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Papua terror campaigns hobble development efforts

The Indonesian government has been making dedicated efforts to accelerate regional development in Papua and West Papua ...

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Indonesia to focus on economic recovery during G20 Presidency

Indonesia will assume the Presidency of G20 in late 2021 for the first time since the forum was established in 1999. ...

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Healthcare workers in Papua must be respected, protected

Papua Chapter and around 250 paramedics staged a peaceful rally in Oksibil, the capital of Pegunungan Bintang district ...

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West Papua: TNI, police continue crackdown over soldier deaths

Eight days after four soldiers were killed in a terrorist attack on a military post in Kisor village, South Aifat ...

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Okmin University fuels hopes of human resource development in Papua

Thanks to Okmin University, native Papuans in the outermost regions of Pegunungan Bintang district, Papua, now have the ...

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Indonesia pushes vaccination drive further in COVID-19 fight

After a long battle since June 2021, Indonesia has finally emerged from the second tsunami wave of COVID-19 ...

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Preparing native Papuans for becoming agents of change

The Papua administration is well aware of a significant role of highly-skilled and well-educated human capital in ...

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Growth of Jambi's farming sector amid the pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted people's way of living, socially and economically. The government, from the ...

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Bodies mount in Papua as fight against terror continues

Four Indonesian army personnel died in a fatal attack launched by suspected Papuan separatist terrorists on Kisor ...

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COVID wake up call for Indonesia to improve medical industry capacity

President Joko Widodo, in a video that later went viral, visited a pharmacy in Bogor, West Java on July 23, 2021 to buy ...

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Encouraging MSMEs to make most of digital trade

Indonesia's digital market potential will reach US$124 billion, or some Rp1,700 trillion, by 2025. The market is ...

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Indonesia accelerates vaccination drive to achieve herd immunity

Indonesia has seen a continuous decline in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases lately thanks to the enforcement of ...

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Pencak Silat and efforts to make powerful, growing Indonesia

Indonesia glorious in pencak silat debut In short, it can be concluded that the birth of pencak Silat is the result ...

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Halt alarming recurrence of human-tiger conflicts in Aceh

Human-wildlife conflicts have become a serious problem that should to be promptly, properly, and comprehensively ...

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Police praised for prompt handling of Kace blasphemy case

The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) and several sections of Muslim communities in the country have praised the National ...

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Indonesia redoubles efforts to reduce childhood stunting

Indonesia's children are its future and its most valuable asset. In fact, the present condition of children under ...

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Jokowi's Baduy traditional attire as part of cultural diplomacy

Since the start of his political career, Indonesian President Joko Widodo -- popularly known as Jokowi -- has often ...

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Welcoming government's decision to reduce price cap for RT-PCR tests

Travel expenses of domestic air passengers in Indonesia have slightly declined thanks to the government's ...

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Govt taking care of Indonesian children orphaned by COVID-19

Gahazy Pranatayudha, 12 years-old boy living in Pemalang, Central Java, suddenly became an orphan as he lost both of ...

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Indonesia marks 76th Independence Day with low-key celebrations

For the second consecutive year, the Indonesian people celebrated the country's Independence Day, which falls on ...