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Govt, military, police urged to maintain state authority in Papua

Responding to the recent developments in Papua and West Papua, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR), ...

Govt must ignore Benny Wenda's maneuver: UI law professor

Hikmahanto Juwana, professor of international law at the University of Indonesia, has urged the Indonesian government ...

Second phase of special autonomy to make Papua prosperous: Moeldoko

Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko affirmed that the second phase of special autonomy status granted for Papua and ...

Unidentified person shoots at two students in Papua's Puncak District

The police confirmed on Saturday that an unknown individual shot at two students in Puncak District, Papua Province, on ...

Papua police continue probe into deadly shootings

Papua police officials said they are continuing efforts to uncover a series of deadly shootings over the past few ...

Jusuf Kalla says he is ready to mediate govt's dialogue with Papuans

General Chairman of the Indonesian Mosques Council (DMI) Jusuf Kalla has hinted that he is ready to mediate a dialogue ...

Search operation launched to locate two boat passengers in Maluku

A search operation was conducted on Monday to locate two passengers of a wooden motorboat, locally called "perahu ...

Armed Papuans stealing village funds has become a homework: police

Papua Police Chief Inspector General Paulus Waterpauw highlighted that the armed Papuan criminal groups' thievery ...

Police vows crackdown on liquor producers in Jayawijaya before Xmas

The Indonesian police in Jayawijaya District, Papua Province, pledged to crack down on producers, distributors, and ...

Police in Papua seize 884 liquor bottles, detain truck drivers

The Indonesian police in Benawa Sub-district, Yalimo District, Papua, seized 884 bottles of liquor on November 2, 2020, ...

Youth Pledge evokes positive energy to unify the nation: Jokowi

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) believes that the Youth Pledge, declared 92 years ago, has instilled positive ...

Freeport security officer faces trial for armed group involvement

The North Jakarta District Court scheduled the first trial of PT Freeport Indonesia security officer Ivan Sambom, alias ...

Joint team thwarted firearm trade in Papua's Nabire: Police

Papua Provincial Police Chief Inspector General Paulus Waterpauw confirmed, Friday, that a military and police ...

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Papuans split over status quo on autonomy

Over the past few months, several sections of communities in the Indonesian province of Papua have been deliberating ...

Prosperity eludes all despite 20 years of special autonomy: community

Yali Hubula tribal community members in Jayawijaya District, Papua Province, asserted that the central ...