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6–9 September – Pope Francis conducts the first papal visit to Papua New Guinea since 1995. [12] 12 September – Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea James Marape survives a vote of no confidence in the National Parliament. [13] 17 September – At least 35 people are killed in intertribal clashes near the Porgera Gold Mine in Enga Province ...
The Governor and Deputy Governor of Papua are elected through general elections which are held every 5 years. The current governor of Papua is Ridwan Rumasukun. The following is a list of the governors of Papua, including when they were still called West Irian and Irian Jaya.
The 2024 Papua New Guinean unrest occurred on 10 January 2024 in Papua New Guinea's capital Port Moresby, later spreading to Lae and other cities. The unrest began following protests by security officers due to a sudden reduction in their salaries and prime minister James Marape 's tax deduction announcement which was later retracted.
Development of disadvantaged regions programs was started under the Abdurrahman Wahid presidency. At that time, the post of Undersecretariat of Acceleration of Development in Eastern Indonesia Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia (Indonesia: Menteri Muda Urusan Percepatan Pembangunan Kawasan Timur Indonesia Republik Indonesia) created by him through Presidential Decision No. 234/M/2000 on ...
Legislative elections were held across Indonesia's 38 provinces on 14 February 2024 to elect 2,372 members of the Provincial Regional House of Representatives (DPRD I) and 17,510 members of municipal legislatures (DPRD II). Eighteen political parties contested the election nationally, in addition to six regional parties contesting elections in ...
5 August 2024: The Free Papua Movement took hostage and killed Glen Malcolm Conning a 50 year old New Zealand national and pilot for PT. Intan Angkasa Air Service. Head of the Operation Cartenz's Peace, Brigadier General Faizal Ramadhani, confirmed that the pilot was killed upon landing. The helicopter was carrying four passengers, consisting ...
After nearly a year of waiting, Amazon (AMZN) users can now buy a Hyundai (HYMTF) vehicle through the online retailer. Starting today, Amazon car shoppers in 48 cities, including New York, Los ...
The Ministry of National Development Planning/National Development Planning Agency (Indonesian: Kementerian Perencanaan Pembangunan Nasional/Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Nasional) (abbreviated PPN/Bappenas) is a ministry of the Republic of Indonesia that has the task to oversee government affairs in the field of national development planning to assist the President in organizing state ...