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A glimpse into the voting preparation at the RI-PNG border

With Indonesia's presidential and legislative elections just a few days away, the election fever is being felt all ...

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 ...

US ambassador learns so much from people in Timika

The United States Ambassador to Indonesia, Joseph R. Donovan Jr., has stated that he learned a lot through the ...

Papua`s Padaido island to serve as seaweed culture center

The Government of Biak Numfor Disrtrict, Papua, is preparing four villages in the subdistrict islands of Padaido and ...

Indonesia military put Aroanop under control

The Indonesian Army has taken back Aroanop village in Papua from armed criminal groups respectively led by Joni Botak ...

Released migrant workers should return to their hometowns: Police chief

General Tito Karnavian, Indonesia`s Police Chief, has asked migrant workers who were freed from the armed criminal ...

803 inhabitants of Banti, Kimbeli evacuated to Timika

As many as 803 inhabitants of Banti and Kimbeli kampongs, Tembagapura sub-district, Mimika District, Papua Province, ...

house appreciates military, police cooperation to free hostages

The House of Representatives (DPR) has appreciated the cooperation of the Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) and the ...

Some 346 civilian hostages in Papua released amid crossfire

The Indonesian police and military personnel have released a total of 346 civilians taken hostage by the armed ...

Arfak mountain residents rely on herbal medicine

The people of Arfak Mountain District in the eastern Indonesian province of West Papua have, since generations, relied ...

UP4B ready to hold dialogue with papua separatists

The chairman of the government`s Unit for Acceleration of Development in Papua and West Papua (UP4B) Lieutenant ...

VP says investments in Papua safe

Vice President Boediono said investments in Papua remained safe and so investors need not worry. "Papua is safe. ...

Police arrest 12 suspected OPM members in Papua

Police in Papua have arrested 12 suspected separatist Free Papua Organization (OPM) members who had attacked a ...