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Monday, 12 June
22:07
NEW DAWN ON BOUGAINVILLE "IndyWatch Feed Niugini"
120623 Ratification Endorsement
New Dawn FM News
Bougainvilleans who have voted for a separate independence from
mainland Papua New Guinea, can have some comfort in knowing that
the National Parliament has been asked to only endorse their
overwhelming result from the 2019 Referendum, and not to host
another vote on the issue.
This clarification has been highlighted by Clerk of the House of
Bougainville Representatives, Robert Tapi, in an ABG radio
awareness program on NBC Bougainville recently.
There have been fears that the National Parliament might host
another vote within its 118 members on whether or not Bougainville
should be independent.
The issue of clearly defining what Ratification is and should be,
has been a concern among both the National Government and the
Autonomous Bougainville Government and technical officials from
both sides working the Post Referendum process since.
However, it can be safely assumed that the issue has now been put
to rest, following a critical meeting between officials of the
National Parliament and the House of Representatives in April in
Lae.
Speaking on the ABG radio awareness program, Clerk Robert Tapi,
revealed through advice from the Bougainville Independence Mission
and Justice Minister and Attorney General Ezekiel Masatt, that
Ratification has been defined and agreed to be only an endorsement
and nothing more. Ends/////
NEW DAWN ON BOUGAINVILLE "IndyWatch Feed Pacific"
120623 Ratification Endorsement
New Dawn FM News
Bougainvilleans who have voted for a separate independence from
mainland Papua New Guinea, can have some comfort in knowing that
the National Parliament has been asked to only endorse their
overwhelming result from the 2019 Referendum, and not to host
another vote on the issue.
This clarification has been highlighted by Clerk of the House of
Bougainville Representatives, Robert Tapi, in an ABG radio
awareness program on NBC Bougainville recently.
There have been fears that the National Parliament might host
another vote within its 118 members on whether or not Bougainville
should be independent.
The issue of clearly defining what Ratification is and should be,
has been a concern among both the National Government and the
Autonomous Bougainville Government and technical officials from
both sides working the Post Referendum process since.
However, it can be safely assumed that the issue has now been put
to rest, following a critical meeting between officials of the
National Parliament and the House of Representatives in April in
Lae.
Speaking on the ABG radio awareness program, Clerk Robert Tapi,
revealed through advice from the Bougainville Independence Mission
and Justice Minister and Attorney General Ezekiel Masatt, that
Ratification has been defined and agreed to be only an endorsement
and nothing more. Ends/////
22:05
NEW DAWN ON BOUGAINVILLE "IndyWatch Feed Niugini"
120623 Ratification Endorsement
New Dawn FM News
Bougainvilleans who have voted for a separate independence from
mainland Papua New Guinea, can have some comfort in knowing that
the National Parliament has been asked to only endorse their
overwhelming result from the 2019 Referendum, and not to host
another vote on the issue.
This clarification has been highlighted by Clerk of the House of
Bougainville Representatives, Robert Tapi, in an ABG radio
awareness program on NBC Bougainville recently.
There have been fears that the National Parliament might host
another vote within its 118 members on whether or not Bougainville
should be independent.
The issue of clearly defining what Ratification is and should be,
has been a concern among both the National Government and the
Autonomous Bougainville Government and technical officials from
both sides working the Post Referendum process since.
However, it can be safely assumed that the issue has now been put
to rest, following a critical meeting between officials of the
National Parliament and the House of Representatives in April in
Lae.
Speaking on the ABG radio awareness program, Clerk Robert Tapi,
revealed through advice from the Bougainville Independence Mission
and Justice Minister and Attorney General Ezekiel Masatt, that
Ratification has been defined and agreed to be only an endorsement
and nothing more. Ends/////
22:02
NEW DAWN ON BOUGAINVILLE "IndyWatch Feed Niugini"
120623 Seasonal Order
New Dawn FM News
In the meantime, another crucial agenda discussed during the
inter-parliamentary workshop between the National Parliament and
the Bougainville House of Representatives clerks and their
officials, include the mode, process or procedure by which the
Referendum results will be brought before the National Parliament
for Ratification.
Parliament is operated by Standing Orders, which are rules on how
matters are brought before the House to deliberate on.
However, there is NO standing orders available to deal with the
issue of a Referendum result, given the 2019 Bougainville
Referendum on Independence is and was the first-ever, such event
conducted in the country.
The only Standing Orders relating to Ratification is that of
Treaties, which is only between sovereign nations, and to which
cannot include Bougainville, since it is still an autonomous region
of Papua New Guinea.
House of Representatives Clerks, Robert Tapi, clarified that given
the absence of such a Standing Order to deal with the Referendum
Results, the two parliaments have agreed on a motion, precisely
labeled as a Sessional Order, which will be used to table the
Referendum Results and subsequent documents before the National
Parliament.
Mr Tapi explains that this Sessional Order has been given to the
National Parliament Speaker, Job Pomat, who will be the first to
introduce into Parliament for the House to agree on and endorse
before it can be employ to table the Referendum results.
Given there will NOT be any additional vote by the National
Parliament to ratify the Referendum Results, the House will still
have to decide on the issue, and that would mean numbers to enable
the National Legislature to accept and endorse the outcome of
Bougainvilles wish for independence.
Robert Tapi clarified that an initial suggestion by this national
parliament counterpart.
Kala Aufa and his team that there should be a two-thirds majority
to endorse the result was brushed aside, and it was agreed that
only a simple majority of the National Parliament can be endorsing
the Referendum outcome. Ends////
20:57
In Indonesia, companies defy governments decision to revoke their permits "IndyWatch Feed Pacific"
JAKARTA The Indonesian governments decision to revoke hundreds of logging, plantation and mining permits across the country is marred with irregularities including companies continuing to operate or engage in conflicts with Indigenous and local communities, according to a new report. Furthermore, theres lack of clarity on how the permit revocations are carried out, prompting questions such as what will happen once the permits are rescinded, according to the report by Indonesias largest environmental NGO, WALHI. The report looked at a dozen companies whose permits were either revoked or are under investigation for potential rescinding by the government in the future. The report found at least four companies continued to operate even after their licenses were identified as rescinded. These companies are logging company PT Nusa Pala Nirwana (NPN) in North Maluku and palm oil companies PT Permata Nusa Mandiri (PNM) in Papua as well as PT Banyan Tumbuh Lestari (BTL) and PT Inti Global Laksana (IGL) in Gorontalo. All four companies are on the list of nearly 200 corporate entities targeted in a mass cancellation of permits in January 2022. President Joko Widodo announced the mass revocations in early 2022 on the basis that the companies that were awarded the concessions were deemed to be moving too slowly in exploiting natural resources. The affected concessions include environment ministry permits for 192 logging, plantation, mining and ecotourism operations totaling 3.13 million hectares (7.73 million acres); 36 land ministry permits for plantations (34,448 ha, or 85,123 acres); and 2,343 energy ministry permits for mines.This article was originally published on Mongabay
08:00
Economy secure despite global turmoil, so time for a bold initiative "IndyWatch Feed Politics.au"
Australias national accounts for March show the economy is soundly managed and set for the next phase, as Alan Austin reports.
THESE ARE DIFFICULT TIMES for treasurers and finance ministers worldwide. Fortunately for Australians, the Albanese Government is proving to be up to the challenge.
Australia's economy grew by 0.23% in the March quarter, registering an annual GDP growth of 2.27%. Thats according to the national accounts released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics last week.
Private investment rose 1.4%, but housing investment fell by 2.0%. The household saving ratio fell to 3.7%, the lowest since the Global Financial Crisis in 2008. Productivity slumped again to just 97.8 index points, back where we were in December 2019, pre-pandemic.
These are the weakest outcomes since the COVID lockdowns. Local contributing factors include low disposable income following years of wage suppression, rising interest payments on mortgages, bracket creep lifting effective tax rates on families and a lethargic corporate sector. External factors are also detrimental.
Grim global conditions
The war in Ukraine has worsened inflation worldwide, through increased prices of fuel and other products. The U.S. economy is yet to recover from the disastrous decisions on trade, tariffs and taxation during the Trump years. The British are still adjusting to life post-Brexit.
01:01
West Papuan provisional government backs full membership of MSG "IndyWatch Feed Niugini"
West Papuan provisional government backs full membership
of MSG
By APR editor June 6, 2023
The self-styled provisional government of the United Liberation
Movement of West Papua
with the people of the Melanesian region have declared political
support for full West Papuan membership of the Melanesian Spearhead
Group (MSG).
In a statement issued in the Vanuatu capital of Port Vila after a meeting of thew ULMWP executive in Jayapura last Sunday, West Papua Council chair Buchtar Tabuni said full membership of the MSG would be a sign of victory for the Papuan nation seeking to become independent from Indonesia.
[West Papua] membership in the MSG is our safety [net]. The MSG is one of the UN [recognised] agencies in the Melanesian sub-region, as well as the PIF [Pacific Islands Forum] and others, he said.
- READ MORE: Rabuka backs call for West Papuan independence group to fully join MSG
- Other West Papua and MSG reports
For this reason, West Papuas full membership in the MSG will
later be a sign of
safety for the Papuan people to become independent.
The declaration of support was attended by executive, legislative and judiciary leaders who expressed their backing for full MSG membership status for the ULMWP in the MSG by signing the text.
Representing the executive, Reverend Edison K. Waromi declared in a speech: Our agenda today [is] how to consolidate totality for full membership [ULMWP at MSG].
Lets work hand in hand to follow up on President Benny Wendas instructions to focus on lobbying and consolidating totality towards full membership of the MSG.
Bargaining position
This was how he ULMWP could raise our bargaining political position
through sub-regional, regional and international diplomacy to gain
self-determination.
Judicial chair Diaz Gwijangge said that many struggle leaders had died on this land and wherever they were.
Today the struggle is not sporadic . . . the struggle is now being led by educated people who are supported by the people of West Papua, and now it is already at a high level, where we also have relations with other officially independent countries and can sit with them, he said.
This is extraordinary progress. As Melanesians, the owners of this country, who know our Papuan customs and culture that when we want to go to war, w...
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Sunday, 11 June
12:32
Halaman Masyarakat Adat | 11 Juni 2023 | Catatan Pengantar Kusni Sulang: Pertama-tama, Konsep! "IndyWatch Feed Niugini"
Ini adalah suatu kemajuan yang penting dalam Revolusi Indonesia! Revolusi Indonesia tanpa land reform adalah sama saja dengan gedung tanpa alas, sama saja pohon tanpa batang, sama saja dengan omong besar tanpa isi. Melaksanakan land reform berarti melaksanakan satu bagian yang mutlak dari Revolusi Indonesia. Gembar-gembor tentang revolusi sosialisme Indonesia, masyarakat adil dan makmur, amanat penderitaan rakyat tanpa melaksanakan land reform adalah gembar-gembornya tukang penjual obat di Pasar Tanah Abang atau Pasar Senen.
Pernyataan Presiden Soekarno saat memperbincangkan land reform, 17 Agustus 1960
Saudara-saudara, soal persediaan Makanan Rakyat ini bagi kita adalah soal hidup atau mati! Camkan. Sekali lagi, camkan!
Soekarno
Catatan Pengantar Kusni Sulang
Pertama-tama: Konsep!
Penyunting: Andriani SJ Kusni
Tindakan, aksi, bermula dari pikiran, yang dituangkan dalam uraian berbentuk bahasa, entah itu kemudian dinamakan narasi, diskursus, gagasan, konsep dan atau istilah-istilah lain yang berhakekat serupa.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, seorang pemikir Perancis era Revolusi Perancis (1789), pernah berkata bahwa walaupun saya tidak sepakat dengan kau, tapi sampai mati saya akan membela hakmu mengungkapkan pendapatmu. Pandangan demikian diketengahkan karena Rousseau meyakini, mengemukakan pendapat sebagai hak asasi, tapi juga jalaran guna mendapatkan kebenaran relatif.
Dari segi politik, hak mengetengahkan pendapat bisa disebut sebagai bentuk kongret partisipasi warganegara dalam ber-Negara dan pengejawantahan dari berkedaulatan rakyat.
Komite Bersama Perjuangan Reforma Agraria (KBPRA) merupakan aliansi yang terdiri Agrarian Resource Center (ARC), Aliansi Gerakan Reforma Agraria (AGRA), Aliansi Mahasiswa Papua (AMP), Aksi Kamisan Bandung, Front Mahasiswa Nasional (FMN) Bandung, Lembaga Bantuan Hukum (LBH) Bandung, Pembebasan Bandung, Persatuan Perjuangan Buruh (PPB) KASBI, Unit Kegiatan Studi Kemasyarakatan (UKSK) UPI Bandung, dan Women Studies Center (WSC).
Pada Hari Tani Nasional 24 September 2022 silam, mereka mengeluarkan pendapat sebagai hasil diskusi intens mereka tentang Reforma Agraria yang dilakukan oleh Pemerintah Jokowi di bawah judul Merebut Kembali Diskursus Reforma Agraria, yang mengisyaratkan bahwa reforma agraria yang dilakukan oleh Pemerintah Jokowi terdapat kesalahan secara konseptual. Setelah menganalisa keadaan, KBPRA sebagai organisasi front persatuan (aliansi istilah umum hari ini) menyarankan sebuah solusi.
Setelah membaca hasil diskusi tersebut, saya berpendapat bahwa pandangan-pandangan KBPRA mengandung poin-poin hakik...
05:28
Marine vet claims his unit saw hovering UFO being loaded with weapons US forces who threatened them at gunpoint in Indonesia in 2009 "IndyWatch Feed World"
A former Marine claims he and five comrades saw a flying saucer being loaded with weapons while serving in Indonesia in 2009 - and was threatened at gunpoint by unmarked US forces at the scene. The wild story comes after an Air Force whistleblower from the government's UFO office joined growing numbers of intelligence officials claiming the US has recovered and is even reverse-engineering crashed or landed 'non-human' spacecraft. Michael Herrera was a 20-year-old rifleman sent on a Navy humanitarian mission during the 2009 Sumatra earthquake and tsunami that devastated the region. In an exclusive interview with DailyMail.com, he claims that while guarding an airdrop of aid supplies outside the city of Padang in October that year, his six-man unit stumbled across a hovering octagonal craft in apparent use by clandestine US forces.
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Saturday, 10 June
18:08
A Chain of Beauties 01 "IndyWatch Feed Nthamerica"
As discussed here
and here,
Im going to try to write a novel real quickly on the blog. Be
ready for foolery. Im showing my work so SPOILER ALERT!
The entire plot outline is below the fold on this post. Will
also add some carriage returns so people coming directly to this
article can skip it if they feel the need.
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Tales from The Amphisbna:
A Chain of Beauties
SETTING: The Kingdom of Serenedore, in the region of Viridon, in the magickal world of Gaya.
DRAMATIS PERSONAE:
King Amaron of Serendore, First Scion of House Brande, the main
character
Queen Ebelina II, Last Scion of the Silberdore Dynasty
King Duron of Serendore, First Scion of House Carol, and Queen
Ebelina I of the Silberdore Dynasty
The Royal Grandmere Larethwen Silberdore, ne Zerlindhl
Nalia, Elythro, Tenebre, Alcyra, Celdeste, Styrele, and Morwele,
dormant lampades kept as treasures
Seberind of House Tornrike, childhood friend and advisor to King
Amaron, agent of The Compact
Sir Piriane Janesmith, Head of the Royal Guard, an order of
greatknights, a half-orc lesbian
Thistle and Wisp, magical creatures in the courts employ as
entertainers a koneira and a krowten
Cardinal Edyard, local head of the Church of The Hero
Mistress Tomasine, Court Advocate of The Guild of Guilds, a
dwarf
Queen Ivana and King Kathur, scheming rulers of the northern
Viridon kingdom of Holderode
Duke Willelm, ruler of the seat of Serenedore, the Duchy of
Marigold, High Secretary of The Compact
The Compact, a shadowy organization of nobles that transcend
national borders
The Church of The Hero (Heroism, followed by Heroists), dominant
faith in the kingdoms of Viridon
The Guild of Guilds, an organization of wealthy merchants that
controls the guilds of many kingdoms
PLOT
Several years after the questionable deaths of King Duron and Queen
Ebelina I, their daughter Ebelina II took a husband from the nobles
in the court of Serenedore, young Amaron. But before she
could bring forth an heir, she was murdered thus ending the storied
Silberdore Dynasty. Young King Amaron feels like hes in the
crosshairs of so much treachery, and hes woefully unqualified to
survive it all.
He has two advisors, the Royal Grandmere Larethwen Silberdore and his childhood friend Seberind Tornrike. Seberind and Amaron both served briefly with the Royal Guard and so have some greatknight skills. Larethwen has some elf magi...
15:15
Racehorses at Churchill Downs "IndyWatch Feed War"
Horse named Lost in Limbo dies at Churchill Downs
Arthur Firstenberg Cell Phone Task Force June 8, 2023
Racehorses are among the most finely tuned, exquisitely sensitive creatures on earth. So what happens when you give them all cell phones to wear during a race? They start dropping like well, horses.
That is exactly what started happening this spring at Churchill Downs in Louisville, home of the world-famous Kentucky Derby. Churchill Downs hosts three meets every year during which there are horse races four to five days a week a spring meet lasting all of May and June; a September meet; and a fall meet throughout November. The spring meet this year at the Downs began on April 29 and was to continue until July 3. And beginning on April 29, and in every race on every day thereafter, every horse was fitted with a device they had never worn before. It is a wireless device, shaped like an iPhone, that fits into the cloth underneath the saddle on the horses back. Horses also began wearing these devices this spring during morning workouts.
This STRIDESafe device monitors the horses movements
2,400 times per second throughout the race, sending 2,400 pulses of
radio frequency (RF) radiation every second through the body of the
horse. It also contains a GPS component that communicates with
global positioning satellites. It also communicates with the RFID
chip implanted in the left side of every horses neck, ensuring that
the chip also emits radiation throughout the race. And because
every racehorse wears horseshoes made of aluminum, which is one of
the best conductors, the frequencies that are conducted from both
the STRIDESafe device and the RFID chip throughout the horses body
are absorbed and reradiated by its four shoes. Each horse, then,
carries not one but six continuously radiating antennas throughout
each race at Churchill Downs. So with 14 horses normally competing
in each race, there are 84 antennas among animals in close
proximity to one another running around the track.
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Friday, 09 June
22:59
New US Military Bases in Papua New Guinea and ASEAN "IndyWatch Feed Niugini"
The US Army will have unfettered access to PNGs territorial waters and airspace following a security cooperation agreement scheduled to be signed on about May 20, Radio New Zealand reported.
According to the radio station, which has a draft document in its possession, under the agreement, which is expected to be signed soon by a senior US administration official, the United States will provide its armed forces unhindered access to the territorial waters and airspace of this Pacific nation. Aircraft, vehicles, and vessels operated by or on behalf of the US Armed Forces shall be free to enter, exit, and move within PNGs territory and territorial waters and shall be exempt from any inspection conducted without the consent of the American authorities.
The text also states that the US military, for whom the document provides full immunity from any claim by the New Guinean authorities, will be given access to all airports and seaports in the country, including the military. These facilities can be used for a variety of activities, including visits by government and military officials, military exercises, maneuvers and transit, as well as refueling, repair and maintenance of aircraft and ships. In addition, they will be permitted to house personnel and to prepare and store equipment, supplies a...