05 June 2008 - Floods that are caused by very high tides which flood the Muara Baru area in northern Jakarta are set to raise even further. According to information from Metro TV, the water in the main street is currently just over one meter, while the water at the fish market currently reaches 30 to 40 centimeters. Last night, most residents spent the night at their own homes, amid raising water levels. They have already experienced many floods, so they say they get used to it.

To anticipate the peak of the high tide, the Red Cross in Indonesia has already prepared itself. There are several emergency shelters set up, and since early June there has been an emergency kitchen in the Penjaringan neighborhood. If needed, this kitchen can be turned into an emergency shelter as well. The Red Cross also prepared an area behind the police station of Pantai Mutiara. Hundreds of people can bring themselves to safety here if needed.

05 June 2008 - To prevent any actions by people who want to see FPI disbanded, the regional branch of FPI in Pekanbaru, Riau, has brought itself to readiness to fight possible crowds demanding the disbandment of FPI. The head of the regional branch there, Haris Kampai, said that they would fight anyone near their office demanding the disbandment of FPI. “The Riau branch of FPI has never had any anarchist behavior, it’s Ahmadiyah that should be disbanded, not FPI”, said Haris, pointing at a sect that is said to deviate from Islam.

Earlier this afternoon, hundreds of people from various elements from the Indonesian society showed up at the FPI branch office in Bandung, West Java, where they also demanded the disbandment of the FPI. The office is heavily guarded by local police because there were already rumors about groups arriving to demonstrate. Some people carried posters saying “FPI anti Pancasila” and “FPI are animals with turban”.

In Bogor, West Java, some 200 people gathered themselves near the local office of FPI to demand disbandment of the radical Islamic group there as well. All protests are still peaceful, but fears are still that things could go wrong if one of the sides replies a provocation.