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Paid tuition fees, living costs of 355 overseas Papuan students: govt

The Papua Human Resources Development Agency (BPSDM) has paid the tuition fees and living costs of 355 Papuan students ...

Scholarships handed to 89 university students in West Papua's Sorong

Member of the House of Representatives (DPR) Rico Sia handed out scholarships to 89 university students in the West ...

Some 82 percent Papuans press for new autonomous regions: Minister

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Mahfud MD pointed out that 82 percent people of Papua ...

Minister Mahfud reiterates President's focus on Papua, West Papua

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has channeled his utmost focus on the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua, ...

Health Ministry identifies five regional zones for malaria elimination

The Ministry of Health has identified five regional zones for malaria elimination as part of an effort to realize ...

Sorong Port's authorities foil attempt to smuggle 81 endemic birds

A joint team of personnel from the Sorong Port Police and the West Papua Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) ...

District heads expect Papua Special Autonomy to provide authority

Several district heads in West Papua Province expect that the Special Autonomy (Otsus) for Papua and West Papua ...

Only 3 provinces have over 1,000 active COVID cases: minister

Indonesia’s COVID-19 situation has continued to improve, with only three provinces outside Java and Bali ...

Phase 1 accelerated BTS development reaches 86%: BAKTI

The Telecommunications and Information Accessibility Agency (BAKTI) has said that Phase 1 of the accelerated ...

Foreign Minister confirms 133 Indonesians departed from Ukraine

Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi reported that out of the total of 165 Indonesian citizens in Ukraine, as many as ...

Commanding officer confirms no reinforcement of Kopassus in Papua

A top commanding officer of the Indonesian Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) disclosed that no additional soldiers ...

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Workers in Papua trapped in vicious cycle of armed violence

The cycle of armed violence continues unabated, as workers in the Indonesian province of Papua became the recent ...

Peace Cartenz task force distributes 30 piglets to Yahukimo's farmers

Indonesia's National Police demonstrated its seriousness in implementing Operation Peace Cartenz that lays emphasis ...

W Papua authorities foil attempt to smuggle 59 endemic birds, reptiles

A joint team of personnel from the West Papua Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) and Agricultural Quarantine ...

SOEs Ministry presses for more involvement of younger staff, women

The State-owned Enterprises (SOEs) Ministry aims to involve more women, millennials, and Papuans either in its ...