Government should be ‘more patient, less reactive’ on Papua issue
The jakarta Post – President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo delegates the formulation of Indonesia’s position on global matters without much guidance or clarity, observers say.The Jakarta Post’s Tama Salim interviewed Siswo Pramono, head of the Foreign Ministry’s Policy Analysis and Development Agency (BPPK), to review his foreign policy and strategies for the next three years. Here […]
Papua is non-negotiable: Minister
Liza Yosephine, The Jakarta Post apua’s place in the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia is not up for negotiation, a minister has said in a response to allegations of human rights violations conveyed during a recent UN General Assembly (UNGA) session. “In diplomacy, several things are negotiable but some others cannot be negotiated. […]
Listening to the Pacific beat on Papua
Budi Hernawan, Jakarta | Thu, September 29 2016 | 08:07 am In an unprecedented move, seven UN member states from the Pacific raised their concerted voices on Papua during the prestigious 71st session of the UN General Assembly in New York this week. Nauru started the intervention by highlighting the issue of human rights violations […]
MSG: The sick or the strong man of the Pacific?
Sade Bimantara, The JakartaPost.com, Spokesperson for the Indonesian Embassy in Australia, Canberra | Fri, July 15 2016 | 08:21 am After almost one decade of existence, the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) has shown its potential to become “the strong man of the South Pacific”. It is making the region more economically integrated while sustaining its […]
Arrest of Papuans showcases paradox in democracy, human rights: Activist
Nethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura, Papua | Thu, May 5 2016 | 07:15 pm Rights activists in Papua have slammed the arrest of 1,888 students and activists who were carrying out a peaceful rally on Monday to support the United Liberation Movement for West Papua’s campaign to gain full membership of the Melanesia […]
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