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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 ...

Government eyes investment of Rp725 trillion in SEZ in 2025

The government has outlined a target to secure an investment of Rp725.42 trillion in Special Economic Zones (SEZ) in ...

Police confirm situation under control in West Papua during Pilkada

Senior Adjunct Police Commissioner (AKBP), the West Papua Regional Police's spokesperson, Adam Erwindi confirmed ...

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Green economy takes precedence in push for recovery

With people forced to lock themselves at home to break the chain of COVID-19 spread, pollution has reduced ...

Papua police continue probe into arms smuggling racket

West Papua Police are investigating an illegal racket involving the smuggling of firearms from the Philippines to an ...

West Papua police foil arms trafficking operation; arrest three

West Papua police thwarted an attempt by an underground arms syndicate to trade weapons and ammunition smuggled from ...