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Papuans urged to display flags ahead of Independence day celebration

The Papua administration has urged residents and bureaucrats to join the celebration of Indonesia's 76th ...

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Vaccine resistance, hoaxes impede immunization in Papua, West Papua

The Papua administration is striving to make sure that all of its athletes joining this year's PON National and ...

Soldiers in Papua's Jagara, Jayawijaya provide free health services

Indonesian soldiers stationed at Jagara village's security post in Walesi sub-district, Jayawijaya district, Papua ...

Autonomy law ensures rights of Papua's customary communities: official

The renewed Papua special autonomy law is helping local governments in Papua to fulfill the basic rights of customary ...

Soldiers, villagers near Indonesia-PNG border build patrol post

Soldiers stationed in Skofro Lama Village, Arso Timur Sub-district, Keerom District, near the Indonesia-Papua New ...

Govt to involve local figures to publicize renewed Papua autonomy law

The Jayapura city administration is planning to launch a public awareness campaign on the renewed Papua special ...

West Papua's native communities urged to ignore COVID-19 hoaxes

The West Papua administration has asked indigenous Papuans and non-native Papuans residing in the province to get ...

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Papua, West Papua welcome revised special autonomy law

After several months of deliberations, the House of Representatives (DPR) ratified the bill amending the Papua Special ...

Hope new autonomy law accommodates Papuan people's interests: DPRP

The Papua Legislative Council (DPRP) has welcomed a bill enacted by the House of Representatives (DPR) to amend the ...

Indonesian soldiers help villagers renovate church in Papua's Keerom

Soldiers stationed near the Indonesia-Papua New Guinea border in Keerom district of Papua helped residents of Somografi ...

Indonesian soldiers share bags of rice with native Papuans

Seven Indonesian soldiers donated bags of rice to native Papuans in Baidub Village, Ulilin Sub-district, Merauke ...

Indonesia's endeavors to improve Papua, W Papua's human capital lauded

Syarif Hidayatullah Islamic State University (UIN Syarif Hidayatullah) Rector Amany Lubis lauded the government's ...

Expect Cenderawasih University to serve as think tank: VP

Indonesian Vice President Ma'ruf Amin has expressed the hope that Cenderawasih University (Uncen) would function as ...

Govt offers 900 scholarships for native Papuans from poor families

The Papua provincial government has offered 450 scholarships for native Papuans from low-income families under each of ...

Some 24 native Papuan students depart for US Rhode Island

Some 24 native Papuan students have departed for Providence, the US, to pursue their undergraduate and postgraduate ...