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Armed Papuans torching school buildings against development: Police

Armed Papuan separatist terrorists torched the Oksibil senior high school buildings, Sunday, on account of their ...

TNI to use social communication to tackle Papua violence: Perkasa

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

Papua police probe use of village funds for terror activities

Yahukimo Office, Hendrik Jovinski, on August 11, 2020, Rahmadani added. ANTARA has earlier reported how Yahukimo is ...

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 ...

Kontras urges Perkasa to prioritize approach-based dialogue in Papua

The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has urged General Andika Perkasa, the ...

Two wounded soldiers in stable condition evacuated to Timika

Two soldiers, who sustained gunshot wounds in a gunfight against several armed Papuan separatist terrorists that ...

House Commission I approves General Perkasa's candidacy as TNI chief

Commission I of the House of Representatives overseeing foreign affairs and defence has approved General Andika Perkasa ...

DPR lauds TNI for assistance in handling pandemic condition

Committee I of the House of Representatives (DPR) lauded the National Defense Force (TNI) for the myriad valuable steps ...

Legislator accuses top Papua officials of funding armed groups

A senior legislator on Thursday claimed that several top officials in the Papua provincial and regional governments may ...

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Bodies mount in Papua as fight against terror continues

Four Indonesian army personnel died in a fatal attack launched by suspected Papuan separatist terrorists on Kisor ...