Indonesian authorities have denied claims by separatist rebels in the Papua region that at least 17 gold miners slain by ...

JAKARTA (Reuters) -Rebels in Indonesia's Papua region said on Thursday they have killed more than 17 people since the weekend, claiming that they were soldiers disguised as gold miners, and police ...

The Commander-in-Chief of the Indonesian National Army, Admiral Yudo Margono (middle), seen during a media briefing in 2022.

so that the Indonesian population increases in West Papua." Indonesia has a population of some 278million people and it is expected to grow to 355million in 2055. Subianto has revived a colonial ...

Indonesia plans to clear forests about the size of Belgium to produce sugarcane-derived bioethanol, rice and other food crops ...

killing 17 people, including five on Wednesday. Spokesman Sebby Sambon of the rebel West Papua Liberation Army claimed the victims were members of Indonesia's army disguised as gold miners.

A low-level but increasingly deadly battle for independence has simmered between security forces and rebels in Papua ever ...