Thursday, 09 February, 2012 | 21:30 WIB
TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta:The regental elections in Puncak, Papua, disturbed by riots in Ilaga, have claimed 55 lives since mid-2011. The clash involved two groups, each supporting regent candidates Simon Alom and Elvis Tabuni. Read more…
Letter to editor of Vanuatu Daily Post (VDP)
Dear Editor,
I would appreciate if the following could be published in tomorrow’s issue, in response to a piece by Pastor Dorothy Regenvanu.
If the Deputy Leader of Opposition must be accused of hypocrisy, what should those who omitted historical facts and appear naïve about due diplomatic process, be accused of? Read more…
February 09, 2012
Timika, Papua. Unidentified gunmen have attacked a group of workers near Freeport-McMoRan’s gold and copper mine in eastern Indonesia, wounding several of them. Read more…
Problems related to Papua are Indonesia’s internal affair. The United State has never considered the Papua problem in its cooperative defense relationships.
This was conveyed by US Ambassador to Indonesia Scott Marciel on Wednesday February 8 after introducing the United States-ASEAN Business Council (USABC) to Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro in Jakarta. Also present at the event was USABC president Alexander C. Feldman and US business representatives from companies such as Conoco Phillips, Freeport McMoran, Ford, Chewon, Caterpillar and Seagate. Read more…
