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Police still name two suspects in West Papua's arms trafficking

The National Police investigators' probe is ongoing into a case of sale of weapons and ammunition to armed Papuan ...

Sorong: 60 army personnel get second COVID jab

At least 60 soldiers in Sorong city, West Papua received their second COVID-19 shot as part of efforts to prevent new ...

Navy helps Papuan children instil reading habit through mobile library

Personnel of the Indonesian Navy's Third Fleet Command (Koarmada) have helped nurture the habit of reading among ...

Government to develop Sanur as health tourism hub for aged

The government intends to develop the Sanur region in Bali Province as a Special Economic Zone (KEK) focused on health, ...

Maluku police investigate arms trafficking case

Police investigators in Maluku Province are coordinating with their counterparts from the West Papua Police to ...

Two earthquakes rattle Papua's Jayapura district

Two earthquakes rocked northwest of Jayapura District in the Indonesian province of Papua on Wednesday but they did not ...

Two new economic zones to attract US$19.3 bln investment: govt

The Indonesian government has projected that two new special economic zones (SEZ) in West and East Java would attract ...

Health ministry, TNI, and police collaborate to thwart infection rate

The Health Ministry demonstrated commitment to reducing the spike in COVID-19 infection rate by collaborating with the ...

Police arrest two men for attacking priest in Papua's Jayawijaya

The Jayawijaya district police arrested two men, only identified by their initials as KW and TA, for their alleged ...

Indonesia hit by 646 quakes in January 2021: BMKG

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) recorded a total of 646 earthquakes of varying magnitudes ...

Army personnel in West Papua's Sorong launch mask-wearing campaign

Amid the government's intensified COVID-19 vaccination program, the 181/PVT resort military command and 1802/Sorong ...

Pioneer flights again started to Papua's isolated areas: Government

Pioneer flights have again begun serving passengers and cargo services to several isolated areas in the Indonesian ...

1,040 quakes in West Papua's Sorong district in 2020: BMKG

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), Sorong office, recorded 1,040 earthquakes in various parts ...

Papua's Intan Jaya civil servant detained for arms trade: police

Papua Police Chief Insp. Gen. Paulus Waterpauw confirmed on Tuesday that a civil servant at the Intan Jaya district ...

West Papua: Man held for stealing soldier's handgun

The Sorong city police in West Papua arrested a 21-year-old man for stealing an army personnel’s handbag, which ...