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Seven native Papuan students secure admission in US universities

Seven native Papuan students got admission into three top US universities early this year on account of their academic ...

Papua provincial govt urged to allocate endowment fund for education

The Indonesian finance ministry has urged the Papua provincial government to allocate an endowment fund to finance ...

Navy helps Papuan children instil reading habit through mobile library

Personnel of the Indonesian Navy's Third Fleet Command (Koarmada) have helped nurture the habit of reading among ...

BMKG forecasts moderate, heavy rainfall in several Indonesian regions

The Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) issued an early warning of the potential of moderate ...

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Indonesian soldiers deserve accolades for community services in Papua

Indonesian soldiers in Papua and West Papua are necessitated to multitask, as the government works incessantly to ...

Soldiers near Indonesia-PNG border help residents to construct church

Personnel of the Indonesia-PNG Border Security Task Force worked with residents of Yetti Village, Arso Timur ...

Two earthquakes rattle Papua's Jayapura district

Two earthquakes rocked northwest of Jayapura District in the Indonesian province of Papua on Wednesday but they did not ...

Indonesian soldiers in Papua help clean Mosso village's street

The Indonesia-Papua New Guinea (PNG) Border Security Task Force personnel keep upholding their unity with locals in ...

BRGM to apply Jokowi-directed strategies to rehabilitate mangrove

The Peat and Mangrove Restoration Agency (BRGM) highlighted that six strategies will be applied to expedite mangrove ...

Call to avoid any provocative move echoed in Papua's Mimika

Deputy District Head of Mimika, Johannes Rettob, joined peaceful calls for native Papuan communities in Papua Province ...

RI-PNG border security personnel in Merauke donate clothing to locals

Five personnel of the Indonesia-Papua New Guinea Border Security Task Force recently donated clothing to the residents ...

KKSP-Papua praises prompt handling of 'racism' case

Papua’s South Sulawesi Family Harmony (KKSS) has praised the central and provincial governments' prompt ...

Police detain Hanura politician Ambroncius Nababan

A day after he was named a suspect for allegedly posting racist remarks against a noted Papuan human rights defender on ...

Ambroncius Nababan named suspect after posting racist content: police

Indonesian police’s cybercrime investigators have named People’s Conscience Party (Hanura) politician ...

Papua: Batak community urges police action on Nababan 'racist' remark

Representatives of the Batak community in Papua have appealed to the National Police to initiate action against ...