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 …
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Security Concerns Rise in Papua as 200 Armed Group Members Operate in Yahukimo
by Senamanby SenamanThe 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 …
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Three Papua Tengah Regencies Form Border Task Force to Prevent Tribal Conflict After Kapiraya Unrest
by Senamanby SenamanIn 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, …
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Papua’s Lifelines Grounded: Temporary Closure of 11 Remote Airports After Smart Air Attack in Papua
by Senamanby SenamanSmall 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 …
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Four TPNPB OPM Members Have Been Arrested Over Smart Air Pilot Killings in Koroway
by Senamanby SenamanThe 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 …
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Civilian Killed in Papua: Armed Attack in Puncak Jaya Raises Alarm Over Ongoing Violence
by Senamanby SenamanGunfire 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, …
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Deadly Attack on Smart Air in Papua Sparks Urgent Call to Reinforce Security at Remote Airports
by Senamanby SenamanA small plane from Smart Air flew to Koroway Airport in Boven Digoel Regency, South Papua, on the morning of February 11, 2026. Only air or long river routes can …
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Civilian Water Driver Shot by OPM in Papua as Violence Grows in Yahukimo
by Senamanby SenamanIn the highlands of Yahukimo Regency, Papua Pegunungan Province, the sound of gunfire once again broke the fragile peace that residents had hoped would come after weeks of increased security …
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Terror in Tembagapura: OPM Attack Killed Security Officer and Shook Papua’s Economic Lifeline
by Senamanby SenamanA convoy of cars slowly made its way along a mountainous road called MP 50 in Tembagapura, Mimika Regency, Papua Tengah (Central Papua) Province, on the morning of February 11, …
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Gunfire at Korowai: The Smart Air Tragedy and the Growing Danger to Civil Aviation in Papua
by Senamanby SenamanOn February 11, 2026, at 10:05 AM, at Korowai Airstrip in Boven Digoel, Papua Selatan (South Papua), what should have been a normal landing turned into a catastrophe. A Smart …
