Social & Culture

On March 21, 2026, in Papua, Eid al-Fitr does not arrive all at once. It builds slowly. A few days before the celebration, markets begin to feel different. Not crowded …

Rainfall in Wamena doesn’t always end right away. It can last for hours, sometimes longer, turning paths into mud and soaking through roofs that were never meant to hold that …

On March 17, 2026, the morning did not begin with speeches. It began with people arriving quietly. Some came early, long before the event officially started. A few stood in …

On March 18, 2026, in Wamena, Papua Pegunungan (Papua Highlands) province, mornings arrive slowly. Mist settles over the valleys before the sun begins to cut through the mountains. Smoke rises …

The schoolyard was already busy when the boxes arrived. Children had gathered earlier than usual that morning. Some stood near the classroom doors; others sat in groups under the shade, …

In the days leading up to Eid al-Fitr, the mood inside prisons in Papua begins to shift in a way that is difficult to describe unless you have seen it …

Families from different districts started to arrive at the Papua Selatan (South Papua) Governor’s Office in Merauke early in the morning. Some had come from far away, leaving their villages …

Every morning, long before the tropical sun starts to warm up the coastal city of Jayapura, the halls of Jayapura Regional Hospital slowly come to life. The nurses start their …

In the easternmost part of Indonesia, where mountains, forests, and scattered islands make up the landscape, providing health services has always been a difficult task. Papua has recently become the …

Scientists have found something amazing deep in the thick rainforests of Papua’s remote Bird’s Head Peninsula. There, a thick canopy blocks out most of the sunlight, and rivers carve quiet …