The woman carries bananas, yams and vegetables in a knotted bag on her head as she wanders through a market in a suburban area of Jayapura in eastern Indonesia.

Civil, political liberties declined in Indonesia, with democratic institutions weakened and corruption rising, Human Rights Watch said.

The amount of evidence of methamphetamine (meth) or narcotics seized by police in Papua is still relatively small compared to other regions.

The smaller Pacific Island nations, which Indonesia has been endeavouring to win over in a bid to thwart support for West Papuan independence, may also become entangled in the crosshairs of geostrategic rivalries, and their response to Indonesia’s membership in the BRICS alliance will prove critical for the fate of West Papua.

A former police officer is believed to be the perpetrator, acting on orders from a rogue faction of Papuan separatists.

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A study from the University of Adelaide and The Australian National University (ANU) has outlined the first genomic evidence of early migration from New Guinea into the Wallacea, an archipelago containing Timor-Leste and hundreds of inhabited eastern Indonesian islands.

The Indonesian Government plans to upgrade 66 regional hospitals in remote and underdeveloped regions to provide more comprehensive and high-quality health services.

West Papua (or West Melanesia) is a subregion of Oceania in the Pacific Ocean. The region is home to some 12 million people with a rich cultural diversity,

Indonesia's poverty rate decreased to 8.57% in September 2024, with 1.84 million fewer poor people since 2023.

UK supermajor BP has launched the tender for a key contract for its Tangguh UCC project, which has the potential to unlock around 3 trillion cubic feet of additional gas resources offshore West Papua,

JAYAPURA, Indonesia (AP) — The woman carries bananas, yams and vegetables in a knotted bag on her head as she wanders through a market in a suburban area of Jayapura in eastern Indonesia. Even in the Papua capital and bigger cities of the province, a noken bag where people carry their daily essentials is a common sight.