#armed papuans

Collection of armed papuans news, found 86 news.

Papua police to ensure optimal law enforcement against armed criminals

Papua Police Chief Insp. Gen. Mathius D. Fakhiri was vociferous in asserting that his personnel would not step back ...

Platoon commander of Tembagapura's armed criminal group found dead

Ferry Elas, 35, a platoon commander of the Joni Botak-led armed Papuan criminal group, was found dead at Mile 53 in ...

Lawmaker urges government to assess strategy for handling Papua rebels

A lawmaker urged Indonesia's government to improve its strategy to handle armed criminal groups in Papua Province ...

Kiosk owner attacked by men armed with machete in Puncak

In yet another instance of violence targeted at civilians, armed Papuan rebels reportedly attacked a housewife with a ...

Jayapura awaits Intan Jaya government's report on district's condition

The Papua provincial administration in Jayapura awaits the Intan Jaya government's official report on the ...

Find effective ways to crush Papua rebels: MPR tells TNI, police

The Indonesian People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) has appealed to the Defence Ministry, National Defence ...

TNI, police ready to tackle head-on armed Papuan criminal's challenge

Indonesia's military and police personnel will respond to an open warfare if ever challenged by the armed Papuan ...

Papua police chief to lead Nemangkawi task force

Amid armed groups unleashing a spate of violence in Papua, the national police chief has approved Papua Police chief, ...

Body of slain ojek driver flown to Timika for autopsy

The body of a motorcycle taxi (ojek) driver, who was stabbed to death by six armed Papuans on Tuesday, was taken to ...

News Focus

New police chief faces pressing issues of terror, human rights

Indonesia will soon have a new police chief with the House of Representatives (DPR) approving Com.Gen.Listyo Sigit ...

Security imperative for Papua flight operators: airport authority

A guarantee of security from regional governments is indispensable for flight operators serving Papua in light of the ...

Gunfight in Papua's Titigi claims life of Indonesian soldier

Commander of the 173 PVB Military Resort Command Brig. Gen. Iwan Setiawan confirmed that an Indonesian soldier died in ...

Sabinus Waker-led armed group set ablaze MAF aircraft: military

Some 10 armed Papuan criminals, who torched a Mission Aviation Fellowship's (MAF's) Quest Kodiak aircraft at ...

10 armed Papuans torched MAF plane, American pilot tells police

American pilot Alek Luferchek has told Papuan police officers that his Quest Kodiak aircraft was torched by around 10 ...

Police probe attack on MAF plane in Papua's Intan Jaya

Police in Nabire and Intan Jaya districts of Papua province have launched a probe into the torching of a Mission ...