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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 ...

Papuan customary figure confirms land ready for presidential palace

Abisai Rollo, a customary figure of Port Numbay, Papua, confirmed that a 10-hectare plot of land was prepared in ...

Jokowi seeks Indonesian youth's involvement in national development

During the observance of Youth Pledge Day on October 28, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) appealed to Indonesian ...

3,500 Papuan youth join roll call as Jokowi visits Papua

Young Papuan generation’s 3,500 members joined a roll call and cultural parade at Swakarsa Field, Arso ...

Wamena riot victims ready to hold dialog with President: Police

Chief of Papua Police Inspector General Paulus Waterpauw spoke of the Wamena riot victims' readiness to meet and ...

Papua police probe killing of three Ojek drivers

Papua police is investigating the killing of three motorcycle taxi (Ojek) drivers in Pugisiga Village, Hitadipa ...

Notorious Papuan rebels kill three Ojek drivers

Notorious armed Papuan separatists, on Friday, brutally killed three motorcycle taxi (Ojek) drivers in Sugapa ...

Performance of police, military draws accolades from Papuan figures

Papuan figure Chris D.J. Fonataba vociferously commended the Indonesian police (Polri) and military (TNI) for ...

President Jokowi appoints native Papuan as deputy minister

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has appointed a native Papuan figure named Wempi Wetipo as deputy minister of ...