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Police to crack down on separatists who led Yahukimo, Puncak attacks

Papua police have vowed to crack down on the armed criminals who killed 8 persons in Yahukimo district, Papua ...

Mangroves help ensure food security: ministry

Prime mangroves offer coastal protection and ensure the availability of food for local communities, according to the ...

Cultural parks can support development of arts communities: ministry

The Education, Culture, Research, and Technology Ministry has said that cultural parks can support the development of ...

BMKG dispatches quick action team to mitigate North Tapanuli quake

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) formed and dispatched a quick action team for post-quake ...

PKK must have more young cadres: Jakarta Governor's wife

More young cadres must join the Jakarta Family Welfare Development (PKK) teams, Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan's ...

Tourism must be made more resilient: President

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has called on all tourism stakeholders to help make the tourism industry more resilient ...

Papua: Perkasa promises to oversee cases of human rights violations

Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander General Andika Perkasa has said he will supervise cases involving grave human ...

TNI to use social communication to tackle Papua violence: Perkasa

Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander General Andika Perkasa has pledged to emphasize "social communication" to ...

Amazon investing in 274 renewable energy projects globally, adds 18 new projects in Europe and U.S.

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced 18 new utility-scale wind and solar energy projects across the U.S., Finland, ...

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Protecting Indonesia's geoparks means preserving nature, culture

A geopark is not just a geological park, Guy Martini, president of the Global Geoparks Council of the UNESCO (United ...

Govt taking 'prosperity' approach for resolving Papua issues: minister

The Indonesian government has adopted an approach based on "prosperity" not "weapons" for handling ...

Pesantrens should continue working with govt to handle COVID-19: VP

Indonesian Vice President Ma'ruf Amin has called on all Islamic boarding schools in Aceh Province to support and ...

Soldiers renovate wooden bridge for villagers in Boven Digoel

Several army personnel from the 1711/BVD District Military Command in Boven Digoel District, Papua Province, conducted ...

Community organization rejects arrival of beer containers in Manokwari

The Parliament of the Streets (Parjal), a community-based movement against liquor, has rejected the arrival of five ...

Elephant calf rescued from snare trap in Aceh Jaya: BKSDA

Members of the wildlife team of the Aceh Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) rescued a Sumatran elephant calf ...