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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 ...

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A tale of Indonesian soldiers' care for boosting Papuans' literacy

owned school. The students and teachers warmly welcome t‏hese voluntary teachers. Edowardus Burman Tenjap, a ...

Indonesian soldiers run library to boost Papuan students' literacy

The Indonesia-Papua New Guinea Border Security Task Force from the 125/Simbisa Infantry Battalion demonstrated its care ...

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 ...

Papua's Kurik health center closed after resident contracted COVID-19

Kurik Health Center in Kurik Sub-district, Merauke, Papua, terminated services for intensive care unit and inpatient ...