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800 villagers evacuated to Timika City to evade rebels' terror

The police evacuated 800 villagers in the mountainous area in Timika, Papua, to Timika City to avoid acts of terror by ...

Joni Botak led Papuans who killed policeman

Joni Botak led a group of Papuan criminals involved in a two-hour gunfight with Indonesian security personnel in ...

Policeman dies in shootout with armed criminal group in Papua

Papua Provincial Police Chief Inspector General Paulus Waterpauw has confirmed the death of a police officer in a ...

Three wounded in exchange of fire in Nduga, Papua

Three people were injured, including a member of the Police Mobile Brigade (Brimob), in an exchange of fire between ...

Respect native Papuans' cultural norms, traditions: military officer

XVII/Cenderawasih Regional Military Command Commander Major General Herman Asaribab reminded soldiers joining the task ...

PBNU rejects plan to repatriate ex-ISIS combatants

Nadhlatul Ulama (PBNU), Indonesia's largest Muslim organization, turned down a plan to repatriate former ISIS ...

Five Indonesians abducted in Malaysian waters

Five Indonesians of a fishing boat were abducted in the Tambisan waters in the Malaysian state of Sabah on Thursday, ...

Last Indonesian hostage in South Philippines set free

Muhammad Farhan, an Indonesian held hostage by the Abu Sayyaf armed group in South Philippines, was successfully freed ...

PNG urges Indonesia to organize another BTF in border area

The Government of Papua New Guinean (PNG) has appealed to the Indonesian government, through the Papuan provincial ...

Sorong police's probe ongoing into airport's attackers

The Sorong police in West Papua are investigating the case of vandalism and attack on Domine Eduard Osok Airport during ...

Indonesian soldier in Papua loses life in shoot-out

Several Indonesian soldiers engaged in a gunfight with an armed Papuan group's members in the Kaliasin area, Keerom ...

Police, military hunt armed group on Indonesia-PNG border

A joint task force of Papua Police and military launched a manhunt for  an armed Papuan group at the ...

Trilateral cooperation should be maximized to avert hostage taking

Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi has underscored the necessity to garner optimal advantage from the bilateral ...

Positive development in Abu Sayyaf hostage case: Minister

The case of the three Indonesians being held hostage by the Abu Sayyaf group has moved in a positive direction, ...

Indonesia, neighbors work closely to release abducted citizens

The government has continued to work hand in hand with Malaysia and the Philippines to facilitate the release of three ...