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…
In Papua Pegunungan (Highland Papua), where distance, mountainous terrain, and the cost of studying away from home can make higher education difficult to complete, the provincial government has committed more…
For communities across Papua, Papua Special Autonomy funds are not simply figures in a government budget. They are intended to finance services that people encounter in everyday life, from schools…
The Papua Pegunungan (Papua Highlands) provincial government is set to receive an additional Rp456 billion in Special Autonomy Funds, known as Otsus, in 2026, giving the young province greater fiscal…
KPK has urged government institutions, law enforcement agencies, universities, students and civil society organizations to step up their oversight of the Papua Special Autonomy Fund, saying that transparent and accountable…
Concern over Papua’s Special Autonomy (Otsus) Fund spread quickly across local governments and community discussions in early May after rumors began circulating that Jakarta planned to reduce the region’s Otsus…
In Jakarta, meetings between regional leaders and central government officials are often routine. This one was not. On April 13, 2026, six governors from Papua’s provinces came with a shared…
The talk about the Papua Special Autonomy Fund changed in a small but important way on April 13, 2026, in the Commission II Room of the Indonesian House of Representatives…
On a humid morning in Nabire, the capital of Indonesia’s youngest province, there is a familiar rhythm inside the local government office. Papers move from one desk to another. Phones…
For more than twenty years, Indonesia’s Special Autonomy policy for Papua has symbolized a national commitment to justice, inclusion, and accelerated development in one of the country’s most complex regions.…