VHRmedia News Centre

High Flood Victims in Wasior Run Out of Food

Jerry Omona / Arwani — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 16:22:02

VHRmedia, Wasior – High flood victims in Wasior, West Papua, are running out of food. Last stock of rice had been distributed to them in this mid-November.

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Five Elephants Are Evacuated to Avoid Merapi Ashes

Fajar Sodiq/ Angga Haksoro — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 13:01:34

VHRmedia, Yogyakarta – Five elephants in Borobudur Temple were evacuated to Gembiraloka Zoo, Yogyakarta.

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Papuan Traditional Council: Abraham Dimara Is Not a Papuan Hero

Jerry Omona/ Angga Haksoro — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 11:12:50

VHRmedia, Jayapura – Papuan Traditional Council resists the national hero title for Johanes Abraham Dimara.

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Merapi Volcano Survivors Are Tired to Live at Temporary Shelter

Fajar Sodiq/ Angga Haksoro — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 10:29:24

VHRmedia, Magelang – Merapi eruption survivors are getting tired to live at temporary shelter. They are longing for their home.

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Indonesian Military Officers Get 7 Months in Prison in Torture Trial

Bambang Prasethyo/ Angga Haksoro — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 14:37:44

VHRmedia, Jayapura – Four Indonesian military officers, committed to tortures against Papuan people, were handed down seven months’ imprisonment on Thursday, 11 November 2010.

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Victims of West Java Earth Quake 2009 Are Neglected

Bambang Prasethyo/ Angga Haksoro — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 14:04:24

VHRmedia, Bandung – One year had passed. But 127 families, that are victims of earthquake in Pangalengan, West Java, still live in temporary shelter.

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WWF: Indonesian Government to Allocate Adaptation Fund on State Budget

Angga Haksoro Ardhi — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 11:19:23

VHRmedia, Jakarta – World Wide Fund urged the Indonesian government to allocate adaptation fund for climate change in the Indonesian State Budget (RAPBN).

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Papuan Regional Military Command Doubts Allan Nairn Document

Jerry Omona/ Angga Haksoro — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:18:18

VHRmedia, Jayapura – Cendrawasih Regional Military Command (Kodam Cendrawasih) in Papua, stated its disbelief about intelligence operation in Kotaraja, Jayapura, that was conducted by the Indonesia’s Special Armed Forces (Kopassus) in 2007.

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American Journalist Reveals Secret Kopassus Documents

Angga Haksoro Ardhi — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 13:46:07

VHRmedia, Jakarta – Indonesia’s Special Armed Force (Kopassus) documents in Jayapura, Papua, have been revealed. These documents name numbers of Papuan leaders are targeted systematically by the Kopassus.

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Yogyakarta Airport Closed Until 15 November

Fajar Sodiq / Arwani — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 15:10:04

VHRmedia, Yogyakarta – Indonesia’s volcano Merapi eruption has caused airport closing on 8 to 15 November.
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Message from Papuan People for Obama: Close Down PT Freeport

Hervin Saputra / Arwani — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 14:12:43

VHRmedia, Jakarta – The President of United States of America Barack Obama is scheduled to arrive in Indonesia today.

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Papuan People Blockade One Main Road in Jakarta

Hervin Saputra / Arwani — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 13:33:00

VHRmedia, Jakarta – More than 10 Papuan people blockaded Jalan Rasuna Said Jakarta on Tuesday, 9 November 2010 to urged the Indonesian government to close down PT Freeport Indonesia in Papua.

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Jakarta, A City with Chaotic City Plan

Kurniawan Tri / Angga Haksoro — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 18:12:24

It is Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia. It is like a mountain of candies. It is sweet, but it also causes toothache. Millions of people come in and out of Jakarta every day.
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Indonesian Government Plans Rehabilitation for Merapi Volcano Victims

Yovinus Guntur / Arwani — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 15:28:36

VHRmedia, Surabaya – Indonesian Ministry of Housing has prepared a concept of rehabilitation for Merapi volcano victims. That concept consists of the rights for house and relocation for these victims.

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2000 Hectares of Mangrove Forest Is In Damage

Yulhasni/ Angga Haksoro — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 14:02:40

VHRmedia, Medan – About 2,000 hectares of mangrove in Langkat District, North Sumatera, has been converted into fish pond and oil palm plantation.

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Indonesian State Palace Tightens Security to Welcome Obama

Hervin Saputra/ Angga Haksoro — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 12:21:47

VHRmedia, Jakarta – Indonesian State Palace in Central Jakarta put more security personnels in approacing time of the visit of the United State of America President Barack Hussein Obama.

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Indonesian Military Soldiers Committed Tortures against Papuan in Puncak Jaya

Jerry Omona / Angga Haksoro — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 13:43:53

VHRmedia, Jayapura – Military court at Cendrawasih Military Regional Command, Jayapura, Papua, staged a trial on tortures against Papuan in Puncak Jaya.

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Journalists Not To Interviewing Religious Leaders about Disaster

Hervin Saputra/ Angga Haksoro — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 13:06:02

VHRmedia, Jakarta – Media are suggested to not interviewing religious leaders to explain about natural disasters. Their explanations are more likely to claim that God is giving His curse, and it might cause disputes in public, according to one journalist, Andi Budiman.

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Hundreds Survivors of Merapi Volcano Eruption Need Blankets and Mats

Fajar Sodiq/ Angga Haksoro — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 12:38:04

VHRmedia, Yogyakarta – 580 refugees fill Gadjah Mada University(UGM) Stadium, Friday, 5 November 2010.

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G20 Does Not Aim to Rise People Poverty

Hervin Saputra / Angga Haksoro — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 11:15:34

VHRmedia, Jakarta – The absence of sustainable social security has caused the Indonesian people always depend on economical support, according to one lecturer of Parahyangan University, Bandung, Sapta Dwikardana.

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