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During the post-Ramadhan (Fasting Month) Holiday, most Indonesian Muslims follow the tradition of returning to their ...

Unremitting, torrential downpour, lashing over the last few days, resulted in Kapuas River overflowing its bank and ...

The fact that President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has visited Papua nine times since December 2014 shows that his ...

The government was asked to reduce the Export levy (PE) of palm oil to boost the price of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) ...

A total of 450 personnel of the Lampung-based Tri Wira Eka Jaya`s Infantry Battalion would be deployed to Papua ...

The border security task force of the Army Strategic Command (Kostrad) has foiled an attempt to smuggle two kilograms ...

Indonesia`s economy has grown 5.27 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2018, slightly higher by 0.26 percent ...

Indonesia and the Federated States of Micronesia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on providing free ...

The Indonesian province of West Papua is known for its agriculture, mining, forestry products, and tourism that should ...

In the development of tourism sector in the "Bay of Paradise," better known as the Cendrawasih Bay National Park area ...

Biak Numfor District was a popular tourist destination in Papua in 1990s, before Raja Ampat was "discovered." ...

Some 2.7 million families living in 12,569 villages across Indonesia reportedly still have no access to electricity ...

An aftershock measuring 4.8 on the Richter Scale jolted Bintuni District in West Papua Province on Wednesday at 13.30 ...

Raja Ampat is a crown jewel, thanks to its crystal clear turquoise sea waters and several isles covered by a thick ...

The traumatic experiences due to forest fires and the consequent haze disaster are still fresh in the minds of ...