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Minister ensures aid to Myanmar runs smoothly amid military attacks

Naypyidaw. "Myanmar will close aid delivery from abroad on Friday. Our aid will arrive in Myanmar on Thursday ...

RI's aid mission to Myanmar earthquake victims unimpeded by conflict

Deputy Defense Minister Donny Ermawan has assured that the humanitarian mission carried out by the Indonesian Military ...

Govt repatriates thousands of workers trafficked for labor

The Indonesian government has repatriated thousands of Indonesian citizens who were lured by fake job offers and fell ...

TNI to use social communication to tackle Papua violence: Perkasa

Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander General Andika Perkasa has pledged to emphasize "social communication" to ...

Govt taking 'prosperity' approach for resolving Papua issues: minister

The Indonesian government has adopted an approach based on "prosperity" not "weapons" for handling ...

Army chief of staff visits West Papua's Manokwari

Army Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Military (TNI), General Dudung Abdurachman, visited Manokwari district on ...

Intan Jaya: Two arrested over police precinct shooting freed

Two Papuan youths arrested on Thursday for their alleged involvement in a shooting at the Sugapa police precinct in ...

Worker in Nduga suffers leg injury in Papuan terrorist attack

Several armed Papuan separatist terrorists set ablaze an asphalt plant, owned by PT Delarosa, in Nduga Sub-district, ...

Military confirms death of Papuan terrorist in Sugapa's gunfight

An armed Papuan separatist terrorist was killed in a gunfight with Indonesian soldiers in Wandoga Village, Sugapa ...

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Challenges await General Perkasa in Papua

Papua issues will be a challenge for the leadership of General Andika Perkasa, whose sole candidacy for the post of ...

Armed rebels remain serious threat in 2019: Papua police chief

Armed Papuan rebels would likely remain a serious security threat in certain areas of the central mountain range of ...

Indonesia never compromises in tackling armed criminal group

The Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Wiranto stressed that the Indonesian government ...

Indonesian citizen released from hostage in South Philippines

An Indonesian citizen who was kidnapped in Sabah waters, Malaysia, and later held hostage in the Sulu Islands, ...

Attackers of bridge workers in Papua are rebels: Defense minister

Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu confirmed that the attackers who killed 31 bridge development workers in Papua ...

Armed groups stole 32 firearms from police

Armed groups in the easternmost Indonesian province of Papua have stolen 32 firearms of different types from the ...