West Papua

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West Papua gold mining paused as permit talks advance

Indigenous communities in Wasirawi Subdistrict, along with the Manokwari district government and West Papua police, ...

West Papua prosecutor arrests fugitive in IDR 1 bln cattle graft case

Prosecutors in West Papua have arrested a fugitive convicted in a 2012 cattle procurement graft case that cost the ...

West Papua raises MBG task force to prevent food poisoning

The West Papua provincial government has established a task force to oversee the implementation of the Free Nutritious ...

Govt boosts efforts to save 15 priority lakes across Indonesia

The Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq is preparing steps to intensify efforts to save 15 national priority ...

Dozens fall ill from free nutritious meals in Garut schools

Dozens of students from three schools in Kadungora sub-district, Garut District, West Java, received medical treatment ...

West Papua Govt moves to legalize small-scale mining

The West Papua provincial government is finalizing a gubernatorial regulation to legalize small-scale mining in a bid ...

West Papua launches integrated retribution management system

West Papua Provincial Revenue Agency (Bapenda) launched an integrated regional retribution management information ...

Ministry deploys 306 reserve components from transmigration community

The Indonesian Ministry of Transmigration (Kementrans) has dispatched 306 reserve component (Komcad) participants from ...

RI Govt trains 655 foster parents for national school program

Indonesia’s Social Affairs Minister Saifullah Yusuf has trained 655 foster parents and dormitory guardians ...

Gov't embraces mutual cooperation in empowering transmigrants

The government is adopting a gotong royong or mutual cooperation approach to address budget limitations in developing ...

BMKG detects two tropical cyclone seeds near Indonesia

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) detected two out of three tropical cyclone seeds across ...

Senator calls for stronger budget for treating leprosy in West Papua

Chair of the Regional Representative Council (DPD) Committee III, Filep Wamafma, has called on both central and ...

Gov't to improve access to preschools for underprivileged children

The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education is preparing to expand the Smart Indonesia Program (PIP) to include ...

Telkom works to restore network in Nabire after 6.6-magnitude quake

PT Telkom Indonesia is working to restore telecommunications services in Nabire, Central Papua, following a ...

Magnitude 6.6 earthquake cuts internet access in Central Papua

A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck Nabire City in Central Papua early Friday morning, disrupting internet connectivity ...