News from International Herald Tribune The Associated Press Monday, September 15, 2008 JAKARTA, Indonesia: Separatist rebels are being investigated in a string of bombings targeting a U.S. mining giant in … Continue Reading Indonesian police suspect separatists in mine bombings
The Jakarta Post Sunday, September 14, 2008 Forensic Team Probes Timika Blasts Markus Makur, The Jakarta Post, Timika Five members of the Jakarta-based National Police Forensic Laboratory scoured bomb-explosion sites … Continue Reading Forensic Team Probes Timika Blasts
The opencast Grasberg mine in West Papua, Indonesia, has been called one of the worst eyesores in the world From The Times September 10, 2008 David Robertson, Business Correspondent One … Continue Reading Norwegian wealth fund sells stake in Rio Tinto
Members of an Indonesian police elite anti-terror unit board a bus to be deployed to the site where an explosion went off near a massive mine operated by Freeport-McMoRan Copper … Continue Reading Breaking News : 2 explosions near Freeport mine in Indonesia
Today I read an Indonesian blog namely BillyMambrasar in bahasa Indonesia. I think it is important for us Papuan to realise how good is the impact of special autonomy for … Continue Reading The impact of special autonomy to education
We often heard stories and news about poverty in Papua and West Papua provinces. We also heard about how bad the social and economic condition in both provinces. But do … Continue Reading Papua is not alone in Poverty
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
I think Benny YP Siahaan article on separatism in Papua is worth to be read and discussed. Many activist such as Rev. Richard Samuelson and Benny Wenda are always trying … Continue Reading New strategy behind separatism in Papua
News from ANTARA about new provinces in Indonesia can depict the picture of problem in West Papua is part of national problem and it happens in almost every new provinces … Continue Reading New provinces must work hard to catch up with older ones : President Yudhoyono
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
A. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta “Sampur asun. Being Sundanese, I will use a Sundanese greeting,” Nia Sjarifudin said, in greeting participants at a recent workshop on tribal communities. Nia, … Continue Reading Nia Sjarifudin: Defending local cultures and beliefs
If you read a provocative, whopper and full of conflictual intrigue on Scottish Independence, you will realise how bad is the intention of the writer. By illustrating President Yudhoyono’s advice … Continue Reading UK Lesson: Independence vs Union
Most of Indonesian are not familiar with green politics, ecology, social justice, grassroots democracy and peace. The same situation is also applied to most Papuan, so I think it is … Continue Reading Green Indonesia Green Papua
Andra Wisnu, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Online learning and information sharing will reach more students across the country after the Ministry of Education on Wednesday relaunched an Internet education program. … Continue Reading Good news : online learning will improve education in Papua
Peaceful Life of Papuan is a very simple reason that separatist supporters should realise its importance. West Papuan are living in a peace, but some separatist terrorist just can’t let … Continue Reading Peaceful Life of Papuan
Source : RNZI All factions in Indonesia’s House of Representatives have agreed to pass legislation giving a legal basis for the implementation of special autonomy in the new province of … Continue Reading Indonesian House of Reps to pass West Papua autonomy bill