The Jakarta Post , Mimika, Papua | Tue, 07/08/2008 7:13 PM | Headlines
The proposal for the establishment of Central Papua province had won support from 10 regencies, a team preparing the province said Tuesday.
Team leader Andreas Anggaibak said the 10 supporting regencies included Mimika, Nabire, Biak Numfor, Supiori, Yapen, Waropen, Puncak Jaya, Puncak Papua and Intan Jaya.
The team is supported by Amungme and Kamoro ethnic groups. (Markus/***)