BY :THE JAKARTA GLOBE Jakarta. Two suicide bombers who launched Sunday’s attack on a catholic church in Makassar, South Sulawesi have been identified as a married couple, police said on Monday. The attack injured at least 20 people and instantly…
When Condemning the Islamic Terrorist Bombing in Makassar, Indonesia this morning, Gen. WPRA Amunggut Tabi says, “barbaric, inhuman, degrading humanity and act of immoral and uncivilized deed.” General Tabi says Indonesian Christians and Christians all over the world should now…
By Jasmine Chia in Bangkok It is an unlikely combination: the white stars of the West Papuan and Myanmar flags, side by side. “West Papua Stands with Myanmar,” the sign said, posted by Indonesian human rights lawyer Veronica Koman. In…
When a conflict happens, an outsider’s view of the dispute and how to solve it tends to be free from any bias. This should be the case with the protracted scuffle in Papua between the central government, which persistently maintains…
Compiled by Terence Malapa for Vanuatu DailyPost Campaign for Justice (C4J) is calling on the Secretary of the Commission Of Inquiry (COI) into illegal logging on Santo to resign. The C4J has formally written to the Minister of Justice, Esmon…
Robert Underwood, For Pacific Daily News USA TODAY Network There has been a Micronesian revolt which hasn’t fully caught our attention in Guam despite our perceived status as the cross-roads of Micronesia. The FSM, Palau, Marshall Islands, Nauru and Kiribati have…
More than 1,000 West Papuan civilian refugees have fled from the Intan Jaya region to the forest since 15 February 2021, escaping from the Indonesian military and terrorist police brutality. The Indonesian state has stepped up its terror campaign against…
By WIC News Reporter Citizenship by Investment Programme has become the hallmark for high net worth individuals to travel visa-free to countries that are restricted by their current citizenship. The Small Pacific nation of Vanuatu’s CBI programme is set to suffer…
On February 9, West Papuan Interim President Benny Wanda warned of new plans by the Indonesian government to divide the West Papuan territory into three provinces, the Morning Star U.K. reported. As another 450 troops arrived to ‘violently enforce its policies,’ the…
Asia Pacific Report Human rights lawyer Veronica Koman has challenged the contrasting positions taken by the Indonesian government in response to calls to resolve the Papua problem and in its response to the military coup in Myanmar. Koman said Indonesia’s…
