[Analytics] Indonesia’s military still preoccupied with internal security
The separation of the Indonesian police from the military in the early 2000s was supposed…
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is an economy of 8 million people. When it joined APEC in 1993, Papua New Guinea’s real GDP was USD 9.4 billion. This more than doubled by 2016, when Papua New Guinea’s GDP rose to USD 19.6 billion.
Indonesia continues crackdown on armed Papuan terrorists: Minister
JAKARTA, May 26, 2021, ANTARA. Indonesia’s top security minister, Mahfud MD, highlighted the government’s priority…
Terrorist tag in West Papua could worsen racism: Rights group
JAKARTA, May 7, 2021, RNZ. Human Rights Watch is urging the Indonesian government to rethink…
Two women tortured in latest sorcery-related attack in Papua New Guinea
PORT MORESBY, Apr 27, 2021, The Guardian. Two women have been brutally attacked in Port…
Australian lawyer arrested in Papua New Guinea over alleged $100M fraud
PORT MORESBY, Jan 21, 2021, The Guardian. An Australian lawyer, Greg Sheppard, has been arrested…
Chinese cast net over neglected Papua New Guinea border zone
PORT MORESBY, Dec 19, 2020, RNZ. China has dismissed Australian concerns about a planned new…
Bougainville is still enthusiastic for sitting in the Papua New Guinea parliament
PORT MORESBY, Dec 14, 2020, RNZ. Bougainville might be close to independence but the enthusiasm…
[Analytics] So-called ‘Papuan problems’ and colonial myths
Each year on December 1st, Papuans commemorate the day on which the embryo of a…
Crucial meeting of Bougainville and Papua New Guinea leaders delayed
PORT MORESBY, Nov 28, 2020, RNZ. The Papua New Guinea and Bougainville Governments have delayed…
Concern Papua New Guinea political instability might disrupt Bougainville independence talks
PORT MORESBY, Nov 23, 2020, RNZ. Bougainville and the PNG Government are due to go…
Australia’s PM cancels Papua New Guinea trip after James Marape’s party unrest
CANBERRA, Nov 14, 2020, ABC News. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has cancelled plans to visit…
Papua New Guinea’s company planning on becoming a chocolate exporter
PORT MORESBY, Nov 11, 2020, RNZ. A PNG company is planning to go into chocolate…
High hopes for Bougainville limestone mining
PORT MORESBY, Nov 3, 2020, RNZ. The Bougainville President Ishmael Toroama is hoping to re-ignite…
Indonesia rights commission alleges slain Papuan pastor was tortured
JAKARTA, Nov 2, 2020, Reuters. Indonesia’s human rights commission said on Monday that a fact-finding…
Racism against West Papua raised in British parliament
JAKARTA, Oct 23, 2020, RNZ. A British parliamentarian has told lawmakers in the UK parliament…