Tag: Papua

In November 2001, the Indonesian parliament passed Law Number 21 the Year 2001 on a special autonomy law for Papua province. The Special Autonomy Law comprised twenty-seven chapters and seventy-nine articles. This special autonomy law was a strategic shift in the Indonesian government. This was because the Indonesian government, during Soeharto’s New Order rule, applied an iron fist and security […]

By 2030, the province of West Papua will establish two economic zones, Bintuni Bay Industrial Zone and Sorong Special Economic Zone. Mohamad Lakotani, the deputy governor of West Papua province, believes that Bintuni bay will attract investors from fertilizers plants, methanol plants, and other gas-based industries that will utilize the natural gas from Bintuni bay.  […]