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Sebangau peat forest, a paradise under threat

A man in his 30s checks a motorboat's engine, while travelers board a vessel at Kereng Bekirai Port, one of the two ...

NTB natives reject cable car to protect, preserve Mt Rinjani

Indigenous people of North Bayan, Lombok Island, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), expressed their rejection to a plan to ...

House of Representatives approves 50 bills in 2020

Indonesia's House of Representatives approves 50 bills as priorities to be passed into laws in 2020 during a ...

Papua police chief deplores blockade against students

Papua Police Chief Inspector General Paulus Waterpauw deplored the blockade by 15 Papuan students against their peers ...

11 native Papuan students fail to leave Papua to resume their studies

Eleven native Papuan students who wanted to return to their universities in cities outside the Papua and West Papua ...

Sorong police's probe ongoing into airport's attackers

The Sorong police in West Papua are investigating the case of vandalism and attack on Domine Eduard Osok Airport during ...

Papuan gunmen attack Freeport Indonesia's escort car

Papuan gunmen fired at an escort car owned by PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) at around Mile 60 in Tembagapura ...

Papua police chief chairs meeting before OPM's anniversary

Papua Police Chief Inspector General Paulus Waterpauw on Tuesday chaired a meeting with police and military officers, ...

107 Papuan students have returned to Central Java

 A senior police official has said that 107 of the 207 native Papuan students who left for Papua and West Papua ...

DPR Commission I's 10 members visit Papua for first-hand accounts

Some 10 members of the House of Representatives' (DPR's) Commission I, overseeing defense and foreign affairs, ...

Papua's security situation under control before Jokowi's visit: Police

Jayapura Chapter KH Kahar Yelipele has appealed to President Jokowi to rebuild houses and kiosks that rioters set on ...

Jokowi to visit West Papua's Pegunungan Arfak to hold dialog

Jayapura Chapter KH Kahar Yelipele has appealed to President Jokowi to rebuild houses and kiosks that rioters set on ...

Police confiscate 10 sharp weapons in Papua's Biak Numfor district

The police in Biak Numfor District, Papua Province, detained 60 motorcycles and seized 10 sharp weapons during a ...

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Papua's crucial problems challenge Jokowi-Ma'ruf Amin administration

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Vice President Ma'ruf Amin officially took their oaths of office on Sunday but ...

Musician Glenn Fredly echoes message of peace for Papua

Musician Glenn Fredly performed at the Music for Republic concert in Cibubur Camping Ground, Bogor District, West Java ...