Mandiri: Rp 12t for investment in Papua

October 9, 2009

The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Fri, 10/09/2009 1:55 PM | Business

State-owned bank PT Bank Mandiri announced on Thursday its commitment to allocate up to Rp 12 trillion (US$1.27 billion) in loans to finance investment in Papua and West Papua provinces.

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Papua to donate cash, medicines for quake victims

October 6, 2009

Nethy Darma Somba , The Jakarta Post , Jayapura, Papua | Tue, 06 October 2009 3:56 PM | National

The Papua administration will send Rp 1 billion (US$ 100,000) in cash, and medicines worth Rp 200 million for earthquake victims in Padang and Jambi.

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Indonesian embassy in Papua New Guinea welcomes repatriates

October 5, 2009

BBC Monitoring Asia Pacific
October 5, 2009

Excerpt from report by Papua New Guinea Post-Courier website on 5 October

[By Harlyne Joku]

The Indonesian embassy has opened its doors over the weekend [3-4 October] to West Papuans living in Port Moresby to reconfirm their intention to be repatriated to their homes in Indonesia’s Papua Province. Read the rest of this entry »