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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 ...

President Jokowi appoints native Papuan as deputy minister

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has appointed a native Papuan figure named Wempi Wetipo as deputy minister of ...

Jokowi expected to soak in sunset at West Papua's Kaimana

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is expected to reap the rewards of a scenic sunset in Kaimana District during his ...

Raja Ampat preps for Maritime Festival on Oct 18-23, 2019

Raja Ampat District in West Papua Province will hold the Maritime Festival 2019 on Oct 18-23. Some 200 domestic and ...

Search halted for missing Swiss tourist in Papua

The Sorong search and rescue office (Basarnas) has temporarily halted an operation to find a Swiss tourist missing in ...

UI Medical School's alumni in Papua to not join exodus

Several medical doctors from the University of Indonesia's (UI's) Medical School pledged to not join an exodus ...

UI Medical School's alumni seek safety, security guarantee in Papua

The University of Indonesia (UI) Medical School’s several alumni, currently doctors in Papua, urged the central ...

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Suppressing armed Papuan rebels paramount to saving innocent civilians

Two motorcycle taxi (Ojek) drivers dying near the Muara suspension bridge in Amnunggi Village, Ilaga Sub-district, ...

Komnas HAM urges Jokowi to hold dialog in Papua

Indonesia's Human Rights National Commission (Komnas HAM) has urged President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to hold a dialog ...

West Papua's ethnic group leaders await Jokowi's readiness: governor

West Papua Governor Dominggus Mandacan awaits President Joko Widodo's (Jokowi's) readiness to meet provincial ...

Indonesian police to prioritize handling Papua's armed criminals

The Indonesian police will channel its efforts into handling armed criminals targeting civilians after potential ...

West Papua's Doom Island mourns B.J. Habibie

The residents of Doom Island in Sorong Kepulauan District, West Papua, mourned the passing of Indonesia's third ...

West Papuan children urged to emulate Habibie's excellence

West Papua Governor Dominggus Mandacan has encouraged Papuan children to emulate the excellence, visionary thoughts, ...

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Ensuring no more exodus of native Papuan students

Law and order have been restored by the Indonesian police in Jayapura, Papua, and Manokwari, West Papua Province after ...