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3,500 Papuan youth join roll call as Jokowi visits Papua

Young Papuan generation’s 3,500 members joined a roll call and cultural parade at Swakarsa Field, Arso ...

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Papua's crucial problems challenge Jokowi-Ma'ruf Amin administration

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Vice President Ma'ruf Amin officially took their oaths of office on Sunday but ...

Jokowi should assert his commitment to preserving forests: NGO

The Civil Society Forest Coalition urged President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to avow his pledge to preserving ...

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 ...

Spokesman confirms TNI commander's scheduled arrival at Sentani

A military spokesman corroborated the planned arrival of Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Air Chief Marshall Hadi ...

Second Sergeant Rikson farewelled with full military honors on Friday

The coffin of fallen Indonesian soldier of the Sriwijaya Regional Military Command, who died while securing a massive ...

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Indonesians face challenge ahead to fight racis, separatism in Papua

A circle of violence broke out again in the Indonesian province of Papua on Wednesday and ended with the deaths of an ...

Students urge govt to eliminate all forms of racism against Papuans

Tens of activists of the Tanjungpinang-Bintan Student Alliance staged a peaceful rally here on Tuesday to show their ...

Security, public order in Papua under control: Gen. Tito Karnavian

Security and public order in the provinces of Papua and West Papua are now under control, National Police Chief General ...

Biak's Papuan communities thanked for preserving national integrity

Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Air Chief Marshall Hadi Tjahjanto has expressed gratitude to the Papuan customary ...

Two Surabaya TNI officers questioned for racist slurs

Two Indonesian Military (TNI) officers were questioned for their alleged racist slurs against students in Surabaya, ...

Military, police chiefs hold dialog with Papuan leaders in Biak

Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Air Chief Marshall Hadi Tjahjanto and National Police Chief Gen. Tito Karnavian ...

WALHI releases 131 names of pro-environmental legislative candidates

The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (WALHI) on Thursday released 131 names of pro-environmental legislative ...

Building entrepreneurship to improve people`s welfare

Income disparity among the Indonesian people is very high and needs to be overcome with expansion of entrepreneurship ...

President urges young entrepreneurs to actively promote economic equality

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has called on the Indonesian Young Entrepreneurs Association (HIPMI) to play an active ...