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Resource-rich West Papua, but who benefits? (14 May 2010)
The Jakarta Post - Indonesia is these days praised as a success story among the countries of Southeast Asia, with growth figures that compare favorably with its neighbors and an absence of conflict. It is also the largest country in the region which enjoys an abundance of natural resources that have lured foreign companies to its shores. However, the situation in its most easterly region, West Papua, is far from satisfactory and rarely draws international attention except when shooting incidents take the lives of foreigners employed by a mining company which is recognized as being Jakarta’s largest taxpayer.

Legislator raises concern about mining workers’ safety (12 May 2010)
The Jakarta Post - A legislator has raised concern over pressure experienced by workers worried about their safety following a series of shootings around PT Freeport Indonesia’s mining site in the resource-rich Papua province.

Unicef Finances Papua's Clean Water Systems (5 May 2010)
VIVAnews - "Unicef is committed to assisting the people in the villages and districts". UNICEF allocates fund of Rp 2.7 billion to help Papua Province in Indonesia develop clean water systems in a number of regencies and municipalities.

500 elementary school teachers needed in remote Mimika (4 May 2010)
The Jakarta Post - More than 500 elementary school teachers are needed in Mimika, Papua province, to prevent remote areas of the regency from lagging behind in education, Mimika Education Agency chief Ausilius You says.

Autonomy watch: Regent dreams of more Papuan professors (3 May 2010)
The Jakarta Post - Tolikara Regent John Tabo has a dream that the regency located in Papua's mountainous region can produce a professor. To realize the dream, Tolikara regency administration has been sending school students to attend special and intensive courses at Surya Institute to excel in mathematics and sciences.