Indonesia Highlights: Papuan Insurgent Dies in Gun Battle with Indonesian Military | Indonesia’s Former Supreme Court Judge Artidjo Alkostar Passes Away | Indonesian Cities to Experience Zero Shadow D

KOMPAS.com – An armed criminal group (KKB) member in Hitadipa District in Papua’s Intan Jaya was killed in a gun battle with the Indonesian military.

The accident occurred when two KKB members opened fire on the apparatus from behind during the movement of troops.

In other news, former Supreme Court judge Artidjo Alkostar passed away on Sunday, February 28 after suffering from heart and lung diseases. He was 71.

Below are excerpts from the news in Indonesia, curated by Kompas.com editors:

Papuan Insurgent Dies in Gun Battle with Indonesian Military

An armed criminal group (KKB) member in Hitadipa District in Papua’s Intan Jaya was killed in a gun battle with a group of the Indonesian Military (TNI) in the early hours of February 28.

A spokesman for the Joint Regional Defense Command (Kogabwilhan) III, Colonel (Czi) IGN Suriastawa, said that the accident occurred when two KKB members opened fire on the apparatus from behind during the movement of troops.

“One man down while the other KKB member ran away carrying his team member’s weapon. No military personnel was injured,” said Suriastawa in a statement on Sunday.

He said any survived KKB members would secure and carry any weapons that belong to their team members who did not make it. Then, they would upload the photo of the deceased to social media.

“They would post photos of the deceased saying that the victim was a civilian. This typical motive has been repeated,” he added.

The body of the victim was already handed over to the leaders of the Titigi Village on Sunday morning. The case is currently under investigation, Suriastawa said.

“As the villagers did not recognize the deceased, it was strongly believed that the deceased was part of an armed criminal group,” he said.

“No villager will shoot the military apparatus in the middle of the night,” he added.

Source: https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2021/02/28/13270091/baku-tembak-di-intan-jaya-papua-satu-anggota-kkb-tewas.

Indonesia’s Former Supreme Court Judge Artidjo Alkostar Passes Away

Dokumentasi/Biro Humas KPK Former Supreme Court judge Artidjo Alkostar who is now a member of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Supervisory Board passes away Sunday, February 28, 2021.

Former Supreme Court judge Artidjo Alkostar passed away on Sunday, February 28 after suffering from heart and lung diseases. He was 71.

The news of his passing was confirmed by Coordinating Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Minister Mahfud MD, who is also former chief justice of the Constitutional Court.

“A principled person in the field of Law Enforcement has left us. Former Supreme Court judge Artidjo Alkostar who is now a member of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Supervisory Board passed away this afternoon. Inna Lillah Wainna Ilahi raji'un [We belong to God and to God we shall return] Allahumma ighfir lahu [May Allah bless his soul],” said Mahfud MD in his Twitter account @mohmahfudmd on Sunday.

Artidjo was one of the judges who was most feared by corruptors when they filed an appeal at the Supreme Court.

When Artidjo handed down the court’s verdict, instead of getting leniency, the corruptors were rewarded with a harsher verdict.

Source: https://www.kompas.com/tren/read/2021/02/28/161700365/tutup-usia-ini-profil-artidjo-alkostar-mantan-hakim-agung-yang-ditakuti.

Indonesian Cities to Experience Zero Shadow Days Next Month

SHUTTERSTOCK/kahksha siddiqui An illustration of shadow on the beach.

Several regions in Indonesia will experience zero shadow days when the sun will be exactly overhead during the day from February 28 to March 22.

The astronomical phenomenon only happens twice a year in tropical regions when the sun is directly overhead and no one can cast a shadow of an object at noon.

Head of the Public Relations Division of the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Akhmad Taufan Maulana explained that the culmination is a phenomenon when the sun is right at the highest position.

"When the sun's declination is equal to the latitude of an observer, this phenomenon is called the main culmination," said Taufan on Sunday, February 28.

He further added that the sun would be exactly at zenith. As a result, the shadow of the upright object disappears because it overlaps with the object itself.

"Therefore, the main culmination day is also known as zero shadow day," he said.
This year, the sun will be right at the equator on March 20 at 16:37 pm local time, and September 23 at 02:21 am. Meanwhile, on June 21 at 10:32 am, the sun will be at the North's equinox, and on December 21 at 22.59 pm, the sun will be at the southern equinox.

Source: https://go.kompas.com/read/2021/02/28/170305174/indonesian-cities-to-experience-zero-shadow-days-next-month.