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Independence Day momentum to reaffirm commitment to West Papua: MRPB

The West Papuan People's Assembly (MRPB) stated that the 77th Indonesian independence anniversary is a momentum to ...

Establishment of C Papua Province hopefully boosts Papuans' prosperity

The House of Representatives (DPR RI) passed Papuan province bills that finalized the establishment of three new ...

Minister Mahfud reiterates President's focus on Papua, West Papua

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has channeled his utmost focus on the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua, ...

Peace Cartenz task force distributes 30 piglets to Yahukimo's farmers

Indonesia's National Police demonstrated its seriousness in implementing Operation Peace Cartenz that lays emphasis ...

Papua govt pledges to finance recruitment of 2,000 police cadets

The Papua provincial government has reported that the recruitment process for 2,000 native Papuans to become police ...

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Govt leans on development agenda to push Papua autonomy

Indonesia’s House of Representatives (DPR) is striving to finish the renewal of the Papua Special Autonomy Law ...

UGM task force proposes revamp of Papuan special autonomy law

The Papua Task Force of the Yogyakarta-based Gadjah Mada University (UGM) has proposed a ...

PDIP top politician in Papua seeks peaceful solutions

A top politician of the Indonesian Democratic Party-Struggle (PDIP) in Papua appealed to all parties to intensify ...

Papua police awaits Densus 88's church attack plot probe results

The Papua police still awaits the final outcomes of a probe into nine men and a woman recently apprehended for ...

Inter-agency meetings organized to discuss foreign refugee handling

The Indonesian Ministry of Law and Human Rights as well as the Foreign Affairs Ministry held inter-agency coordination ...

Some 82 percent Papuans favor special autonomy status: Mahfud

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Mahfud MD highlighted that 82 percent of Papuan ...

Papua police promise prosperity-oriented approach

Papua police have pledged to adopt a prosperity-oriented approach to win the hearts and minds of native Papuan ...

Indonesian foreign ministry cares for students, teachers in Papua

Indonesia's foreign ministry cares for students and teachers in dire need of gadgets in various provinces, ...

Multi-sectoral development in Papua, West Papua should remain focus

The House of Representatives (DPR) Deputy Speaker Azis Syamsuddin urged the Indonesian government to relentlessly make ...

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Wenda's political gambit backfires in Papua

On December 1, 2020, Papuan separatist leader Benny Wenda declared an “interim government” in West Papua ...