It looks likely that West Papua (Irian Jaya) and Aceh are going to push for independence. Reportedly, the Papuan separatist group under the Papua Presidium (PDP) was to declare West Papua’s independence on December 1. This would be sooner than originally planned on 1 December 2003. Meanwhile, the Acehnese Center for Referendum Information (SIRA), which has become the motor for the independence movement in Aceh, is determined to declare Aceh