Social & Culture

The Papua Tengah (Central Papua) provincial government has allocated Rp3.2 billion to provide employment social security for 24,691 people in 2026, expanding protection for workers whose livelihoods can be disrupted …

The Papua Barat (West Papua) Provincial Health Office has immunised 50 children from the Amber and Asarbey villages in Mokwam District, Manokwari Regency, as part of an emergency response to …

The Indonesian Health Ministry is strengthening eight regional hospitals in Papua Pegunungan (Highland Papua) Province to expand access to treatment for 11 key health services, a programme designed to bring …

Merauke, Papua Selatan (South Papua), is confronting a familiar but increasingly urgent challenge as dry conditions make access to clean water more difficult for some communities. In response, the Association …

The Papua Barat (West Papua) early education programme is entering a broader phase as Governor Dominggus Mandacan moves to extend access to quality early childhood education into remote villages, coastal …

Religious moderation in Fakfak is being strengthened through an approach that combines education, interfaith cooperation and local cultural wisdom, as the Forum for Religious Harmony, or FKUB of Papua Barat …

The deployment of 61 Papua Pegunungan (Highland Papua) health workers in 2026 marks a practical step by the provincial government to strengthen basic healthcare services across one of Indonesia’s most …

In Asmat, where vast areas of swamp and brackish water make access to fresh water a daily challenge, an unlikely resource is becoming part of the solution. Water that was …

For some of the Maybrat displaced families, returning home has taken roughly five years. Women and children who fled their communities following the West Papua National Liberation Army from the …

The expansion of SPPG services in Papua has entered a new phase after the National Nutrition Agency, or Badan Gizi Nasional (BGN), inaugurated 13 of the Nutrition Provision Service Units, …