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EARTH WIRE -- Coral reef destruction during recent shipwreck hurting Raja Ampat tourism

Roughly 1,600 square meters of coral reefs in Raja Ampat District, West Papua Province, are said to have been damaged ...

Government forms team to handle coral damage in Raja Ampat

The central government has formed an integrated team to handle the coral damage in Raja Ampat District, West Papua ...

Bank Papua rejects new credits for Freeport workers

Bank Pembangunan Daerah Papua (Bank Papua) has since February 20 rejected new credit proposal from the workers of ...

Regional head elections in Papua relatively smooth, peaceful

Although reports on the implementation of gubernatorial election in Jakarta overshadowed simultaneous regional head ...

Jayapura police intensify security ahead of regional head elections

Jayapura Police have intensified security measures to prevent crimes and traffic accidents ahead of the simultaneous ...

Human rights commission to open branch in West Papua

The National Commission of Human Rights (Komnas HAM) will open a branch in West Papua Province. "We had discussed ...

Hoping for a calm cooling-off period of simultaneous "pilkada"

Over 40 million eligible voters are expected to go to polling stations in 101 regions across Indonesia for the ...

Police to act against those violating provisions of cooling-off period

Police will act against those violating the provisions set for the cooling- off period ahead of the February 15 ...

Earthquake triggers panic among Sorong residents

The inhabitants of Sorong, West Papua Province, were panic stricken when an earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter ...

Raja Ampat to organize various festivals to lure tourists

The district administration of Raja Ampat in West Papua Province will organize various festivals to lure tourists to ...

Sorong immigration apprehends three Chinese nationals after alleged visa violation

The Immigration Office of Sorong, West Papua Province, has arrested three Chinese nationals on grounds of allegedly ...

5.5-magnitude quake hits Teluk Bintuni district

An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale hit Teluk Bintuni district in West Papua province on Tuesday evening, ...

West Papua to get regional military command soon

Chief of the Cendrawasih Regional Military Command XVII, Major General Hinsa Siburian, has expressed support for the ...

EARTH WIRE -- Tambrauw administration, WWF to make nesting coastal park

World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Indonesia and Tambrauw district administration, West Papua province, are preparing an ...

Government making West Papua more accessible

The Indonesian government has been making efforts to make West Papua province more accessible by constructing ports, a ...