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News Indonesia Papua: Indonesian soldier killed in fresh Papua attack

Published on: Saturday 20 July 2019
Indonesian soldier killed in fresh Papua attack
News source: https://tribune.com.pk/story/2018119/indonesian-soldier-killed-fresh-papua-attack/

Indonesia routinely blames separatists for violence in Papua and conflicting accounts are common. Jakarta keeps a tight grip on the resource-rich region, which experienced several spasms of ...

News Indonesia Papua: Papua asks for govt help in bolstering trade network with Pacific nations

Published on: Tuesday 16 July 2019
Papua asks for govt help in bolstering trade network with Pacific nations
News source: https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2019/07/16/papua-asks-for-govt-help-in-bolstering-trade-network-with-pacific-nations.html

The Papua administration has requested that the central government assist it in bolstering the trade network with neighboring countries in the Pacific, as the province seeks to promote itself as a regional trading hub.

News Indonesia Papua: Benny Wenda: West Papua leader receives freedom of Oxford

Published on: Wednesday 17 July 2019
Benny Wenda: West Papua leader receives freedom of Oxford
News source: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-49009326

"We support Indonesia's territorial integrity and regard Papua as an integral part of Indonesia." In March a Polish tourist was jailed for five years after being convicted of plotting with rebels in ...

News Indonesia Papua: Indonesia protests Oxford City Council’s award to Papuan separatist

Published on: Wednesday 17 July 2019
Indonesia protests Oxford City Council’s award to Papuan separatist
News source: https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2019/07/18/indonesia-protests-oxford-city-councils-award-to-papuan-separatist.html

Indonesia has criticized the Oxford City Council in England for awarding Papuan separatist Benny Wenda an honorary title, accusing the council of legitimizing the violence that has erupted in the countrys easternmost provinces.

News Indonesia Papua: Papua New Guinea earthquake: 7.5-magnitude quake strikes, triggers tsunami alert

Published on: Tuesday 14 May 2019
Papua New Guinea earthquake: 7.5-magnitude quake strikes, triggers tsunami alert
News source: https://abc7chicago.com/75-magnitude-quake-prompts-papua-new-guinea-tsunami-alert/5299494/

Papua New Guinea is located on the eastern half of the island of New Guinea, to the east of Indonesia. It sits on the Pacific's "Ring of Fire," the arc of seismic faults around the Pacific Ocean ...

News Indonesia Papua: Papua New Guinea Assesses Damage From Powerful Earthquake

Published on: Wednesday 15 May 2019
Papua New Guinea Assesses Damage From Powerful Earthquake
News source: https://thediplomat.com/2019/05/papua-new-guinea-assesses-damage-from-powerful-earthquake/

Papua New Guinea is located on the eastern half of the island of New Guinea, to the east of Indonesia and north of eastern Australia. It sits on the Pacific’s “Ring of Fire,” the arc of ...

News Indonesia Papua: Powerful quake hits Papua New Guinea, tsunami alert issued

Published on: Tuesday 14 May 2019
News source: http://www.fox5atlanta.com/national-news/powerful-quake-hits-papua-new-guinea-tsunami-alert-issued-1

Papua New Guinea is located on the eastern half of the island of New Guinea, to the east of Indonesia. It sits on the Pacific's "Ring of Fire," the arc of seismic faults around the Pacific Ocean where ...

News Indonesia Papua: Papua New Guinea assesses extent of damage from strong quake

Published on: Tuesday 14 May 2019
News source: https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/ap_news/international/papua-new-guinea-assesses-extent-of-damage-from-strong-quake/article_182d7899-1350-5e85-b738-324a4e5f070b.html

Papua New Guinea is located on the eastern half of the island of New Guinea, to the east of Indonesia and north of eastern Australia. It sits on the Pacific's "Ring of Fire," the arc of seismic faults ...

News Indonesia Papua: In Indonesia, no mountain is too high, no valley too low: Papua and West Papua provinces rise to challenges of stopping polio

Published on: Tuesday 14 May 2019
News source: https://reliefweb.int/report/indonesia/indonesia-no-mountain-too-high-no-valley-too-low-papua-and-west-papua-provinces

The sun often beats down on the humid forest corridors of Papua and West Papua—the easternmost provinces of Indonesia where human and infrastructure development lag far behind the rest of the ...