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 room did not feel like a formal diplomatic event. People moved around slowly, stopping at displays, listening, and watching. In a corner, music started before most realized it. The…
In many parts of Papua, a language can belong to just one valley, sometimes even one village. It is spoken at home, in small gatherings, and passed down without being…
On morning February 27, 2026, in Weghete, the capital of Deiyai Regency in Papua Tengah (Central Papua) province, the yard of State High School (SMA Negeri) 1 Weghete usually echoes…
Not the lack of sound, since the rainforest in Papua is never really quiet. Birds call across the canopy. Insects hum in a steady beat. There are things that you…
In the mountainous heart of Indonesia’s newest province, a quiet cultural revolution is unfolding. The Government of Papua Tengah (Central Papua) has declared every Thursday as “Noken and Local Language…