Both the government and the opposition still consider Papua as a problem caused by a lack of economic development and which has nothing to do with politics.
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A researcher on social economic issues in Papua calls for more research on Papua that can contribute to find solutions for complex problems in Indonesia’s easternmost region.
The government is focusing on economic development, but ignoring human rights abuses, local politics and indigenous peoples.
Discoveries as a result of ongoing research on malaria in pregnant women in Papua are helping to develop better treatments to fight the disease.
Health research in Indonesia are mostly kept in library shelves instead of being used in policymaking.
An exhibition at the Melbourne Museum tells the history of colonialism in East New Britain, PNG, from the perspective of the local people. This is history from the ground up, told through film, art and music.
Talks about increasing militarisation in Papua has intensified after reports of violence in mining area Tembagapura. But Indonesia should not rush in with a military operation.
Although Indonesian President Joko Widodo declared Papua open for foreign media in May this year, government obstacles to access the restive region linger.
The future of Papuans remains subject to the swirling mists of Indonesian national and international political intrigue.
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Lecturer, University of Wollongong
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Dosen, Departemen Politik dan Pemerintahan, Universitas Gadjah Mada, University of Birmingham
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