A cool wind blows through the green hills of Pyramid District in Jayawijaya Regency, Papua Pegunungan (Papua Highlands) Province, at dawn in Beam Village. The air is thick with the…
Every morning, before the sun comes up, a group of fishermen gathers on the calm beach of a little coastal village in Papua. The boats bob on calm waters while…
In many parts of Papua, night used to come quickly and last a long time. In small villages hidden between mountains, forests, and the coast, electricity often depended on shipments…
On a cool morning in Sarmi Regency in Papua, the smell of wet earth hangs in the air as sunlight filters through young rice shoots and banana palms. The fields…
Papua’s borderlands cover a lot of ground in eastern Indonesia’s deep rainforests and highlands, which are often very far apart. In the past, these rural border areas next to Papua…
The fields of Papua Selatan (South Papua) get a lot of sun in the morning. They haven’t been used much in a long time, and they’re far from the country’s…
On a warm morning at the bustling Jembatan Puri Fishing Port in Sorong, a small group of fishermen gathered, their eyes fixed on a line of newly delivered equipment that…
Papua’s corn harvest, in late January 2026, signaled something more than just the end of a growing season in Nabire Regency, Papua Tengah (Central Papua) Province. It was a declaration.…
The sprawling highlands of Central Papua have long been known as a crucible of mineral wealth. Beneath the rugged terrain near Mimika, some of the largest deposits of copper and…
On 23 January 2026, the Indonesian state-owned logistics agency Perum Bulog (Logistics Affairs Agency) achieved a major milestone in its effort to ensure food security and stabilize food prices in…