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Sorong: 60 army personnel get second COVID jab

At least 60 soldiers in Sorong city, West Papua received their second COVID-19 shot as part of efforts to prevent new ...

Raja Ampat: 50 police officers receive second vaccine dose

Fifty police officers from the Raja Ampat police precinct in West Papua have received the second dose of the ...

Navy helps Papuan children instil reading habit through mobile library

Personnel of the Indonesian Navy's Third Fleet Command (Koarmada) have helped nurture the habit of reading among ...

BMKG forecasts moderate, heavy rainfall in several Indonesian regions

The Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) issued an early warning of the potential of moderate ...

Jokowi's decision drew praises from several quarters: PKS politician

A legislator from the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) lauded President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) for revocation of the ...

Indonesia should prepare alcohol consumption control policy: economist

An economist put forth a suggestion that the Indonesian government should further prepare an alcohol consumption ...

BNPB reports 657 natural disasters hit Indonesia since early 2021

Indonesia bore witness to 657 natural disasters in the year ending March 1, 2012, that claimed 271 lives, rendered 11 ...

Papua plans to review govt's investment permit for liquor industry

The Papua provincial administration hinted on Monday that it would review the Indonesian government's decision to ...

PKS opposes investment permit for liquor industry

The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) has voiced its opposition to the Indonesian government's decision to open ...

Jokowi urged to retract investment permit for Papua's liquor industry

A Regional Representatives' Council (DPD) member, on behalf of West Papua's electoral area, made an earnest ...

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Indonesian soldiers deserve accolades for community services in Papua

Indonesian soldiers in Papua and West Papua are necessitated to multitask, as the government works incessantly to ...

Soldiers near Indonesia-PNG border help residents to construct church

Personnel of the Indonesia-PNG Border Security Task Force worked with residents of Yetti Village, Arso Timur ...

Maluku police investigate arms trafficking case

Police investigators in Maluku Province are coordinating with their counterparts from the West Papua Police to ...

Two earthquakes rattle Papua's Jayapura district

Two earthquakes rocked northwest of Jayapura District in the Indonesian province of Papua on Wednesday but they did not ...

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As La Nina brings disaster, misery, demand for climate action grows

Hydrometeorological disasters, such as floods, landslides, and whirlwinds, have been simultaneously witnessed in ...