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Dozens of Papuan groups want peace talks with Jakarta (10 Oct 2009)
Nethy Dharma Somba , The Jakarta Post - The West Papua National Coalition for Liberation (WPNLC) said dozens of organizations in the restive province of Papua demanded talks with the central government to find peaceful solutions for separatist and human rights' violation issues.

West Papua Report October 2009 (9 Oct 2009)
This is the 65th in a series of monthly reports that focus on developments affecting Papuans. This series is produced by the non-profit West Papua Advocacy Team (WPAT) drawing on media accounts, other NGO assessments, and analysis and reporting from sources within West Papua.

W. Sumbawa invites Mimika to form mine association (7 Oct 2009)
Jakarta Post- West Nusa Tenggara's regency of West Sumbawa, where the PT Newmont gold mine operates, has invited Mimika regency in Papua to form a mineral-mining association in Indonesia. The two regencies will act as initiators for 37 other regencies in Indonesia that own mines.

Powerful earthquake jolts Papua Gorontalo (5 Oct 2009)
Jakarta Post- A 6.1-magnitude earthquake rocked West Papua on Sunday at 10.36 a.m. local time (12:36 p.m. Jakarta time) with no reports of casualties or damage.

Japan Ready to Fund Agriculture Activities in Merauke (5 Oct 2009)
TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: The Japanese government, through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), wishes to allocate US$250 million (around Rp2.42 trillion) as funding to build supporting facilities for the development of agricultural lands in Merauke, West Papua.