PAPUA: The Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) inaugurated the Statue of Pancasila in Waris sub-district, Keerom district, Papua, on Monday to commemorate the union of West Papua with Indonesia in 1963.
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Separatists in Indonesia’s Papua province took responsibility Friday for the killing of eight technicians as they repaired a telecommunications mast in a remote area. Gunmen in the mountainous district stormed the tower belonging to Telkomsel, a major state-backed telecoms company, on Wednesday, according to the military.
Rebels in Papua, who have waged a fierce insurgency against Indonesian security forces for decades, have stepped up attacks recently, targeting workers they accuse of links to the state.
During the latest assault, one technician managed to escape and raise the alarm with authorities as his colleagues came under fire, said Papua military spokesman Aqsha Erlangga
In the wake of the floods that hit the Klang Valley after heavy rains, recent viral postings on social media have claimed that the so-called 'Sungai Kobat dam' in Kuantan, Pahang would be opened to release water, inciting worry in nearby residents, particularly those in the Cenderawasih area.