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Indonesian economy still concentrated on Java Island: BPS Head

Indonesia's economy in the second quarter of 2022 is still concentrated on Java Island, according to Head of ...

The long-awaited birth of South Papua province

The last day of June (June 30, 2022) marked a new history for Indonesia with the ratification of three bills on carving ...

Establishment of C Papua Province hopefully boosts Papuans' prosperity

The House of Representatives (DPR RI) passed Papuan province bills that finalized the establishment of three new ...

G20 Indonesia

Minister eyes 2024 launch for first cloud-based data center

Communication and Informatics Minister Johnny G. Plate has said that he expects to launch Indonesia's first ...

Enjoy Raja Ampat-like tourism spot in Riau

Raja Ampat in West Papua Province is a nationally and internationally renowned tourism destination located in the ...

Movie review: Papuan children, the President, and a bike

Despite their bright potential in the global film market, not many film-makers in the country have shown an interest in ...

PON Papua

PON XX Games torch exemplifies Papua-West Java unity

Anthropologist of Papua Enrico Yori Kondologit unexpectedly received a call from an official of the PON XX National ...

LIPI's Papua information center to serve as data repository

The Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) has launched a Papua information center that will function as a warehouse ...

Java, Bali contributed 64.26 percent of total COVID-19 cases: Team

The Indonesian Task Force for COVID-19 Handling confirmed that the islands of Java and Bali had contributed 64.26 ...

BMKG forecasts heavy rains until March in Jakarta, other areas

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) forecasted continued torrential rainfall and extreme weather ...

News Focus

Increasing awareness of environmental preservation among millennials

With Indonesia observing National Flora and Fauna Day on November 5, 2019, the millennial generation has become the ...

News Focus

Papua's new iconic tourist attraction Youtefa Bridge opens to public

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), during his 13th visit to Papua on Oct 28, 2019, inaugurated Youtefa Bridge connecting ...

Search halted for missing Swiss tourist in Papua

The Sorong search and rescue office (Basarnas) has temporarily halted an operation to find a Swiss tourist missing in ...

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 ...

Parliament to hold hearing on Papua riots

The Commission I of the House of Representatives (DPR) will invite the Commander of the Indonesian Defense Forces ...