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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 ...

Wamena riot survivors ail from diarrhea, fever, skin itchiness

Several survivors of the recent deadly rioting in Wamena currently accommodated in temporary shelters are ailing from ...

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Suppressing armed Papuan rebels paramount to saving innocent civilians

Two motorcycle taxi (Ojek) drivers dying near the Muara suspension bridge in Amnunggi Village, Ilaga Sub-district, ...

Banten governor vows evacuation of his people from Papua

Banten Governor Wahidin Halim made a solemn promise to evacuate the province’s 16 people residing in Papua and ...

MUI elicits governmental action for justice to Papua's Indonesians

Padang City Chapter urged the government to bring true justice to and ascertain the safety and security of Indonesians ...

Indonesia levels accusation against Vanuatu for supporting separatism

The Vanuatu government has backed a separatist movement in Papua, an Indonesian diplomat said while responding to ...

31 dead in Wamena rioting: Health Ministry

The death toll from the rioting in the Jayawijaya district capital of Wamena in Papua province reached 31 as of ...

Transportation ministry prepares ships to evacuate Wamena's refugees

The Ministry of Transportation is preparing ships to evacuate refugees in Wamena and Jayapura, Head of the ...

3,225 refugees in Jayapura, confirms coordinating minister

The number of refugees in Jayapura, Papua due to the deadly riots in Wamena, currently has reached 3,225, Coordinating ...