1. RUSUH: 12 x 4 lines
1. RUSUH: 12 x 4 lines Three killed in communal clash in S. Sulawesi
3 killed, 4 hurt
At least three people have been killed, four seriously injured, and more than one hundred houses burned down following a communal clash between residents of Cappasolo and Padang villages in East Malangke subdistrict, North Luwu regency, South Sulawesi, since Monday.
The clash forced hundreds of residents from both villages to move to safer locations, at Palopo, Luwu Regency and other nearby villages.
Security forces were deployed immediately to the location to restore order, but failed to prevent the exodus.
As of Wednesday the situation was still tense.
2. SOLO: 22 x 2 lines Central and East Java agree on river management
The provincial administrations of Central Java and East Java signed on Tuesday an agreement on environmental and resource management of the Bengawan Solo River, which flows though the two provinces.
Both administrations agreed they would gradually demolish houses along the riverbank to avoid flooding in the area.
"We will inform people in both provinces of this matter. Their compliance with this master plan is needed," said the head of the Central Java Development Planning Board (Bappeda), Miyasto, after the signing ceremony here.
3. POSO: 22 x 2 lines Refugees bank on law enforcement in Poso
After two years of subsisting in refugee camps, both the Christian and Muslim communities, forced out of their homes following sectarian conflict in Poso regency, are now expecting the authorities to guarantee their security so they can return home.
The refugees have been seeking a way to return home after the government stopped their monthly allowance of Rp 45,000 (US$5) per person and free meals last December.
For young couple -- Asma, 23, and Rintoe, 23 -- life in the refugee camp is no longer easy as the government has stopped providing aid. Their only reason to live is Rian, their six-month old son.
"We have nothing but Rian. He is our reason to live," Asma said in an interview with The Jakarta Post on Tuesday.