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Fate of Papua's 30 construction workers still hangs in balance

The Indonesian Military was yet unable to give any confirmation on the condition of some 30 construction workers in ...

Unidentified gunmen fatally shoot 5 people in Papua's Yahukimo

Commander of the Military District 1715, Lt. Col Christian Irreuw, confirmed a report that unidentified gunmen shot ...

Papua: Seven new cases emerge from church cluster in Wamena

The Jayawijaya COVID-19 task force announced on Thursday that it has tracked seven new positive cases connected to a ...

5 PT Papua Cremona workers shot dead by unknown gunmen

Unidentified gunmen fatally shot five employees of PT Papua Cremona who were working on constructing a bridge over the ...

Indonesian military offers free medical services near PNG border

The Indonesian military personnel offered free medical services to the residents of Yuruf Kampong, Yaffi Sub-district, ...

Not all of Papua witnessing violence: senior police officer

Not all parts of Papua are besieged by armed violence, chief of the National Police's Security Intelligence Agency, ...

VP asks finance minister to consolidate Papua development funds

Indonesian Vice President Ma'ruf Amin has asked Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati to strengthen the State ...

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Preserving Papua's iconic Tifa

Papua province is not only rich in natural resources, it is also home to countless diverse and unique ...

Seven PNG nationals aboard boats apprehended in Jayapura waters

The Papua police's patrol boat intercepted two boats, carrying aboard seven Papua New Guinea (PNG) nationals, in ...

Papua govt pledges to finance recruitment of 2,000 police cadets

The Papua provincial government has reported that the recruitment process for 2,000 native Papuans to become police ...

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Govt leans on development agenda to push Papua autonomy

Indonesia’s House of Representatives (DPR) is striving to finish the renewal of the Papua Special Autonomy Law ...

Five giant leatherback turtles lay eggs on Raja Ampat's Yenbekaki

- lay their eggs in several of the country's coastal areas. The WWF Indonesia further noted that the Indonesian ...

Three villagers found dead following gunfight near Ilaga Airport

Three villagers were found dead following a gunfight between security personnel and several armed Papuan terrorists ...

Indonesia continues investigation of Priest Yeremia Zanambani's death

A team of forensic doctors from the Hasanuddin University (Unhas) in Makassar, South Sulawesi, is tasked with exhuming ...

Indonesian soldiers deployed in West Papua offered five flats

The XVIII/Kasuari Regional Military Command is striving to improve the welfare of soldiers stationed in West Papua by ...