Papuan activists with face painted with the colours of the separatist 'Morning Star' flag taking part in a rally commemorating the 61st anniversary of the failed efforts by Papuan tribal chiefs to declare independence from Dutch colonial rule in 1961, in Jakarta, Indonesia,on Dec 1, 2022. Indonesia took over West Papua from Dutch colonial rule in 1963 and formalised its sovereignty over the region in 1969 through a vote by about 1,000 community leaders, which critics dismissed as a sham. A separatist group called the 'Free Papua Movement' has battled Indonesian rule ever since. - AP
Malaysia:
* Parliament to convene on Dec 19 and 20, first order of business to elect new Speaker
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