The management of state borders between Indonesia and PNG holds potential problems in the form of differences in socio-economic conditions between the two countries. While socially and culturally, people in the two countries have close kinship ties. This paper intends to recommend an asymmetric policy for managing national border areas, especially between Merauke and PNG. The conclusion of this study is that the adoption of the ChinaVietnam border management model can be applied in the management of the Indonesia-PNG border. This adoption is accompanied by several strategies in the form of: acceleration of construction of facilities and infrastructure, strengthening the socio-economic conditions of border communities, human resource development and strengthening of good institutional aspects.

Tujuan Penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui seberapa besar pengaruh budaya, perilaku dan status sosial etnis tionghoa terhadap kerukunan masyarakat di Kabupaten Merauke, dengan penelitian kuantitatif atau penelitian survey yang menggunakan kuesioner sebagai instrumen penelitian metode cluster sampling. Hasil penelitian ini ditemukan bahwa H1 ditolak dan disimpulkan bahwa budaya berpengaruh negatif dan tidak signifikan terhadap kerukunan masyarakat di Kabupaten Merauke. hasil uji F F-hitung> F-tabel sehingga H0 di tolak dan Ha diterima, variable budaya, perilaku dan status sosial secara simultan berpengaruh terhadap kerukunan masyarakat.

The purpose of this study is to find out the provision of motivation in persuasive communication in order to improve the performance of the employees of Bunda Pengharapan Hospital in Merauke Regency, In this study researcher interviewed 10 people as research informants. Data analysis used descriptive qualitative method while this study used three stages, namely data presentation, data reduction and conclusion. From the results of this study, the researchers found that there was a work motivation that the leader did to the employees of BundaPengharapan Hospital so that the results of the employee's performance were good enough to carry out work duties every day. However, in the motivational indicator, it isnecessary to maintain more support or appreciation for employee work performance so as to further encourage employees to further improve or maintain their work performance in the Hospital.