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KPK investigating corruption charges in Papua church construction

Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is investigating corruption allegations over the construction ...

West Papuan voters should visit polling stations without any concerns

West Papua General Elections Commission (KPU) Head Paskalis Semunya insisted on applying health protocols in all ...

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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 ...

West Papua governor urges candidates, voters to help maintain peace

West Papua Governor Dominggus Mandacan has appealed to all candidate pairs contesting this year’s simultaneous ...

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 ...

COVID-19: W Papua plans for health services overload

The province of West Papua is preparing a technical guidance in anticipation of overburdening of health services due to ...

Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 strikes Banda Sea

Another strong earthquake of magnitude 6.2 hit Banda Sea in the eastern Indonesian province of Maluku on Tuesday, ...

COVID-19: Indonesia records 32.9% increase in weekly cases

Indonesia's Task Force for COVID-19 Response has revealed that the country has recorded a 32.9-percent increase in ...

Whirlwind devastates 300 homes in Pontianak, West Kalimantan

A whirlwind struck two sub-districts in Pontianak, West Kalimantan Province, leaving a path of destruction and causing ...

36 Army officers contract COVID-19 in West Papua

As many as 36 members of the Indonesian Army (TNI AD) have contracted the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in West ...

Floods swamp thousands of homes in Konawe, SE Sulawesi

Floods have submerged thousands of homes in 49 villages, 16 sub-districts in Konawe District, Southeast Sulawesi ...

Four dead, three injured as flooding, landslide hit Sorong

A flood and landslide that struck Sorong, West Papua Province, on Thursday, claimed the lives of four people while ...

COVID-19 Task Force draws Colombia's praises for assisting citizen

The Government of Colombia thanked and lauded the Indonesian COVID-19 Task Force in Sorong City, West Papua, for ...

West Papua has successfully controlled COVID-19: Task Force

COVID-19 National Task Force Head Doni Monardo perceives that West Papua Province has been successful in controlling ...

COVID-19 testing increased in West Papua for new normal era

The West Papua provincial government ramped up COVID-19 testing at public facilities throughout the region as part of ...