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Indian dancer enliven Baliem Valley Festival

The Baliem Valley Cultural Festival in Jayawijaya district area of Walesi in Papua on August 8-10, 2016, is also ...

Papua`s cultural diversity praiseworthy

The Baliem Valley Cultural Festival being held on August 8-10, 2016, in the Jayawijaya district area of Walesi had ...

Baliem Valley Festival showcases Papua`s tribal culture

Warriors of the Dani, Lani, and Yali tribes in Baliem Valley, Jayawijaya, Papua, usually engage in a mock war to ...

Some 200 foreign tourists attend Baliem festival

Some 200 foreign tourists are attending the 27th Baliem Valley Cultural Festival being held in Wamena, Walesi ...

Papua`s biodiversity going international

The International Conference of Biodiversity in Jayapura, Papua, in September 2016 will highlight the existence of a ...

Police investigate attempt to open separatist office in Papua

The Jayawijaya Resort Police officers are questioning three witnesses on the alleged attempt to open an office of the ...

President visits Sorong airport project to evaluate construction progress

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and First Lady Iriana Joko Widodo inspected the progress of construction work at the ...

Kkomala Air plane slides off, one dead in Papua

An aircraft technician died and a pilot and four passengers were injured when a Komala Air commercial plane Cessna ...

Papua`s cultural events effectively attracting tourists

Annual events, such as the cultural festivals of Lake Sentani, Baliem Valley, and Humboldt Bay have proven effective ...

Papua police arrest Rambo Wonda of outlawed armed group

Papuan Regional Police arrested members of an outlawed armed group including Enggangrangkok Wonda or Rambo Wonda and ...

French tourists admit to coverage in Papua

Two tourists from France, who have been detained in Jayapura immigration office, Papua, confessed to have taken ...

Two French journalists still being questioned by papua`s immigration office

The officials at Papua provinces immigration office are still interrogating two French journalists, Thomas Charles ...

Cargo aircraft catching fire at Wamena Airport injures airport crew

A cargo aircraft of Nusantara Airways caught fire at Wamena Airport of Papua causing an airport crew, Chris Wetipo, ...

Suspects in setting police station on fire arrested in Papua

Police have arrested five suspects following a riot when mobs attacked and set on fire a police station in Wamena, ...

Police shoot dead fugitive linked to Wamena bombings

Police on Sunday shot dead Hubert Mabel wanted for his alleged part in the bombing of district legislative body ...