Mass Burial for Victims of Flash Floods and Landslide in PapuaIndonesia ExpatMarch 21, 2019March 25, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatMarch 21, 2019March 25, 201901711 Papua is set to hold mass burials for victims of disastrous flash floods which have plagued the easternmost province of...
6.1 Magnitude Earthquake hits JayapuraIndonesia ExpatDecember 17, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatDecember 17, 201801485 A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia’s easternmost province of Papua on the capital city of Jayapura on Sunday after a volcano...
Papuan Villagers Flee to the Forest to Hide from FightingIndonesia ExpatDecember 16, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatDecember 16, 201801501 At least 300 villagers have hidden in a forest in the Papua province on Friday. They fled due to the...
Papuan Rebels Ignore Indonesia’s Call to SurrenderIndonesia ExpatDecember 12, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatDecember 12, 20180946 Separatist Papuan rebels who killed at least 16 construction workers at a remote jungle camp refused Indonesia’s demand to surrender...
Construction Workers Killed by Gunmen in PapuaIndonesia ExpatDecember 5, 2018December 5, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatDecember 5, 2018December 5, 20180687 At least 24 construction workers have been killed by gunmen in Indonesia’s eastern province of Papua, officials said. A soldier...
Polish Man Arrested After Allegedly Trying to Film Papuan Armed GroupsIndonesia ExpatAugust 29, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 29, 201801930 A Polish citizen is currently in custody with police in Papua over his alleged attempt to film what the Indonesian...
Plane Crash Kills Eight, 12-Year-Old Boy Sole SurvivorIndonesia ExpatAugust 12, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 12, 201801064 A 12-year-old boy has been found alive in the wreckage of a plane crash which killed eight people in Indonesia....
Almost 300 Crocodiles Slaughtered by Angry MobIndonesia ExpatJuly 16, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 16, 201801846 A mob of angry villagers has killed hundreds of protected crocodiles in Indonesia’s far-eastern province of West Papua in what...
Three Dead, One Child Injured During Gun Attack at an Airport in PapuaIndonesia ExpatJune 26, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatJune 26, 20180835 Three people were killed and a child was wounded when separatist fighters in Papua province opened fire on a small...
BBC Journalist Ordered To Leave Papua After Her Tweets “Hurt Soldiers’ Feelings”Indonesia ExpatFebruary 17, 2018February 17, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 17, 2018February 17, 20180958 Australian BBC Journalist Rebecca Henschke was ordered to leave the province of Papua after the Indonesian military said tweets she...
More than 50 Children Die in Papua as Authorities Struggle to Contain OutbreakSania RasyidJanuary 18, 2018 by Sania RasyidJanuary 18, 201802610 Indonesian authorities are facing difficult challenges in their efforts to contain an outbreak of measles in Papua which has plagued...
Protecting the World’s ReefsIndonesia ExpatNovember 20, 2017November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 20, 2017November 10, 202101526 The Misool Foundation is campaigning for a marine reserve, a no-take zone that protects 300,000 acres of the most acclaimed...
Authorities Send Aid to Papua Villages Controlled by Armed RebelsSania RasyidNovember 13, 2017November 13, 2017 by Sania RasyidNovember 13, 2017November 13, 201701258 Food and aid are being delivered to five villages in Papua where local residents are being held hostage by an...
Freeport, Government Meet in Long-Running NegotiationsIndonesia ExpatAugust 11, 2017October 18, 2017 by Indonesia ExpatAugust 11, 2017October 18, 20170597 Long-running negotiations between mining giant Freeport and the Indonesian government continued Thursday, Aug. 10, with high ranking ministers meeting business...
Government To Launch KA Trans Papua Rail ProjectIndonesia ExpatJune 6, 2017November 11, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatJune 6, 2017November 11, 202102014 In line with plans to develop infrastructure in Indonesia?s more remote regions, the government is set to construct a railway...
Illegal Gold Mining Sees Steady Rise in IndonesiaSharon HambaliApril 12, 2017 by Sharon HambaliApril 12, 201702179 While it's flush with natural resources and precious metals including gold, Indonesia also attracts its fair share of unscrupulous miners...
Indonesia to Build Papua Naval BaseIndonesia ExpatJanuary 24, 2017November 11, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatJanuary 24, 2017November 11, 202102717 According to General Gatot Nurmantyo of the Indonesian Military (TNI), Indonesia will deploy more military personnel in regions like Papua....
Indonesia Plans to Defend Papua Issue in New ZealandCaranissa DjatmikoDecember 16, 2016 by Caranissa DjatmikoDecember 16, 201601014 The government has made serious efforts in settling the issue of Papua independence and would like NGOs in New Zealand...
Development Vs Indigenous People and the EnvironmentHans RooseboomAugust 10, 2015August 4, 2017 by Hans RooseboomAugust 10, 2015August 4, 20170891 Over the past 50 years, the name of the region of Papua has been changed several times from Netherlands New...
Raja Ampat Dive Pioneers: Meet Burt Jones & Maurine ShimlockQraved TeamAugust 7, 2015August 4, 2017 by Qraved TeamAugust 7, 2015August 4, 201701529 Throughout Indonesia and the wider diving world, Burt Jones and Maurine Shimlock are known as the people who put Raja...
No Way OutKenneth YeungAugust 7, 2015August 4, 2017 by Kenneth YeungAugust 7, 2015August 4, 201701355 Papua’s abundant natural resources are a blessing and a curse. As the Indonesian military’s last remaining place to quash rebellion,...