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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 ...

Hoaxes bigger problem than pandemic: IDI

Hoaxes related to COVID-19 can have a far deadlier impact than the virus itself because they have made many people ...

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 ...

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Eid Al-Adha brings messages of peace, COVID-19 mitigation

Muslim communities across Indonesia marked the eve of Eid Al-Adha on Monday evening with takbiran events at mosques ...

Police probing alleged attempt to smuggle subsidized diesel oil

Police in Sabu Raijua district, East Nusa Tenggara province are investigating three people in connection with an ...

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 ...

Maninjau forest's 426 ha encroached for conversion into plantations

Some 426 hectares (ha) of the Maninjau Nature Reserve Forest area in Lubukbasung Sub-district, Agam District, West ...

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 ...

Papua awaits prompt disbursal of 2nd round of autonomy funds

The Papua provincial administration has urged the central government to quickly expend the second round of this ...

Autonomy funds 'indispensable' to Papua, W Papua development: Tito

Special autonomy funds must be extended to Papua and West Papua for two more decades to boost sustainable development ...

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 ...