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Indonesia's Papua seeks intensified cooperation with Papua New Guinea

The Provincial Government of Papua, Indonesia, is planning to hold a meeting with representatives of Papua New Guinea ...

Melanesian Spearhead Group declares Papua stable, conducive region

The Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) visited Indonesia's Papua and observed that the easternmost region of the ...

Mary Kay sustainability project featured in Economist Impact’s World Ocean Summit in Singapore

Mary Kay Inc., a global advocate for corporate sustainability and stewardship and signatory to the UN Global Compact ...

Indonesian Police hand over voluntary contribution to MSG

The Indonesian National Police (Polri)  handed over voluntary contribution to the international organization ...

Movie review: Papuan children, the President, and a bike

Despite their bright potential in the global film market, not many film-makers in the country have shown an interest in ...

Bappenas composes policy centering on swifter development in Papua

The National Development Planning Ministry/the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) has drafted a ...

Kalla dismisses Papuan referendum proposal by Pacific nations at UNGA

Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla refuted a claim that Pacific countries had put forth a proposal on a Papuan ...

Megawati sends envoy to meet Papuan Catholic and Christian leaders

Indonesia's fifth president and leader of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) Megawati Soekarnoputri ...

Anarchic group in Papua linked to international organizations: Police

National Police Chief General Tito Karnavian has acknowledged that the groups committed anarchy in Papua and West ...

Feminist calls to enforce law against liquor sellers in Papua

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

Government must better protect Papuan women to avert separatism: Kabes

Mimika Chapter Ros Namsa Kabes stated here on Saturday. However, Kabes questioned where the money would go following ...

Melanesia Solidarity rejects Papuan referendum

The Papuan Youth Solidarity and Melanesia Race Movement has dismissed a call for a Papuan referendum on ...

Indonesia warns MSG members against meddling in other countries` sovereignty

Director General of Asia-Pacific and African Affairs of the Indonesian Foreign Ministry, Desra Percaya, has warned ...

Pacific island countries appreciate Jakarta for Papua development

A number of Southern Pacific island countries have expressed appreciation for Jakarta`s new initiative in developing ...

Melanesian Festival Celebrates Cultural Diversity

The Melanesian Cultural Festival is being held in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, on October 27-30, 2015, to celebrate ...