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Papua`s biodiversity going international

The International Conference of Biodiversity in Jayapura, Papua, in September 2016 will highlight the existence of a ...

Indonesia hails MSG`s decision to reject ULMWP as member

Indonesia has hailed the decision of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) to reject the United Liberation Front for ...

Rights violation cases in Papua to be settled definitively: Minister Pandjaitan

An Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Political, Security and Legal Affairs, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said here on ...

Govt orders Trans-Papua Railway Project to be advanced to 2016

The government has ordered that the construction of the Trans-Papua railway be accelerated and carried out in the ...

Presidents Jokowi asks for acceleration of Sorong special economic zone development

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has asked for the acceleration of the development of special economic zone in Sorong, ...

Security minister opens meeting on human rights in Papua

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Luhut Panjaitan opened a coordination meeting related ...

Indonesian govt to develop renewable energy for rural electricity

The Indonesian government is planning to build power generators using new and renewable energies (EBT) to provide ...

Gov`t focuses on expanding electricity access to six provinces

The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resource is prioritizing the development of power infrastructure in six eastern ...

Electricity company develops hydro poential in Papua hinterland

The State Electricity Company of Papua and West Papua (PLN WP2B) regions is developing hydro and solar potentials for ...

Indonesia strengthens ties with South Pacific nations

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan and his delegations recent ...

Infrastructure to provide strong footing in competition: President

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) stressed the importance of infrastructure development to provide a backbone to gain ...

Papua`s railway development to start in second half of 2016

The work on the railway infrastructure project in Papua will begin in the second half of 2016, President Joko Widodo ...

President visits three provinces in Eastern Indonesia

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and First Lady Iriana left for Ambon, Maluku, here, Monday, to start a three-day ...

Papua`s people only have trust in President Joko Widodo: LIPI

The Papua Study Team of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) has assessed that the people of Papua only trust ...

Numerous Trans-Papua road sections prone to landslides

Numerous sections of the Trans-Papua road in Papua and West Papua are prone to landslides during the rainy season, ...