The RI-PNG border in Papua is more than a line separating two countries. For generations, communities on both sides have maintained family, cultural, customary, and social relationships that often existed…
The Nabire Airport expansion is emerging as one of the Papua Tengah (Central Papua) provincial government’s key infrastructure priorities, with authorities preparing Rp80 billion in regional funding and seeking additional…
The visit of Dutch Embassy to Jayapura on September 21 brought Papua’s security and development into a single diplomatic conversation, as Deputy Chief of Mission Adriaan Palm and his delegation…
The Indonesian National Army Forces’ (TNI) community service in Papua Tengah (Central Papua) is taking shape through a series of practical programmes aimed at improving connectivity, strengthening village economies and…
Papua’s infrastructure development moved to the centre of the national agenda this week as Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono, widely known as AHY, arrived in…
In the highland landscape of Papua Pegunungan (Highland Papua), where distance and terrain can turn a relatively short journey into a major logistical challenge, infrastructure is more than concrete, asphalt…
The question of who qualifies as an Indigenous Papuan, or Orang Asli Papua (OAP), has returned to Indonesia’s national debate after a disagreement between the Ministry of Home Affairs and…
The Indigenous Papuan (OAP) data program in Papua Pegunungan (Highland Papua) Province is moving into a more coordinated phase as Indonesia and Australia work through the SKALA partnership to establish…
Papua Special Autonomy funds are once again at the centre of attention as Indonesia’s Ministry of Home Affairs pushes local governments across the Papua region to accelerate the administrative process…
When Papua Tengah (Central Papua) Governor Meki Fritz Nawipa arrived in Dogiyai on September 7, the visit was more than a routine government inspection. It was an attempt to bring…