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OPM tag for armed groups will affect TNI approach: KSAD

The Indonesian Military (TNI) chief's decision to call the Free Papua Organization (OPM) by its given name would ...

Rebel in SW Papua's Maybrat surrenders to Indonesian army: Spokesman

A rebel who fought against Indonesia's sovereignty along with the Goliath Tabuni-led armed group has surrendered to ...

Govt urged to take firmer actions against Papuan rebels: MPR

People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Deputy Speaker Syarief Hasan on Saturday reiterated his calls for the ...

Operation Peace Cartenz apprehend eight suspected Papuan rebels

Operation Peace Cartenz Task Force personnel arrested eight suspected Papuan rebels in Dekai Sub-district, Yahukimo ...

Papua Police send 30 Brimob rangers to Central Papua following assault

The Papua Police deployed 30 rangers from its elite Mobile Brigade (Brimob) to the Ndeotadi 99 police post in Paniai ...

All hopes pinned on peaceful persuasion to free NZ pilot 

The Indonesian government is continuing efforts to free New Zealander pilot Philip Mark Mehrtens, who has been held ...

PM Luxon agrees on persuasive approach to free kidnapped NZ pilot

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin stated that New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon agrees to the Indonesian ...

A separatist killed in a gunfight: Peace Cartenz Task Force

Operation Peace Cartenz Task Force confirmed on Saturday that an alleged separatist terrorist, Otniel Giban alias ...

Papua police search for attackers of Wing Air plane in Wamena

Indonesian police and military personnel were tracking down members of an armed Papuan group who had shot at an ...

Captive NZ pilot in good health, rescue efforts ongoing: Army chief

The Army Chief of Staff said that New Zealander national Phillip Mehrtens, who has been held captive by the Egianus ...

Police and military hunt down armed rebels grabbing rifle, ammo

Indonesian police and military personnel were hunting down armed Papuan separatist terrorists who had grabbed an ...

KPU to relocate 31 polling stations from SW Papua's Maybrat

Southwest Papua Office has decided to relocate 31 polling stations from five sub-districts of Maybrat district to ...

Fallen police officer laid to rest at C Sulawesi heroes cemetery

First Brigadier (posthumous) Alfando Steve Karamoy, who died after sustaining gunshot wounds during an armed clash with ...

MoFA resolves over 200,000 cases of Indonesians abroad in 9 years

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has resolved 218,313 cases involving Indonesian citizens abroad in the past nine ...

Ministry continues to strengthen protection for Indonesian citizens

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs continues to strengthen the system for protecting Indonesian citizens (WNI) abroad as ...