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Melanesia festival to strengthen melanesian countries` cooperation

Indonesia, for the first time, will be hosting the Melanesian Cultural Festival 2015 in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara ...

Govt sets 4 conditions for extension of Freeport`s contract

The government through the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has imposed four conditions that have to be met ...

NTT third poorest province of Indonesia

East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) is the third poorest among the countrys 34 provinces with 22.61 percent or 1,159,840 of ...

Cendrawasih Bay National Park center preserves six turtle species

The Cendrawasih Bay National Park (TNTC) Center continues to preserve six species of endangered sea turtles living in ...

Discourse on Papua dialogue restarts

After about a two-year hiatus, the discourse regarding the Jakarta-Papua dialogue to seek a peaceful solution to the ...

Indonesia should penalize reporters for biased news on Papua: Journalist

The executive director of Indonesian news agency Antara, Saiful Hadi, said that Indonesia should penalize journalists, ...

President Jokowi to monitor Papua`s development: Chief Minister

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has pledged his commitment to monitor the development in Papua and West Papua ...

Journalism education crucial for Papuans: Indonesian Press Council

Journalism education is important for Papuans, now that foreign journalists and international organizations have been ...

Foreign journalists in Papua must abide by Indonesian laws: Minister

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Tedjo Edhy Purdijatno asserted that foreign ...

Indonesia, Papua New Guinea sign various cooperation agreements

President of Indonesia Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea Peter ONeill witnessed the signing ...

Investment board sets high investment target for Papua, West Papua

The Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) sets a high investment target of Rp265 trillion in Papua and West Papua for ...

Floods hit Dompu, Bima in West Nusa Tenggara

Floods have submerged thousands of houses in Dompu and Bima districts of West Nusa Tenggara Province. The ...

Floods inundate 16 districts and cities across Indonesia

Floods have inundated thousands of houses in 16 districts and cities across Indonesia over the past few days, stated ...

Indonesian air force to build two air bases

The Indonesian Air Force is surveying locations to build two air bases in West Papua province, stated Commander of ...

President Yudhoyono asks Papuans to not waste their land

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called on the people of Papua to not waste their land which promises blessings ...