Authorities in Indonesia have uncovered a massive wildlife smuggling attempt aboard the Pelni ship KM Sinabung, according to ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Carstenz Peace Operation Task Force revealed that the Papuan armed group or KKB, Free Papua Organization (OPM), obtained money to purchase weapons through the government’s ...

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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta- The Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) Commander Yudo Margono in a press statement on Tuesday announced that the army’s status in Papua has been elevated to “combat alert” following an ...

A confrontation between security forces and a rebel group in Indonesia's volatile Papua region resulted in the death of five Papuan independence fighters. The rebels, armed with military-grade weapons ...

The case highlights ongoing tensions in the Indonesian province, where calls for independence are growing amid accusations of ...

Separatist fighters in Indonesia’s Papua region yesterday took a New Zealand pilot hostage after the small commercial plane that he was flying landed in a remote and militarized region of the Papuan ...

The Catholic Church has been present in Papua for 127 years since the arrival of Father Cornelis Le Cocq d’Armanville, a Dutch Jesuit missionary priest, in 1894, but no native Papuan priest has ever ...

The Papuan olive python, a remarkable reptile from New Guinea's rainforests, captivates with its colour-changing ability and impressive size, reaching up to 13 feet. As a formidable ambush predator, ...

The Papuan olive python, native to New Guinea's rainforests, is a large, non-venomous snake known for its unique ability to change colour. This elusive python can shift its skin tone, a phenomenon ...

An indigenous Papuan farmer, Marius Betera, has died after allegedly being assaulted by a police officer when complaining about a palm oil company bulldozing his banana plot. Police at the district ...