Government’s Policy Change from KKB to OPM: International Response Expected

Government’s Policy Change from KKB to OPM: International Response Expected

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Gadjah Mada University (UGM) international relations expert Dafri Agussalim, reminded the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to expect an international response to the change in the term armed criminal group (KKB) in Papua to Organization Papua Merdeka (OPM) which is directed TNI. With this change in terms, Dafri suspects that the government will … Read more

The Noken System in Papua: Cultural Importance and Electoral Controversy

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – System noken is the system used in special elections for the province of Papua. Noken is an important part of inner Papua Electionespecially people who come from mountainous areas. The noken system is carried out directly with traditional leaders. Because, society Papua being part of a traditional society that places trust in … Read more

Papua Center Volunteers Declare Support for Prabowo-Gibran in 2024 Presidential Election

Papua Center Volunteers Declare Support for Prabowo-Gibran in 2024 Presidential Election

Jakarta – Papua Center volunteers declare support for Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka in the 2024 presidential election. Papua Center volunteers hope that Prabowo-Gibran will win in one round. “Papua Center provides support. To the presidential candidate Mr Haji Prabowo Subianto and vice president Gibran Rakabuming Raka. Prabowo-Gibran won one round. All Papua Center … Read more

Raema Lisa Rumbewas, Three-Time Olympic Medalist Weightlifter from Papua, Mourned by President Jokowi and Papua Provincial Government

Raema Lisa Rumbewas, Three-Time Olympic Medalist Weightlifter from Papua, Mourned by President Jokowi and Papua Provincial Government

Jakarta – Female lifter from Papua who has won three Olympic medals, Raema Lisa Rumbewasdie. President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and the Papua Provincial Government (Pemprov) are in mourning. Summarized detikcom, Sunday (14/1/2023), President Jokowi expressed his condolences for the death of Raema Lisa Rumbewas. Jokowi remembered Lisa as one of the nation’s best daughters. “Indonesia … Read more

Jayapura City Health Service to Conduct Mass Screening for TB, HIV/AIDS, Leprosy, and Malaria in 30 Locations

Jayapura City Health Service to Conduct Mass Screening for TB, HIV/AIDS, Leprosy, and Malaria in 30 Locations

Jayapura (ANTARA) – The Jayapura City Health Service, Papua will soon carry out mass screening for tuberculosis (TB) in the area along with screening for HIV/AIDS, leprosy and malaria. Head of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (P2PM) Section of the Jayapura City Health Service, Yusnita Pabeno in Jayapura, Wednesday, said that mass screening … Read more

Riots Masterminded by KNPB and ULMWP at Lukas Enembe’s Funeral in Jayapura

Riots Masterminded by KNPB and ULMWP at Lukas Enembe’s Funeral in Jayapura

CNN Indonesia Friday, 29 Dec 2023 17:20 IWST Pangdam XVII/Cenderawasih Major General TNI Izak Pangemanan. (ANTARA/Evarukdijati) Jakarta, CNN Indonesia — Commander of Kodam XVII/Cenderawasih TNI Major General Izak Pangemanan emphasized that the riots that occurred on Thursday (28/12) during the procession to deliver the body of the former Governor of Papua Lukas Enembein Jayapura masterminded … Read more

Nabire Earthquake: Magnitude 3.4 Rocks Central Papua, BMKG Reports

Nabire Earthquake: Magnitude 3.4 Rocks Central Papua, BMKG Reports

Nabire – An earthquake with a magnitude (M) of 3.4 rocked Nabire, Central Papua. The earthquake occurred from a depth of 23 kilometers. The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said the earthquake occurred on Wednesday (30/8/2023) at 19.09 WIT. “Earthquake Mag: 3.4,” wrote BMKG on its Twitter account @BMKG. ADVERTISEMENT SCROLL TO RESUME CONTENT … Read more

Governor of Papua’s Angkasa Hotel Ownership Controversy Revealed by Witness in Corruption Trial

Governor of Papua’s Angkasa Hotel Ownership Controversy Revealed by Witness in Corruption Trial

CNN Indonesia Wednesday, 09 Aug 2023 23:43 WIB PT Tabi Bangun Papua employee, Mieke said most people in Jayapura know that the Angkasa Hotel owned by the Governor of Papua is inactive Lukas Enembe. (BETWEEN PHOTOS/ASPRILLA DWI ADHA) Jakarta, CNN Indonesia — PT Tabi Bangun Papua employee, Mieke said most of the people Jayapura learned … Read more

The Dani Tribe in Papua New Guinea: Preserving the Mummified Bodies of Their Chiefs and Ancestors

The Dani Tribe in Papua New Guinea: Preserving the Mummified Bodies of Their Chiefs and Ancestors

The tribe in Papua New Guinea preserved the body of their chief by embalming the entire body and preserving it. PHOTOS/ NATIONAL GEOGRAPHY PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Not only Egypt is a famous country. However, who would have thought Dani tribe in remote Papua New Guinea mummified elders they most respected. The tribe in Papua … Read more