West Papua is one of the best tourist destination in Indonesia. It has not only the famous Raja Ampat which is located in the northwest of the giant island but…
Indonesia committed several strategies to reclaim West Papua from the clutch of Netherland, even after the declaration of independence on 17 August 1945. Since Netherland was adamant to keep West…
You cannot expect development programs implemented in Papua will give a fruitful impact if there is no Papuan involved in the process. As locals, Papuans are the ones who understand…
Development in Papua is implemented simultaneously in several sectors and human development is a part of it. Dealing with human flourishing, human development is no less important than any…
What do you think the biggest negative effect of development, particularly in economic sector? Even though economic development is highly needed to increase income and achieve a decent standard of…
Papuan people have a unique way to do an election. Way back to a referendum held in 1969, which is called an Act of Free Choice or Determination of the…
West Papua is also very rich in cultures. So far, there are actually plenty of well-known cultural festivals that have taken place there. One of them is called “The Wondama…
Development as practice is multi-faceted programs, therefore its implementation in Indonesia’s most eastern provinces, Papua and West Papua, involves several fields. One of them is economic development, one aspect of…
West Papua has plenty of well-known cultural festivals that have taken place there. One of them is called “The Baliem Valley Festival” (Festival Bukit Baliem). This festival is probably the…
Belong to the principles of customary international law, Uti Possidetis Juris is intentionally used to keep the boundaries of a recently independent country from its colonist or federation. It is…
