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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 ...

Jokowi urges Papuans to not believe hoax, slander

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has appealed to people in Papua to exercise self-restraint and not be swayed by hoax and ...

Fiji ex-defense minister holds meeting with Wiranto

Fijian former minister of national security and defense Ratu Inoke Kubuabola paid a visit to Coordinating Minister for ...

Papua Governor offers security assurance to native, non-native people

Papua Governor Lukas Enembe has reiterated the preparedness of the government, Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI), and ...

MUI deplores brutal killings of innocent civilians in Papua's Wamena

Indonesian Council of Ulema (MUI) Secretary General Anwar Abbas deplored the brutal killings of innocent civilians and ...

Four men in Papua's Oksibil subdistrict nabbed for burning kiosks

The Indonesian military and police personnel in Pegunungan Bintang District, Papua Province, have arrested four men for ...

Transportation minister ascertains Wamena airport safe for aviation

Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi has ensured that Wamena Airport in Jayawijaya District, Papua Province, is ...

Paramedics working in Papua need security guarantee: IDI

The Indonesian Doctors Association (IDI) has appealed to security agencies and other related stakeholders, as well as ...