JAKARTA An independent initiative in Indonesia has mapped Indigenous lands covering an area half the size of Germany since it began in 2010, nearly a third of it in the past six months alone. In total, the Ancestral Domain Registration Agency, or BRWA by its Indonesian acronym, has demarcated 17.6 million hectares (43.5 million […]
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West Papua residents urged to maintain peace ahead of Idul Adha 6 hours ago
On Saturday (July 17), West Papua Governor Dominggus Mandacan symbolically handed over one of the donated cows to the Al Hijrah Borobudur Mosque manager, La Hada, in Manokwari City. ANTARA/HO Manokwari, W Papua (ANTARA) - West Papua Governor Dominggus Mandacan has urged all residents to maintain peace and harmony as their Muslim brothers and sisters across the province will celebrate Idul Adha (Day of Sacrifice), which is set to fall on July 20.
The celebrations are taking place in the COVID-19 pandemic that has forced the West Papua Provincial Government to impose the emergency public activity restrictions in Manokwari District and Sorong City, he said.
West Papua Governor Dominggus Mandacan met with Vice President Ma'ruf Amin in Jakarta on Wednesday to discuss a proposal for accelerated development in .