JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto is considering pardons for prisoners linked to armed organisations in the restive easternmost province of Papua, including separatists, providing they renounce violence and abandon secessionist agendas, a senior minister said on Wednesday.

Ancient “pig feast” asserts indigenous Melanesians’ ancestral land rights in face of government-backed agricultural programs.

The woman carries bananas, yams and vegetables in a knotted bag on her head as she wanders through a market in a suburban area of Jayapura in eastern Indonesia.

LEADER of Opposition Matthew has strongly condemned the latest murders in West Papua by the Indonesian military. Hon Wale’s call comes amidst recent media reports of Indonesian military unit that are roaming Intan Jaya Regency, slaughtering West Papuans at will.

The Ministry of Tourism is actively promoting Raja Ampat in West Papua, implementing initiatives to attract a greater influx of foreign tourists, particularly

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesia’s Human Rights Minister, Natalius Pigai, said his ministry will provide compensation, rehabilitation, and restitution for victims of past gross human rights violations.

Civil, political liberties declined in Indonesia, with democratic institutions weakened and corruption rising, Human Rights Watch said.

Church officials in Indonesia have rejected Indonesian security forces' claims of normalcy in a conflict zone in Papua, expressing concerns about the situation of displaced people and their safety. The Church leaders said the security situation in the five ...

The smaller Pacific Island nations, which Indonesia has been endeavouring to win over in a bid to thwart support for West Papuan independence, may also become entangled in the crosshairs of geostrategic rivalries, and their response to Indonesia’s membership in the BRICS alliance will prove critical for the fate of West Papua.

The Indonesian Government plans to upgrade 66 regional hospitals in remote and underdeveloped regions to provide more comprehensive and high-quality health services.

yams and vegetables in a knotted bag on her head as she wanders through a market in a suburban area of Jayapura in eastern Indonesia. Even in the Papua capital and bigger cities of the province ...

WITH the 50th Anniversary of Japan-Papua New Guinea Diplomatic Relations to be celebrated this year, the Minister for International Trade and Investment Richard Maru says it is time both countries anchor their long and enduring trade and investment relationship through an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) formulated along the lines of the European Union (EU)-PNG EPA.