The soldiers moved quietly through thick forest in the mountains of Pegunungan Bintang on May 7, 2026, following intelligence reports about armed separatist activity in the area. Rain had fallen …
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Politics & Security
Papua Border Drug Smuggling Failure Raises Security Concern
by Senamanby SenamanOn May 1, 2026, at the crossing in Skouw, Jayapura, most days pass without much tension. People move back and forth, some carrying goods, others visiting relatives across the border. …
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It started with a quiet patrol in a part of Pegunungan Bintang Regency, Papua Pegunungan (Highland Papua) Province on April 11, 2026, that few outsiders ever reach. The terrain is …
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Politics & Security
Papua Tengah Police Destroy Methamphetamine Seized in Mimika, Warning of Growing Drug Threat to Youth
by Senamanby SenamanThe room was small and quiet, tucked inside the Papua Tengah (Central) Regional Police headquarters in Nabire. There were no flashing cameras or long speeches. Just a few officers standing …
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Politics & Security
Smuggling, Security, and Seizure: How Papua’s Borderlands Became a Battleground in the Narcotics War
by Senamanby SenamanIn the far-flung eastern edge of Indonesia, where rugged mountains meet dense rainforest and the Papua New Guinea (PNG) border winds like a green scar across the land, a silent …
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