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Copper production in 2019 decreases from Freeport transition

The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources recorded copper production in 2019 reached only 176,400 tons, which was a ...

Indonesian soldier in Papua loses life in shoot-out

Several Indonesian soldiers engaged in a gunfight with an armed Papuan group's members in the Kaliasin area, Keerom ...

During 2019, Papua police handle 23 cases of armed Papuan groups

The Papua Police recorded that, during 2019, there were 23 shooting incidents involving the armed Papuan groups that ...

Minister prompts Freeport Indonesia to recruit more local staff

Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Arifin Tasrif has urged the gold copper miner PT Freeport Indonesia to ...

Police rebuke baseless rumors of additional troops in Papua's Sugapa

Papua Police spokesman Commissioner A.M. Kamal dismissed unsubstantiated information on more troops being deployed to ...

Police nab Papuan separatist movement's youth sympathizers in Abepura

Four youths in Abepura Sub-district, Jayapura, Papua, were apprehended, Sunday, over motifs of Bintang Kejora (Morning ...

700 security personnel secure Jayapura's Sentani area: police

Some 700 personnel of the Indonesian military and police as well as local government's public order officers were ...

1,300 police officers deployed in Papua to anticipate Dec 1 rally

The Papua Province Police deployed 1,300 officers to anticipate rally or other mass activities to celebrate the ...

Papuan gunmen attack Freeport Indonesia's escort car

Papuan gunmen fired at an escort car owned by PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) at around Mile 60 in Tembagapura ...

Papua police chief chairs meeting before OPM's anniversary

Papua Police Chief Inspector General Paulus Waterpauw on Tuesday chaired a meeting with police and military officers, ...

Ilaga airport authority intensifies security in run-up to Christmas

The authority of Ilaga Airport in Puncak District, Papua Province, has coordinated with related agencies to increase ...

NU leader calls for peace before Dec 1

Jayapura Chapter KH Abdul Kahar Yelipele called on all Papuans across Papua Province to maintain peace ahead of the ...

Papuan police chief warns of threats posed by armed Papuan criminals

Papua Police Chief Inspector General Paulus Waterpauw has warned that armed Papuan criminals would likely launch ...

Indonesian police beef up security in Papua's Mimika District

The Indonesian police in Mimika, Papua Province, have intensified security in the district's area prior to the ...

Tembagapura's security intensified as measure against rebels' terror

- were shot dead by an armed group. The Lekagak Telenggen-led armed rebels were allegedly responsible for the killing ...