‘Papua’ News
West Papua stands up for its rights
Indonesia’s obstinacy in failing to implement much of the package has shredded any credibility it may have had in the eyes of Papuans….Source: Scoop – New Zealand News ...
Fun, Fate and Freedom: Indonesian Cup Stories
So what now? The scarves and honking vuvuzelas are being packed away, the hangovers are being worked off with thick, black coffee, and the TV guides are in the trash: there’s no more asking what match is on tonight....
(07/09) SurfAid and Walu Collaborate in Nias and PNG
July 9, 2010 PRESS RELEASE SurfAid International granted the newly formed Walu International an experience that will help proliferate their impact in villages in Papua New Guinea. SurfAid gave Walu an inside look on how Community-led...
Protect the endangered spoken language
Laua is spoken in the Central Province of Papua New Guinea. It is part of the Mailuan language group and is quasi-extinct, with one speaker documented in 2000. 8. Patwin is a…Source: China Daily ...
Bloody Biak Tragedy Incident Commemorated
That the Komnas HAM immediately form a fact-finding team to investigate and deal with all cases of state violations in the…Source: Scoop – New Zealand News ...
Region studying BPs assets
All the projects target Asia-Pacific markets with which the governments of Qatar and Abu Dhabi have been strengthening…Source: The National Newspaper ...
World Bank Group Increases its Financial and Technical Support for the Poorest Countries of East Asia and Pacific
Together, the two institutions financed some 55 new projects in the fiscal year – ranging from a $785m loan to Indonesia to extend the reach of a highly successful community empowerment program in rural areas – to a $3.2m...
Last Glacier in the Pacific Region Melting Faster Than Predictions
Thomson and his team went on a study expedition to glacier Puncak Jaya located in Papua region in east Indonesia. His team has made shocking observation that ice around their camp site had melt almost 12 inches in 13…Source:...
Absconders Tipped Off By AGO, Watchdog Fears
In June last year, business tycoon Joko Tjandra left for Papua New Guinea on the eve of the Supreme Court finding him guilty of embezzling state funds in the PT Bank Bali scandal. Recent…Source: The Jakarta...
Indonesia’s last glacier will melt within years
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Lonnie Thompson spent years preparing for his expedition to the remote, mist-shrouded mountains of eastern Indonesia, hoping to chronicle the affect of global warming on the last remaining glacier in the Pacific. He’s worried he gotSource:...
