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Boat sinks in Sorong waters, killing two people

A longboat carrying 20 people reportedly sank in the waters between Sorong and Raja Ampat, West Papua, killing two ...

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Extra care for Papua brethren crucial to maintaining Indonesia's unity

Mimika Chapter Ros Namsa Kabes. Kabes believes that the civil servant recruitment policies remain conducive for ...

Hearts, minds approach instrumental in tackling Papuan issues: speaker

House of Representatives Speaker Bambang Soesatyo sought governmental assistance in getting respected figures from ...

Withdraw troops from Papua to avoid confrontation: analyst

The Indonesian government should consider withdrawing its troops from Papua and West Papua provinces to avoid ...

Densus 88 investigates possible ISIS link in Papua riots

The National Police's Counterterrorism Squad, Densus 88, is probing a likely involvement of the Islamic state ...

Military, police chiefs meet figures of different faiths in Papua

National Defense Forces (TNI) Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto and National Police (Polri) Chief General Tito Karnavian ...

Security agencies yet ambivalent on recalling personnel from Papua

Security agencies have yet to make a decision on calling back military and police personnel deployed to reinstate ...

MUI encourages government to hold dialog on Papua

The Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI) is encouraging the government to hold a dialog with customary, religious and social ...

West Papua vows to tighten supervision of students

The West Papua provincial government has vowed to tighten its supervision on the province's students currently ...

Wiranto discloses conspiracy involving separatist leader Benny Wenda

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Wiranto has accused West Papuan separatist leader Benny ...

Provocation to cause anarchy continues in Papua: Wiranto

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Wiranto said some parties are still trying to ...

Jambi police deploy 350 mobile brigade personnel to Papua

The Jambi provincial police stationed 350 mobile brigade (Brimob) personnel to help the law enforcement mission in ...

Socio-cultural dialog needed to resolve Papua problems: MUI

Deputy Chairman of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) Zainut Tauhid Saadi has urged the government to tackle problems ...

Another Australian allegedly linked to Sorong rally deported

The Directorate General of Immigration gave confirmation on Wednesday of the deportation of an Australian for ...

Foreigners not banned in Papua, but numbers restricted

The Indonesian government has not banned foreign nationals from visiting Papua and West Papua Provinces but has ...