Articles tagged ‘Papua’
Indonesian President SBY is nominated for Nobel Peace prize
By Nick | February 24th, 2006 |
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President SBY is nominated for Nobel Peace prize. I know that might sound funny to outsiders, but its true. This year there have been nominations coming in from far and wide (still waiting for mine, anyone in a high place) and the type of nominee varies greatly. It really should go to someone who has [...]
Bows and arrows used against mine in Papua
By Nick | February 22nd, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Indonesia has 180 native ethnic groups. Those groups range from the jungle dwelling natives of Siberut in the north, to the Sasaks on Lombok, to the Papuans in the east of the country. Once to leave Bali / Java things get way more primitive and when a big western company plonks itself down in [...]
Indonesia and Russia to build space rocket launch complex
By Nick | February 15th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Indonesia and Russia are combining forces to build a space rocket launch complex in Eastern Indonesia. The facility will be located on the island of Biak, in a remote part of the country. I’m not sure if this is a picture of heaven or hell. I mean its great that Indonesia is getting some technological [...]
Indonesian Garden of Eden
By Nick | February 7th, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Scientists from the US, Australia and Indonesia have been exploring an untouched part of Indonesia. The area they were working in, the Foja Mountains in West Papua, was untouched by tribesmen or any other outside influences. This allowed the scientists to discover an array of new plant and animal species. “It’s as close to the [...]
FBI helps Indonesian police in Papua Indonesia
By Nick | January 15th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
The FBI (US Federal Bureau of Investigation) has helped Indonesian police capture suspects in the slaying of American schoolteachers in 2002.
