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Lonely Planet includes Raja Ampat in 'Best in Travel' list

US-based travel guidebook company Lonely Planet has included Raja Ampat, a tourist destination located in West Papua ...

Support from IsDB to strengthen referral health services: Minister

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati expects that support worth Rp4.2 trillion, or US$293 million, from the Islamic ...

Sorong city gov't distributes 1,332 fuel vouchers to affected drivers

The Sorong city administration handed out fuel vouchers to 1,022 "ojek" (motorcycle-taxi) drivers and 310 ...

Brimob personnel sent to C Papua's Dogiyal to reinforce security

Two platoons of the Indonesian Police's Mobile Brigade (Brimob) personnel have been deployed to Dogiyal, Central ...

Mahfud MD sanguine about continued improvement in Papuans' welfare

Indonesia's chief security minister Mahfud MD is upbeat about Papuans' security and welfare continuing to get ...

Six villages in West Papua getting round-the-clock power: official

Households in six villages of Kaimana sub-district, Kaimana district, West Papua province, are receiving 24-hour ...

Indonesian home minister inaugurates three new provinces in Papua

Home Minister Muhammad Tito Karnavian, on Friday, inaugurated the new autonomous provinces of South Papua, Papua ...

Gov't looking to expand downstreaming of gas, food: minister

  Investment Minister and Head of the Investment Coordinating Board Bahlil Lahadalia  on Thursday outlined ...

West Papuans urged to get vaccinated as COVID-19 infections increase

West Papua's administration appealed to residents to get booster shots and implement the government's health ...

BMKG forecasts heavy rains in several Indonesian regions

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) on Wednesday urged citizens to remain alert for heavy ...

6.1-magnitude quake jolts southwest of Sitaro Islands

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake jolted southwest of Ondong, Sitaro Islands, North Sulawesi Province, on Sunday morning, ...

People urged to get COVID-19 booster amid increase in cases

The Health Ministry has urged people to take the booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine without delay amid an increase in ...

Tropical cyclone Nalgae moving away from Indonesia: BMKG

Tropical cyclone Nalgae in the South China Sea is moving away from Indonesian territory, according to the Meteorology, ...

BI records net capital inflows of Rp3.02 trillion

Bank Indonesia (BI) recorded net capital inflows of Rp3.02 trillion into the domestic financial market in the period ...

Police probe village fund transfer to West Papua's armed group

The West Papua Provincial Police is investigating an alleged transfer of village funds to an armed criminal group in ...