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Police confiscate 115 arrows, 22 archery bows from house in Mimika

The Mimika police on Monday raided a house in the Benglap area of Karang Senang SP3 Village, and confiscated 115 ...

Stay alert, Papua police chief warns Mimika policemen

Papua Police Chief Inspector General Paulus Waterpauw has warned the police force, including the mobile brigade and ...

Missing Swiss citizen in Raja Ampat found alive

A national from Switzerland, Aurelien, who was missing in the forest of Misool, Raja Ampat District, West Papua, was ...

Raja Ampat preps for Maritime Festival on Oct 18-23, 2019

Raja Ampat District in West Papua Province will hold the Maritime Festival 2019 on Oct 18-23. Some 200 domestic and ...

Jokowi upbeat about Palapa Ring educing improved trade, bureaucracy

long fiber optic cable network aimed at providing access to 4G services across the archipelago by 2019. The Palapa ...

Wamena Airport to return to normalcy next week: Minister

Wamena Airport in Papua is expected to return to its normal operation next week, Transportation Minister Budi Karya ...

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Jokowi, Prabowo project reconciliation message to strengthen Indonesia

Incumbent President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and his former strong contender in the recent presidential elections, Prabowo ...

Minister Nasution inaugurates 523.7-ha Special Economic Zone in Sorong

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Darmin Nasution inaugurated a Special Economic Zone (KEK) on a land ...

Search halted for missing Swiss tourist in Papua

The Sorong search and rescue office (Basarnas) has temporarily halted an operation to find a Swiss tourist missing in ...

Internet access in Papua fully normalized: Minister Rudiantara

Communications and Informatics Minister Rudiantara confirmed the complete normalization of internet access in Papua ...

Paulus Waterpauw affirms no jihadists in Papua following Wamena riot

Papua Police Chief Inspector General Paulus Waterpauw made assurance of no jihadist having arrived in Papua Province in ...

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 ...