Sport

When Indonesia’s Asian Games contingent arrived in Nagoya on September 18, the welcome carried a distinctly Papuan voice. Papua musicians Nowela Mikhelia, Bona Pascal, Nobo Idol, and Boii Soa Soa …

When the Netherlands plays at a World Cup or UEFA European Championship, the orange shirts do not appear only in Amsterdam, Rotterdam or The Hague. Thousands of kilometres away, in …

The Jayapura Mobile Legends tournament opened in Sentani on September 18 with a purpose that went beyond competition. Organized by the Jayapura Regency Investment and One Stop Integrated Services Agency, …

At 11 years old, Mikhayla Shanum Caya is preparing to step onto one of Asia’s biggest sporting stages. The young skateboarder from Papua Pegunungan (Highland Papua) has experienced a remarkably …

On a football field in Timika, the future of Papua’s contribution to Indonesian football is being built one training session at a time. The Papua Football Academy, or PFA, is …

There was something fitting about the setting. In Banjarmasin, far from the football grounds where he first developed his game, Korneles Howay stepped onto the professional stage and announced himself …

The 2026 Soeratin Cup (Piala Soeratin) will bring a new level of youth football competition to Papua after Jayapura was selected to host the East Indonesia Zone of this year’s …

For three young footballers from Papua, the next step in their development will take them far from home. Three Papua Football Academy (PFA) players have been called up to Indonesia’s …

For PSBS Biak, the return to Indonesia’s second tier in the 2026/2027 season is already proving to be a test that extends well beyond what happens on the football pitch. …

Persipura Jayapura 2026 begins with a familiar ambition but a markedly different set of circumstances. The Papua football powerhouse has introduced a 35-player squad, a new jersey, and a reshaped …