Treason Trial Postponed After Defendants Refuse to Take Off Their Traditional Papuan Penis Gourds

... the defendants, both originally from Papua, chose to wear the "koteka ... – a symbol of the free Papua movement, a punishable offense in ...

Death Toll Rises in Jakarta Flood as Hypothermia, Electric Shock Claim Lives

... Java and to Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Papua and Nusa Tenggara over the ...

Soldier Killed by Gunmen on Papua New Guinea Border

... the border between Indonesia and Papua New Guinea on Monday morning ... . The Papua Police have blamed the Free ... in his hometown in Demak. Papua Police Chief Insp. Gen. Paulus ... with armed criminal groups in Papua in 2019. Police also blamed ...

We Haven't Seen the Worst of the Wet Season Yet, BMKG Warns

... , Nusa Tenggara, Kalimantan, Sulawesi and Papua during the first quarter of ...

Chief Security Minister Accuses Papuan District Official of 'Political Maneuver'

... an inter-ministerial meeting discussing Papua at his office in Central ... has beefed up security in Papua since the killing of at ... senior police officers stationed in Papua had been instructed to take ... economic growth and prosperity in Papua.

Christmas Joy in Prisons: Over 12,000 Inmates Get Sentence Cuts

... Sumatra, East Nusa Tenggara and Papua. By reducing the inmates’ terms ...

Nearly $300k Worth of Unsafe Foods and Drinks Seized Ahead of Holiday Season

... Tenggara, Bengkulu, Southeast Sulawesi, West Papua, North Maluku, West Nusa Tenggara ... found in South Sulawesi, West Papua, West Nusa Tenggara, Aceh, South ...

Panama Cruise Ship Stuck on a Rock in Raja Ampat

... popular tourist destination in West Papua, and authorities are now investigating ...

On Trial

West Papuan student Ambrosius Mulait has been charged with treason, which carries a possible penalty of life imprisonment, for waving a morning star flag during a peaceful protest in front of the presidential palace in Jakarta in August. Ambrosius, who ...

Members of Militant Group JAD Go Into Hiding in Papua

... Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua, police said on Thursday ... were detained at a Papua Police facility before being ... Metropolitan Police headquarters in November. Papua Police Chief Insp. Gen. ... the militants had come to Papua to do paramilitary training. ...