Travel Warning: June 29, 1999



> Tuesday, June 29th 1999

> 

> Information received indicates that:

> 

> 1.	At approx. 09:00 hrs there will be a meeting concerning East Timor at

> Sheraton Bandara Hotel, Jl. Prof. Dr. Ir. Sedyatmo, Cengkareng (p. 01, Y

> 09). Number of participants expected is unknown at present.

> 

> 2.	At approx. 10:00 hrs PRD (People's Democratic Party) are planning to

> conduct a demonstration at the General Election Commission (KPU), Jl.

> Imam Bonjol, Central Jakarta (p. 35, M 16). Number of participants

> expected is unknown at present.

> 

> 

> Greater Jakarta

> 

> Women Activists of the Reformed Federation of Indonesian Workers held a

> demonstration on Monday (June 28th) at the Tangerang Women's Prison. The

> protesters carried the image of jailed labor activist Dita Sari

> campaigning for her freedom. 

> 

> Approximately one hundred and fifty (150) candidates of Indonesian

> workers protested at the office of PT. Cipta Catur Yasa Circle (CCYC) in

> Kampung Melayu, East Jakarta on Monday (June 28th). The protesters

> claimed that the company, which supplies workers to Saudi Arabia, have

> failed fulfilling their promises and left them without work for eight

> (8) months although they have paid their fees. The protesters also

> attacked the office, which cause some damage. 

> 

> Several residents of Bekasi staged a demonstration at the office of the

> Dept of Education and Culture in Bekasi on Monday (June 28th). They

> protested due to their children not being accepted at the public school.

> 

> 

> Outside Jabotabek

> 

> Denpasar, Bali,

> More than one hundred (100) people of twenty six (26) families have

> sought refuge after their homes in the Buleleng village of Tabang, some

> eighty (80) kilometers north of Denpasar were burned down by an angry

> mob on Sunday (June 27th). Buleleng police said that thousands of

> villagers attacked houses and other buildings belonging to the families

> following a land dispute. No casualties were reported as a result of the

> incident. The villagers were angry with the families for ignoring a

> recent Supreme Court ruling, which demanded the families to return sixty

> (60) hectares of land they cultivated nearby to them.

> 

> 

> GENERAL SITUATION

> 

> *	The results of the Indonesian elections have been postponed and will

> not be officially announced for sometime probably two (2) to three (3)

> weeks. Certain provinces demanding a revote are being given fresh

> ballots alleging corrupt practices committed by Golkar, demonstrations

> are predicted in the coming weeks due to the slow returns and

> substantial differences in the predicted election results. Due to the

> format of the elections i.e. proportional representation combined with

> the alleged vote rigging, intimidation and bribery, Golkar could secure

> more seats in the MPR / DPR than the vote percentage actually reflects,

> this fact obviously will not be viewed positively in the coming weeks,

> especially if parties aligned with PDI Renate on previously agreed

> coalitions.

> 

> *	The risk of some form of civil unrest is currently rated as LOW in

> Jakarta, however the potential for an increase in threat level is a high

> probability. Meanwhile a number of areas in the rest of the country are

> given a risk rating of HIGH. 

> 


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