Papua Police Crack Down After Persipura Riot
The silence around Stadion Lukas Enembe this week felt very different from the atmosphere on the night of May 8. Burn marks were still visible near several parking areas. Damaged…
The silence around Stadion Lukas Enembe this week felt very different from the atmosphere on the night of May 8. Burn marks were still visible near several parking areas. Damaged…
On the morning of May 10, 2026, the atmosphere around Lukas Enembe Stadium felt very different from the chaos that unfolded there three nights earlier. Instead of smoke, shattered glass,…
At first, it looked like ordinary disappointment. Inside Lukas Enembe Stadium, supporters of Persipura Jayapura sat quietly as the final minutes disappeared. The team had spent months fighting for a…
On the afternoon of May 3, 2026, in Jayapura, a small group of supporters sat outside a roadside café, watching on a phone screen about the match between Persipura Jayapura…
In Papua, football often begins without structure. It is played on open ground, in villages, in city corners, wherever space allows. There are no formal systems at the start, only…
The 2025–2026 Papua League 4 season ended with a moment that felt bigger than football. In Papua, where sport often carries social meaning beyond competition, Persiker Keerom’s championship victory…
On February 19, 2026, in Lukas Enembe Stadium in Jayapura, Governor Mathius Fakhiri sat across from Jack Komboy, one of Persipura Jayapura’s most respected people. The meeting wasn’t a ceremony.…
Long before the final whistle blew at Stadion Lukas Enembe on February 15, 2026 afternoon, the excitement in the stands was like its own heartbeat. Thousands of fans dressed in…
From February 13 to 15, 2026, the quiet border town of Mae Sariang in Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand, became the site of something very human. A football field in…
The lights were already on at Stadium Sultan Muhammad IV in Kota Bharu on Monday, February 2, 2026. A young defender from eastern Indonesia stepped onto the training field for…