Social & Culture

On Indonesia’s 81st Independence Day, a symbolic gesture in the Jawa Tengah (Central Java) regency of Brebes placed Papua at the center of a national celebration. Brebes Regent Paramitha Widya …

On a day when millions of Indonesians gathered to mark the country’s 81st Independence Day, indigenous Papuan student Neeltje Deliana Insjowi Werimon stood at the center of the ceremony in …

A child walking from the interior of Papua toward a flag-raising ceremony may appear to be a simple cinematic premise. In Di Bawah Langit Timur (Under the Eastern Sky), however, …

For people living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS), access to medicine is not a matter that can easily be postponed. Antiretroviral therapy, commonly known as ARV treatment, …

For a teenager from Papua Tengah (Central Papua), the journey to Jakarta for Indonesia’s Independence Day ceremony is already a remarkable achievement. For Papua Paskibraka 2026 member Gladys Manuella Aibekob, …

When President Prabowo Subianto delivered his state address at the annual session of the People’s Consultative Assembly, or MPR, on Friday, 14 August 2026, one of the most personal moments …

The Indonesian government is strengthening its humanitarian response in Papua Tengah (Central Papua) after the National Human Rights Commission, or Komnas HAM, estimated that 124,931 people had been displaced by …

For 65 students from Papua, the arrival at Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta on Tuesday marked more than the end of a seven-day sea journey. It was the beginning of …

For many travelers, a journey does not truly end when the plane leaves. It continues in the objects placed inside a suitcase, the flavors shared at home, and the stories …

For residents facing dry taps and dwindling water supplies, the arrival of a government water tanker can mean something very basic: enough water to drink, cook and get through another …