Australian paper says Indonesia forces Islam on Papuan kids
Indonesia
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The largest newspaper in Australia, Sydney Morning Herald (SMH), accuses Indonesia of "kidnapping" Papuan children to be converted to Islam in Islamic (pesantren). "West Papua's youth are being removed to Islamic religious schools in Java for 're-education'," SMH journalist Michael Bachelard wrote. In his piece, Bachelard stressed that the majority of Papuans are Christians.
In an article titled 'They're taking our children' published Saturday last week, Bachelard said that his report was based on a six-month long investigation of an organization called Good Weekend. However, the article acknowledges that they "could not confirm if the government of Indonesia or its agencies were active in the movement of children" said to have been funded by one of Indonesia's state banks.
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - National Intelligence Agency (BIN) chief Marciano Norman says the separatist Free Papua Movement (OPM) organization has political activities in a number of other nations aside from the United Kingdom. However, OPM only has an international branch office in the UK. "This group is active in Europe, Australia, and south Pacific nations, but they did not officially open an office as they did in the UK," said Marciano at the presidential palace yesterday.
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The national police’s counterterrorism unit Densus 88 continues to pursue Sigit, a Tangerang resident and suspected mastermind of a plan to bomb the Myanmar Embassy in Jakarta. Sigit is known to be associated with suspects Sefa and Ahmad Taufik, who were apprehended in Jakarta last week.
China committed to resolving South China Sea issue
Indonesia and China will renew their efforts to find a solution to the South China Sea conflict, Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa told a press conference in Jakarta on May 2 following a meeting with his Chinese counterpart.
The two sides will strive to implement the Declaration of Conduct (DOC), a set of guidelines for relations among China and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states signed in 2002, and adopt a more effectual Code of Conduct (COC).
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The largest newspaper in Australia, Sydney Morning Herald (SMH), accuses Indonesia of "kidnapping" Papuan children to be converted to Islam in Islamic (pesantren). "West Papua's youth are being removed to Islamic religious schools in Java for 're-education'," SMH journalist Michael Bachelard wrote. In his piece, Bachelard stressed that the majority of Papuans are Christians.
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - National Intelligence Agency (BIN) chief Marciano Norman says the separatist Free Papua Movement (OPM) organization has political activities in a number of other nations aside from the United Kingdom. However, OPM only has an international branch office in the UK. "This group is active in Europe, Australia, and south Pacific nations, but they did not officially open an office as they did in the UK," said Marciano at the presidential palace yesterday. 
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The national police’s counterterrorism unit Densus 88 continues to pursue Sigit, a Tangerang resident and suspected mastermind of a plan to bomb the Myanmar Embassy in Jakarta. Sigit is known to be associated with suspects Sefa and Ahmad Taufik, who were apprehended in Jakarta last week. 
