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Indonesian soldier shot by separatist succumbs to injuries

Private 1 Sirwandi of the Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI), who was shot in his chest and stomach by armed separatists ...

Ministry channels Rp3.7 billion for Nduga conflict victims

The Ministry of Social Affairs has dispatched aid worth Rp3.7 billion for victims of the Nduga conflict in Papua in the ...

Soldier securing Trans-Papua road project dies of shot wound: mily

An Indonesian soldier died of a serious shot wound on his waist after a group of armed Papuan separatists launched a ...

Sarmi quake victims face shortage of tents, food

The victims of a strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake that struck Sarmi District in Papua, Indonesia's easternmost ...

Sarmi District rattled by 6.3-magnitude quake

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reported that Sarmi District in the easternmost Indonesian ...

Revoting at Jayawijaya's 12 polling stations guarded by 250 personnel

Some 250 additional joint personnel of the Indonesian Military and Police were assigned for guarding or overseeing the ...

Ministry works on export potential of Wamena coffee

The Agriculture Ministry's Quarantine Agency has encouraged economic growth in Papua by accelerating exports of ...

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Accelerating rescue operations in flood-hit Sentani

Indonesia has been hit by at least two major floods during this current transitional period from the rainy to the dry ...

PMI speeds up disaster mitigation efforts in flood-hit Sentani

The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) held a coordinating meeting to discuss efforts to expedite handling of the impacts of ...

Papua's government to relocate residents from Cycloop nature reserve

The local government in Papua had been planning to relocate residents who live in the Cycloop nature reserve area in a ...

Over 80 teachers take refuge following exchanges of fire in Papua

Over 80 teachers along with several hundred of their students have taken refuge in safer places in the Jayawijaya ...

Social Justice is driving factor behind infrastructure development: Jokowi

Social justice for all Indonesian people is a driving factor behind infrastructure development across the country, ...

320 children take refuge in Jayawijaya due to firefights in Nduga

Some 320 children from Nduga district in Papua province have fled to the neighboring Jayawijaya district along with ...

More airports built to glue nation together: President

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has expressed hope that the construction of more airports across Indonesia would glue ...

Jokowi recounts nine-hour flight from Aceh to Wamena

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) recounted his experience of flying for nine hours and 15 minutes from Aceh at the ...