#Papua
TNI claims control over Intan Jaya after deadly clash with separatist group
The Indonesian Military (TNI) said it has regained control of Soanggama village in Homeyo district, Intan Jaya regency, Central Papua, following an armed clash with the separatist West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB/OPM) that left 14 of its members dead.
Government shifts policy focus in Papua toward dialogue, welfare
Ministry of Defense unveiled a new face of its Papua policy during the Defense Diplomacy Forum at Borobudur Hotel in Jakarta on Thursday, October 16, 2025.
Massive land clearing in S. Papua raises environmental, indigenous rights concerns: Environmentalists
The government’s ambitious Food and Energy Estate project in Southern Papua is facing mounting criticism for its potential environmental damage and adverse impact on indigenous communities.
Bahlil tells Freeport to focus on rescuing trapped workers
Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Bahlil Lahadalia, expresses deep condolences and concerns at the same time for landslide incident at Freeport's underground mining area in Papua early this month, where seven workers had been trapped but only two of them have been found.
Church council calls for end to military operation in Papua villages
The Communion of Churches in Indonesia (PGI) has called for an immediate halt to a military operation that has reportedly affected three villages in Papua’s Intan Jaya Regency.
TNI confirms killing of gold miners by Papua armed separatist group
The Indonesian Military (TNI) headquarters has confirmed that several civilians working as gold miners were killed by an armed separatist group affiliated with the Free Papua Organization (OPM) in the Suntamon District, Yahukimo Regency, Papua Mountains Province, on April 8, 2025.
Armed separatist group claims execution of 11 Indonesian gold miners in Papua
The West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) has claimed responsibility for the execution of 11 illegal gold miners in Yahukimo, Papua, while alleging the casualties as soldiers disguising themselves as gold miners in a mission to infiltrate their operational areas.
House launches special autonomy law for Papua
The House of Representatives (DPR) passed Law No. 21/2001 on Special Autonomy for Papua in November 2001. The law - comprising of 27 chapters and 29 articles - was deemed as a strategic shift for the government. During former authoritarian Soeharto's New Order, the government applied an iron fist and security approach against Papuans and their demand for independence.
West Papua develops two special economic zones
By 2030, the West Papua province will establish two economic zones, namely Bintuni Bay Industrial Zone and Sorong Special Economic Zone.