Armed Group Denies Burning Church in Papua

Jayapura. The Indonesian Military and National ... National Liberation Army of West Papua-Free Papua Movement, Sebby Sambom, denied ... Army of West Papua and the Free Papua Movement. Burning houses ... to oversees the investigation in Papua, according to him. Sebby ...

Members of Militant Group JAD Go Into Hiding in Papua

... Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua, police said on Thursday ... in the province's capital Jayapura earlier this month and ... were detained at a Papua Police facility before being ... Metropolitan Police headquarters in November. Papua Police Chief Insp. Gen. ...

Can Cultural Approach Be the Answer for Papua?

... in Indonesian Papua. A special committee on Papua has been ... curriculum teaches students in Papua how to plant fruits ... was the widespread unrest in Jayapura and Wamena in September, ... which comprises two provinces, Papua and West Papua, remains one of the ...

Jokowi Inaugurates Papua's Longest Bridge

... 732-meter Youtefa Bridge in Papua on Monday, more than ... crosses, connects the provincial capital Jayapura and Muara Tami district. " ... build more infrastructure in Papua and West Papua, making them equal ... by first lady Iriana, Papua Governor Lukas Enembe, State ...

Jokowi Visits Papua in First Official Trip After His Inauguration

... several districts in West Papua and Papua on Sunday – his ... before ending his trip in Papua's Jayawijaya district. The ... districts, most notably Wamena and Jayapura, while many Papuan students ... group in Intan Jaya district, Papua, on Saturday. The authorities ...

Calm Returns to Wamena After Last Month's Deadly Riots: Police

Jakarta. Papua Police said on Monday that ... resumed and schools have reopened," Papua Police spokesman Senior Comr. Ahmad ... government to evacuate them to Jayapura, the provincial capital. Police ... the police spokesman said in Jayapura on Sept. 27. Police ...

Papua Police Name 3 Suspects Responsible for Last Week's Wamena Riots

Jakarta. Police in Papua's Jayawijaya district have identified ... )," Papua Police spokesman Senior Comr. Ahmad Musthofa Kamal said in Jayapura on ... have already been evacuated to Jayapura, where they were admitted to ...

"Sexy Killers" Journalist Named Suspect Over Papua Tweet

... about the recent unrest in Papua. After the interrogation, Dandhy was ... because of his tweet on Papua that allegedly incited hatred and ... photos depicting riot victims in Jayapura and Wamena, but it is ...

Thousands Request Evacuation From Wamena Following Monday's Riots

... Papua's Jayawijaya district have requested evacuation to the provincial capital, Jayapura ... Hercules transport planes from Jayapura to evacuate the ... wounded had arrived in Jayapura on Wednesday morning, ... . The planes from Jayapura also delivered food supplies ...

Calm Returns to Papua, but Riot Death Toll Rises to 26

... has returned to Jayapura and Wamena in Papua on Tuesday even ... being detained at the Papua Police headquarters in Jayapura. Most of the ... students had returned to Papua from ... Waena Expo Cultural Park in Jayapura, one soldier and three ...