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COVID-19 test results come back positive for 124 Papua residents

The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the easternmost Indonesian province of ...

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 ...

Ministry provides four water buses for Biak Numfor in 2020

The Transportation Ministry has allocated Rp800 million of fund in its 2020 budget for the provision of four water ...

Jokowi scheduled to attend national Christmas celebration in West Java

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is expected to be present alongside the congregation during the national ...

No explosive inside backpack found near Depok church

The Depok city police confirmed that a gray backpack, found near the entrance of the Bethel Indonesia Church (GBI) at ...

Papuan Christians prepare to attend Christmas Eve services

Christians in Biak Numfor District, Papua Province, prepared to visit churches on Tuesday to partake in Christmas Eve ...

Sales of alcoholic drinks banned in Papua: Govt

Mimika Chapter Ros Namsa Kabes has urged the Mimika district government and local police to enforce legal sanctions ...

Police confiscate 10 sharp weapons in Papua's Biak Numfor district

The police in Biak Numfor District, Papua Province, detained 60 motorcycles and seized 10 sharp weapons during a ...

Yahukimo District head confirms 600 Papuan students returned home

A government official confirmed that some 1,950 native Papuan students from Yahukimo are studying at universities ...

Biak Numfor's students urged not to join exodus: district govt

The Biak Numfor District Government has urged its students currently studying at various universities on the islands of ...

West Papua's ethnic group leaders await Jokowi's readiness: governor

West Papua Governor Dominggus Mandacan awaits President Joko Widodo's (Jokowi's) readiness to meet provincial ...

Indonesian police to prioritize handling Papua's armed criminals

The Indonesian police will channel its efforts into handling armed criminals targeting civilians after potential ...

Biak residents issue peace declaration, rejecting separatism

Various members of the public constituting the masses and religious figures in Biak Numfor District, Papua Province, ...

Provocation to cause anarchy continues in Papua: Wiranto

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Wiranto said some parties are still trying to ...

Jambi police deploy 350 mobile brigade personnel to Papua

The Jambi provincial police stationed 350 mobile brigade (Brimob) personnel to help the law enforcement mission in ...