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President Prabowo seeks enhanced strategic ties with New Zealand

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto affirmed his commitment to intensifying  strategic relations between ...

List of women ministers in Prabowo's Red and White Cabinet

President Prabowo Subianto, at the Merdeka Palace on Sunday (October 20), announced seven coordinating ministers, 41 ...

Indonesia paid no ransom to free NZ pilot Mehrtens: Minister

Indonesia did not pay any ransom to free Philip Mark Mehrtens, a Susi Air pilot from New Zealand abducted by a Papuan ...

Indonesia hands over pilot Mehrtens to New Zealand government

The Indonesian government handed over Susi Air pilot Philip Mark Mehrtens, who was in captivity by the separatist group ...

House's Commission I lauds soft approach in release of NZ pilot

Indonesian House of Representatives' Commission I Chairwoman Meutya Hafid commended the soft approach applied ...

NZ pilot Mehrtens in touch with family following release: Police

The Papua Police announced that New Zealand pilot Mark Mehrtens, recently freed from the Free Papua Movement's ...

NZ pilot freed due to persistence in seeking peaceful resolution: govt

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) attributed the release of New Zealand pilot Mark Mehrtens from the Free Papua ...

Susi Air pilot held hostage by OPM released

Susi Air pilot from New Zealand, Philip Mark Marthens, who was held hostage by the Free Papua Movement (OPM) led by ...

New Zealand pilot killed in Central Papua flown to Jakarta

The coffin of New Zealand pilot Glen Malcolm Conning, killed in an armed criminal group ambush in Central Papua on ...

OPM kills pilot from New Zealand in Mimika, Papua

The Free Papua Organization (OPM) took hostages and murdered Glen Malcolm Conning (50), a New Zealand national and ...

Brimob-Cartenz team in Mulia to restore law and order

A joint team from the Papua Police's Mobile Brigade (Brimob) unit and Operation Peace Cartenz Task Force reached ...

Armed Papuan insurgent shot in thigh in Central Papua: Police

An armed Papuan insurgent was shot in his thigh by a joint team of personnel from the Operation Peace Cartenz Task ...

Papua police chief appeals for peaceful regional elections

The Papua police chief has called on multi-faith communities in the Papua region to maintain peace, law, and order ...

Indonesia, Philippines conduct joint patrol in maritime border

The Indonesian and Philippine navies have conducted a joint patrol in their maritime border of Sulawesi and Mindanao ...

Armed Papuan rebels use civilians as human shields: TNI officer

Papuan insurgents who continue to pose threats in the Papua region use civilians as human shields, Commander of Joint ...