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Six figures to receive national heroic awards from president

President Joko Widodo will bestow national heroic awards upon six figures at the State Palace on November 10, according ...

KPK investigating corruption charges in Papua church construction

Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is investigating corruption allegations over the construction ...

West Papuan voters should visit polling stations without any concerns

West Papua General Elections Commission (KPU) Head Paskalis Semunya insisted on applying health protocols in all ...

Intan Jaya probe: Rights body submits report to govt

The National Commission for Human Rights (Komnas HAM) submitted the results of its probe into the violence in Intan ...

Police vows crackdown on liquor producers in Jayawijaya before Xmas

The Indonesian police in Jayawijaya District, Papua Province, pledged to crack down on producers, distributors, and ...

Police in Papua seize 884 liquor bottles, detain truck drivers

The Indonesian police in Benawa Sub-district, Yalimo District, Papua, seized 884 bottles of liquor on November 2, 2020, ...

Papua police chief finds cop's involved in arms trafficking deplorable

Papua Police Chief Inspector General Paulus Waterpauw was vociferous in his condemnation of Chief Brigadier MJH, an ...

Awaiting justice to be served in Priest Yeremia Zanambani's death

Top commander of XVII/Cenderawasih Regional Military Command Major General Herman Asaribab emphasized that any soldier ...

Papuan killed in gunfight joined notorious armed group year ago

The Indonesian police on Thursday said Rufinus Tigau, who was killed in a gun battle with security personnel on October ...

Jokowi inaugurates TVRI's West Papua station

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) inaugurated public broadcaster TVRI’s West Papua station on Wednesday and ...

Police officer in Papua arrested for allegedly selling firearms

Papua Police Chief Inspector General Paulus Waterpauw confirmed Chief Brigadier JH, an officer of the police's ...

'Third party' may be involved in Papuan priest death: minister

Indonesia's top security minister, Mahfud MD, has revealed that security personnel and a ‘third party’ ...

Truth eagerly awaited behind Intan Jaya's recent deadly shootings

Indonesians and members of the international community await with bated breath for the Indonesian government's ...

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Papuans split over status quo on autonomy

Over the past few months, several sections of communities in the Indonesian province of Papua have been deliberating ...

Intan Jaya probe: Minister to share findings on Oct 19

Indonesia's security minister, Mahfud MD, will announce the result of a joint fact-finding team's (TGPF's) ...