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Papuan police chief warns of threats posed by armed Papuan criminals

Papua Police Chief Inspector General Paulus Waterpauw has warned that armed Papuan criminals would likely launch ...

Indonesian police beef up security in Papua's Mimika District

The Indonesian police in Mimika, Papua Province, have intensified security in the district's area prior to the ...

Australia reiterates commitment to supporting Indonesian sovereignty

The Australian government is firmly committed to supporting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic ...

Jokowi enchanted by his photo holding two native Papuan kids

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) visited the "Developing Indonesia" themed Photo Exhibition showcasing 67 ...

107 Papuan students have returned to Central Java

 A senior police official has said that 107 of the 207 native Papuan students who left for Papua and West Papua ...

Two-week delay in hearing for West Papua's activists

The first pretrial hearing of the suspects accused of treason, including the Indonesian People's Front for West ...

DPR Commission I's 10 members visit Papua for first-hand accounts

Some 10 members of the House of Representatives' (DPR's) Commission I, overseeing defense and foreign affairs, ...

Tembagapura's security intensified as measure against rebels' terror

- were shot dead by an armed group. The Lekagak Telenggen-led armed rebels were allegedly responsible for the killing ...

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Our hope for General Idham Azis

General Idham Azis has become Indonesia's police chief since early November 2019 after President Joko Widodo ...

Mastermind behind deadly Wamena rioting arrested by Indonesian police

The Indonesian police in Jayawijaya, Papua, arrested a village head, identified by his initials as YA, 45, for ...

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Papua's new iconic tourist attraction Youtefa Bridge opens to public

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), during his 13th visit to Papua on Oct 28, 2019, inaugurated Youtefa Bridge connecting ...

385 Wamena riot survivors keen to return to city: military

Some 385 survivors of the recent Wamena rioting are eager to return to Jayawijaya District’s capital city ...

Youfeta bridge to be marine tourism destination: President

Indonesian President, Joko Widodo (Jokowi), has asked the Papua government to make the Youfeta bridge a marine tourism ...

Jokowi ready to erect Jayapura's presidential palace: Papuan figure

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is prepared to erect a Presidential Palace and Dormitory of Archipelago in ...

President Jokowi inaugurates Youtefa Bridge in Jayapura

Indonesia's President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) inaugurated the Youtefa Bridge, also prevalently called Holtekamp Bridge ...