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24 paramedics deployed to Wamena hospital in the wake of deadly riot

The health office of the Papua provincial government has deployed 24 paramedics, including an orthopedic specialist, an ...

Wamena's deadly riot refugees tended to adequately at police compound

The Association of Police Officers' Wives (Bhayangkari) provided eatables and beverages to community members ...

Traumatized doctors seek transfer from Wamena following mass murders

Tens of fearful and traumatized doctors have requested a transfer from Wamena, Papua Province, following the murders of ...

PLN Power Recovery Team again electrifies Wamena

State-owned power company PLN's Regional Master Unit in Papua and West Papua stationed a Power Recovery Team after ...

Police puts Wamena riot death toll at 23

The death toll after a violent rally staged by native Papuan students in Wamena, Jayawijaya District’s capital ...

Social dialog essential to placate tensions in Wamena, Papua: Indef

The Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef) has pushed for holding intensive social dialog to allay ...

Police interrogate 733 demonstrators after rally claims four lives

Investigators of the Papua police interrogated 733 demonstrators involved in a violent protest at Expo Waena in ...

Indonesian military confirms 17 deaths in Wamena's rioting

A violent rally staged by native Papuan students in Wamena, Jayawijaya District’s capital city, Papua, Monday, ...

Police expose Benny Wenda's involvement in Wamena's lethal riot

The Indonesian police unearthed the involvement of Benny Wenda, a West Papua movement separatist group member, in ...

Indonesian police examine link between violence in Wamena and Jayapura

The Indonesian Police revealed that they were thoroughly examining a likely link between a rally that native Papuan ...

Authority confirms suspension of flight operations at Wamena Airport

The Wamena Airport authority grounded flight operations temporarily on Monday over a riot that broke out in this ...

Police launch manhunt for hoax suspect

The police is launching an organized and intensive search for a person suspected of spreading hoax that fueled a ...

Police interrogate 15 Papuan youngsters in Mimika

Some 15 young Papuans were questioned by Mimika police investigators for allegedly holding a traditional stone-burning ...

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Nias Island prepped to engage international surfers, tourists

With the international maritime event of Sail Nias 2019 being organized from July to September 2019, the government is ...

RI rebuts Vanuatu politicizing Papua issue at Human Rights Council

The Indonesian delegation exercised its Right of Reply in response to Vanuatu's statement politicizing the Papua ...