JAKARTA -- An eruption of violence in Indonesia's eastern Papua region, which has seen more than 40 people killed this year, has prompted calls for the government to pay greater attention to the area ...

The World Health Organisation has declared a polio outbreak in Papua New Guinea and called for an "immediate" vaccination ...

Last week the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a polio outbreak in Papua New Guinea (PNG). The highly infectious ...

The World Health Ogranization says wild poliovirus type 2 was eradicated in 1999, but the deadly disease has been detected ...

The World Health Organization says the PNG outbreak is linked to strains circulating in Indonesia, posing a serious risk to ...

The shallow earthquake is triggered by the activity of the Sorong Fault that extends towards the Bismarck Sea.

The Indonesian Military (TNI) has killed 18 Papuan separatists during an operation in its easternmost region of Papua, an ...

The Indonesian government has introduced innovative funding schemes as part of its strategic efforts to protect coral reefs ...

Despite being a favorite among American travelers, Indonesia is now considered unsafe, especially Papua. The U.S. issued ...

JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia's military has killed 18 Papuan ... independence in the resource-rich Papua region bordering Papua New Guinea ever since the area was controversially brought under ...

Indonesian Marine Affairs and Fisheries Minister Sakti Wahyu Trenggono called on parties to the Coral Triangle Initiative on ...

The latest cases were found to be carrying a virus strain genetically linked to one circulating in Indonesia. Papua New Guinea shares a border with Indonesia's easternmost Papua province.