ASEAN HEADLINES: JAKARTA Indonesia- President Spends Busy Weekend in Papua

President Joko Widodo opens the National Sports Week (PON) in Jayapura, Papua, Oct. 2, 2021. (Antara Photo

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Jayapura. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo continued his trip in Papua on Sunday to inaugurate several projects, a day after opening historic national games in the easternmost province.

It’s for the first time that Papua becomes a host of the multi-event games held every four years.

Security concerns arising from recent rebel attacks at remote Papuan districts seemed to be a thing of the past as the president enthusiastically launched the 20th National Sports Week (PON) and played soccer with native Papuans inside the stadium in the provincial capital Jayapura, where the ceremony took place on Saturday night.

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BY :LENNY TRISTIA TAMBUN & WHISNU BAGUS

OCTOBER 03, 2021

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