West Papua

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Agrarian conflicts cast a pall on national development: HR Commission

Infrastructure development in the country remains shrouded in agrarian conflicts, according to commissioner for ...

Injured Dekai protester dies in Jayapura hospital

Ferianus Asso died in the wee hours of Sunday morning following intensive treatment at the Bhayangkara Police Hospital ...

Health Ministry urges ten provinces to increase COVID-19 testing

Spokesperson for the COVID-19 vaccination program of the Health Ministry, Siti Nadia Tarmizi, has urged ten Indonesian ...

BRGM involves citizens in peatland, mangrove restoration activities

Indonesia's National Peatland and Mangrove Restoration Agency (BRGM) continues to involve citizens directly in ...

Govt proposes budget of Rp770.4 trillion for village fund transfers

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) proposed a budget of Rp770.4 trillion for transfers to regions and ...

BMKG issues warning of extreme weather in parts of Indonesia

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has issued a warning for potential extreme weather ...

Papuans urged to display flags ahead of Independence day celebration

The Papua administration has urged residents and bureaucrats to join the celebration of Indonesia's 76th ...

Mass vaccinations planned for residents of W Papua's Arfak Mountains

West Papua province's COVID-19 task force is planning to start mass vaccinations for the residents of Arfak ...

BNI, Pertamina to rope in MSMEs to run Pertashop outlets

State-owned lender Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) and oil and gas giant Pertamina are seeking partnerships with micro, ...

Pertamina operates Pertashops at 16 locations in West Papua

State-run energy company PT Pertamina (Persero), through its Commercial and Trading Sub-Holding for the Papua Maluku ...

Vaccination rate among older adults still low in 5 provinces: ministry

The COVID-19 vaccination rate among older adults in five Indonesian provinces is still very low, the Ministry of Health ...

Death tally exclusion from COVID-19 assessment temporary: task force

Head of the expert team of the COVID-19 Task Force Prof. Wiku Adisasmito has said that the exclusion of the ...

Magnitude 7.1 quake strikes North Sulawesi's Melonguane early Thursday

A 7.1-magnitude earthquake rattled Melonguane in North Sulawesi Province on early Thursday, though no tsunami warning ...

Slow vaccine distribution causal to low vaccination coverage

South Sulawesi's COVID-19 Handling Task Force Head Consultant Ridwan Amiruddin attributed low vaccination coverage ...

Indonesia supports blue economy development at 15th ANCM

The Indonesian Navy Chief of Staff,  Admiral Yudo Margono,  deemed security and stability at sea as being ...