Politics

At the eastern edge of Indonesia, the land slowly dissolves into thick rainforest before reaching the border with Papua New Guinea. A checkpoint or a flag clearly marks the frontier …

The road to Jokbu Village is narrow and quiet. It goes through thick forest and low hills in Tambrauw Regency. Most of the time, the trip goes without a hitch. …

The investigation that eventually revealed a network that was giving illegal guns to armed separatist groups in Papua did not start with one big event. Instead, it grew slowly over …

The city of Jayapura is on Papua’s northern coast, where the Pacific Ocean is calm. There are government buildings along the shore, and officials and community leaders meet in meeting …

On the morning of March 11, 2026, the mountains around the Grasberg mine in Papua often look calm. Mist floats over the high hills, and the constant sound of heavy …

The government offices in Nabire often start their morning activities quietly. Civil servants get there early, some after long trips from faraway districts that are only connected by small planes …

In the remote highlands of eastern Indonesia, where steep mountains and thick forests have made security operations difficult for a long time, Indonesian officials announced a major breakthrough in their …

The Indonesian military stops an OPM attack in Papua and captures six people in Tembagapura. Most of the time, life in Tembagapura, Mimika Regency, Papua Tengah (Central Papua), is quiet. …

From the highlands of Papua to its dense river basins, the sound of a small aircraft engine carries more than passengers. It carries medicine, schoolbooks, fresh food, and sometimes the …

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 …