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Melanesian Festival Celebrates Cultural Diversity

The Melanesian Cultural Festival is being held in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, on October 27-30, 2015, to celebrate ...

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 ...

Indonesia should penalize reporters for biased news on Papua: Journalist

The executive director of Indonesian news agency Antara, Saiful Hadi, said that Indonesia should penalize journalists, ...

President Jokowi to monitor Papua`s development: Chief Minister

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has pledged his commitment to monitor the development in Papua and West Papua ...

Raja Ampat police nab Vietnam-flagged fishing boat

The Raja Ampat Police nabbed a Vietnam-flagged fishing boat, Thanh Cong 99612 TS GT, found fishing illegally in West ...

National police chief to install New Banten and W Papua police chiefs

National Police Chief General Sutarman is scheduled to instal two new police chiefs respectively for Banten and West ...

Raja Ampat`s endemic coral reefs well preserved

Known for its intact marine ecosystem, West Papua Provinces district of Raja Ampat has been actively promoted ...

President Yudhoyono asks Papuans to not waste their land

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called on the people of Papua to not waste their land which promises blessings ...

Two French journalists still being questioned by papua`s immigration office

The officials at Papua provinces immigration office are still interrogating two French journalists, Thomas Charles ...

28.28 million Indonesians live in poverty

More than 28.28 million Indonesian people live in poverty as of March 2014 compared to 28.17 million in the same ...

Govt urged to engage Papua community in implementing policy

The central government and the parliament should actively engage every community elements in Papua and West Papua ...

Telkom invests Rp1.7 tln in fiber optic cable

State telecommunications operator PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) has set aside Rp1.7 trillion in funds to build ...

Papua Police investigate attack on journalist

Papua Police are investigating an attack on a journalist in Sorong, West Papua. "My officers in Sorong, West ...

135 MP3EI projects under way

Around 135 projects under the Indonesian Economic Development Acceleration and Expansion Master Plan (MP3EI) programme ...

Indonesia to improve cattle farm partnership with Australia

Indonesia will improve its cattle farm partnership with Australia, especially in the region of Nusa Tenggara, said ...