Miss Indonesia 2025 finalist, Merince Kogoya, has been expelled from the competition for posting a selfie with the Israeli ...

Archaeologists once assumed that men were responsible for seafaring trade in Papua New Guinea. New research shows how women ...

United Nations rights officials have raised the alarm over alleged human rights abuses and environmental destruction linked ...

Papua, the easternmost region of Indonesia, accounts for over 93 per cent of the country's total malaria cases and has now become the epicentre of Indonesia's fight to eliminate the disease.

Sorong. In a rare and symbolic gesture, five members of a separatist group linked to the Free Papua Movement (OPM) laid down their arms and pledged allegiance to the Republic of Indonesia in a ...

The Bougainville Attorney-General says the autonomous region and the Papua New Guinea government may sign an agreement on the way ahead in their push for independence next week. A week of talks at ...

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Radar Sorong’s Norma Fauzia Muhammad has travelled across her country to participate in an ABCID-supported training event in Medan, North Sumatra. She shared her thoughts with us on what it means for ...

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The ULMWP and its supporters consistently question why Indonesia, as the administering power over West Papua, should hold any status within a forum intended to champion Melanesian interests, arguing ...

“For things like PNG LNG and Papua LNG where Santos has a stake, the state also has a stake in that,” Mr Kua said. “And if this Abu Dhabi company is going to become your joint venture ...