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Jakarta police secures demonstrators for raising morning star flag

The Jakarta Police have secured several demonstrators from the Papua Students Alliance (AMP) for raising the banned ...

Biak tourism attractions need intensive promotion

The Biak Numfor district in the Indonesian province of West Papua has myriad natural, marine, cultural, and historical ...

President Yudhoyono to inaugurate Sail Raja Ampat

President Susilo Yudhoyono is scheduled to open the international maritime event of Sail Raja Ampat on August 22, ...

Murphy Oil drills two exploration wells in Papua

Murphy Oil is drilling two oil exploration wells in Semai II Block, Fak-Fak offshore, West Papua, at a cost of US$30 ...

US goverment donates $8 million for health program in Papua

The government of the United States of America has donated U.S. 8 million dollars for a health program in four ...

Sail Raja Ampat to be launched on June 21, 2014

Sail Raja Ampat 2014 is ready to be kicked off at Waisai Torang Cinta (WTC) beach, Kota Waisai, Raja Ampat, West ...

Sail Raja Ampat Set to Kick off

- The Peak event of Sail Raja Ampat will be held on June 21, in Waisai Torang Cinta (WTC) beach, Waisai city, Raja ...

Indonesian Constitutional Court Starts Handling Election Disputes

After working hard until the last minutes before the May 9 deadline, Indonesias General Elections Commission (KPU) ...

Papuan leader says Netherlands created OPM to oppose Indonesia

A Papuan community leader, Nicolaas Jouwe, said the Netherlands officers created the Free Papua Movement (OPM) in ...

Malaria remains endemic in five Indonesian provinces

Malaria is a major public health problem in most tropical countries, including Indonesia with five of its provinces ...

Stay calm, Papua military urges Sorong citizens after clash

The Papua Regional Military Commander Mayor General Christian Zebua appealed to the Sentani citizens to stay calm and ...

Indonesia encourages tourists to explore eastern destinations

Indonesia is a large archipelago comprising more than 13 thousand islands and extending over 5,120 kilometers from its ...

Indonesia General Election Commission to fix number of electoral districts

The Indonesian General Elections Commission (KPU) will decide the number of electoral districts for the General ...

Semen Indonesia opens packing plants in Papua

Publicly listed cement company PT Semen Indonesia Tbk.(SMGR) has set up a packing plant in Sorong, West Papua, to meet ...

Navy hopes navy's third fleet to be operational in 2014

The navy hopes the plan to form a new navy fleet will come to reality in 2014, Navy spokesman Commodore Untung ...