Joko Widodo promises to focus on West Papua

By Michael Bachelard
Updated August 23 2014 - 6:18pm, first published 12:56pm

Indonesian president-elect Joko Widodo has promised to build a presidential palace on the shores of West Papua's picturesque Lake Sentani as a sign he will pay more attention to the resource-rich but troubled region.

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