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Prosperity eludes all despite 20 years of special autonomy: community

Yali Hubula tribal community members in Jayawijaya District, Papua Province, asserted that the central ...

Papua's Arso Kota still safeguarded by 400 police personnel

Some 400 police personnel continue to safeguard Arso Kota, Arso Sub-district, Keerom District, Papua, as a ...

Police confirm 16 native Papuans injured in Jayawijaya tribal clash

Some 16 native Papuans suffered arrow wounds in a tribal clash erupting in Jayawijaya District's area, Papua, on ...

Planned certification of preachers is unjust, discriminative: MPR

Indonesian People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Deputy Chairman Hidayat Nur Wahid strongly believes that the ...

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Awaiting final fate of Papua, West Papua's special autonomy funds

The Papuan people are currently consolidating to show their supports for a necessity to evaluate and continue the ...

816 security personnel deployed in Jayapura as precautionary measure

Some 816 police and military personnel are on standby in areas around Jayapura, Papua, as a precautionary measure ...

Seven Papuans tried in Balikpapan are not political prisoners: police

Indonesia's National Police spokesman, Inspector General Argo Yuwono, dismissed a claim that seven Papuan youths, ...

48 foreign nationals to be flown from Jayapura to Jakarta

Forty-eight foreign nationals will be flown from the Sentani Airport in the district of Jayapura to Jakarta, from where ...

Starbucks to explore green investment in Papua

The American coffee chain company, Starbucks, will begin exploring green investment potential in Papua, Chief of the ...

MPR speaker backs extension of autonomy funds for Papua, West Papua

People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Speaker Bambang Soesatyo said he urges the government and House of ...

Trigana cargo aircraft overshoots runway at Sentani Airport

A Trigana Air Service cargo aircraft skidded off the runway at Sentani Airport in the easternmost Indonesian province ...

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Government must fulfill its obligations to uphold human rights

The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development and members in Indonesia, expressed concern over continual violation ...

Police detain 19 people over clash in West Java's Karawang

The Police in West Java's Karawang District took 19 people into detention over their involvement in a clash that ...

In 2020, 138 free WiFi spots to be available in Jayawijaya

Residents of mountainous Jayawijaya District, Papua Province, will be able to enjoy free wireless Internet (WiFi) ...

Lack of evidence stalls human rights violations settlement

Lack of evidence and the absence of an ad hoc human rights tribunal have stalled efforts to settle past gross human ...