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Separatist fighters shoot and kill a New Zealander helicopter pilot in Central Papua province, Indonesia, shortly after landing in the village of Alama. The four indigenous Papuans onboard the aircraft are later released.
2024-08-5

The Free Papua Movement, led by Egianus Kogoya, burn a Susi Air plane and take 15 passengers hostage in Paro Airport, Nduga Regency, Highland Papua, Indonesia.
2023-02-7

Indonesia grants approval for the first Chinese mRNA vaccine against COVID-19, the Walvax COVID-19 vaccine.
2022-09-29

Indonesian authorities formally designate West Papuan separatists as "terrorists", after a call on Sunday from President Joko Widodo to crack down on them. The Chief Security Minister cites a 2018 counter-terrorism law to back the measure whereas a spokesperson for the West Papua National Liberation Army rejects the move.
2021-04-29

Indonesia reports its first two cases of the Lineage B.1.1.7 variant first detected in the United Kingdom.
2021-03-2

Flash flooding in Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia, causes hundreds of people to evacuate, with waters reaching as high as two meters.
2020-10-3

Thousands of people take to the streets of Jayapura and other towns in Papua, Indonesia, in support of the Free Papua Movement and its effort to join the Melanesian Spearhead Group. Indonesia responded with a large police and military presence, with reports of police firing on demonstrators in Wamena and arresting dozens across the province.
2016-05-31

Indonesia's Mount Sinabung erupts, killing at least six people in Sumatra.
2016-05-22

Massive demonstrations in support of the Free Papua Movement take place in various cities in the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua. The demonstrations voice support for the Liberation Movement to become a full member of the Melanesian Spearhead Group.
2016-04-13

The Indonesian People's Representative Council vetoes plans to increase the price of fuel by thirty per cent this weekend.
2012-03-31