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Three districts in Papua to conduct elephantiasis treatment

Only three districts in Indonesias easternmost province of Papua will carry out mass treatment against the lymphatic ...

Indonesia, PNG border liaison meeting scheduled in Port Moresby

A border liaison meeting between Indonesia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) will be organized in Port Moresby, PNG, on Nov. ...

Elephantiasis disease targeted in 12 districts in Papua

Residents in some 12 districts in Indonesias easternmost province of Papua are at risk of contracting lymphatic ...

Border patrol checkpoint in Skouw to prevent drug smuggling: Wiranto

A border checkpoint being built in Skouw, Muara Tami, Jayapura, Papua, that shares border with Wutung, Vanimo, Papua ...

Thousands of PNG residents shop at Indonesian markets everyday

About 1,000 to 1,500 Papua New Guineans shop at the Skouw market in the Muara Tami sub-district of Jayapura city, ...

Ten convicts escape prison in Papua

Ten convicts are still on the run after escaping from the Abepura Prison on Tuesday and are believed to be hiding in ...

Five regions fail to participate in simultaneous elections

While the first-ever simultaneous regional head elections in Indonesia were to be organized 269 regions across the ...

House lauds Jokowi for peaceful solution of hostage crisis

House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Setya Novanto lauded President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) for coordinating with Papua ...

Commission I lauds release of two Indonesian citizens

House of Representatives Commission I Chairman Mahfudz Siddiq lauded the governments efforts in securing the release ...

Hostage situation in PNG not political: Chief security minister

The Coordinating Minister for Political, Security and Legal Affairs, Luhut Pandjaitan said on Monday that the recent ...

PNG citizens arrested with two kilograms of marijuana

Two citizens of Papua New Guinea (PNG) were arrested by the local police on the Indonesia-PNG border for carrying two ...

Malaria remains endemic in five Indonesian provinces

Malaria is a major public health problem in most tropical countries, including Indonesia with five of its provinces ...

PNG released Indonesian police officer Nuryamin

The government of Papua New Guinea on Monday released First Brigadier M Nuryamin, who was recently arrested by the PNG ...

Papua to build four reference hospitals

The regional government of Papua Province will build four major national reference hospitals respectively in Biak, ...

Papua police deploy 3,793 personnel to ensure security on Christmas

Papua Police have deployed 3,793 personnel across the districts and cities in the region to ensure security during ...