Indonesian soldiers deserve accolades for community services in Papua 27th February 2021
An Indonesian military officer leads a physical exercise at an elementary school in Autriop, Boven Digoel District, Papua Province. (ANTARA News Papua/HO-Pendam XVII/Cenderawasih) Indonesian soldiers in Papua and West Papua are necessitated to multitask, as the government works incessantly to bridge the gap in regional development achievement between them and other provinces.
Hence, the soldiers deployed in these two eastern provinces are mandated to be responsive in seeking solutions to problems and challenges faced by Papuan communities in their daily lives.
The soldiers are required to play the role of problem solvers for the local communities amid their central task to defend the country s territorial integrity and guard the safety of all Indonesians.
Soldiers near Indonesia-PNG land border conduct bridge repair work 22nd February 2021 Keerom, Papua (ANTARA) - The Indonesia-PNG Border Security Task Force s 312/Kala Hitam Infantry Battalion personnel, along with villagers, repaired a rotting wooden bridge in Towe Hitam Village, Towe Sub-district, Keerom District, Papua Province, last week.
Situated near the land border of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea (PNG), the villagers daily activities depend exceedingly on the bridge, the task force s commander, Lt Col Dedy Ariyanto, noted in a statement received by ANTARA here, Monday.
The decay in the wood of the bridge was on account of aging, according to Ariyanto.