Striking Indonesian timber workers takes hostages (bad move) and hunger strike (good move): At least nine of the thousands of striking timber workers in Samarinda began a hunger strike on Wednesday, to press their demands for their April and May salaries. The hunger strikers have camped out in front of the main gate of the East Kalimantan governor's office here, after the workers earlier picketed in front of their company buildings. The strike began two weeks ago and on Tuesday they kidnapped two company executives and are still holding them hostage. The workers mostly come from plywood companies, Kalimanis Plywood Industry (KPI) and Santi Murni Plywood (SMP). Giartini, one of the hunger strikers, vowed that the hunger strike would continue until the workers' demands were met. "The government must show an interest in the fate of the workers," she said. The hunger strikers also include at least one prominent labor figure, Ismed Soeryo from the East Kalimantan Indonesian Labor Struggle National Front (FNPBI).