#papua province

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Another plane crashes in Papua

A plane reportedly crashed in a mountainous area in Indonesia`s easternmost province of Papua on Thursday after it ...

PT Freeport workers on month-long strike over wage rise

Thousands of PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) workers left the mining site of Tembagapura for Timika, Mimika District, ...

Papua`s University striving to produce renewable-energy-conscious graduates B

Cendrawasih University (locally known as Uncen) , particularly the Faculty of Engineering, has been intensifying a ...

Mimika allocates Rp1.5 billion for HIV/AIDS program

The local government of Mimika district, Papua, has allocated Rp1.5 billion for HIV/AIDS handling program in the ...

Preserving Papua`s Culture Through Lake Sentani Festival

Indonesia`s easternmost province of Papua will this year again organize a Lake Sentani Festival (FDS in a bid to ...

Freeport pays Rp5.6 trillion in financial obligations to govt

PT Freeport Indonesia has paid Rp5.8 trillion in taxes and other financial obligations in the first quarter of 2011 ...

Ministry of Maritime ready to help Papua tsunami victims

The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) is ready to extend assistance to tsunami victims at Mettu Daby ...

Japanese tourists visit WW II sites in Biak

A group of 11 Japanese tourists, accompanied by several Indonesian officials, visited various World War II sites in ...

Air Force to operate new radar unit in Merauke

The Indonesian Air Force is to officially operate a Radar Unit 244 in Merauke District, Papua Province, on March 16, ...

Govt to expand farmland area by 2 mln hectares

The government has set itself the target of expanding the country`s agricultural land area by 2 million hectares in ...

Hundreds of families evacuated from N Sumatra`s flood zone

Several hundreds of families in Tanjung Anom village, Deli Serdang district, in the outskirt of Medan city, North ...

Medan`s Floods Displace Tens Of Families

Tens of families fled their flood-hit houses in Kelambir Lima hamlet, Tanjung Gusta subdistrict, North Sumatra city of ...

RI enters 2011 cautious over natural disasters

Less than a week into the new year of 2011, floods have been reported happening in several cities in Indonesia ...

Freeport in forefront in releasing pig-nose turtles

PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) engaged in tin, gold and silver mining operations in Mimika regency, Papua province, is ...

Pekalongan`s floods displace 20 families

Flash floods that hit four villages in Kedungwuni subdistrict, Pekalongan district, Central Java, on Sunday, have ...