HTML pages designed & maintained by Alifuru67 Copyright © 1999/2000 - 1364283024 & 1367286044		Want to Help? CRISIS CENTRE DIOCESE OF AMBOINA Jalan Pattimura 32 - Ambon 97124 - Indonesia Tel 0062 (0)911 342195 Fax 0062 (0)911 355337 E-mail: compro@ambon.wasantara.net.id THE SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS Report no. 150 1. NATIONAL DIALOGUE LANGGUR On Sunday, March 18, the inter-religious National Dialogue on Revitalizing Local Culture for Rehabilitation and Development in the Moluccas towards a New Indonesia in Tual-Langgur, Kei-Kecil, was closed. One of its recommendations called the Pesan Langgur said: On behalf of our belief in God Almighty and in order to enhance human values and dignity, we, the participants of the National Dialogue, have reached an accord to proclaim what we will call The Langgur Recommendation i.e. The firm and unvacillating intent to find a solution to end the conflict and the violence which up to now have unsettled the Moluccas and North Moluccas . It was also agreed upon that the dialogue at Langgur had to be seen as a step in the ongoing process of dialogue to end the conflict, encompassing all those who are involved in the unrest. Though there will always be religious and ethnic differences, however, adat (local custom) and especially adat houses should be permanent meeting points for all . The participants also pledged after returning to their locations in the Moluccas and North Moluccas to be ambassadors of the Langgur Recommendation. 2. BOMB BLASTS Yesterday afternoon three bomb blasts were heard, followed by the sound of gunfire at the border of Mardika / Batumerah, Ambon town, stunning local residents. Afterwards these terrifying sounds turned out to have been only been meant as expressions of joy on occasion of a wedding& 3. EARTHQUAKE More terrifying were the rather violent tremors that were felt in Ambon town at about 03.00 PM, 03.15 PM and 05.30 PM this afternoon. According to information via local TV, the epicentre was at a distance of about 60 Km south-west of Ambon. It had a force of 5.8 on the Richter scale. In Ambon it caused minor damage to several buildings. C.J.Böhm MSc, Secretary of Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina Received via e-mail from : Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina Copyright © 1999-2001  - Ambon Berdarah On-Line * http://www.go.to/ambon HTML pages designed and maintained by Alifuru67 * http://www.oocities.org/maluku67 Send your comments to alifuru67@egroups.com