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Advisers were installed in key government institutions, and the intent of RAMSI was to work within the Solomon Islands government for reform and "good governance." But by 2017, when RAMSI ended, according to the Australian government's National Interest Analysis it was "was successful" in "restoring law and order", "rebuilding critical law and order institutions", "stabilizing government finances", "restoring business confidence", and "rebuilding the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF)." As the 20th anniversary of the commencement of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI) passes by this month, there will be several narratives about RAMSI promoted in Solomon Islands and globally. [Extracted from the article]

The European Union (EU) has decided to lift its embargo on military co-operation with the Indonesian military -- despite their ongoing role in human-rights abuses against the East Timorese and [...]

THE East Timorese vote for independence under a United Nations-supervised ballot is a great achievement for a long-suffering and brave people. But the referendum process was one of the worst [...]

`WHAT do they think about Indonesia in your country?' asks an Indonesian student, as we wait for a taxi in Jakarta. He adds with a cheeky grin: `Do they think [...]

`People say that the sand was once an island with people and gardens and animals,' says Francis, gesturing towards a sandbar out in the ocean before us, `but a giant [...]

WE all flee at that moment - the grandmothers, the fathers, the priest, the dogs, even the most plucky of the kids. With a camera bouncing around my neck and [...]

THEIR slimy, brown, rotund bodies are covered in ugly knobs. Their googly protruding eyes have a distant, arrogant stare while their large mouths emit annoying croaks that disturb everybody's sleep. [...]

Get real Methods for contraception and prevention against STDs should be explained and discussed fully and in terms kids can understand by people they can relate to. Knowledge is not [...]

IT is not yet light when the miners arrive. They joke about the near-misses as their cars skid on the ice that lines the road to the colliery. It's so [...]

I HAVE landed on the moon. Its pale surface is littered with tiny pieces of shiny rock illuminated by the heat of the distant sun. It is a colourless face, [...]

`I THINK WE'D ALL BEEN HOPING against hope that somebody would wake up and the inevitable would never happen,' says Martin wistfully. `But instead stocks kept falling and suddenly, in [...]

In South East Asia and the South Pacific, divers armed with squirt bottles chase brightly coloured fish into coral and spurt cyanide into the holes where they hide. A few [...]

FROM THIS MONTH'S EDITOR OF all the magazines I have edited for New Internationalist so far, for me this issue -- Indonesia -- has brought out the most extreme emotions [...]

FROM THIS MONTH'S EDITOR `PEOPLE in Bougainville will tell you a horrific story - like how they killed someone - and laugh about it,' said a Western aid worker incredulously [...]

FROM THIS MONTH'S EDITOR `FRENCH, Australians, we don't want any of them: we just don't want to be overwhelmed.' said `John', an active member of the right-wing, racist British National [...]

It is not hard to imagine these Pacific islands as they were in the 1500s when a Spanish explorer came, found gold, and gave the Solomon Islands their name. The [...]

Discloses the secrets of the hidden war in Aceh, the most Islamic and autonomous region of Indonesia. Spread of human rights violations in Indonesia; Emergence of the Aceh Merdeka (Free Aceh Movement) rebel groups; Influence of Aceh Merdeka on Indonesians; Aceh Merdeka rebels' fight against the military. INSET: Aceh - a short history.

Focuses on impact of the 1998 Bougainville Crisis on the lives of the citizens of Papua New Guinea. Factors contributing to the conflict; Encouragement for international support; Role of anti-mining land-rights struggle in the movement for independence; Consequences of the Bougainville Revolutionary Army regime.

Recounts the peace process during the war in Northern Ireland. Advocacy of Protestant/Loyalist and Catholic/Nationalist to human rights; Conduction of illegal demonstrations by the Orange Order; Role of international intervention in the attainment of peace; Impact of non-violence on global politics; Commitment as requirement for peace. INSETS: Eye to eye with SLORC;Reaching towards Peace & Reconciliation.

Focuses on Indonesian locals' plea for independence in Irian Jaya in Indonesia. Historical background on Irian Jaya; Irian Jaya people's call for the abandonment of the Act of Free Choice; Fatalities arising from military violence in the province; Various protests initiated by the Free Papua Movement.

Argues that teenagers are being given mixed messages about sex, while highlighting the rights of teenagers to control their own bodies and sexuality. Failure of the society to protect children from unwanted and unsafe sexual relations; Examination of sexual abuse in Western countries; Dangers associated with girls giving birth too young.

Presents information on mining, with emphasis on the Igorot, indigenous people of Cordillera, Philippines and the miners of the Tower colliery in South Wales. Enactment of the Philippines Mining Code, 1995; Details on the mining operation at Cordillera; Comments from Jill Carino, of the Women Workers' Program in Baguio City; Reference to comments from Eric Evans, the pressure group Wales Against Opencast. INSET: Action.

Opinion. Describes an individual's experiences in the mining town of Andamooka, South Australia. Information on the Andamooka and Olympic Dam mine; Reference to a study of mining and petroleum agreements conducted by the United Nations Centre on Transnational Corporations; Six suggesstion to stop international minerals abuse; Information on the world's consumption of minerals.

Focuses on indigenous Indonesians' struggle to fight for their land rights in West Kalimantan in Indonesia. Forest fire activities in the city of Pontianak in Indonesia; Dayak's proposal for political reform; Percentage of local taxes kept by regional governments in Indonesia. INSET: Suffering without sympathy - the hated, hunted Madurese.

Relates how Indonesians were affected by the economic crisis. Creation of the Social Safety Net Programme (SSN) for Indonesians affected by the crisis; Budget allocated to SSN in from fiscal year 1998 to 1999; Problems with SSN; Impact of currency devaluation.

Presents insights into the author's visit to Indonesia. Dialogues with activists in Indonesia; Observations on the lifestyle and fashion of men in Indonesia; Views on the military violence in East Timor, Indonesia.

Focuses on the achievement of peace and reconciliation through non-violent means. Use of humor to cope with sadness; Sources of hope; Requirements to achieve change and peace.