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Jokowi ensures Papuan representation in subsequent cabinet line-up

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has made assurance of including native Papuans in his subsequent cabinet line-up for the ...

Search halted for missing Swiss tourist in Papua

The Sorong search and rescue office (Basarnas) has temporarily halted an operation to find a Swiss tourist missing in ...

TNI AU Hercules plane transports 88 refugees back to Wamena

A total of 88 people, who had fled Wamena after the Sept-23 rioting, were flown home aboard an Indonesian Air Force ...

Internet access in Papua fully normalized: Minister Rudiantara

Communications and Informatics Minister Rudiantara confirmed the complete normalization of internet access in Papua ...

Paulus Waterpauw affirms no jihadists in Papua following Wamena riot

Papua Police Chief Inspector General Paulus Waterpauw made assurance of no jihadist having arrived in Papua Province in ...

SOE minister thanks Papuan student for saving PLN workers

 State-Owned Enterprises Minister Rini Soemarno thanked Neheima Wamu for his courage in saving workers and a ...

69 Wamena riot survivors return to West Java on Wednesday: Official

West Java Chapter and Daarut Tauhid's Care. "Prior to their departure, they underwent medical check-ups at ...

Papuans to vote in simultaneous regional election in 2020

Eligible Papuans will vote in a simultaneous regional election in 11 districts in 2020, as violence and ongoing ...

Six traditional fishermen apprehended for blast fishing in West Papua

The Wondama Bay Police in West Papua recently took in six traditional fishermen caught practicing blast fishing while ...

Ten Acehnese survivors of Wamena riot take refuge

Ten Acehnese community members who survived the recent Wamena rioting have been taking refuge at a house in Doyo area ...

Air Force to return Wamena refugees home aboard Hercules aircraft

The Indonesian Air Force (TNI AU) is prepped to offer air transportation to residents, who had fled Wamena following ...

RI-PNG border remains closed for security reason

The Skouw-Wutung border of Republic of Indonesia (RI) and Papua New Guinea (PNG) remained closed for public because of ...

Teachers need psychological treatment after deadly riot in Wamena

Several teachers who got affected by a violent riot in Wamena City, Papua Province, admitted that they need ...

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Lesson learned from Wamena rioting

A deadly riot that broke out in Wamena, the capital city of Jayawijaya District, Papua Province, on Sept 23, has left ...

Blitar district govt ready to evacuate its people from Papua: official

The Blitar District Administration has revealed that it is ready to evacuate its people from Papua Province in the ...