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Soldiers, villagers near Indonesia-PNG border build patrol post

Soldiers stationed in Skofro Lama Village, Arso Timur Sub-district, Keerom District, near the Indonesia-Papua New ...

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PON Papua, an amalgamation of natural beauty and sportsmanship

The XX National Sports Week (PON) scheduled in Papua on October 2-15, 2021, will be a platform to clock achievements in ...

COVID-19 cases on the rise outside Java: IDI

There has been an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases outside of Java, in contrast with the declining trend in ...

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Papua struggles to bring COVID-19 cases under control

Papua has been struggling to cope with a drastic rise in COVID-19 cases over the past few weeks, with the Delta variant ...

Industry Ministry prepares self-isolation facilities for 500 patients

Around five self-isolation facilities, equipped to accommodate a total of 500 COVID-19 patients, have been prepared by ...

As COVID cases spread, Papuans urged to remain vigilant

The Papua COVID-19 task force has asked locals to remain vigilant as coronavirus infections have currently spread to 18 ...

Prepare for lockdown in August, Papuans warned

The Papua administration has asked residents to be prepared for a month-long lockdown in August, 2021 after the ...

Govt to involve local figures to publicize renewed Papua autonomy law

The Jayapura city administration is planning to launch a public awareness campaign on the renewed Papua special ...

West Papua's native communities urged to ignore COVID-19 hoaxes

The West Papua administration has asked indigenous Papuans and non-native Papuans residing in the province to get ...

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Papua, West Papua welcome revised special autonomy law

After several months of deliberations, the House of Representatives (DPR) ratified the bill amending the Papua Special ...

Hope new autonomy law accommodates Papuan people's interests: DPRP

The Papua Legislative Council (DPRP) has welcomed a bill enacted by the House of Representatives (DPR) to amend the ...

House passes Papua special autonomy bill at plenary session

Several months of deliberation ultimately resulted in the House of Representatives (DPR) passing a bill to amend Papua ...

5M protocols can keep COVID-19 from spreading: researcher

Identifying asymptomatic COVID-19 patients and monitoring the spread of the virus in the environment is difficult, ...

Jayapura city hospitals bracing for COVID-19 surge: task force

Several hospitals in Jayapura city, Papua province are bracing for a COVID-19 surge amidst limited availability of beds ...

Papuans urged to keep obeying health protocols amid COVID-19 surge

The Papua COVID-19 Task Force reiterates call for local residents to keep complying with the government's health ...