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LIPI promotes mushrooms as alternative nutritious food

UNESCO Category II Center, in collaboration with the Bogor District Food Security Service. Edible mushrooms contain ...

W Sumatran teachers donate school supplies for Papuan children

owned school. The students and teachers have warmly welcomed t‏hese voluntary teachers. Edowardus Burman Tenjap, ...

Papua's Arso Kota still safeguarded by 400 police personnel

Some 400 police personnel continue to safeguard Arso Kota, Arso Sub-district, Keerom District, Papua, as a ...

LIPI launches three books on native Papuans

The Center for Demographic Research under the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) has launched three books on the ...

Police refute crackdown on demonstrators rallying against autonomy

The Indonesian police officers in Mimika District, Papua Province, dismissed claims of having cracked down on several ...

Armed civilians tortures, kills two in Papua's Sugapa district

An armed civilian group has reportedly tortured and killed two people in Sugapa district in the easternmost Indonesian ...

Public health services in Timika remain unaffected amid pandemic

Public health services in the remote mountainous and coastal areas of Mimika District, Papua Province, remain ...

Police confirm 16 native Papuans injured in Jayawijaya tribal clash

Some 16 native Papuans suffered arrow wounds in a tribal clash erupting in Jayawijaya District's area, Papua, on ...

Police continue to safeguard, secure Mamberamo Raya's KPU office

The Mamberamo Raya Police in Papua Province are continuing to safeguard and secure the district's General Elections ...

100 security personnel safeguard KPU-Mamberamo Raya office

Mamberamo Raya Office in Papua Province during the registration process of candidates contesting in this year's ...

Indonesia's illiteracy rate falls to 1.78% in 2019

Indonesia's illiteracy rate fell to 1.78 percent of the total population in 2019 from 1.93 percent the year before, ...

253 native Papuans granted university scholarships

The Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs has awarded scholarships to 253 native Papuans to help them pursue ...

Special autonomy successful in boosting development in West Papua

West Papua Governor Dominggus Mandacan affirmed that the special autonomy status granted to Papua and West Papua by the ...

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Indonesia challenged to resolve alcohol addiction in Papua

Alcohol consumption remains a serious problem in Papua though the liquor production, distribution, and sale have ...

Papua police seize 1,000 liters of liquor in Nabire district

The Indonesian police have continued to crack down on liquor producers and sellers in Papua province and seized one ...