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Suppressing armed Papuan rebels paramount to saving innocent civilians

Two motorcycle taxi (Ojek) drivers dying near the Muara suspension bridge in Amnunggi Village, Ilaga Sub-district, ...

More troops needed in Puncak to secure residents

More troops would be requested for areas in Puncak District in response to the ongoing campaign by armed Papuan ...

Indonesia's Skouw-Wutung border post temporarily closed: Mily

The Indonesian authority has temporarily shut down the Skouw-Wutung Border Post in Muara Tami Subdistrict, Jayapura ...

Police confirm two Ojek drivers gunned down by Papuan separatists

An armed Papuan separatist group proceeded with its campaign to kill innocent civilians, Thursday, by gunning down two ...

Indonesian mily to secure presidential elections in Nguda, Papua

The Indonesian military personnel would secure the parliamentary and presidential elections in Nduga District, Papua ...

Indonesian held hostage by Philippine group dies in Simisa waters

Indonesian citizen Hariadin, held hostage by a southern Philippines armed group, died in the waters of Simisa Island, ...

Indonesian held hostage in South Philippines set free

Samsul Saguni, an Indonesian held hostage by the Abu Sayyaf group in South Philippines, was set free on Tuesday (Jan ...

Man calling for help in video is Indonesian hostage: ministry

The Foreign Affairs Ministry has confirmed that the man begging for help in a video that went viral in Malaysia is an ...

Indonesian citizen released from hostage in South Philippines

An Indonesian citizen who was kidnapped in Sabah waters, Malaysia, and later held hostage in the Sulu Islands, ...

Year Ender - Development in Papua remains priority despite security challenges by Fardah

The fact that President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has visited Papua nine times since December 2014 shows that his ...

House urges military, police to arrest bridge workers` killers by Andi Abdussalam

The House of Representatives (DPR) urged the military and police to hunt down the murderers who killed 31 company ...

Hostage victims still treated at police hospitals in Papua

The 37 people, held hostage for two weeks earlier this month by an armed group in Mapenduma, Nduga district of Papua ...

Community leaders condemn rape of school teacher in Papua

Nduga community leaders have strongly condemned the raping of female school teacher in the village of Mapenduma, in ...

PAN urges Ma`ruf Amin to resign from MUI Chairmanship post

National Mandate Party (PAN) Executive Chairman Yandri Susanto has urged Ma`ruf Amin, selected by Joko Widodo (Jokowi) ...

Ministry confirms release of Indonesians held hostage in Philippines

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that three Indonesians held hostage since early 2017 in the Philippines ...