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COVID-19: W Papua plans for health services overload

The province of West Papua is preparing a technical guidance in anticipation of overburdening of health services due to ...

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Keep healthy, avoid non-essential hospital visits during pandemic

People usually go to the hospital to be rid of disease, but a visit to the hospital is not entirely free of risk as ...

Police refute crackdown on demonstrators rallying against autonomy

The Indonesian police officers in Mimika District, Papua Province, dismissed claims of having cracked down on several ...

Manokwari's 38 healthcare workers contract COVID-19

Some 38 healthcare workers in Manokwari District, West Papua Province, contracted COVID-19 as of Sept 22, 2020, thereby ...

BMKG cautions of extreme weather during transitional season

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has warned of extreme weather during the transition from dry ...

Flood-hit Kapuas Hulu declares emergency status: BNPB

The Kapuas Hulu district administration has declared a 14-day emergency status following a wide-spread flooding in the ...

Papua police confirm wanted criminal arrested in Dekai, Yahukimo

Papua Police Chief Inspector General Paulus Waterpauw confirmed that a National Committee of West Papua (KNPB) member, ...

Police continue to safeguard, secure Mamberamo Raya's KPU office

The Mamberamo Raya Police in Papua Province are continuing to safeguard and secure the district's General Elections ...

100 security personnel safeguard KPU-Mamberamo Raya office

Mamberamo Raya Office in Papua Province during the registration process of candidates contesting in this year's ...

253 native Papuans granted university scholarships

The Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs has awarded scholarships to 253 native Papuans to help them pursue ...

COVID-19: Indonesia records 32.9% increase in weekly cases

Indonesia's Task Force for COVID-19 Response has revealed that the country has recorded a 32.9-percent increase in ...

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Indonesia's weather is a study in contrasts

Indonesia is preparing anticipatory measures against extreme weather events as it is prone to hydro-meteorological ...

Three civilians killed in Yahukimo over past three weeks: police

Over the past three weeks, three innocent civilians were assaulted and killed in Yahukimo, Papua, with the latest ...

COVID-19: Recoveries rise by 1,807 to reach 112,867

With 1,807 more people recovering from the novel coronavirus disease as of Tuesday afternoon, the total recoveries in ...

Special autonomy successful in boosting development in West Papua

West Papua Governor Dominggus Mandacan affirmed that the special autonomy status granted to Papua and West Papua by the ...