Paris", in The Sunday Age.
In total, seven finalists from Fairfax Media were acknowledged at the awards, which were presented at The Pavilion arts centre in Melbourne on Friday night.
Fairfax Media
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2) RESIDENTS RALLY OVER SHORTAGES OF FOOD IN WAMENA
Oct 22, 2015
Dozens of residents blocked the street around the three-way junction Hom-Hom/Pattimura, Wamena, Jayawijaya Regency – Jubi
Wamena, Jubi – Dozens of residents blocked the street around the three-way junction Hom-Hom/Pattimura, Wamena, Jayawijaya Regency, to protest against the shortages and high prices of basic commodities in this area.
They used their motorcycles to block the road.
“Currently it’s hard to get the products, moreover the prices are so expensive. No matter is it fuel or cement or drinking water or even such a thing like candy,” a resident Entanus Itlay who joint in the rally told in front of the Jayapura Police Chief Semmy Ronny Thabaa on Wednesday (21/10/2015).
“Currently it’s hard to get the products, moreover the prices are so expensive. No matter is it fuel or cement or drinking water or even such a thing like candy,” a resident Entanus Itlay who joint in the rally told in front of the Jayapura Police Chief Semmy Ronny Thabaa on Wednesday (21/10/2015).
The residents run a rally because they are tense against the price rising and the shortages of daily basic commodities from the last month. The price of some commodities such as fuel (diesel, gasoline and kerosene), rice, instant noodle, bottled water, cement and other construction materials has increased and out of stock. In some retailers, the stocks are running out and the prices are gradually increased. For example, the price of cement has increased between RP 600 thousand to 900 thousand per sack, and the fuel, the price is between Rp 50 thousand to 100 thousand per litter, while the supplies of diesel and kerosene is very limited.
The Papua Police Chief Ronny Thabaa said in front of the crowd that the Police have seriously tackled the issue of the shortages of fuel. “The Police had commitment to crack those who hoard the fuel supplies. However, there is also an obstacle such as the limited flight. So I hope people could understand it,” said Thabaa. After getting explanation from the Police Chief, people were finally spread out and return to their activities.
The Head of Jayawijaya Industry, Trade and Cooperation Office, Semuel Munua, ensured to monitor the distribution and delivery of goods from Jayapura to Jayawijaya Regency and to stabilize the prices for couple next days. However, he said the price could not be reduced at once but gradually.
“If the flight schedule is back to normal and the supplies are ready in the market, the price will certainly normal as usual,” said Munua.
“If the flight schedule is back to normal and the supplies are ready in the market, the price will certainly normal as usual,” said Munua.
“I ask the traders for not taking benefit on this situation and raise the price too high,” he said.
According to him, the increasing of price in Jayawijaya Regency is related to the problem of air transportation. But now the cargo flight has already operated normally as usual.
“Not all is back to normal, but at least nine aircrafts such as Trigana, Jayawijaya Dirgantara, Cardig Air, Deraya have started their flight. Even, the Provincial Government is ready to support the shortages of supplies in Jayawijaya. I hope they still can help us,” he said. (Islami/rom)
“Not all is back to normal, but at least nine aircrafts such as Trigana, Jayawijaya Dirgantara, Cardig Air, Deraya have started their flight. Even, the Provincial Government is ready to support the shortages of supplies in Jayawijaya. I hope they still can help us,” he said. (Islami/rom)
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3) FOREST FIRES NOT REGIONAL DISASTER
Oct 22, 2015
Jayapura, Jubi – The forest fires that have occurred in Papua and other Indonesian regions are not a regional-level disaster because it happened due to the human negligence, the Executive Director of Yayasan Pusaka, Y.L. Franky, said.
“What’s called as regional disaster is a situation caused by nature, but in this case it was deliberately burned,” he said.
“There is an intentional factor and human’s negligence. Thus, it is not appropriate to call it as regional disaster,” he said on Wednesday (21/10/2015).
Based on the satellite data by the National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (Lapan) on 5 September 2015, there are 200 fire spots in Merauke Regency and surrounding areas, particularly in Naukenjerai, Semangga, Kurik, Ilwayab, Tamboji sub-districts in Merauke Regency.
“Gazing at the fire spots, those fires might be involved both old and new companies as the culprits. The companies’ negligence; that is our question. Today the fire spots are founded either in the oil palm plantations or the forest concessions. According to the regulation opening the forest by burning is prohibited,” he said. But the worst haze disaster was happened in the second week of October 2015, which led to flight delays in Timika and Ambon.
“Gazing at the fire spots, those fires might be involved both old and new companies as the culprits. The companies’ negligence; that is our question. Today the fire spots are founded either in the oil palm plantations or the forest concessions. According to the regulation opening the forest by burning is prohibited,” he said. But the worst haze disaster was happened in the second week of October 2015, which led to flight delays in Timika and Ambon.
Franky asked the corporates and the State to be responsible.
“People are aggrieved as well as the environment, while the corporates got profit. The cost of land opening is lower but damaging and endangering the human’s life. A disaster leads to a pleasure and benefit for the corporates only,” he said.
“People are aggrieved as well as the environment, while the corporates got profit. The cost of land opening is lower but damaging and endangering the human’s life. A disaster leads to a pleasure and benefit for the corporates only,” he said.
According to him, the burning as an alternative to sterilize the soil in oil palm plantation and forest concession is a modus that had happened long time ago in other regions, such as Sumatera and Kalimantan, although it has been prohibited. Therefore, it’s a duty of the Central Government to resolve the fires that were occurred recently.
“The Government should take appropriate measures to prevent the fires and ask the corporates to be responsible,” he added.
“The Government should take appropriate measures to prevent the fires and ask the corporates to be responsible,” he added.
He asks the Government to not declare the case of fires as regional disaster but penalize the relevant corporates according to the Law.
“This current case of fires is a crime against humanity. In other region, it has taken the casualties. And it has happened many times, again and again,” he said.
“This current case of fires is a crime against humanity. In other region, it has taken the casualties. And it has happened many times, again and again,” he said.
Meanwhile, the member of Commission I of the Papua Representative Council, Laurenzus Kadepa, said the land fire is not appropriated to be called as disaster; there might be an intentional factor.
“In my opinion, the government should call it as national disaster, or it was happened because of dry season. It’s not appropriate. It demonstrates the government’s inability to resolve the problem. The government should find who’s the architect and what’s his motive. It could be done on purpose because the land fires are almost occurred in some Papuan areas,” Kadepa told Jubi by phone on Wednesday afternoon (21/10/21015).
“In my opinion, the government should call it as national disaster, or it was happened because of dry season. It’s not appropriate. It demonstrates the government’s inability to resolve the problem. The government should find who’s the architect and what’s his motive. It could be done on purpose because the land fires are almost occurred in some Papuan areas,” Kadepa told Jubi by phone on Wednesday afternoon (21/10/21015).
Further he said, these incidents might have connection with the political interest, given the regional heads election would be held simultaneously in eleven regencies in Papua on 9 December 2015. “There’s a possibility about the political interest involved the investors and candidates related to the oil palm project. My advice is leave that interest, safe the Papuan forest for our children,” he said.
Antara News Agency earlier reported the Cenderawasih XVII Military Regional Commander Major General Hinsa Siburian said until now there’s no report said that the major cause of forest fire in the southern Papua was because of land clearing for plantation. “The cause of fire is more related to the natural and human factors that worsen the condition because people prefer to open the farming land by burning,” said Siburian in Merauke on Tuesday (20/10/2015). (Angela/Arjuna/rom)
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4) POLICE INVESTIGATE WILDFIRE IN SEVERAL AREAS IN PAPUA
Oct 22, 2015
Jayapura, Jubi – Regional Police (Polda) Papua have deployed personnel from each police station to investigate wildfires in some areas in Papua.
Papua Police spokesman, Commissioner Patrige Renwarin said in Merauke that there are seven investigators from the local police to conduct further investigation including examining a number of witnesses.
“The bush grass on the left and right of Etambo road to Muting, Merauke was burned and the fire was extinguished. The land belongs to Agri Prima Cipta Persada, “said Sr. (Pol) Patrige on Wednesday (21/10/2015).
“The bush grass on the left and right of Etambo road to Muting, Merauke was burned and the fire was extinguished. The land belongs to Agri Prima Cipta Persada, “said Sr. (Pol) Patrige on Wednesday (21/10/2015).
According to him, the burned land was 50 hectares. Now police are investigating the cause of the fire. Whether deliberately burnt or burning.
“For the other areas, I have no report whether there is an investigation or not,” he said.
“For the other areas, I have no report whether there is an investigation or not,” he said.
He further said, he had not been informed if the Police Headquarters sent 15 investigators to investigate fires in Papua.
“That I know there are two teams from Makassar come to investigate. I don’t know whether a team from the Police Headquarters will be coming as well,” he said.
“That I know there are two teams from Makassar come to investigate. I don’t know whether a team from the Police Headquarters will be coming as well,” he said.
Land fires not only happened in Papua and West Papua, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG) Jefman Station in Sorong city, West Papua noted there are 51 forest fires were detected satellite.
“The point of the largest forest fires cause heavy smoke spread Inanwatan, South Sorong Regency,” the Head of BMKG Jefman Station Frans Rahawarin in Sorong on Tuesday (20/10/2015).
“The point of the largest forest fires cause heavy smoke spread Inanwatan, South Sorong Regency,” the Head of BMKG Jefman Station Frans Rahawarin in Sorong on Tuesday (20/10/2015).
In addition to South Sorong Regency, he said, there are also seven largest forest fires that caused airport in Fakfak is closed due to smog. (Arjuna Pademme/Tina)
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5) UNSCRUPULOUS POLICE AND TNI BACKING ILLICIT ALCOHOL SALE : MILITARY CHIEF
Oct 22, 2015
Merauke, Jubi – ATW 174 commander, Brigadier General (TNI) Supartodi said some police officers and military personnel are backing the sale of illicit liquor in Papua.
“I also want to emphasize, there are still security forces who are hesitant to take action against those who sell alcohol,” he said during a face-to-face along with traditional leaders, community leaders and religious leaders in the Hall Kodim 1707 on Tuesday night (20/10/2015).
He also hoped the people who know the identity of the soldiers that involved in the sale of alcohol, to immediately report.
A few days ago, his members conducted the control of liquor (alcohol) supplied from the outside as well as ‘sopi’ gin produced by community. “We did it because the situation in the area is concerning,” he said.
The impact of alcohol will make the situation uncomfortable and many lives lost. Therefore, the generation should be saved by eradicating the illegal liquor circulating in the community.
“I would like to ask all you are in this room, how much is revenue (PAD)withdrawn from alcohol? Do we pay more attention to earnings or care on human lives?,” he said.
“I would like to ask all you are in this room, how much is revenue (PAD)withdrawn from alcohol? Do we pay more attention to earnings or care on human lives?,” he said.
He added, the meeting aims to find the best solution that there must be limits supplied in Papua and must have complete documents.
Meanwhile, H. Rustam said the need for the Regional Regulation (Perda) to be issued by the government on alcohol. (Frans L Kobun/Tina)
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6) Ubud Writers Festival Prohibited to Discuss 1965 Massacre
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta-Founder of the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival, Janet DeNeefe expressed her disappointment over the banning of panel sessions to discuss the 1965 massacre, known as the G30S/1965 in the festival which is held from October 28 to November 1, 2015.
“As a Festival, our mission is to create an open platform where people can come together to discuss the issues that affect us,” she said in a press release on the festival’s website.
“1965 is an event that has and continues to influence many Indonesians and as such, we chose to dedicate a proportion of the program to enriching our understanding about this, through themes of reconciliation and remembrance,” she said.
Throughout the festival’s twelevth year, this is the first time the prestigious festival is under fire from the government. Janet said, the series of panel sessions forced to be cancelled were dedicated to reconciliation and remembrance of the 1965 Communist repression in Indonesia.
Janet also said they had tried hard to negotiate with local authorities ahead of time before the festival is held. Unfortunately, they did not receive any response from the local government.
“The team has worked extremely hard over the past few weeks to try and ensure that these program sessions would go ahead,” said Janet. “It’s extremely disappointing and saddening that after all our efforts, and those of our panelists and partners, we are unable to host these sessions without jeopardizing the rest of the Festival.”
In the period between 1965 and 1966, it was estimated between 500,000 to one million people were killed after being labeled communists in the transition to the ‘New Order’.
DESTRIANITA K
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