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Papua

Archipelago 2 months ago

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BRIN researchers identify two new endemic moths in Papua, Sulawesi

Both new species have unique morphology characteristics, especially in wing pattern and genitalia structure, the main markers in moth identification.

Academia 3 months ago

The UK must not sacrifice human rights for economic growth

We find it troubling that the partnership purports to protect the environment, when in Papua, these military-dominated monocultures are riding roughshod over local communities.

Archipelago 3 months ago

TNI holds public kitchen, medical service in Papua village

The activities are in line with national policy to accelerate welfare development in Papua as regulated by Presidential Instruction No. 9/2020 and Law No. 2/2021 on Special Autonomy for Papua.

Editorial 4 months ago

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Walking the human rights talk

Democracy in Indonesia has been on the retreat in the last 10 years or so, freedom of speech and other types of freedoms are being undermined, and activists and civil society groups warn of a shrinking civic space.

Archipelago 4 months ago

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TNI rescues Freeport workers from OPM’s threats

TNI personnel under the Operation Command (Koops) Habema carried out the rescue in difficult terrain with a high level of threat and a limited time frame as crucial factors.

Archipelago 4 months ago

Indonesian military rescue 18 Freeport workers from rebel siege in Papua

The military used drones to deliver food and medicine to the stranded workers, before evacuating them to safety after three days, a spokesman said.

Academia 4 months ago

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The irony of Indonesia’s UN human rights presidency

If Indonesia’s diplomacy remains entrenched in selective silence, the privilege of presiding over the council will devolve into symbolic prestige devoid of impact.

Food 5 months ago

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Buried fire, shared roots: A Maori and Papuan stone-cooking bond

A Maori hangi and Papuan bubigi cooked side by side highlight deep-rooted culinary parallels, where food becomes both sustenance and a language of togetherness.

Academia 5 months ago

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Forests, fuel and food: Is expanding oil palm to Papua worth the cost?

Forest loss to palm oil plantations directly weakens these dimensions by increasing disaster risk and exposing communities to instability.

Politics 5 months ago

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Palm oil expansion in Papua raises eyebrow

President Prabowo Subianto’s aspiration to expand palm oil plantations in Papua for biofuel production has drawn strong backlash from environmentalists, who warn the policy risks repeating the ecological disasters already unfolding in Sumatra.

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