West Papua (Irian Jaya) is the twenty-sixth province in Indonesia and occupies the easternmost region of the archipelago. West Papua, then known as the West New Guinea, was colonized by the Dutch in ...

The unit, destined for the Kasuri block offshore Indonesia, is scheduled for delivery in the second quarter next year ...

In 1969, West Papua became the 26th province of Indonesia, following a UN-supervised Act of Free Choice, the legitimacy of which has been debated by some observers. Later, the province was renamed ...

The Indonesian administration of President Prabowo Subianto Djojohadikusumo is sending mixed signals about a proposed amnesty to tens of thousands of Papuans convicted or facing charges for allegedly ...

West Papua’s struggle for self-determination is not up for negotiation, says Benny Wenda, the Interim President of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP), rejecting any dialogue with ...

SORONG, Indonesia (AFP): At least 18 people were killed in clashes between two groups in the town of Sorong in Indonesia's West Papua province, police said Tuesday (Jan 25). "The clash broke out ...

As the world closely watches Gaza and Ukraine, a source reaches out from another enclosed area of prolonged armed conflict: West Papua. A New Zealand pilot’s abduction focuses attention on Welli ...

Dialogue with Indonesia is not the answer for West Papua. The ULMWP has a clear stance on the question of dialogue: not until self-determination is on the table. West Papua is a colonised nation, not ...

Two crew members were rescued by another fishing vessel on Monday afternoon, according to Monce Brury, head of the search and rescue office of South-west Papua province. Monce said the incident ...