Mathias Hariyadi

In Central Java police have arrested a number of suspected members of militant Islamic group Jemaah Islamiyah. Its new leader Abu Dujana is said however to have escaped. He is thought to be linked to Noordin Top, another terrorist on Indonesia’s Most Wanted list.

A Garuda airplane crashed on landing and erupted in flames at Yogyakarta. At least 93 survivors. Many Australian citizens among those on board, part of the diplomatic team travelling with foreign minister Downer.

The affected area is the regency of Manggari; after days of intense rain over the weekend at least 9 villages were buried by the mud and numerous rice fields washed away. Rescue operations hampered by worsening weather conditions.

After five days of rain, the city is returning to normal but hundreds of people are still sitting on the roofs of their homes, waiting for aid to reach them. Around 430,000 people have been displaced.

Terrorist’s name is Rian, number two in the Afghan Jemaah Islamiyah. Another terrorist dies and nine are arrested in the same police operation.

Telematics experts suggest plane broke up in mid-air causing parts to fall over wide area because the Adam Air Boeing 737-400 emergency beacons are sending signals from different locations. Search for the plane and victims resumes today after yesterday’s false hopes.

Thirty years and one tsunami later, the Indonesian province chooses its own local government. No major incidents are reported as more than 2.6 million voters go to the polls.

Mgr Situmorang has been elected to lead the bishops of the largest Muslim country in the world: "I will work hard for peace and social justice". A new secretary-general has also been appointed.

International observers have already arrived in the Indonesian province. The authorities have guaranteed that the election will go smoothly but people fear possible violence.

Catholics, Protestants, Muslims and human rights activists condemn this morning's murder of Rev Kongkoli in Palu. The authorities are urged to find those behind this act and the 1999-2001 violence. Bomb goes off in Poso but there are no reports of casualties.

For four months, millions of cubic metres of boiling mud have been flowing around the whereabouts of Porong; entire villages have already been submerged and 10,000 people displaced. Geologists have warned of a possible eruption similar to that of Pompei.

A quake off the coast sets off tsunami warning. Despite residents' reluctance to go home, no giant wave has hit.