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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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...