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JAKARTA: Amid reports of increased military activity in Nduga regency, Highland Papua, following the release of a New Zealand pilot from rebel captivity, rights groups said that Indonesian ...
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Minister of Immigration and Corrections, Agus Andrianto, responded to the escape of 19 inmates from Class IIB Nabire penitentiary, Central Papua, on Monday, June 2, 2025.He ...
President Prabowo Subianto’s pitch to include Papua New Guinea as an ASEAN member during his debut appearance at the regional talks was likely inspired by Jakarta’s national interests and was ...
A promising young Papua New Guinean woman has been tragically killed in a police-related shooting at the busy Waigani Bus Stop in Port Moresby, sparking nationwide outrage and renewed scrutiny over ...
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - An armed clash between the Indonesian Military and the West Papua National Liberation Army-Free Papua Organization reportedly occurred in the Kurima District, Yahukimo Regency, ...
Papua New Guinea's polio vaccination rates are estimated at around 44 per cent, and this year has seen the country's first recorded outbreak since 2018. Source: AAP / Brendan Esposito / PR Image.
JAKARTA: Torrential rains forced a halt on Monday (May 19) to Indonesia's search for 14 missing in its easternmost region of Papua after a landslide killed six workers at a gold mine and injured ...
Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) is an important part of life. It affects how people take care of their bodies, relationships, and future. But in Papua New Guinea (PNG), SRH is often misunderstood ...
Shells were legal currency in Papua New Guinea until 1933, and they’re still used to purchase brides and settle blood feuds. The local currency is still called the kina. MUD MEN ...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A tsunami warning was canceled for Papua New Guinea after a strong magnitude 6.9 earthquake, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake was shallow, striking the ...
A strong magnitude-6.9 earthquake has struck off Papua New Guinea's coast, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake struck at a depth of 10 kilometres near the southern coast of ...