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Jokowi expected to resolve Papuan problems through dialogue: Priest

A Papuan priest has called on incumbent President Joko Widodo to hold a dialogue with the representatives of all Papuan ...

Golkar-Papua chapter opens registration for 2020 regional election

The Central Executive Board of the Golkar Party-Papua Chapter has opened registrations for those interested in being ...

Police confiscate 115 arrows, 22 archery bows from house in Mimika

The Mimika police on Monday raided a house in the Benglap area of Karang Senang SP3 Village, and confiscated 115 ...

Papuans to vote in simultaneous regional election in 2020

Eligible Papuans will vote in a simultaneous regional election in 11 districts in 2020, as violence and ongoing ...

News Feature

Exploring the unconventional destination of Meratus Mountains

Meratus Mountains in South Kalimantan can currently be placed on the list of to-visit destinations for tourists not ...

UI Medical School's alumni seek safety, security guarantee in Papua

The University of Indonesia (UI) Medical School’s several alumni, currently doctors in Papua, urged the central ...

News Feature

A closer look at Dayak Meratus' thanksgiving ritual

Two "balian" or shamans of Dayak Meratus tribe circled a tree-like ornament, bare feet shuffling on ...

Four men in Papua's Oksibil subdistrict nabbed for burning kiosks

The Indonesian military and police personnel in Pegunungan Bintang District, Papua Province, have arrested four men for ...

Thousands seek refuge at Jayawijaya Police Headquarter after riots

Thousands of residents of Jayawijaya District, Papua Province, sought refuge at the Resort Police Headquarter and ...

Authority confirms suspension of flight operations at Wamena Airport

The Wamena Airport authority grounded flight operations temporarily on Monday over a riot that broke out in this ...

Discovering Jakarta

The charm of the 'instagrammable' Fatahillah Museum

On Jalan Taman Fatahillah No. 1, West Jakarta, in 1620, the Dutch built a government office at the behest of Governor ...

Discovering Jakarta

Taste of heritage: culinary adventure in Jakarta's Old Town

With an abundance of historical sites scattered in every nook and cranny, Jakarta’s Old Town, popularly known as ...

Police interrogate 15 Papuan youngsters in Mimika

Some 15 young Papuans were questioned by Mimika police investigators for allegedly holding a traditional stone-burning ...

Yahukimo District head confirms 600 Papuan students returned home

A government official confirmed that some 1,950 native Papuan students from Yahukimo are studying at universities ...

KMSP confirms two deaths, 27 wounded in recent Papua protests

Papua Chapter Sem Awom stated, on August 29, three civilians incurred shot wounds during a rally that the local ...