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Opinion 6 years ago
East Timor-style referendum could happen in Papua too
Many will no doubt blame the United States or Australia if a Papua exit comes to pass. But seeing the racial abuse against Papuan students and the heightened reactions in Papua, we Indonesians, not just the government, should blame ourselves. We have treated the Papuans the same way we did the people of East Timor.
National 6 years ago
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Papuans continue protests, demand justice against racist abusers
Peaceful demonstrations continued in Papua on Monday with thousands of people from four regencies, namely Yahukimo, Lanny Jaya, Tolikara and Nduga, gathering in Wamena, the capital of Jayawijaya regency to demand the government immediately prosecute people who commit racial abuse against Papuans. The protests were coordinated under the Papua Customary Council.
National 6 years ago
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Netizens joke, raise eyebrows after Moeldoko suggests 'we can live' without internet
Indonesian netizens have raised their eyebrows and poked fun at Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko's comment that “We were still able to live even without [internet] back then," when asked whether internet slowdown in Papua and West Papua would disrupt people's activities.
Opinion 6 years ago
Nationalism: Poisoned chalice or panacea for Indonesia?
The absence of unifying traits, especially in terms of ethnicity or race, has made soil (i.e. geography) the defining character of Indonesian nationalism, and it is this type of national identity that has loomed large over Indonesian society in the past seven decades.
