Farouk Arnaz & Banjir Ambarita | October 28, 2010 JAKARTA GLOBE Jakarta. Five police officers were killed when their plane crashed on a Papuan coast after delivering relief aid to … Continue Reading Five Police Officers Killed in Aid Plane Crash in Papua
An aerial view of Wasior village after being hit by flooding in Indonesia’s Papua province
Improve education in Papua “Australia is very pleased to extend our support to education in Papua and West Papua,” the Australia’s Ambassador Bill Farmer. The Government of Indonesia, Australia and … Continue Reading Indonesia, Australia and UNICEF to improve education in Papua
Two airlines will begin flights to Boven Digoel, a remote regency in Papua bordering Papua New Guinea. Boven Digul regent Yusak Yaluwo said Sunday that the planned service by Susi … Continue Reading Airlines to start flights to remote Papuan regency
Nethy Dharma Somba — The government is being urged to immediately issue 19 government regulations to assist the implementation of special bylaws in Papua. Sophie Maipauw, Regional Representatives’ Council (DPD) … Continue Reading Regulations ‘needed’ to back Papua autonomy
Tribal leaders in Papua will accommodate special autonomy or popular as Otsus. “The Bill 21/2001 on Otsus for Papua and West Papua provinces is a real form of recognition and … Continue Reading Indigenous People to Accommodate Special Autonomy
Papua – Jakarta dialog will be held to resolve the problem in Papua. Preparing this dialog, the consolidation team is established to accommodate Papuan aspirations and views. The team is … Continue Reading Indonesia to Hold Papua – Jakarta Dialogue
Indonesia is building a 41-kilometer road connecting Jayapura with Sentani. Papua Governor Barnabas Suebu has been launching the project to anticipate a population boom in Jayapura city, whose growth reaches … Continue Reading Indonesia set to build ring road in Papua
ANTARA News/Monday, January 25, 2010 — The founder of the separatist Free Papua Organization (OPM), Nicolaas Jouwe, here Monday declared his commitment to supporting development in Papua under the special … Continue Reading Nicolaas Jouwe: I am ready to work with the government to develop Papua province
Manokwari (ANTARA News) – During his first-ever working visit in West Papua, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is to present Rp154.72 billion in financial aid under the National Self-reliant Community Empowerment … Continue Reading President Yudhoyono presents community empowerment funds to West Papua
Nethy Dharma Somba, THE JAKARTA POST, JAYAPURA The Province of West Papua received Rp 1.1 trillion (US$100 million) in special autonomy funds in the 2009 budget. Since its initial disbursement … Continue Reading West Papua gets Rp 1.1t in autonomy funds
Markus Makur , The Jakarta Post , Timika | Mon, 11/03/2008 10:24 AM | The Archipelago During the Catholic missionary period, the village of Kokonao was a center of education, … Continue Reading Regional Autonomy: Mimika’s rural areas rise after 20 years of neglect
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Broadcast: 29/09/2008 Reporter: Geoff Thompson and Tony Jones BHP Billiton is on the verge of starting one of the most sensitive mining operations it has ever planned. … Continue Reading BHP plan controversial West Papua nickel mine
Papuan culture on sale at the Hamadi art market in Jayapura (Iskandar Nugroho collection) Iskandar Nugroho wrote a very interesting research on the role of non Papuan of the manufacturing … Continue Reading Inventing Papua
Juwono Sudarsono, Jakarta The Indonesian Defense Force was established from a myriad group of student brigades, guerrilla militias and irregulars representing ethnic, religious and provincial identities preceding proclamation of Indonesian … Continue Reading Military purpose, influence in Indonesia
Yesterday I read this article in Papua Story, I can only make a short comment to Mr. Andri Hadi…what a brilliant choice of title! as for the content, I couldn’t … Continue Reading Papuans Need Democracy, Not Separatism