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36 Army officers contract COVID-19 in West Papua

As many as 36 members of the Indonesian Army (TNI AD) have contracted the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in West ...

Four dead, three injured as flooding, landslide hit Sorong

A flood and landslide that struck Sorong, West Papua Province, on Thursday, claimed the lives of four people while ...

Five giant leatherbacks lay eggs on Raja Ampat's Warebar Beach

- lay their eggs in several of the country's coastal areas. The WWF Indonesia further noted that the Indonesian ...

West Papua has successfully controlled COVID-19: Task Force

COVID-19 National Task Force Head Doni Monardo perceives that West Papua Province has been successful in controlling ...

Flight services resume in West Papua's Sorong City

The Sorong city administration in West Papua Province reopened public access to flight services to and from the city ...

Court rules govt's internet shutdown decision in Papua as unlawful

The Jakarta State Administrative Court (PTUN) ruled that the Indonesian government’s decision to block internet ...

Corrected-Court rules govt's internet shutdown in Papua as 'unlawful'

(Corrects the verdict's details) Jakarta State Administrative Court (PTUN) ruled that the Indonesian ...

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Indonesian media outlets need help to survive COVID-19

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has become a global disaster that causes serious implications to public health and ...

48,289 workers in West Java's tourism sector sent home

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has severely affected the tourism sector in West Java Province, with businesses ...

Ali Mazi wants planned arrival of 500 Chinese workers delayed

Southeast Sulawesi Governor Ali Mazi is pushing for delaying the planned arrival of 500 Chinese workers to the province ...

Residents in Indonesia-PNG border area should wear face masks: Police

Indonesian police personnel in the Skouw area of Muara Tami Sub-district, Jayapura City, Papua Province, conducted ...

Sorong residents urge mayor to temporarily close airport, seaport

Tens of people held a demonstration outside the Sorong Mayor’s office in West Papua Province on Friday during ...

Basarnas confirms eight untraceable while fishing in Manokwari waters

The National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) Office in Manokwari received a report of eight people having gone ...

Whale stranded in Raja Ampat dies

A whale -- measuring 12.3 meters in length and with a chest circumference of four meters -- was found stranded in a ...

Panama-flagged vessel under tightened surveillance in N Kalimantan

The Nunukan Seaport authorities have tightened watch on a Panama-flagged vessel currently docking off the port's ...