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Indonesia, Papua New Duinea agree to reopen borders

Indonesia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) agreed to reopen the Skouw-Wutung border, after it was closed for the ...

Hundreds protest in Ghana over abduction of Nigerian schoolgirls by Boko Haram

Hundreds of women here Sunday staged a peaceful protest against the kidnapping of the over 200 students from a ...

Myanmar`s Kachin armed group abducts 3

Myanmars ethnic Kachin Independence Army (KIA) has abducted three people including two local administration staff in ...

Papua merchants close Skouw border market

Several merchants in Skouw border market in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea borderline are still closing their shanties ...

Indonesian migrant workers evacuated amidst Sabah standoff

A standoff between Malaysian security forces and armed Filipinos, which was initially considered as a bizarre ...

Indonesian military control along Malaysian border area

The Indonesian military guarding the border area with Malaysia in the regency of Nunukan, East Kalimantan, is ...

Indonesian Government Condemns, Takes Firm Stand Against Papua Shootings

Twelve people consisting of eight Indonesian military officers and four civilians were killed in one day when armed ...

Indonesia`s military to take tactical action against armed groups in Papua

Indonesia`s Deputy Minister of Defense Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin has said the Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) will take a ...

Shooting in Papua must be investigated thoroughly: Lawmaker

The shooting incident in Papua is purely a criminal act that should be investigated thoroughly, a lawmaker said. ...

Two different groups involved in Papua attacks: Djoko

Chief security minister Djoko Suyanto said two different groups had been involved in the attacks on military (TNI) ...

Indonesian citizen held hostage by armed group is safe

An Indonesian man, AA, who was held hostage by an armed group, has now been released. He was held hostage by an ...

No planes landing since shooting at Mulia airport, says police

No planes have landed at Mulia Airport, Puncak Jaya district, since a fatal shooting incident at the airport last ...

Zero tolerance against terror in Papua

Indonesia was shocked following a fatal shooting that killed a reporter and injured four passengers aboard a Twin ...

Authorities investigating whether airplane shot by criminals or separatists

Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro has said security authorities are continuing to investigate whether gunmen ...

Airplane shooters intend to halt development in Papua

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Djoko Suyanto said the Sunday shooting of an airplane ...