Pacific Islands Governance Portal: News

Reuters World News Highlights at 1800 GMT, Jan 4 - Forex Pros

Reuters World News Highlights at 1800 GMT, Jan 4
Forex Pros, British Virgin Islands - Jan 4, 2009
JAKARTA - A series of powerful earthquakes off the northern coast of West Papua, Indonesia, early on Sunday killed four people, injured several others and ...

Central Java wins governance award - Jakarta Post

Central Java wins governance award
Jakarta Post, Indonesia - Dec 25, 2008
The remaining eight -- Jambi, Bangka Belitung, Yogyakarta, Southeast Sulawesi, West Sulawesi, North Maluku, Papua and West Papua -- missed the deadline. ...

A nightmare for Indonesian soccer - Jakarta Post

A nightmare for Indonesian soccer
Jakarta Post, Indonesia - Dec 21, 2008
Referees were beaten up by West Papuan players who were angered by a decision during the National Games match between West Papua and Jakarta in July. ...

House breaks for early year-end holiday - Jakarta Post

House breaks for early year-end holiday
Jakarta Post, Indonesia - Dec 19, 2008
On the last sitting day of the year on Friday, the House endorsed two bills on the formation of Maybrat regency in West Papua and of Meranti regency in Riau ...

Agent of confluence bids a fond adieu - The Australian

Agent of confluence bids a fond adieu
The Australian, Australia - Dec 12, 2008
As far as West Papua is concerned, Thayeb points to the Lombok Treaty, the bilateral security pact that came into force earlier this year as a key factor in ...

Activists demand human rights review - Jakarta Post

Activists demand human rights review
Jakarta Post, Indonesia - Dec 10, 2008
In Sentani city in Papua's Jayapura regency, International Human Rights Day was commemorated by the civic group International Parliament for West Papua ...

Activists demand human rights review - Jakarta Post

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