Indonesia's anti-corruption agency has formed a sub-committee in Papua to weed out business malpractice in the region.
Antara News reports the commissioner of the Corruption Eradication Commission, Basaria Panjaitan, saying the committee will help communicate between regulators and businesses in Papua.
Mr Panjaitan said it will focus on areas such as land rights, construction projects and oil and gas exploration.
An environmental NGO has accused a major palm oil company in Indonesia's Papua province of failing to honour a moratorium on new forest clearing.
Indonesian president Joko Widodo was yesterday scheduled to declare 74 more villages in Papuan provinces as having access to electricity.
The new head of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua, Benny Wenda, says the organisation's agenda will not change.
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