by John M. Miller (National Coordinator, ETAN) A recent Wall Street Journal Asia editorial urged its readers to watch the “low-profile” but important issue of the U.S. military relationship with Indonesia. The Journal (“Obama’s Indonesia Test,” Nov. 20) repeated the widely-discredited

Post Courier (PNG) 24/10/08 THE PNG Indonesian border at Wutung in the West Sepik Province is closed although the announcement has not been officially made yet. Authorities confirm that the border has been closed for over a month to the traditional border crossers and general public. Only passport h

Important developments Forwarding form Post Courier PNG News - Wednesday 22nd October, 2008 THE West Sepik provincial police commander Sakawar Kasieng yesterday warned people in Vanimo and border villages not to travel to Jayapura in the Papua Province of Indonesia because of current unrest there. M

JAKARTA, Oct 21 (AFP) — Eighteen Papuans were arrested as they held a peaceful rally here Monday to demand a referendum on independence from Indonesia, activists said. About 300 people gathered in front of parliament in the Papuan provincial capital Jayapura to denounce the 1969 referendum tha

Diary of OPM Note: The cooperation between PNG and Indonesian armed forces are not in a good condition. Clashes and killings between the two had happened in several occassions, but never been reported. Intrusions of Indonesian army into PNG jungles and town of Vanimo have never been reported to high

Indonesia Withdraws Troops From Papua Province JAKARTA, Feb. 27 (AP)–Indonesia’s army said Thursday it was withdrawing its special-forces troops from the secessionist-minded Papua province. Members of the disgraced unit have been accused of killing U.S. teachers there and an independenc