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West Papua authorities seize eight black-capped lories on cargo ship

Authorities in West Papua thwarted the smuggling of eight black-capped lories (Lorius lory) aboard the cargo ship KM ...

Separatist commander killed in Papua gunfight with Indonesian forces

A senior separatist commander was killed in a gunfight with Indonesian forces in the Papuan highlands earlier this ...

West Papua gold mining paused as permit talks advance

Indigenous communities in Wasirawi Subdistrict, along with the Manokwari district government and West Papua police, ...

West Papua prosecutor arrests fugitive in IDR 1 bln cattle graft case

Prosecutors in West Papua have arrested a fugitive convicted in a 2012 cattle procurement graft case that cost the ...

West Papua raises MBG task force to prevent food poisoning

The West Papua provincial government has established a task force to oversee the implementation of the Free Nutritious ...

West Papua Govt moves to legalize small-scale mining

The West Papua provincial government is finalizing a gubernatorial regulation to legalize small-scale mining in a bid ...

West Papua launches integrated retribution management system

West Papua Provincial Revenue Agency (Bapenda) launched an integrated regional retribution management information ...

Senator calls for stronger budget for treating leprosy in West Papua

Chair of the Regional Representative Council (DPD) Committee III, Filep Wamafma, has called on both central and ...

Telkom works to restore network in Nabire after 6.6-magnitude quake

PT Telkom Indonesia is working to restore telecommunications services in Nabire, Central Papua, following a ...

Magnitude 6.6 earthquake cuts internet access in Central Papua

A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck Nabire City in Central Papua early Friday morning, disrupting internet connectivity ...

Indonesia's free health check draws almost 30M people

Indonesia’s Ministry of Health said on Thursday that nearly 30 million people have taken part in the ...

Indonesia's BRGM restores 1.6m hectares of peatland, 84k mangroves

Indonesia's Peatland and Mangrove Restoration Agency (BRGM) stated that it had restored 1.6 million hectares of ...

Govt prepares various policies to spur economic growth ahead of Eid

The government has prepared various policies ahead of the 2025 Eid al-Fitr to encourage national economic growth. ...

Fakfak industrial area supports economic growth of Eastern Indonesia

PT Pupuk Indonesia through its subsidiary, PT Pupuk Kalimantan Timur, believes that the fertilizer industrial area in ...

President Jokowi signs Pancasila Monument inscription in Fakfak

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) commenced the third day of his working visit to Indonesia's Papua region by visiting ...