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TNI AU Hercules plane transports 88 refugees back to Wamena

A total of 88 people, who had fled Wamena after the Sept-23 rioting, were flown home aboard an Indonesian Air Force ...

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 ...

Military, Police Chiefs to meet displaced people in Timika, Papua

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

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 ...

Minister Wiranto, Military, Police chiefs review condition in Wamena

Coordinating Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Minister Wiranto, Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) Chief Marshal ...

South Solok creates 150 "gadang" house miniatures as TdS souvenirs

The South Solok district administration in West Sumatra Province has readied 150 miniatures of the "gadang" ...

Ten Acehnese survivors of Wamena riot take refuge

Ten Acehnese community members who survived the recent Wamena rioting have been taking refuge at a house in Doyo area ...

Air Force to return Wamena refugees home aboard Hercules aircraft

The Indonesian Air Force (TNI AU) is prepped to offer air transportation to residents, who had fled Wamena following ...

Bluebottles surge ashore on Pariaman beaches, W Sumatra

At least a dozen of bluebottles or the Portuguese man o' war (Physalia utriculus) have been washed ashore by strong ...

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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 ...

Military chief to visit riot-impacted Wamena on Monday

Several ministers have planned to pay a visit to riot-inflicted Wamena in Papua Province on Monday to outline steps for ...