Unity in motion—the 2025 Christmas Parade in Papua Selatan
On the morning of December 1, 2025, a colorful procession began winding through the streets of Merauke, the capital hub of Papua Selatan South Papua) Province. The air was alive…
On the morning of December 1, 2025, a colorful procession began winding through the streets of Merauke, the capital hub of Papua Selatan South Papua) Province. The air was alive…
When you walk through a modest market stall in Nabire, Papua Tengah (Central Papua) Province, or Merauke, Papua Selatan (South Papua) Province, the souvenirs from Papua are far more than…
For decades, the people of Kampung Ausem, a remote village in the mountainous region of Papua, lived without access to reliable electricity. When the sun sank behind the dense border…
On 25 November 2025, Indonesia celebrated Hari Guru Nasional (The National Teacher’s Day), a day devoted to honoring the nation’s teachers. In Papua, this celebration carried profound significance. For decades,…
In the early hours of 17 November 2025, a deeply distressing tragedy unfolded in Jayapura, Papua. Irene Sokoy, a 33-year-old pregnant mother from Kampung Hobong, went into labor. Her family…
For months, dozens of Papuan students studying overseas have lived with the anxiety of mounting unpaid tuition fees, delayed allowances, and the fear of losing their academic status. Their future…
Papua has entered a new chapter in its administrative and social transformation with the launch of the Digital Population Identity for Indigenous Papuans, known as IKD OAP. The initiative marks…
The morning sun over Jayapura cast a warm glow across the bustling hallway of Mall Jayapura, where hundreds of residents poured in with anticipation and curiosity. The 2025 BRI Consumer…
On the early night of November 18, 2025 night in Jayapura, 28-year-old Irene Sokoy, an expectant mother in critical condition, was rushed from her home in Hobong Village, Sentani District,…
Across the highlands and coastal lowlands of Papua, land is far more than a physical space. It embodies memory, ancestry, spirituality, and collective identity. For Indigenous Papuans, tanah ulayat—ancestral land…