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Americas 08:34 pm
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Indonesia pushes back against renewed Papua scrutiny
In a four-minute right-of-reply statement, Indonesian diplomat Nona Gae Luna said “any serious discussion of Papua must reflect the full picture”, saying some countries had overlooked violence and abuses allegedly committed by armed groups in the region.
Society 1 week ago
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State-led food estate blamed for wildfire in Papua
Observation by an independent forest monitoring platform shows that around 60,000 hectares of burned land is located inside the Merauke estate project, one-third of the total burn scar recorded across Indonesia’s easternmost island.
Archipelago 1 week ago
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Papua killings renews calls for peace talks, end armed conflict
Human Rights Minister Natalius Pigai acknowledged that responding to individual cases would not be enough to break the cycle of violence in Papua. Jakarta, including the executive, legislative and judicial branches, as well as political parties, must respond collectively.
Archipelago 2 weeks ago
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Police hunt OPM rebels after civil servants murdered in Papua Highlands
According to authorties, the incident occurred on Wednesday as a group of 11 employees from the Jayawijaya Agriculture Agency were returning to the regency capital of Wamena from Muliama district, some 20 kilometers away.
Archipelago 3 weeks ago
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Police launch probe into blaze that killed 11 in Central Papua
The fire was first reported at around 12:30 a.m. and quickly spread through the market, engulfing several shophouses. It burned for more than three hours and destroyed at least 49 kiosks and shophouses despite efforts by firefighters.
Academia 3 weeks ago
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Rural cooperatives shatter the dream of inclusive development
A single top-down mandate is draining Indonesia’s village coffers for state cooperatives, gutting the local budgets that keep maternal clinics running, malnourished children fed and grassroots democracy alive.
Society 1 month ago
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Forestry reform critical as wildfires threatens health, ecosystems
The plan to revise the 1999 Forestry Law may fail to address decades-long poor governance in the sector that has resulted in wildfires in large parts of Sumatra, Kalimantan and Papua throughout this year’s dry season, civil groups say.
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