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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 border help residents to construct church 22nd February 2021
Dismantling an old chapel building. Its usable building materials are then used for constructing a new chapel. (ANTARA News Papua/HO-Pendam XVII/Cenderawasih) Keerom, Papua (ANTARA) - Personnel of the Indonesia-PNG Border Security Task Force worked with residents of Yetti Village, Arso Timur Sub-district, Keerom District, Papua, to dismantle building materials from an old chapel for reuse in building a new church.
Working alongside villagers to dismantle the old Mahanaim Chapel was part of the task force s community services to assist army personnel to get closer to the village residents, the task force s commanding officer, First Lieutenant Bagus Dwi Hartanto, stated here on Monday.