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COVID-19: Mortality rates dip below global average in 22 provinces

The COVID-19 mortality rate has dipped below the global average in 22 of 34 provinces in Indonesia, said spokesperson ...

Lend support for continuation of special autonomy status: Papua figure

A Papuan youth figure appealed to Papua's groups to support the continuation of the special autonomy status granted ...

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Awaiting final fate of Papua, West Papua's special autonomy funds

The Papuan people are currently consolidating to show their supports for a necessity to evaluate and continue the ...

Papuan community leaders support extension of special autonomy status

Several Papuan community and religious leaders have appealed to the central government to extend the special autonomy ...

Regional expansion is not primary answer to regions' problems: VP

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin opined that the creation of new autonomous regions (DOB) is not the primary solution to ...

Indonesia,Canada complete regional development program

Indonesia and Canada have completed the second phase of the Responsive Innovation Fund (RIF) program, which aims to ...

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More armed Papuan rebels declare allegiance to Motherland

More and more armed Papuan rebels have surrendered and declared their allegiance to the Unitary State of the Republic ...

Police exposes 92 cases of misuse of COVID-19 aid funds

The Indonesian Police brought to light 92 cases of embezzlement of COVID-19 social aid funds, a spokesman of the ...

Southern Indonesia's regions arid, equator still receiving rains: BMKG

Dry season has set in most of Indonesia's southern part, though high rainfall can potentially still be received in ...

Whirlwind devastates 300 homes in Pontianak, West Kalimantan

A whirlwind struck two sub-districts in Pontianak, West Kalimantan Province, leaving a path of destruction and causing ...

36 Army officers contract COVID-19 in West Papua

As many as 36 members of the Indonesian Army (TNI AD) have contracted the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in West ...

Four dead, three injured as flooding, landslide hit Sorong

A flood and landslide that struck Sorong, West Papua Province, on Thursday, claimed the lives of four people while ...

COVID-19 Task Force draws Colombia's praises for assisting citizen

The Government of Colombia thanked and lauded the Indonesian COVID-19 Task Force in Sorong City, West Papua, for ...

Govt prioritizes welfare approach in handling Papua, West Papua issues

The government has prioritized welfare, anthropological, and evaluation approaches in handling the issues in Papua and ...

Indonesia records 31,585 recoveries: spokesperson

Citing data as of Wednesday noon (July 8), Achmad Yurianto, government's spokesperson for COVID-19 Response, ...