Australian mily attaches visit Papua

"The four Australian military officials led by Colonel Raymond Presson Wednesday met Mimika District Military Commander Lt Col Trie Soeseno and Timika Military Air Base Commander Lt Col Bambang Triono.On Thursday morning, they would visit PT Freeport Indonesia`s gold and...

Residents attack police post in Papua village, one killed

Jayapura, Papua (ANTARA News) - Police manning a post in Banti village, Tembagapura, Mimika District, Papua Province, fatally shot a local resident who was among a mass of people who attacked the post early Friday at around 6 a.m. local time. The police fired warning shots...

Papua police chief calls for letup of tribal conflicts

""We want the Papua governor, deputy governor and local officials to come here to solve the problem as we do not want the problem to continue," said Piet Nakitme who also demanded that Banti hamlet be abandoned. Due to tribal wars, the local people stopped their activities to...

Tribal war in Mimika continues, death toll reaches eight

"The tribal war which started Monday (Oct. 15) has so far killed three members of the Amungme and five of the Dani and Damal tribes, Yosias Lossu, head of Tembagapura Distric, said. In their war, the tribesmen use traditional weapons such as bows and arrows, machetes and...