ASEAN – Indonesia’s proposal to establish new provinces in the poor eastern area of Papua has not been fully addressed with the local community and is thus unviable, according to the governor. In April, lawmakers declared that parliament will consider adding three provinces to the territory’s existing two. Protests by Papuans in many cities followed the declaration, which they saw …

Unexpectedly, The Officer of the Joint Regional Defense Command (Kogabwilhan) III, Lt.Gen.Agus Rohman said, strict, standard, and local area pioneers in Timika, Mimika region have concurred that Indonesian military presence is vital for Papua’s turn of events. The gathering with nearby pioneers was important for Rohman’s plan during his visit to Timika to audit the advancement of development of the …

Regarding the shooting that killed Pastor Yeremia Zanambani in Intan Jaya Regency, Papua, the Commander of the XVII / Cenderawasih Military Region Command Major General of the Indonesian National Army (TNI) Herman Asaribab ordered his staffs to investigate. “The team has departed since Sunday directly to Hitadipa District to carry out a deepening and investigation of the shooting incident of …

A helicopter unit owned by PT National Utility Helicopters (NUH) reportedly lost contact while flying from Nabire Airport, Papua. Head of Nabire Airport, M Nafiq said, the helicopter carrying three people on board lost contact since 12.06 PM local time. However, there was an emergency signal that transmitted from the helicopter and was identified by Emergency Group in Jakarta. “We …

The lawsuit of the Defender of Freedom of Expression in Southeast Asia / SAFENet and the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) of Indonesia against the President of the Republic of Indonesia and the Minister of Communication and Information was finally won by the Jakarta Administrative Court Judges (PTUN). The judges of the Jakarta Administrative Court decided that President Joko Widodo …

Two members of the COVID-19 task force medical team were shot by an armed criminal group (KKB) in Wandai District, Intan Jaya Regency, Papua on Friday, May 22, 2020 at 16:30 eastern Indonesia time (WIT). Both victims were shot while delivering medicine. “The two medical personnel were shot when they were about to deliver medicine to deal with the spread …

This morning, Monday (9/3/2020) at around 05.00 East Indonesian Time, another shooting occurred at the Jila Military Command (Koramil) Military Command in Mimika Regency, Papua by the Armed Criminal Group (KKB), resulting in one Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) member injured. Head of Information for the Kodam (Kapendam) XVII Cenderawasih Kol Cpl Eko Daryanto, said that his party was still …

Due to acts of terror that emerge by the armed criminal group, the police evacuated 800 villagers in the mountainous area in Timika, Papua, to Timika City. According to the Indonesian Police’s Nemangkawi Operation Task Force statement on late Friday, the evacuees are residents of the three villages of Utikini, Banti, and Kimbely. Previously, some 30 villagers had sought refuge …

As many 12 victims who had flown on board an Mi-17 Army helicopter that disappeared in June last year have been found by the Indonesian Military. That military forces found it shortly after taking off from an airport in the district of Oksibil in Pegunungan Bintang regency in Papua. On Friday noon, a recovery team from the Banteng Raider Infantry …