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Workers from Istaka Karya, an Indonesian construction company were constructing a bridge over Yigi river (Indonesian: Kali Yigi) in Yigi district, Nduga Regency.They took work leave at 1 December, as the day has usually been considered unsafe to work, due to activities of Papuan separatists celebrating the declaration of Papuan independence of Free Papua Movement on that day.
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 ...
On 1 December 2018, an armed group with ties to OPM kidnapped 25 civilian construction workers in Nduga regency, Papua. The following day, the group killed 19 of the workers and a soldier . [ 36 ] One of construction workers had allegedly photographed the group raising the Morning Star flag at an independence celebration - considered illegal ...
According to Papua Regional Police head, Mathius Fakhiri, there are currently six active separatist groups located mainly in Papua highlands. [16] While there are two groups which became less active or retired after Operation Nemangkawi. Tinggi Nambut faction under Goliath Tabuni were beaten in October 2018, and 10 members were subdued by ...
International relations Greece–Republic of Macedonia relations, Macedonia naming dispute Commercial air travel resumes between Greece and Macedonia for the first time since 2006. (BBC) Law and crime Capital punishment in Tennessee The state of Tennessee executes Edmund Zagorski, a man convicted of the April 1983 murders of John Dotson and Jimmy Porter, making it the first time the state has ...
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International relations Philippines–United States relations The Balangiga bells, stolen during the massacre in Balangiga in 1901 during the Philippine–American War, were returned to the Philippines after 117 years under the possession of the United States. (CNN Philippines) Law and crime Campinas Cathedral shooting A gunman kills four people and injures four others at a Catholic cathedral ...
International relations Oman–United Kingdom relations British Defence Minister Gavin Williamson announces that a joint British- Omani military training base will open in Oman next year. (Reuters) Foreign relations of the Holy See, Foreign relations of Andorra Pope Francis, head of state of the Vatican City and leader of the Roman Catholic Church, threatens to order the abdication of Andorran ...