6.0-magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia’s West Papua province
Jakarta – An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale struck the eastern Indonesian province of West Papua Friday evening, panicking residents, but there were no immediate reports of injury and damage, meteorologists said.
The quake took place at a depth of 23 kilometres, located about 13 kilometres south-east of Manokwari [...]
Many voices, many stories, and a shared mission
NATALIE PUCHALSKI
THEY’RE an unlikely bunch of cub reporters with a common aim. They include former refugees from war-torn Sudan, a former Chinese diplomat, and a West Papuan who came to Australia on a wooden canoe.
What they share is an address, a passion for telling stories and a sense of gratitude that they have been given [...]
PNG To Formally Protest Indonesia Border Incursions
PACIFIC Magazine
By Tereni Kens in Port Moresby
Friday: July 25, 2008
The Papua New Guinea government will be making a formal protest to the Indonesian government over the recent border incursions made by members of the Indonesian armed forces.
That’s the word from PNG Minister for Foreign Affairs, Trade and Immigration Samuel Abal, who spoke with Pacific [...]