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Wamena riot victims ready to hold dialog with President: Police

Chief of Papua Police Inspector General Paulus Waterpauw spoke of the Wamena riot victims' readiness to meet and ...

Jokowi pledges to build market and roads in Arfak, West Papua

President Joko WIdodo (Jokowi) has pledged to build infrastructure including roads, hospital and market in Pegunungan ...

Minister Effendy precludes schools from expelling student protesters

Culture and Education Minister Muhadjir Effendy here, Friday, has barred school principals from expelling student ...

Amazon co-founds The Climate Pledge, setting goal to meet the Paris Agreement 10 years early

- Today, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Global Optimism announced The Climate Pledge, a commitment to meet the Paris ...

NGOs send open letter to President Jokowi over forest fires

Several NGOs have sent an open letter to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), urging the government to act concretely in ...

Satellites detect 1,211 fire hotspots throughout Sumatra

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) had identified 1,211 hotspots representing forest fires all ...

P&G, National Geographic and Global Citizen launch

- Procter & Gamble and National Geographic’s six-part docuseries ACTIVATE, co-produced by Global Citizen and ...

Two named in racist speech case against Papuans

The government has named two suspects and suspended five military personnel for the racist speech against Papuan ...

BRI assists people fleeing home following Papua's violent rallies

State-owned lender Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) has extended assistance to residents fleeing their homes after a violent ...

Papua military command chief urges to exercise restraint

Cendrawasih Regional Military Command XVII Chief Major General Jhosua Pandit Sembiring appealed to all sides in ...

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Refugees stare at bleak future after Kalideres Camp closure

An Afghan family-of-six sat on a red-and-blue plastic mat near their tent outdoors at Kalideres refugee camp, West ...

Security situation in Papua is far better now: Police chief

Chief of the National Police, General Tito Karnavian, said that the situation in Papua is far better than it was a few ...

Community leaders in Biak reject racism against native Papuans

Leaders of several ethnic community-based organisations in Biak Numfor District, Papua Province, have deplored the ...

Deployment of 570 Brimob personnel in Manokwari to maintain security

Some 570 Mobile Brigade (Brimob) personnel from three provincial police have been stationed to maintain security in ...

Police dispatches four units of Brimob personnel to West Papua

Four units of Mobile Brigade (Brimob) personnel from three provincial police are stationed in West Papua to facilitate ...