Something scary happened in Papua Tengah (Central Papua) Province in early February 2026 that made the local business community very worried and unsure. Companies in the area started getting letters…
The skies over Papua felt new and full of potential on February 21, 2026. People who traveled to Bandara (Airports) Koroway Batu, Bandara Beoga, and Bandara Iwur carried their bags…
On the afternoon of February 21, 2026, the people of Biha Village, Makimi District, in Nabire Regency, Papua Tengah (Central Papua) Province, lost the sense of safety they had grown…
In the highlands of Intan Jaya, where steep valleys cut through thick forests and villages cling to mountain ridges, stories of conflict have long been more common than stories of…
Dekai, a small town in the highlands of Yahukimo Regency in Papua Pegunungan (Papua Highlands) Province, was always known for its calm mornings and lively local markets. On weekdays, traders…
The daily sounds of life in Yahukimo Regency, Papua Pegunungan (Papua Highlands) Province, are full of tension in the rough mountains and thick jungles. Before dawn, villagers get up, farmers…
In the cool highlands and swampy lowlands of Papua Tengah (Central Papua) Province, there aren’t always fences or concrete pillars to show where districts end and begin. Ancestral memory, rivers,…
Small airstrips aren’t useful in the remote highlands and coastal plains of Papua. They are the only way to stay alive. Pioneer or “perintis” airports connect communities that are spread…
The quiet runway at Koroway Airport in Boven Digoel Regency, Papua Selatan (South Papua) Province, doesn’t get much national attention. It is a small airstrip in the middle of a…
Gunfire broke the peaceful mood of Mobigi Village in the Ilu District of Puncak Jaya Regency, Papua Tengah (Central Papua) Province, on the afternoon of February 12, 2026. Within minutes,…