Stories About ‘Papua’

The following stories are tagged with the term/s or name/s ‘Papua’.

Seeds of Conflict in Papua

Thursday, June 19th, 2008, by Patung. 20 Comments

Immigration to West Papua is said to be creating the seeds of sectarian conflict.

Regional Arms Race

Friday, February 29th, 2008, by Patung. 48 Comments

Arms race in southern Asia, Australia’s regional hegemonic aspirations and Indonesian procurements of military weapons and aircraft.

Communist Victory

Monday, February 4th, 2008, by Achmad Sudarsono. 30 Comments

What if there had been a communist victory in 1965.

Cannibal Stories

Sunday, December 30th, 2007, by iamisaid. 9 Comments

Stories of cannibals and cannibalism in Sumatra and Papua.

Bencana Banjir

Thursday, December 6th, 2007, by Patung. 1 Comment

Ramalan malapetaka dan banjir untuk Indonesia.

Flood Disaster

Thursday, December 6th, 2007, by Patung. 28 Comments

Doomsayers predict disaster for Indonesia as sea levels rise.

Separatist Hysteria

Monday, July 23rd, 2007, by Ross. 9 Comments

Does Indonesia need a federal system, amid the separatist hysteria of late?

Tyranny of the Majority

Thursday, May 3rd, 2007, by Patung. 7 Comments

The tyranny of the majority, and the minority, in Papua.

Biblical Law

Tuesday, April 10th, 2007, by Patung. 22 Comments

Biblical laws in Manokwari, Papua.

Security Forces

Monday, February 26th, 2007, by Ross. 12 Comments

The Indonesian security forces.

Native Languages

Saturday, December 23rd, 2006, by Patung. 4 Comments

Traditional native languages in Indonesia are dying out.

Papuan Mission

Friday, December 15th, 2006, by Patung. 13 Comments

The men of the 521 battalion from Kediri are marching off to Papua bringing guns, condoms, and religious tracts.

Papuan Genocide

Tuesday, December 5th, 2006, by Patung. 22 Comments

Some on the political left in the west continue to take an interest in the Papuan “genocide”.

HIV/AIDS

Friday, December 1st, 2006, by Patung. 7 Comments

Some fear a coming explosion in the numbers of HIV/AIDS sufferers in Indonesia.

Balanced View of Papua

Saturday, September 16th, 2006, by Patung. No Comments

A report by the International Crisis Group suggests the situation in Papua is not as dire as some, often Australians, like to believe.

Papua Situation

Monday, August 28th, 2006, by Patung. 2 Comments

Human rights violations in Papua have increased in recent times, says one observer.

West Papuan History Timeline

Saturday, June 3rd, 2006, by Patung. 1 Comment

Some of the key events in west Papua’s past, leading up to integration with Indonesia.

From Munir to Somchai Neelaphaijit

Sunday, May 21st, 2006, by Sarawut Pratoomraj. No Comments

The similarities in the cases of the murders of two human rights activists, Munir Said Thalib in Indonesia and Somchai Neelaphaijit in Thailand.

Papuan Issues

Monday, May 15th, 2006, by Patung. 1 Comment

It’s difficult to know what goes on in the province of Papua but some information does get out from time to time. Two recent events shed some light on the situation there.

Mosque Building in Papua

Tuesday, May 2nd, 2006, by Patung. No Comments

Muslims in the town of Manokwari in Papua can’t get permission to build mosques, says a member of parliament.

Papuan Tribal Council & Human Rights Abuses

Friday, April 14th, 2006, by Patung. No Comments

The Papuan Tribal Council has demanded the establishment of an independent fact finding team to investigate human rights abuses that have taken place in Papua.

“Hearts & Minds” Operation Goes Wrong

Tuesday, April 11th, 2006, by Patung. No Comments

While carrying out a “hearts and minds” operation in Papua two Indonesian soldiers were killed after an attack, apparently by the Papuan separatist group, Organisasi Papua Merdeka (OPM).

Attitudes to Australia

Sunday, April 2nd, 2006, by Patung. 1 Comment

A look at some of the current attitudes towards Australia of prominent Indonesians in the wake of the granting of temporary visas to Papuan refugees and the subsequent cartoon wars.

Civil Supremacy and Reform of the Military

Wednesday, March 29th, 2006, by Patung. 2 Comments

Civil Supremacy and Reform of the Military.

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