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Tjahjanto pledges to enable riot survivors' smooth return to Wamena

Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto made a solemn promise to facilitate survivors of ...

SOE minister thanks Papuan student for saving PLN workers

 State-Owned Enterprises Minister Rini Soemarno thanked Neheima Wamu for his courage in saving workers and a ...

69 Wamena riot survivors return to West Java on Wednesday: Official

West Java Chapter and Daarut Tauhid's Care. "Prior to their departure, they underwent medical check-ups at ...

Social workers to work with Wamena riot survivors

The Social Affairs Ministry has deployed several social workers and volunteers to help survivors of the recent Wamena ...

Minister Wiranto, Military, Police chiefs review condition in Wamena

Coordinating Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Minister Wiranto, Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) Chief Marshal ...

Papuans to vote in simultaneous regional election in 2020

Eligible Papuans will vote in a simultaneous regional election in 11 districts in 2020, as violence and ongoing ...

Six traditional fishermen apprehended for blast fishing in West Papua

The Wondama Bay Police in West Papua recently took in six traditional fishermen caught practicing blast fishing while ...

Ten Acehnese survivors of Wamena riot take refuge

Ten Acehnese community members who survived the recent Wamena rioting have been taking refuge at a house in Doyo area ...

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Lesson learned from Wamena rioting

A deadly riot that broke out in Wamena, the capital city of Jayawijaya District, Papua Province, on Sept 23, has left ...

Blitar district govt ready to evacuate its people from Papua: official

The Blitar District Administration has revealed that it is ready to evacuate its people from Papua Province in the ...

23 Wamena riot survivors to return to Banten

The Banten provincial administration's humanitarian team members have discovered 25 survivors of the recent Wamena ...

Papuan provincial government encourages young doctors to pursue PhD

The Papua provincial government has been endeavoring to step up the quality of the province’s young doctors by ...

UI Medical School's alumni in Papua to not join exodus

Several medical doctors from the University of Indonesia's (UI's) Medical School pledged to not join an exodus ...

UI Medical School's alumni seek safety, security guarantee in Papua

The University of Indonesia (UI) Medical School’s several alumni, currently doctors in Papua, urged the central ...

Papua provincial government guarantees working paramedics' security

The Papua provincial administration has pledged to guarantee the safety and security of working paramedics across the ...