Social & Culture

When trays of rice, vegetables, fish, eggs, and fruit began arriving at schools across Jayapura earlier this year, many parents initially saw the government’s Free Nutritious Meal program as simple …

Officials from across Papua filled the meeting hall at Hotel Suni in Abepura, Jayapura, on May 21 carrying demographic reports, laptops, and regional data records that many admitted still do …

When Tourism Minister Widiyanti Putri Wardhana arrived in Raja Ampat on May 11-12, 2026, the visit was deliberately kept relatively low profile. There were meetings with regional officials, inspections of …

Inside a classroom in Sorong earlier this year, a teacher stood in front of a group of elementary school students and slowly repeated a sentence in the Moi language. Some …

The ceremony on May 9, 2026, in Raja Ampat was supposed to focus mainly on the regency’s 23rd anniversary. There were cultural performances, government speeches, and rows of invited guests …

Before sunrise each morning in Merauke, a group of young Papuan students begins another long day inside a temporary quarantine dormitory prepared by the provincial government. Some start with physical …

The waiting room at RSUD (Regional Public Hospital) Merauke was already filling up when the morning rain started outside. A woman from a village near the border sat quietly beside …

At first, nobody at the field seemed to think the ceremony on May 2, 2026 would become national news. Students stood in neat rows at Mepa Boarding School, Naibire, Papua …

The numbers came out in a government meeting, but they did not feel abstract. 38,732 children in Papua Selatan are currently out of school. Some stopped attending years ago. Others …

The final prayer recited briefly silenced the departure hall in Manokwari on May 6, 2026. Elderly pilgrims wiped away tears. Families stood close together, some holding phones to capture the …