Indonesia’s Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka has been entrusted with a major task that could define the early years of the Prabowo administration: accelerating development in Papua, a region long…
Since its inauguration in 2017, the Skouw Border Crossing (Pos Lintas Batas Negara, or PLBN Skouw) has steadily evolved from a modest frontier checkpoint into a thriving economic engine. As…
The Papua Provincial Government has recently concluded the Job Fair Papua 2025, a major employment initiative aimed at tackling the high unemployment rate in the region. Over two days, the…
In a strategic move aimed at improving accessibility and stimulating local economies in Papua, Sriwijaya Air has announced the launch of several new flight routes across the region, including a…
In a country of more than 17,000 islands, electrifying every village remains a monumental challenge—nowhere more so than in the remote, forest-covered highlands and coastal plains of Papua. But recent…
A renewed political and grassroots push is gaining ground to establish North Papua Province, a proposed administrative region aimed at accelerating development and improving public services in the Saereri customary…
In a landmark step toward strengthening public service delivery and increasing representation of indigenous Papuans in the government, the provincial administration of Papua Tengah officially appointed 846 civil servant candidates…
In a rare and symbolically powerful move, the Finnish Ambassador to Indonesia, Jukka-Pekka Kaihilahti, embarked on a groundbreaking visit to Southwest Papua on June 15-19, 2025. His trip—marking one of…
In a concerted effort to combat plastic pollution, State Electricity Company (PT PLN) and the Papua provincial government have launched a series of initiatives aimed at reducing plastic waste in…
On a misty morning in the highlands of Papua, 53-year-old Emen Wanimbo walks barefoot across the red earth of his village, pointing proudly to a freshly painted house behind a…