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Authorities deploy 8,884 personnel for Papua's repeat voting

Papua police announced the deployment of 8,884 personnel to secure repeat voting for the province's gubernatorial ...

West Papua Police arrest 31 in illegal gold mining crackdown

West Papua police have intensified their crackdown on illegal gold mining operations, arresting 31 suspects between ...

Police officer jailed eight years for rebel involvement

The Wamena District Court in Papua Pegunungan has sentenced a police officer who deserted to join a Papuan rebel group ...

Eastern Indonesia gains Rp1.8 trillion critical research support

The government has earmarked an additional budget of Rp1.8 trillion (US$110 million) to fund research on vital issues ...

Scholarships, compensation awarded to Papua police heirs

Deputy Chief of Papua Police Brigadier General Faizal Rahmadani, on Friday, handed over compensation to the heirs of ...

Indonesian troops seize 128 marijuana packs on PNG border

The RI-PNG border security task force secured a big bag containing 128 packs of marijuana during a routine military ...

Indonesian Navy steps up patrols to curb drug smuggling from PNG

The Jayapura Naval Base (Lantamal X) in Papua has intensified patrols in Indonesian waters bordering Papua New Guinea ...

W Papua: 10 dead, 10 missing in flash flood, landslides

At least 10 residents have been confirmed dead following the recent flash flood and landslides in the Catubouw, Arfak ...

Papua Police retrieve bodies of 11 miners killed in rebel attack

Chief of the Papua Regional Police, Inspector General Patrige Renwarin, confirmed that the bodies of 11 illegal gold ...

Prabowo to pardon prisoners in drug, Papua-related cases

President Prabowo Subianto has decided to grant amnesty to several prisoners involved in narcotics to Papua-related ...

Papua Police confirm officer's death after violent assault

The Papua Regional Police confirmed that a Papua police officer succumbed to fatal injuries at Tiom Regional Hospital, ...

Regional elections in West Papua smooth, secure: official

The West Papua provincial government has said that the public security and order situation during the 2024 simultaneous ...

Pilkada 2024

Indonesia's Regional Head Elections run smoothly

On November 27, 2024, Indonesia again held simultaneous Regional Head Elections (Pilkada) to choose governors-deputy ...

Vote counting in Papua to take two days: KPU

The Papua General Elections Commission (KPU) stated that it would take only two days to count the regional head ...

NZ pilot Mehrtens in touch with family following release: Police

The Papua Police announced that New Zealand pilot Mark Mehrtens, recently freed from the Free Papua Movement's ...