JAKARTA: Two native Papuans have been awarded Pioneer of Peace) awards for their roles in saving the lives of non-native Papuans during the bloody unrest in Wamena, Jayawijaya regency, Papua, late last month.
Pastor Yason Yikwa and Titus Kagoya, a civil servant from Tolikara regency, received the awards handed over by Social Affairs Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita during a ceremony held in Prambanan temple complex in Yogyakarta on Wednesday.
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