Native to Indonesian New Guinea, the crustacean comes in two color forms and is a popular pet choice in Europe, Japan, the ...

and Irian Jaya. Under the Suharto government, prisoners of conscience and political prisoners in Indonesia and East Timor were often denied their right to a fair trial. Procedural violations ...

Last week Irian was also a hot focus of argument between its Dutch rulers and the bumptious young Republic of Indonesia. The dispute began in the postwar struggle of the Indies. When the Dutch ...

During a new Moon, the lights from the bagans (semi-mobile fishing platforms) in Cenderawasih Bay in Irian Jaya, Indonesia, attract shoals of fish into the nets of local fishermen. The lights act as a ...

Geographic location: Indonesia; Papua New Guinea ... Its seascape stretches from the Birdshead (Doberai) Peninsula of West Papua (also known as Irian Jaya), across the Admiralty and Bismarck ...