2) West Papua safe for investment: Governor
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1) Papuan students stage protest for Papua's independence
News Desk The Jakarta Post
Jakarta and Surabaya | Sat, December 1, 2018 | 01:26 pm
Papuan students start their rally on Saturday in front of Plaza Surabaya on Jl. Pemuda in Surabaya, East Java, on Dec. 1, the day pro-independence activists declare as Papuan independence day. (The Jakarta Post/Wahyoe Boediwardhana)
Around 300 members of the Papuan Students Alliance in Surabaya, East Java, staged a protest on Saturday, nearly clashing with a separate group that appeared to be staging a counterprotest.
The students initially gathered in front of the RRI Studio on Jl. Pemuda. They displayed images of the Morning Star flag, the symbol of the separatist movement for Papuan independence, and demanded that Papuans be given the right to self-determination in the name of democracy.
The group held a march that was to head toward Grahadi State Building on Jl. Gubernur Suryo, but the police blocked access because there was a ceremony in the front yard of the building.
Tensions escalated when a group consisting of around 200 people from the Communication Forum of Indonesian Veterans' Children (FKPPI) and youth organization Pemuda Pancasila showed up to stage what appeared to be a counterprotest, resulting in the two groups yelling at each other.
The two groups attempted to attack each other, but the police prevented any physical altercations from breaking out.
FKPPI East Java deputy chairman Gatot Sutantra said that, by demanding an independent Papua, the Papuan Students Alliance was committed to a separatist movement.
“We reminded them to disperse, otherwise the police would disperse them,” Gatot said as quoted by tempo.co.
The police also gave a warning to the students, calling on them to disperse as they had no permit to stage the demonstration. (foy)
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2) West Papua safe for investment: Governor
Reporter: antara 4 hours ago
Manokwari, W Papua (ANTARA News) - West Papua Governor Dominggus Mandacan has said the province was safe for investment, and thus, invited investors to invest in the area.
"Indonesia is included in the list of the top 10 safest countries in the world, and West Papua ranks first as the safest in the country," the governor remarked here on Friday.
He said the safest predicate was obtained by West Papua based on the results of a survey conducted by the central government.
Hence, the governor has called on the community and all elements to keep the West Papua area conducive.
According to him, the West Papua Provincial Government has a motto, "Realizing West Papua safe and dignified". The motto has been implemented and must be interpreted so that all government development programs run smoothly.
"So far, we have lived in harmony and unity. All religions can coexist, maintain each other and this is a blessing for us all," the governor said.
Mandacan then invited the investors to invest in West Papua, for along with the community, he is ready to provide security guarantees to investors who want to contribute to regional development through the business that will be carried out.
"I have conveyed this to investors at a meeting held some time ago. We have guaranteed that West Papua is safe and conducive," the governor said.
Reporting by Toyiban
Editing by Otniel Tamindael
"Indonesia is included in the list of the top 10 safest countries in the world, and West Papua ranks first as the safest in the country," the governor remarked here on Friday.
He said the safest predicate was obtained by West Papua based on the results of a survey conducted by the central government.
Hence, the governor has called on the community and all elements to keep the West Papua area conducive.
According to him, the West Papua Provincial Government has a motto, "Realizing West Papua safe and dignified". The motto has been implemented and must be interpreted so that all government development programs run smoothly.
"So far, we have lived in harmony and unity. All religions can coexist, maintain each other and this is a blessing for us all," the governor said.
Mandacan then invited the investors to invest in West Papua, for along with the community, he is ready to provide security guarantees to investors who want to contribute to regional development through the business that will be carried out.
"I have conveyed this to investors at a meeting held some time ago. We have guaranteed that West Papua is safe and conducive," the governor said.
Reporting by Toyiban
Editing by Otniel Tamindael
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