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No negative effects of amnesty given to Papuan prisoners yet: Indonesian military

So far, there have been no signs of negative impacts of the amnesty granted by President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to five ...

Journalism education crucial for Papuans: Indonesian Press Council

Journalism education is important for Papuans, now that foreign journalists and international organizations have been ...

WWF fears trade of bird of paradise

International non-governmental organization devoted to nature conservation, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), is ...

President Jokowi arrives in Merauke

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and First Lady Ibu Iriana Widodo arrived here, Sunday at around 9 a.m. local time for a ...

President Jokowi pardons five political prisoners in Papua

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) pardoned five political prisoners during his visit to Abepura Penitentiary in Jayapura, ...

Papuans` aspirations for a smelter to be soon realized

The aspirations of the Papuan provincial government and the local community to have a smelter will soon be met as the ...

President Yudhoyono asks Papuans to not waste their land

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called on the people of Papua to not waste their land which promises blessings ...

Papuan singer receives native support in Indonesian Idol finals

Papuas local government will support a Papuan girl, Nowela Mikhelia Elizabeth Auparay, who has been chosen as one of ...

Govt must reprimand Freeport over facility incident: Local councilor

The central government, provincial and district administrations must reprimand PT Freeport Indonesia over the ...

28 people found dead after incident at freeport mine

Twenty eight people have been found dead after an underground training facility at a US-owned PT Freeport Indonesia ...

Hundreds of papua separatists change allegiance

At least 212 members of the Papua separatist, OPM, have pledged to forgo the idea of establishing a free Papua state ...

Some parties fanning trouble in Papua

The National Police Commission (Kompolnas) suspects certain parties are bent on provoking conflicts in Papua. "We ...

USAID to continue supporting Papua`s agriculture empowerment program

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will continue its assistance to Papua`s local ...

UP4B ready to hold dialogue with papua separatists

The chairman of the government`s Unit for Acceleration of Development in Papua and West Papua (UP4B) Lieutenant ...

Kopassus in Papua to safeguard sovereignty

Army Special Force (Kopassus) Commander Major General Wisnu Bawa Tenaya said the force`s presence in Papua was to ...