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Papuans who fled their villages due to fighting near the Grasberg gold and copper mine on March 9, 2020, gather at a makeshift shelter in Timika. An Indonesian soldier was killed on March 9 in a shootout with rebels in Papua, prompting more than a thousand civilians to flee fighting near the world's biggest gold mine.
Papuans who fled their villages due to fighting near the Grasberg gold and copper mine on March 9, 2020, gather at a makeshift shelter in Timika. An Indonesian soldier was killed on March 9 in a shootout with rebels in Papua, prompting more than a thousand civilians to flee fighting near the world's biggest gold mine.`
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Papua conflict uproots thousands while state assistance lags

Prolonged armed conflict in Papua has forced more than 100,000 indigenous people, most of them women and children, to flee their homes. Yet the government’s failure to provide adequate protection has left many displaced families struggling to meet basic needs.

7 hours ago
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Two fishing vessels capsize in North Sumatra, one dead 6 missing

Two fishing vessels capsized in heavy seas in the waters off North Sumatra on Sunday, leaving one fisherman dead with six others still missing as of Tuesday.

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N. Sumatra prosecutors receive Rp 113 billion from PTPN asset sales

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KPK probes into potential corruption in dozens of regional general hospitals

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Rare rafflesia rediscovery boosts hope for more research

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Six Islamic boarding school students drown in unused quarry pit

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TNI expansion plan raises fear of overreach

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Saltwater crocodile dies after 19 days in Riau firefighters’ care

The saltwater crocodile, nicknamed Si Undan, suffered from an infection caused by wounds on the legs as villagers had tied the crocodile too tightly. 

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Pertamina welcomes military protection of refineries starting in December

Minister Sjafrie previously announced that the TNI’s new territorial development battalions (BTPs) would begin safeguarding national strategic industries, including Pertamina’s refineries, in December.

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NU asks Yahya Staquf to resign over invitation to pro-Israeli speaker

The leadership of NU, which is also the world's biggest Islamic organisation with around 100 million members and affiliates, has given Chairman Yahya Cholil Staquf three days to offer his resignation or be removed from his post, according to the minutes from a meeting on Thursday. 

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