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Mahfud lauds Army's swift action in Intan Jaya arson attack

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, Mahfud MD, has lauded the Army for its “swift ...

Papua police vigilant ahead of voting day

The security situation in 11 Papuan districts headed for simultaneous regional elections on December 9, 2020 has so far ...

Armed Papuans stealing village funds has become a homework: police

Papua Police Chief Inspector General Paulus Waterpauw highlighted that the armed Papuan criminal groups' thievery ...

Armed Papuan criminals disrupt endeavors to improve locals' welfare

Notorious armed Papuan criminal groups operational in the administrative areas of Intan Jaya have recurrently hindered ...

Papua police chief finds cop's involved in arms trafficking deplorable

Papua Police Chief Inspector General Paulus Waterpauw was vociferous in his condemnation of Chief Brigadier MJH, an ...

Awaiting justice to be served in Priest Yeremia Zanambani's death

Top commander of XVII/Cenderawasih Regional Military Command Major General Herman Asaribab emphasized that any soldier ...

Papuan killed in gunfight joined notorious armed group year ago

The Indonesian police on Thursday said Rufinus Tigau, who was killed in a gun battle with security personnel on October ...

Police officer in Papua arrested for allegedly selling firearms

Papua Police Chief Inspector General Paulus Waterpauw confirmed Chief Brigadier JH, an officer of the police's ...

Freeport security officer faces trial for armed group involvement

The North Jakarta District Court scheduled the first trial of PT Freeport Indonesia security officer Ivan Sambom, alias ...

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In quest of peaceful resolution to Papua conflict

The cycle of violence in the Indonesian province of Papua has remained unbroken with armed groups in the Intan Jaya and ...

Government firm over not holding negotiation on Papua's independence

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD made it amply clear that the government was ...

Indonesian held hostage in Philippines killed in gunfight: govt

An Indonesian taken hostage by the Abu Sayyaf terror group earlier this year has been killed in a gunfight between the ...

Armed Papuan criminals in Intan Jaya committed 17 crimes: police

Over the last nine months of 2020, armed Papuan criminal groups operating in Intan Jaya, Papua, were involved in 17 ...

Five armed Papuan criminal groups active in Hipadipa subdistrict

Five armed criminal groups are operating out of the Hipadipa subdistrict in Intan Jaya district of Papua province, ...

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Acts of terror leave bloody trail in Papua

September has been the bloodiest month in Intan Jaya district, Papua province, this year with armed separatists ...