Papua Border Drug Smuggling Failure Raises Security Concern
On 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.…
On 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.…
Kabla tu ya mabasi kuhama, kulikuwa na utulivu mfupi. Mnamo 4 Mei 2026, huko Sorong, familia zilisimama karibu, baadhi zikizungumza kwa upole, zingine zikichagua kutosema mengi hata kidogo. Mahujaji wachache…
Just before the buses moved, there was a brief pause. On May 4, 2026, in Sorong, families stood close, some talking softly, others choosing not to say much at all.…
Alasiri ya 3 Mei 2026, huko Jayapura, kundi dogo la wafuasi liliketi nje ya mgahawa uliokuwa kando ya barabara, wakitazama kwenye skrini ya simu kuhusu mechi kati ya Persipura Jayapura…
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…
Mnamo 2 Mei 2026, katika uwanja wa shule huko Mimika, wanafunzi walisimama kwenye mistari ambayo haikuwa imenyooka kikamilifu. Baadhi walirekebisha sare zao. Wengine waliwatazama walimu wao, wakisubiri ishara ianze. Hakukuwa…
On May 2, 2026, in a school yard in Mimika, students stood in lines that were not perfectly straight. Some adjusted their uniforms. Others glanced at their teachers, waiting for…
Mnamo Mei 2, 2026, huko Jayapura, familia zilisimama karibu, bila kusema mengi. Baadhi ya mahujaji walionekana watulivu, wengine wakiwa na wasiwasi kidogo. Mifuko ilikaguliwa tena; mazungumzo madogo yalififia ndani na…
On May 2, 2026, in Jayapura, families stood close, not saying much. Some pilgrims looked calm, others a little anxious. Bags were checked again; small conversations faded in and out.…
Watu wa Papua wanaomjua Abdul Halim huwa wanasita kabla ya kuelezea yeye ni nani. Wengine humwita “Ndugu Yan (Bang Yan)”. Wengine hupendelea “Ayah Papua (Baba wa Papua).” Jina hilo halina…