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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 ...

Online media used to spread wildlife poaching: activist

Wildlife poaching in Indonesia in 2014 is spreading through online media, according to the environmental ...

Distribution of election supplies in Papua challenging

Some 185.8 million out of Indonesias population of about 240 million will go to polling stations to cast their votes ...

First lady delivers three smart ships for remote areas

First Lady Ani Yudhoyono has delivered three smart ships for remote areas to operate in Tanjung Pinang for ...

news focus - govt trying to "bring Papua in harmony with unitary state of Indonesia"

The situation in Jayapura city, in particular, and Papua Province, in general, seems to be peaceful, after being hit ...

Predicted dry season begins in May

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysic Agency (BMKG) has predicted that the dry season in Indonesia will begin in ...

Papua referendum idea not popular among local people

Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said the demand for a referendum as voiced by a group of Papuan people recently ...