Tag: Trans-Papua Highway
West Papua author warns conflict is ‘re-igniting’ with new weapons, youth
By Sri Krishnamurthi, contributing editor of Pacific Media Watch
Australian war correspondent and investigative journalist John Martinkus warns the West Papuan conflict is "reigniting" and...
West Papua’s highway of blood – a case of destruction not...
REVIEW: By David Robie
The 4300-km Trans-Papua Highway costing some US$1.4 billion was supposed to bring “wealth, development and prosperity” to the isolated regions of...
Papuan residents fearful as Indonesian military buildup still grows
By Victor Mambor in Jayapura
Calm has yet to return to Nduga regency in Indonesia's Papua province where pro-independence rebels killed 19 construction workers in...
Indonesia deploys 600 crack soldiers to guard Trans-Papua highway
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Six hundred crack Indonesian soldiers are being deployed this week to provide security for the construction of the Trans-Papua highway.
"This time...
Indonesia’s development dilemmas – a green info gap and budget pressure
Crucial to how Indonesia's news outlets cover the environment - and its destruction - is the ownership and vested interests of the media landscape. ...