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Papuan community leaders support extension of special autonomy status

Several Papuan community and religious leaders have appealed to the central government to extend the special autonomy ...

Regional expansion is not primary answer to regions' problems: VP

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin opined that the creation of new autonomous regions (DOB) is not the primary solution to ...

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More armed Papuan rebels declare allegiance to Motherland

More and more armed Papuan rebels have surrendered and declared their allegiance to the Unitary State of the Republic ...

Govt prioritizes welfare approach in handling Papua, West Papua issues

The government has prioritized welfare, anthropological, and evaluation approaches in handling the issues in Papua and ...

816 security personnel deployed in Jayapura as precautionary measure

Some 816 police and military personnel are on standby in areas around Jayapura, Papua, as a precautionary measure ...

Seven Papuans tried in Balikpapan are not political prisoners: police

Indonesia's National Police spokesman, Inspector General Argo Yuwono, dismissed a claim that seven Papuan youths, ...

Flight services resume in West Papua's Sorong City

The Sorong city administration in West Papua Province reopened public access to flight services to and from the city ...

Special autonomous status ushers in progress for Papua: official

Michael Manufandu, a senior official of Papua, opined that the special autonomy status granted to Papua and West Papua ...

Court rules govt's internet shutdown decision in Papua as unlawful

The Jakarta State Administrative Court (PTUN) ruled that the Indonesian government’s decision to block internet ...

Corrected-Court rules govt's internet shutdown in Papua as 'unlawful'

(Corrects the verdict's details) Jakarta State Administrative Court (PTUN) ruled that the Indonesian ...

TNI distributes over 150,000 pieces of protective gear in provinces

The National Military Force (TNI) has distributed 151,000 pieces of protective equipment out of 170,000 in the national ...

Government to prioritize development in 222 outermost sub-districts

The Indonesian government will prioritize development in 222 sub-districts out of the country's 780 outermost ...

Starbucks to explore green investment in Papua

The American coffee chain company, Starbucks, will begin exploring green investment potential in Papua, Chief of the ...

MPR speaker backs extension of autonomy funds for Papua, West Papua

People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Speaker Bambang Soesatyo said he urges the government and House of ...

Minister launches green investment for Papua, West Papua

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has launched a green investment ...