Tag Archives: Papua

ASEAN Beat | Security | Southeast Asia The West Papua Nationwide Liberation Military says it holds Western nations, together with New Zealand, accountable for supporting the Indonesian army. The ‘Morning Star’ flag utilized by the Papuan independence motion. Credit score: Flickr/AK Rockefeller Commercial Separatist fighters in Indonesia’s Papua area yesterday took a New Zealand …

In Tok Pisin the phrase “Lewa” means “heart” or “love”. Within the case of the seven moms in Papua New Guinea’s nationwide girls’s cricket group, the PNG Lewas, it’s love imbued with dedication, heartbreak, and psychological toughness. The Lewas mums are away from their infants and younger kids for lengthy …

A veteran reporter identified for overlaying rights abuses in Indonesia’s militarized and restive Papua area mentioned a bomb exploded outdoors his residence on Monday, with a journalists group calling it an act of intimidation that threatened press freedom. Nobody was injured within the blast close to his residence within the …

Oceania | Security | Oceania Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he expected negotiations to conclude in April and the treaty to be signed in June. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (left) and Papua New Guinean Prime Minister James Marape attend the Annual Leaders’ Dialogue in Port Moresby, PNG, Jan. 12, 2023. Credit: Facebook/ …

ASEAN Beat | Security | Southeast Asia The previous few years have seen rising numbers of violent incidents within the japanese area, house to a long-running separatist insurgency. Papuan activists show banners throughout a rally commemorating the 61st anniversary of the failed efforts by Papuan tribal chiefs to declare independence from Dutch colonial rule …