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Lawamena
Victoria
Reports
by
CRISIS
CENTRE DIOCESE OF AMBOINA
Jalan Pattimura 32 - Ambon 97124 Indonesia
Tel 0062 (0)911 342195 Fax 0062 (0)911 355337
e-mail [email protected]
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THE
SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS - Report No. 348
2003-16-01
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Ambon, January 16, 2003
1.
VICTIM OF VIOLENCE – Upon learning of the bomb explosion in
Batumerah (see preceding Report), Solivan Marthin (27), an
intelligence employee of the public prosecutor’s office, hurried
to the site in order to gather information on the case. However,
having arrived there, he was hit by a stone at the back of his
head, causing a cerebral concussion. Bystanders rushed him to the
Al Muqadam hospital at Galunggung. He died in the Protestant GPM
hospital the following morning.
2. BOMB THREAT – This morning a government secondary
school at Galunggung (SMU Negeri III) twice received by phone a
warning that a bomb had been placed at the school compound, which
would detonate at 9.20 a.m. It turned out to be a false – though
annoying – message.
3. PROVINCIAL STRUCTURE OF THE MOLUCCAS – On occasion of
the visit of four Cabinet Ministers to Ambon last January 14,
Acting Governor Sarundayang – among other things – informed
them of the geographic situation of the Moluccas (mind, not
including the North Moluccas). For those who might be interested
in numbers and figures, we recount these data as we read them in
“Siswalima” daily newspaper. First some explanation on the
terms used in this account:
“Kabupaten” = subprovince (headed by a “Bupati”). Each
Kabupaten consists of a number of “Kecamatans” = clusters of
Villages and Kelurahans (led by a “Camat”). Villages are led
by a “Kepala Desa” = Village Chief. Kelurahan = part of a town
(led by a “Lurah”).
The Moluccas consists of four Kabupatens and one city:
(1) Kabupaten Maluku Tengah (Central Moluccas, excluding the city
of Ambon). This Kabupaten is divided in 15 Kecamatans, consisting
of a total of
296 Villages and 6 Kelurahans.
(2) City of Ambon: divided in 3 Kecamatans, consisting of 30
Villages and 20 Kelurahans.
(3) Kabupaten Island of Buru: divided in 3 Kecamatans, consisting
of 62 Villages.
(4) Kabupaten Maluku Tenggara (South-East Moluccas), divided in 3
Kecamatans, consisting of 229 Villages and 6 Kelurahans.
(5) Kabupaten Maluku Tenggara Barat (Western S.E. Moluccas),
divided in 5 Kecamatans, consisting of 187 Villages and 1
Kelurahan.
Total population: 1.200.000, thus averaging 22 persons per km²
land area. The land area is about 10% of the whole Moluccas area.
C.J.Böhm msc,
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina
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