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Police rebuke baseless rumors of additional troops in Papua's Sugapa

Papua Police spokesman Commissioner A.M. Kamal dismissed unsubstantiated information on more troops being deployed to ...

AJC conducted a workshop on gastronomy tourism in Wakayama, Japan for tourism stakeholders from the ASEAN member states

- The ASEAN-Japan Centre (AJC) conducted a "Workshop on Sustainable Tourism: Gastronomy Tourism” from 17 to 23 ...

Sales of alcoholic drinks banned in Papua: Govt

Mimika Chapter Ros Namsa Kabes has urged the Mimika district government and local police to enforce legal sanctions ...

Several houses in Aceh ravaged as wild elephants run amok

A herd of wild elephants pounded through a transmigration complex in Blang Lango Village, East Seunagan Sub-district, ...

Riau police arrest 22 drug-related suspects in 22-day raid operations

Some 22 suspects were arrested by the Indragiri Hilir Police in Riau and 532.44 grams crystal meth and 126 ecstasy ...

Illicit drug smuggling through Nunukan imperiled four national pillars

Illicit drugs smuggled by members of international syndicates from Malaysia into Indonesia through Nunukan District in ...

Misool's Kajang boat race expected to draw more foreign tourists

The Kajang boat race at this year's Wonderful Misool Festival is expected to attract more foreign tourists to ...

Papuan police chief warns of threats posed by armed Papuan criminals

Papua Police Chief Inspector General Paulus Waterpauw has warned that armed Papuan criminals would likely launch ...

Indonesian police beef up security in Papua's Mimika District

The Indonesian police in Mimika, Papua Province, have intensified security in the district's area prior to the ...

300 foreign runners join Borobudur Marathon: organizing committee

At least 300 of 10,900 runners who joined the 2019 Borobudur Marathon in Magelang District, Central Java Province, on ...

President Jokowi pays great attention to Papua

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi)'s plan to visit Papua and West Papua in the next few days reflects the importance he ...

Witness confirms 50 desecrated mosque in Medan, North Sumatra

Some 50 people deployed an excavator to bulldoze through the Amal Silaturrahim Mosque at Timah Putih, Sukaramai ...

Jokowi urged to rebuild properties in Jayapura, Wamena

Jayapura Chapter KH Kahar Yelipele has appealed to President Joko Widodo to rebuild houses and kiosks that rioters set ...

Raja Ampat preps for Maritime Festival on Oct 18-23, 2019

Raja Ampat District in West Papua Province will hold the Maritime Festival 2019 on Oct 18-23. Some 200 domestic and ...

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Suppressing armed Papuan rebels paramount to saving innocent civilians

Two motorcycle taxi (Ojek) drivers dying near the Muara suspension bridge in Amnunggi Village, Ilaga Sub-district, ...