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Indonesian Air Force to procure two F-16 Viper squadrons

The Indonesian Air Force (TNI AU) plans to acquire in stages two squadrons of super sophisticated fighter jets F-16 ...

Joint forest fire-fighting team deployed on Mount Sumbing

A joint team of military and police personnel, volunteers, and local rescue officers attempted to extinguish a wildfire ...

Strong wind impedes firefighting efforts on Mt Arjuno, Mt Welirang

Strong wind played spoilsport in the aerial firefighting efforts to put out wildfires on the slopes of Mount Arjuno and ...

Wamena Airport to return to normalcy next week: Minister

Wamena Airport in Papua is expected to return to its normal operation next week, Transportation Minister Budi Karya ...

TNI AU Hercules plane transports 88 refugees back to Wamena

A total of 88 people, who had fled Wamena after the Sept-23 rioting, were flown home aboard an Indonesian Air Force ...

Tjahjanto pledges to enable riot survivors' smooth return to Wamena

Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto made a solemn promise to facilitate survivors of ...

Ministry, military join hands to rebuild Wamena's damaged facilities

The Public Works and Public Housing Ministry is cooperating with the Indonesian Military (TNI) to reconstruct several ...

Ten Acehnese survivors of Wamena riot take refuge

Ten Acehnese community members who survived the recent Wamena rioting have been taking refuge at a house in Doyo area ...

Air Force to return Wamena refugees home aboard Hercules aircraft

The Indonesian Air Force (TNI AU) is prepped to offer air transportation to residents, who had fled Wamena following ...

Teachers need psychological treatment after deadly riot in Wamena

Several teachers who got affected by a violent riot in Wamena City, Papua Province, admitted that they need ...

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Lesson learned from Wamena rioting

A deadly riot that broke out in Wamena, the capital city of Jayawijaya District, Papua Province, on Sept 23, has left ...

Blitar district govt ready to evacuate its people from Papua: official

The Blitar District Administration has revealed that it is ready to evacuate its people from Papua Province in the ...

President urges soldiers to embrace new-fangled technology

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has called on soldiers of the Indonesian Military (TNI) to be capable enough to adopt ...

Military Chief confirms Wamena schools reopening on Oct 7

Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Air Chief Marshall Hadi Tjahjanto confirmed that schools in Wamena, Papua, will be ...

Thousands of Jayawijaya refugees return home

The Jayawijaya district government in Papua province ascertained that thousands of residents who took refuge in ...