Eastern Indonesia’s Endless Gems
Eastern Indonesia is well known for having exotic tourist destinations. This region consists of Sulawesi, the Nusa Tenggara islands, Bali,...
Papua
British Ambassador Summoned to Foreign Ministry – Papua Independence Declaration
Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi has summoned the British Ambassador in Jakarta, Owen Jenkins, regarding the declaration of an independent...
Development of Jayawijaya Tourism Raises Controversy
Baliem Valley in Jayawijaya, Papua has become one of the most frequently visited tourist attractions by both local and foreign...
Wiranto: Papua Protests Orchestrated by External Organisation
The government has stated that the deadly clashes in Jayapura and Wamena, which took place on Monday, are being orchestrated...
Papua Unrest: Death Toll Rises to 26
At least 26 people have been killed in the recent unrest in Papua. Thousands have fled to shelters after violence...
Jokowi: Papua to have Presidential Palace and 4G
President Joko Widodo has said that he will begin constructing a presidential palace in Papua. “Next year we will start...
Wiranto: Internet Access in Papua to Return
The Coordinating Minister of Politics, Law, and Security Issues, Wiranto, has announced that the internet curbs in Papua and West...
Police Name Two Suspects East Java Racism Case Against Papuans
Two people have been named as suspects in racist speech reports against Papuan students in Surabaya and Malang, East Java....
Police Name 30 Suspects in Papua Riots
Thirty people have been named as suspects by the Papua regional police in the rallies which turned into riots in...
Powerful 6.3 Quake Hit Papua Early Morning, 20th June
According to the US Geologic Survey (USGS), a powerful earthquake hit the eastern province of Indonesia at 248 kilometres west...
Polish National involved in Papua Separatist Movement Sentenced to 5 Years of Prison
A Polish man has been sentenced to five years in prison by the Wamena State Court, after being charged with,...
Mass Burial for Victims of Flash Floods and Landslide in Papua
Papua is set to hold mass burials for victims of disastrous flash floods which have plagued the easternmost province of...
6.1 Magnitude Earthquake hits Jayapura
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia’s easternmost province of Papua on the capital city of Jayapura on Sunday after a volcano...
Papuan Villagers Flee to the Forest to Hide from Fighting
At least 300 villagers have hidden in a forest in the Papua province on Friday. They fled due to the...
Papuan Rebels Ignore Indonesia’s Call to Surrender
Separatist Papuan rebels who killed at least 16 construction workers at a remote jungle camp refused Indonesia’s demand to surrender...
Construction Workers Killed by Gunmen in Papua
At least 24 construction workers have been killed by gunmen in Indonesia’s eastern province of Papua, officials said. A soldier...
Polish Man Arrested After Allegedly Trying to Film Papuan Armed Groups
A Polish citizen is currently in custody with police in Papua over his alleged attempt to film what the Indonesian...
Plane Crash Kills Eight, 12-Year-Old Boy Sole Survivor
A 12-year-old boy has been found alive in the wreckage of a plane crash which killed eight people in Indonesia....
Almost 300 Crocodiles Slaughtered by Angry Mob
A mob of angry villagers has killed hundreds of protected crocodiles in Indonesia’s far-eastern province of West Papua in what...
Three Dead, One Child Injured During Gun Attack at an Airport in Papua
Three people were killed and a child was wounded when separatist fighters in Papua province opened fire on a small...
BBC Journalist Ordered To Leave Papua After Her Tweets “Hurt Soldiers’ Feelings”
Australian BBC Journalist Rebecca Henschke was ordered to leave the province of Papua after the Indonesian military said tweets she...