Papua New Guinea's copper- and gold-rich Bougainville region is set to declare independence by 2027, eight years after a landslide vote to secede, its leader said Wednesday. The region -- home to ...

Tempo have chosen three Papua figures: Frans Kaisiepo, Silas Papare, and Marthen Indey for the Independence Day edition. . TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - This year Indonesia is 78 years old. This is quite old ...

West Papua borders the independent nation of Papua New Guinea. The island has some 245 ... there has been an ongoing call for independence by West Papuans. Following the departure of the Dutch ...