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Indonesia’s parliament on Thursday approved a new special autonomy law for Papua that boosts central government funding for the troubled region, but the main separatist group there said it was drafted without addressing the Papuan people’s political and human rights.
Jakarta granted special autonomy for Papua in 2001 to mollify desires for independence, but Indonesian security forces have been accused of human rights abuses during anti-insurgency operations in the far-eastern region.
The new legislation, which follows the expiration of the 2001 special autonomy law and extends that status by two decades, will spur development in Papua, Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian said in parliament, about the region that comprises Papua and West Papua provinces.
Indonesia s House of Representatives has passed a bill that is expected to reshape the future administration of West Papua.
The Revision of the Special Autonomy Law for the provinces of Papua and West Papua was ratified by Indonesian lawmakers despite widespread opposition by Papuans who have been calling instead for an independence referendum.
Jayapura Harbour, Papua province, Indonesia
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The revised version of autonomy provisions first introduced twenty years ago paves the way for further division of Papua region into more administrative areas.
It includes provision for the formation of new representative institutions at regency and municipal level, replacing the Regional Legislative Councils.
July 08, 2021
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Ketut Nomer, a 59-year-old patient suffering from coronavirus disease (Covid-19), rests as his 28-year-old son Gede Zico sits taking care of him, at a temporary tent outside the emergency ward of a government hospital in Bekasi, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, on June 25, 2021.
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JAKARTA, July 7 - Indonesia reported on Wednesday (July 8) more than 1,000 coronavirus deaths in a day for the first time, as a surge in infections overwhelmed parts of the hospital system in densely populated Java and with portable oxygen supplies running out in six towns.
The spike in fatalities comes amid concerns about the new outbreak spreading across the archipelago, prompting authorities to monitor daily cases and bed occupancy in 43 areas deemed red zones and urge strict implementation of mobility curbs.
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