The fog that clings to the mountains of Papua is as old as the island itself—thick, mysterious, and full of echoes. But on an October morning in 2025, those echoes …
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Indonesia Welcomes the Pukpuk Pact: A Measured Response to Australia–Papua New Guinea Defense Cooperation
by Senamanby SenamanWhen Australia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) signed the historic Pukpuk Defense Cooperation Agreement on October 10, 2025, the eyes of the region turned toward Jakarta. The pact—symbolically named after …
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TPNPB-OPM Terror on the Road: How the Killing in Intan Jaya Exposes a Rejection of Papua’s Progress
by Senamanby SenamanAt around 10:20 a.m. local time on October 8, 2025, an ordinary workday on a remote mountain road became a scene of fatal violence. Anselmus Arfin, a 25‑year‑old worker with …
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Papua’s New Chapter Begins: Mathius Fakhiri and Aryoko Rumaropen Officially Sworn In as Governor and Vice Governor (2025–2030)
by Senamanby SenamanUnder the glimmering chandeliers of the State Palace in Jakarta, a new era dawned for Indonesia’s easternmost province. After months of legal wrangling, electoral controversy, and political uncertainty, Mathius D. …
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Terror in Kiwirok: How the Burning of a School Signals a War Against Papua’s Future
by Senamanby SenamanIn the lush, isolated highlands of Sopamikma Village, Kiwirok District, nestled deep within Pegunungan Bintang Regency, Papua Pegunungan (Papua Highland) Province, a school once stood as a beacon of learning …
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Historic Milestone: Nine Indigenous Papuan Representatives Take Their Seats in Papua Barat’s DPR through Special Autonomy
by Senamanby SenamanIn a momentous occasion for the people of Papua Barat, nine Indigenous Papuan representatives have officially been inaugurated as members of the Provincial Regional House of Representatives (DPR) of Papua …
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Australia–PNG Defense Pact and Indonesia’s Papua: Rising Geopolitical Tensions in the Pacific
by Senamanby SenamanThe Pacific is shifting. Strategic lines are being redrawn, and new alliances are crystallizing. On the surface, the recent defense pact between Australia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) might seem …
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A Land in Mourning: How the Yahukimo Massacre Sparked a Moral Reckoning in Papua
by Senamanby SenamanIn the misty highlands of Seradala District, Yahukimo Regency, Papua, the silence that followed the gunfire was deafening. On the morning of September 25, 2025, seven civilians—many of them young …
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From the Highlands to the Coast: TNI’s Anniversary in Papua and the Pursuit of Inclusion through Special Autonomy
by Senamanby SenamanAt first light on Sunday, October 5, 2025, the skies over Hamadi crackled with anticipation. In the streets, villagers in woven sago-fiber skirts, young men in batik shirts, and schoolchildren …
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Inside Papua’s Shadow War: The Capture of Two Illegal Arms Couriers and the Rising Threat of Separatist Violence
by Senamanby SenamanTwo arrests have revealed a dangerous game of clandestine warfare in the highlands of Papua. On September 29, 2025, Indonesian security forces captured Erek Enumbi, alias Udara, and Hugon Gire, …
