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Archipelago 3 months ago
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Five dead, three missing in Papua after WWII bomb explodes
The island, located just off the northwest coast of mainland Papua, was a key WWII battleground between United States and Japanese forces, though police have yet to uncover how the bomb ended up in the coastal fisheries settlement in Yanures village, Kota Biak district.
Politics 1 year ago
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Russian air force plan in Indonesia draws controversy
Defense publication Janes reported that Russia sought Indonesia’s permission to put several of its long-range aircraft at an Indonesian Air Force base in Papua, but reports on the proposal were immediately dismissed by the Indonesian government.
Academia 3 years ago
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A spaceport in Indonesia’s new capital?
Since 1985, the government, through the National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN), has been conducting preliminary studies for the construction of a spaceport on a 100-hectare plot in Saukobye village, Biak Numfor, Papua.
Academia 4 years ago
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Indonesia at a crossroads in pursuing spaceport dream
In light of the current geopolitical tensions on earth that have extended into outer space, the government should consider applying for MTCR membership while reframing its foreign policy stance in order to pursue its dreams of developing a spaceport on Indonesian soil.
National 8 years ago
Russian military personnel arrive in Biak for navigation exercises
Two Russian Ilyushin-76 strategic airlifters carrying 81 military personnel arrived at Frans Kaisiepo Airport in Biak regency, Papua on Monday and early Tuesday for navigation exercises as well as sightseeing in Indonesia’s easternmost province.
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