West Papua,formerly Irian Jaya Barat,is a province of Indonesia. It covers the two western peninsulas of the island of New Guinea,Bird's Head Peninsula and Bomberai Peninsula,along with nearby islands. The province is bordered to the north by the Pacific Ocean,to the west by the Halmahera Sea and the Ceram Sea,to the south by the Banda Sea,and to the east by the province of Papua and the Cenderawasih Bay. Manokwari is the province's capital,while Sorong is its largest city. West Papua is the second-least populous province in Indonesia,with a population of 1,134,068 at the 2020 Census.
Christmas in Indonesia,which has approximately 28 million Christians,is celebrated with various traditions throughout the country. In the regions with a majority of Christians,there are Christmas celebrations with ceremonies and local food. In big cities,the shopping centres are mostly decorated with plastic Christmas trees and Sinterklas. Most local television channels broadcast Christmas musical concerts and the annual,national Christmas celebration which is organised by the government. In addition to traditional foods,generally every Christmas Day is filled with cookies,like nastar,kastengel,or 'putri salju'.
Mohammad Mahfud Mahmodin,commonly known as Mahfud MD,is an Indonesian politician and lawyer,who is currently serving as the Coordinating Minister for Political,Legal,and Security Affairs of Indonesia. He is the first civilian to hold the office;with all of his predecessors coming from military –mostly Army –retirees. He also previously served as the chief justice of the Constitutional Court of Indonesia,member of the People's Representative Council,Minister of Defense,and Minister of Law and Human Rights.
Iriana is the First Lady of Indonesia since 20 October 2014 and the wife of the current President of Indonesia,Joko Widodo.
Retno Lestari Priansari Marsudi is an Indonesian diplomat who has been serving as the Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Cabinet of Joko Widodo since 2014. She is the first female minister appointed to the post. She was previously the Indonesian Ambassador to the Netherlands from 2012 to 2014,as well as Ambassador to Iceland and Norway from 2005 to 2008.
Susi Pudjiastuti is an Indonesian entrepreneur who served as the Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries of Indonesia under President Joko Widodo's 2014-2019 Working Cabinet. She is also the owner of PT ASI Pudjiastuti Marine Product,a seafood export company,and PT ASI Pudjiastuti Aviation,which operates Susi Air charter airline.
Puan Maharani Nakshatra Kusyala Devi is an Indonesian politician who is serving as the current speaker of the People's Representative Council (DPR),Indonesia's lower house since 2019. She is the first female and the third-youngest person to take the office permanently. She previously served as the Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Cultural Affairs between 2014 and 2019,also becoming the first female and the youngest among all past and present coordinating ministers.
Andi Amran Sulaiman is an Indonesian businessman and former Minister of Agriculture,who has served under Joko Widodo's Working Cabinet from 27 October 2014 to 23 October 2019. Prior to becoming minister,he was the leader of Tiran Group,a Makassar-based conglomerate operating mostly in Eastern Indonesia making him the wealthiest minister appointed to the new cabinet.
Mochamad Basuki Hadimuljono is an Indonesian bureaucrat who currently serves as the Minister of Public Works and Public Housing under Joko Widodo. Before his appointment as minister,he had worked for the Indonesian Ministry of Public Works for nine years.
Judith ‘Joe’Dipodiputro is an Indonesian societal activist and public diplomacy professional. She is currently a special advisor to Rini Mariani Soemarno,the Indonesian Minister of State Owned Enterprises.
Siti Nurbaya Bakar is the Minister of Environment and Forestry in Indonesian President Joko Widodo's Working Cabinet.
John Wempi Wetipo is an Indonesian politician from Papua who served as the regent of Jayawijaya Regency for two terms between 2008 and 2018. He participated in the 2018 Papua gubernatorial election,but lost to incumbent Lukas Enembe.
Effendi Muara Sakti Simbolon is an Indonesian politician of PDI-P who has been a member of the People's Representative Council (DPR) since 2004. Despite coming from the same political party,Simbolon was a noted critic of president Joko Widodo,especially in Widodo's first years as president.
Nduga massacre was a shooting of construction workers that occurred on 1 December 2018,in Nduga Regency,Papua,Indonesia. The shooting is considered to be part of the Papuan conflict. The West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) acknowledged responsibility and the Indonesian government labeled the attack a massacre.
The Ministry of Women Empowerment and Child Protection (MoWECP) of the Republic of Indonesia,formerly the Ministry of Women's Empowerment of the Republic of Indonesia is a government ministry responsible for the rights and welfare of women and children of Indonesia. The minister is currently I Gusti Ayu Bintang Darmawati since 23 October 2019.
The Onward Indonesia Cabinet is the current cabinet of Indonesia. It was announced by President of Indonesia Joko Widodo on 23 October 2019. The president has so far reshuffled the cabinet on three occasions,first in December 2020,second in April 2021,and then March 2022.
Arifin Tasrif is an Indonesian executive who is the Minister for Energy &Mineral Resources in Joko Widodo's Onward Indonesia Cabinet.
Yaqut Cholil Qoumas is an Indonesian cleric and politician who currently serves as the Minister of Religious Affairs under Joko Widodo,appointed since 23 December 2020. He previously chaired the Ansor Youth Movement and was a member of the People's Representative Council,both between 2015 and 2020.
Bahlil Lahadalia is an Indonesian businessman and politician. He has been serving as Minister of Investment since April 2021,dual-hatted as head of the Indonesian Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM),which he had served since October 2019. He has also served as Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources ad interim since 3 February 2022.
Marlina Flassy is an Indonesian anthropologist,who is the first woman to hold a deanship at Cenderawasih University,and is the first woman and indigenous Papuan to be appointed Dean of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences there. In 2015 the Indonesian Ministry of Research and Technology awarded her its Golden Pin Award.
