In parts of Papua Tengah (Central Papua) province, mornings often begin with familiar sounds. Roosters crow. Motorbikes start up. Vendors arrange vegetables and fish at small roadside stalls. But on…
On the morning of February 26, 2026, voices that don’t often speak on the same public stage came together in a powerful way. From church pulpits to civil society forums,…
Their blades cut through the humid air above the forests of Makimi District, Nabire Regency, sending dust and leaves swirling across the clearing near PT Kristalin Ekalestari, a gold mining…
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,…