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Biak Numfor's students urged not to join exodus: district govt

The Biak Numfor District Government has urged its students currently studying at various universities on the islands of ...

Komnas HAM urges Jokowi to hold dialog in Papua

Indonesia's Human Rights National Commission (Komnas HAM) has urged President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to hold a dialog ...

West Papua's ethnic group leaders await Jokowi's readiness: governor

West Papua Governor Dominggus Mandacan awaits President Joko Widodo's (Jokowi's) readiness to meet provincial ...

Indonesian police to prioritize handling Papua's armed criminals

The Indonesian police will channel its efforts into handling armed criminals targeting civilians after potential ...

Mandacan meets Sri Mulyani regarding property destruction

West Papua Governor Dominggus Mandacan said he had met Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati in Jakarta September 9 ...

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Ensuring no more exodus of native Papuan students

Law and order have been restored by the Indonesian police in Jayapura, Papua, and Manokwari, West Papua Province after ...

Police chase down 12 persons wanted in West Papua unrest

The police succeeded in finding and capturing 12 individuals and placed them on the list of wanted persons (DPO) for ...

Maluku police chief, Papuan students dine over food for thought

Maluku Police Chief Inspector General Royke Lumowa held a function at his residential house on Tuesday evening by ...

Speaker seconds president's keenness to build palace in Papua

House of Representatives' (DPR) Deputy Speaker Fahri Hamzah expressed support to President Joko Widodo's ...

All tribes in Manokwari to issue peace declaration

Representatives of all tribes in Manokwari District, West Papua Province will issue a peace declaration, Wednesday to ...

Nearly 700 native Papuan students return home

Some 700 native Papuan students studying at various universities outside Papua Province have returned home in the ...

NGO in Papua facilitates victims of violence to report incidents

The Papua Civil Society Coalition (KMSP) opened its command post in Jayapura on Monday afternoon to assist victims of ...

Photographer loses camera, lenses during Jayapura riots

A freelance photographer of the "wartaplus.com" news portal, Anto Keit, lost his camera and several lenses ...

Police guarantee Papuans' safety, security in West Sulawesi

West Sulawesi Police Chief Brig. Gen. Baharuddin Djafar affirmed that all Papuan residents of the province remain safe ...

Police name another suspect in Papua riots

The National Police (Polri) has arrested a man suspected of being an intellectual actor behind the series of riots in ...