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Rights activists in Papua urge govt to offer comprehensive solution

Papua Chapter Sem Awom told a press conference on behalf of the KMSP members in Jayapura on Tuesday (Sept 17). The ...

Jayawijaya district govt says it is not responsible for returnees

The Jayawijaya district government said it accepts no responsibility to send the students, who had returned home in the ...

NGOs send open letter to President Jokowi over forest fires

Several NGOs have sent an open letter to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), urging the government to act concretely in ...

Biak Numfor's students urged not to join exodus: district govt

The Biak Numfor District Government has urged its students currently studying at various universities on the islands of ...

West Papua's ethnic group leaders await Jokowi's readiness: governor

West Papua Governor Dominggus Mandacan awaits President Joko Widodo's (Jokowi's) readiness to meet provincial ...

Indonesian police to prioritize handling Papua's armed criminals

The Indonesian police will channel its efforts into handling armed criminals targeting civilians after potential ...

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Ensuring no more exodus of native Papuan students

Law and order have been restored by the Indonesian police in Jayapura, Papua, and Manokwari, West Papua Province after ...

Maluku police chief, Papuan students dine over food for thought

Maluku Police Chief Inspector General Royke Lumowa held a function at his residential house on Tuesday evening by ...

"Japan Media Arts Distributed Museum" opens at about 10 locations

--New Art Exhibition Inspired by Regional Cultural Artifacts Showcases Charms of Japanese Culture-Japan Media Arts ...

Speaker seconds president's keenness to build palace in Papua

House of Representatives' (DPR) Deputy Speaker Fahri Hamzah expressed support to President Joko Widodo's ...

Nearly 700 native Papuan students return home

Some 700 native Papuan students studying at various universities outside Papua Province have returned home in the ...

NGO in Papua facilitates victims of violence to report incidents

The Papua Civil Society Coalition (KMSP) opened its command post in Jayapura on Monday afternoon to assist victims of ...

Photographer loses camera, lenses during Jayapura riots

A freelance photographer of the "wartaplus.com" news portal, Anto Keit, lost his camera and several lenses ...

Biak residents issue peace declaration, rejecting separatism

Various members of the public constituting the masses and religious figures in Biak Numfor District, Papua Province, ...

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Extra care for Papua brethren crucial to maintaining Indonesia's unity

Mimika Chapter Ros Namsa Kabes. Kabes believes that the civil servant recruitment policies remain conducive for ...