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Lake Sentani plans festival to bridge gap |
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Thursday, 03 June 2010 |
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Want to know how Papuan “female divers” smoke while diving, or how to call a crocodile out of a river by whistling, or any of the other unique local wisdom of the Sentani people? Then don’t miss the Lake Sentani Festival, Jayapura.
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EU does not support free Papua: Ex-diplomat |
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Saturday, 29 May 2010 |
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Nethy Dharma Somba
None of the EU member states supports the Papua separatist movement, but they support the implementation of special autonomy for the province aimed at improving the welfare of Papuans, says a former diplomat. During a discussion on the issue with reporters on Tuesday, former Indonesian ambassador to Belgium and the EU Nadjib Kesoema also denied claims from the International Law for West Papua (ILWP) and the International Parliament of West Papua (IPWP) that EU countries supported the Free Papua Movement (OPM) struggle. |
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Papua Peace Forum reject MRP Decree |
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Thursday, 27 May 2010 |
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Papua Peace Forum reject Papua People's Assembly Decree Number 14 Year 2009 about the prospective candidate must be regional leader in Papua province of the local indigenous people.
"A decree can not block the legislation in force. So, we rejected that decision," said a spokesman for the Papua Peace Forum Simop P Ayomi, in Jayapura, Papua, on Thursday. He said the MRP is a cultural representation of native Papuans who have the specific authority in order to protect the rights of the original of this province that is based on respect for tradition and culture, women empowerment, and strengthening the harmony of religious life. |
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Jayapura, Papua province, Representatives of 157 countries which have lakes will visit Paniai Lake in Papua Province which they consider to be the world`s most beautiful and preserved lake, a local official
Energetic and enthusiastic are two words that come to mind when describing Papuan community (Papua and West Papua) to commemorate the West Papua integration day on May 1, 2008. Since last two week the Papuan activities have been seen such as race walking followed by thousands of participants.
(The Unitary State of Indonesia’s Political Struggle in West Papua), written by young author Papuan Sendius Wonda SH, MSi, and published by Deiyai, a Jayapura-based publishing house in 2007 (first edition) which consists of 245 pages totally in 2007.
History of Jayapura In the book of Nagara-Kertagama writen by Rakawi Prapanca of Majapahit, under the rule of King Hayam Wuruk, in 1365 A.D, it was mentioned that West Papua was belong to Majapahit Kingdom territory. In one of its paragraphs mentioned “Muwah tikhan i wandan, ambwan (Ambon) athawa maloko wwanin (Fakfak)” were the sovereign territory of Majapahit Kingdom.
