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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 ...

VP assures development in Papua, W Papua will run smoothly

Vice President Ma’ruf Amin has assured that efforts to accelerate development programs in the provinces of Papua ...

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 ...

Indonesia has paid extraordinary attention to Papua: analyst

Indonesia has been paying extraordinary attention to Papua since the Soekarno era in its utmost endeavors to defend it ...

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 ...

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Awaiting endgame for Papua, West Papua's lingering problems

The Papua special autonomy law which has paved the way for significant amounts of funds to flow into Papua and West has ...

Renewal of Papua special autonomy law must solve problems: MPR

Renewal of Papua Special Autonomy Law No. 21 of 2001 should be able to solve problems lingering since the past two ...

Papua govt pledges to finance recruitment of 2,000 police cadets

The Papua provincial government has reported that the recruitment process for 2,000 native Papuans to become police ...

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Govt leans on development agenda to push Papua autonomy

Indonesia’s House of Representatives (DPR) is striving to finish the renewal of the Papua Special Autonomy Law ...

West Papua planning second strategic tourism area

The West Papua government is drafting a master plan for developing one more National Tourism Strategic Area (KSPN) ...

Indonesian soldiers deployed in West Papua offered five flats

The XVIII/Kasuari Regional Military Command is striving to improve the welfare of soldiers stationed in West Papua by ...

Some 82 percent Papuans favor special autonomy status: Mahfud

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Mahfud MD highlighted that 82 percent of Papuan ...

Terror sanctions in Papua not just limited to individuals: BNPT

The government’s decision to declare armed Papuan groups, or “KKB”, as "terrorists" entails ...

Five Papuan separatist leaders put on BNPT most-wanted list

The National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT) has put five leaders heading separatist terrorist groups operating in Papua ...

Freeport should actively support government for Papua's development

National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo has sought active support from the PT Freeport Indonesia management ...