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More armed Papuan rebels declare allegiance to Motherland

More and more armed Papuan rebels have surrendered and declared their allegiance to the Unitary State of the Republic ...

Five armed Papuan rebels surrender, swear allegiance to Indonesia

Five armed Papuan rebels of the Puron Wenda-led separatist group declared their allegiance to the Unitary State of the ...

Police exposes 92 cases of misuse of COVID-19 aid funds

The Indonesian Police brought to light 92 cases of embezzlement of COVID-19 social aid funds, a spokesman of the ...

Southern Indonesia's regions arid, equator still receiving rains: BMKG

Dry season has set in most of Indonesia's southern part, though high rainfall can potentially still be received in ...

Whirlwind devastates 300 homes in Pontianak, West Kalimantan

A whirlwind struck two sub-districts in Pontianak, West Kalimantan Province, leaving a path of destruction and causing ...

36 Army officers contract COVID-19 in West Papua

As many as 36 members of the Indonesian Army (TNI AD) have contracted the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in West ...

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Implementing health protocols in wet markets remains challenging

  With Indonesia implementing the new normal, now being referred to as “adapting to new habits”, ...

Jayapura hospital closed after 54 health workers contract COVID-19

The management of Jayapura Provita Hospital decided to shut down all health services, including the emergency unit ...

Four dead, three injured as flooding, landslide hit Sorong

A flood and landslide that struck Sorong, West Papua Province, on Thursday, claimed the lives of four people while ...

Some 667 expectant mothers in Surabaya underwent swab tests: authority

Some 667 expectant mothers at 37 weeks of gestation in Surabaya, East Java, underwent swab tests to confirm they are ...

COVID-19 Task Force draws Colombia's praises for assisting citizen

The Government of Colombia thanked and lauded the Indonesian COVID-19 Task Force in Sorong City, West Papua, for ...

A 5.5-magnitude earthquake strikes Flores waters in Indonesia

A 5.5-magnitude earthquake hit the waters of Flores in the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara on Wednesday at ...

Stringent COVID-19 handling policies necessary for greater alertness

People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Speaker Bambang Soesatyo called on the Indonesian government on Tuesday to ...

Govt prioritizes welfare approach in handling Papua, West Papua issues

The government has prioritized welfare, anthropological, and evaluation approaches in handling the issues in Papua and ...

Temporary shutdown of Bogor's Yogya Junction Mall to control COVID-19

The Yogya Junction shopping mall in the heart of Bogor City, West Java Province, was temporarily shut down after a ...