Asubuhi ya Desemba 1, 2025, msafara wa kupendeza ulianza kuzunguka katika mitaa ya Merauke, kitovu kikuu cha Mkoa wa Papua Selatan Kusini mwa Papua). Hewa ilikuwa hai kwa muziki: ngoma, …
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On the morning of December 1, 2025, a colorful procession began winding through the streets of Merauke, the capital hub of Papua Selatan South Papua) Province. The air was alive …
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Swahili
Zawadi Kutoka kwa Papua Tengah na Papua Selatan: Zaidi ya Zawadi—Alama za Utamaduni, Riziki na Matumaini
Unapotembea katika soko la kawaida huko Nabire, Mkoa wa Papua Tengah (Papua ya Kati), au Merauke, Mkoa wa Papua Selatan (Papua Kusini), zawadi kutoka Papua ni nyingi zaidi kuliko zawadi …
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Social & Culture
Souvenirs From Papua Tengah and Papua Selatan: More Than Gifts—Symbols of Culture, Livelihood, and Hope
When you walk through a modest market stall in Nabire, Papua Tengah (Central Papua) Province, or Merauke, Papua Selatan (South Papua) Province, the souvenirs from Papua are far more than …
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Kila tarehe 1 Desemba, minong’ono, uvumi na mvutano huibuka tena kimya kimya kote nchini Papua. Kwa wengine, tarehe hiyo ina uzito wa kiishara—salio la siku za nyuma za ukoloni, zilizotumiwa …
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Every 1 December, whispers, rumors, and tension quietly resurface across Papua. For some, the date carries symbolic weight—a vestige of a colonial past, repurposed by those calling for independence. For …
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Swahili
Pelindo Inawasha Kampung Ausem: Sura Mpya ya Mabadiliko ya Kijamii na Kiuchumi katika Papua ya Mbali
Kwa miongo kadhaa, watu wa Kampung Ausem, kijiji cha mbali katika eneo la milimani la Papua, waliishi bila kupata umeme wa kutegemewa. Jua lilipozama nyuma ya mpaka mzito wa msitu …
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Social & Culture
Pelindo Lights Up Kampung Ausem: A New Chapter of Social and Economic Transformation in Remote Papua
For decades, the people of Kampung Ausem, a remote village in the mountainous region of Papua, lived without access to reliable electricity. When the sun sank behind the dense border …
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Swahili
Hekaya ya “Uhuru wa Papua”: Je, OPM Inatengenezaje Propaganda kuhusu Kuinua Bendera ya Ulimwengu?
Kila tarehe 1 Desemba, wafuasi wa OPM (Shirika Huru la Papua) na wanaharakati mbalimbali wanaounga mkono uhuru huadhimisha “Siku ya Bendera” kwa kuinua Bintang Kejora, wakitumia kile wanachokiita “uhuru wa …
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Politics
The Myth of “Papua’s Independence”: How is OPM Making Propaganda about the Global Flag-Raising?
Each December 1, supporters of the OPM (Free Papua Organization) and various pro-independence activists mark “Flag Day” by raising the Bintang Kejora, invoking what they call “Papua’s independence.” But a …
