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SCIENCE IN PICS: Close-up of a Coral Grouper in Papua Indonesia 15 Feb 2012 | 08:25 am
The coral grouper or trout, Plectropomus leopardus, inhabits coral reefs and open waters in the western Pacific Ocean. Read more >>
Indonesia wants to catch an alleged criminal, not abuse Interpol 15 Feb 2012 | 08:23 am
Billy Wibisono, guardian.co.uk, Monday 5 December 2011 19.00 GMT We want to bring Benny Wenda to justice and promote dialogue in Papua You describe the Interpol red notice issued against Benny Wenda o...
Is a U.S. Mining Company Funding a Violent Crackdown in Indonesia? 15 Feb 2012 | 08:21 am
Nov 29 2011, 11:50 AM ET Samantha Michaels American mining giant Freeport-McMoRan is paying the same local police who have used violence against mine workers asking for better wages. Read more >>
Give Jakarta’s Papua initiative a chance 15 Feb 2012 | 08:20 am
Neles Tebay, Jakarta | Fri, 11/25/2011 10:39 AM Calls for the Indonesian government to settle the long-standing conflict in Papua through dialogue with representatives of local people are no longer re...
Those who want to speak about Papua should first know the facts. 15 Feb 2012 | 08:18 am
Puguh Sadadi, London | Thu, 11/24/2011 10:06 AM Jakarta Post The call by Eni F. H. Faleomavaega and Donald M. Payne in The Jakarta Post on Nov. 18 on Indonesia to “Step up and end systematic abuses in...
UNDP in Papua: Supporting Development in Tanah Papua 15 Feb 2012 | 08:12 am
UNDP is providing supports to Papua and West Papua provinces through People-centered Development Programme (PDP). The aim of the programme is to strengthen local government and civil society capacitie...
Obama respects Yudhoyono`s policies on Papua 15 Feb 2012 | 08:10 am
Nusa Dua, Bali (ANTARA News) – US President Barack Obama has assured President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono that Washington respects the policies the latter is pursuing in handling the problems in Papua, ...
New strategy behind separatism in Papua 19 Nov 2011 | 12:33 am
Benny YP Siahaan, Geneva | Thu, 08/07/2008 10:08 AM Jakarta Post Separatism in Papua is now perhaps the only remaining serious and long-standing separatist problem in Indonesia after the issue of Ace...
The Papuans’ (il) legitimate battle for independence 31 Oct 2011 | 07:18 pm
Harison Citrawan, Jakarta | Mon, 09/05/2011 8:00 AM Jakarta Post Papua has once again come under not only the national but also the international spotlight. The situation was exacerbated by a leaked ...
SBY’s Papua team ready to roll 31 Oct 2011 | 07:01 pm
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Sun, 10/30/2011 7:49 AM As violence escalates in Papua, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is ready to deploy his special team on Papua, established on Sept. 20, according...
