Tag: Papuan Games

By Yance Wenda in Jayapura A Papuan woman politician has warned Indonesian security forces against restricting women from selling noken -- traditional string bags --...

By Desi Purnamawati and Uyu Liman in Jakarta Eighty-three covid-19 cases have been reported during the Indonesian National Games (PON-XX) being held in Papua as...

By Agus Pabika in Jayapura President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's visit to Papua last weekend to officially open Indonesia's National Games (PON XX) and officiate a...

By Maria Baru in Sorong, West Papua Brother Frater Anton Syufi of the Papua's Order of Saint Augustine (OSA) has been arrested by the Jayapura...

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk The interim president of the United Liberation Movement of West Papua (ULMWP) has accused Indonesia of holding its 20th National Games...

Detik News in Sorong, West Papua A key road in Sorong, West Papua province, which had been damaged for two years, has been hurriedly resurfaced...

By Victor Mambor in Jayapura A major national sports event opened in Papua at the weekend, with officials hoping it will showcase the Indonesian government’s...

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk The West Papua National Committee (KNPB) claims that an attack on a military post in Maybrat regency earlier this month is...

EDITORIAL: By the editorial board of The Jakarta Post After chairing a cabinet ministers meeting on July 13, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said the 20th...