JAKARTA: President Prabowo Subianto's aspiration to expand palm oil plantations in Papua for biofuel production has drawn ...

As 2025 comes to an end, I would like to thank everyone who has supported a Free West Papua this year, whether through ...

In the 1960s Indonesia laid claim to West Papua. Despite efforts to control the West Papuan people, it has failed on all aspects of doing so. Indonesia uniliterally annexed the former Dutch colony in ...

Heritage Foundation for the People's Land/Realm has identified 94 palm oil plantation companies in Papua, covering 1.3 million hectares.

West Papuan "freedom fighters and advocates" have formally submitted a petition to the Vanuatu government in which they ...

Australia, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia have started holding annual defence ministers meetings to build trust and boost military cooperation, while PNG proposes building a 10km-wide demilitarised ...

July 26 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.93 struck West Papua region of Indonesia on Saturday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles ...

Prabowo acknowledged that working conditions in Papua are not easy, so he set a longer target for August 17, 2026, to establish all free nutritious meal kitchens in Papua. Today's Top 3 News: World ...

The Indonesian government aims to achieve food self-sufficiency in Papua within the next three years, Agriculture Minister ...

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Spending four weeks in West Papua sounds like an adventure until the reality of the terrain, weather, and remoteness hits.