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COVID brought to surface fundamental issues facing nation: DPD chief

The COVID-19 pandemic that is currently plaguing Indonesia has highlighted the nation's fundamental problems in ...

Ministry grants remissions to children in conflict with law

The Ministry of Law and Human Rights on Friday granted remissions to children in conflict with the law, as part of ...

Social assistance handed out to PPKM-impacted families: ministry

Social Affairs Minister Tri Rismaharini (Risma) is optimistic that social assistance, provided under the Family Hope ...

KPAI presses for improvement on child care issues

The Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) reiterated the need for improvement on the four issues of child ...

Papua police promise prosperity-oriented approach

Papua police have pledged to adopt a prosperity-oriented approach to win the hearts and minds of native Papuan ...

Indonesian foreign ministry cares for students, teachers in Papua

Indonesia's foreign ministry cares for students and teachers in dire need of gadgets in various provinces, ...

Multi-sectoral development in Papua, West Papua should remain focus

The House of Representatives (DPR) Deputy Speaker Azis Syamsuddin urged the Indonesian government to relentlessly make ...

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Wenda's political gambit backfires in Papua

On December 1, 2020, Papuan separatist leader Benny Wenda declared an “interim government” in West Papua ...

Prosperity-oriented approaches to solve problems in Papua, West Papua

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) unswervingly drew emphasis to prosperity-oriented approaches to tackle ...

SMF to fund development of homestays to aid tourism recovery

State-run secondary mortgage firm PT Sarana Multigriya Finansial (Persero) is working closely with the Tourism and ...

Total export value potential of halal food reaches US$229 million

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani revealed that the total potential value of Indonesian halal food exports reached US$229 ...

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Papuans split over status quo on autonomy

Over the past few months, several sections of communities in the Indonesian province of Papua have been deliberating ...

LIPI launches three books on native Papuans

The Center for Demographic Research under the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) has launched three books on the ...

Pandemic can provide momentum for reform : Finance Minister

Indonesia’s Minister of Finance, Sri Mulyani Indrawati, has said the COVID-19 pandemic could provide momentum for ...

VP Amin gives speech during virtual commemoration of Constitution Day

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin delivered a speech during the commemoration of National Constitution Day organized ...