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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 ...

Indonesia,Canada complete regional development program

Indonesia and Canada have completed the second phase of the Responsive Innovation Fund (RIF) program, which aims to ...

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 ...

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake jolts Manokwari Papua

An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale jolted the districts of Manokwari and South Manokwari in West Papua ...

Shark fishing ban in Raja Ampat continues to be violated

Shark fishing activities in the waters of Raja Ampat District in West Papua Province continue unabated despite a ...

Year ender - New era for W Papua in rail transportation

The year 2019 is expected to be a new era for the Indonesian province of West Papua in terms of railway project, after ...

Minor earthquake rocks Manokwari in W Papua province

A 4.3-magnitude earthquake rocked the district of Manokwari, West Papua Province, on Saturday, but no casualties and ...

Bodies of Papua attack victims flown to Makassar

Bodies of 16 victims killed by an armed criminal group in Nduga, West Papua Province, were flown to the Hasanuddin Air ...

News Feature - Time for central, local governments to maintain Raja Ampat`s cleanliness

Raja Ampat has 553 coral reef species, constituting 75 percent of the world`s coral reef biodiversity, and over a ...

News Focus - Saving Indonesia`s marine life by Rahmad Nasution

This week, Indonesia has been in the spotlight of the mainstream media in the country and abroad after a dead sperm ...

President Jokowi meets social activists to discuss education

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) met several activists engaged in promoting the reading culture across Indonesia, ...

New Year`s eve celebrations held peacefully

The New Years eve celebrations have gone peacefully across Indonesia with no untoward security incidents. "It ...