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Indonesian government to construct road in Papua`s middle mountain area

The Public Works Ministry is prioritizing the construction of a road in the middle mountain area of Papua Province ...

Papua needs more forest rangers

Indonesias easternmost province of Papua is in need of more rangers to protect the forests from damage and illegal ...

Papuan govt prioritizes national exam`s logistics to Jayapura`s remote areas

The Jayapuras Head of Education Department, Alpius Toam, stated in Jayapura on Monday, that they will prioritize the ...

Indonesia serious about advancing prosperity in Papua

The Government of Indonesia is fully aware of the problems existing in its easternmost province of Papua and has taken ...

Australia, PNG supports Indonesia on Papua issue

- The governments of Australia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) have urged the districts of Papua and Papua Barat (West ...

Hundreds of disease-stricken Papuan people badly need medical aid

Hundreds of people in three villages of Kwoor district, West Papua, reportedly stricken by diseases and malnutration ...

Hundreds of papua separatists change allegiance

At least 212 members of the Papua separatist, OPM, have pledged to forgo the idea of establishing a free Papua state ...

news focus - govt trying to "bring Papua in harmony with unitary state of Indonesia"

The situation in Jayapura city, in particular, and Papua Province, in general, seems to be peaceful, after being hit ...

Govt to continue welfare approach to deal with Papua problems

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has continued implementing a welfare approach to deal with the problems in Papua, ...

Papua students ask police to inventory gun owners

The Indonesian Papuan University Students Movement (GMPI) has requested that local police again compile an inventory ...

Malaria still endemic in Papua: health official

Malaria is still endemic in Papua where it is one of the five major diseases in all districts, head of the province`s ...

Police admit misconduct in dealing with recent Papua congress

The police have admitted that some of their personnel had acted out of line in dealing with participants of the Third ...

Govt awaiting results of police probe into Papua congress incidents

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Djoko Suyanto said the government would wait for the ...

ICW finds more freeport money transfers to police

The Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) has discovered transfers of US$79.1 million from PT Freeport Indonesia to the ...

news focus: police deploy more personnel to defuse tensions in Papua

Following a series of shooting incidents in Papua Province that killed several people, including Mulia Sector Police ...