Kemendagri speeds up Papua special autonomy fund governance reforms
2025 Papua Special Autonomy Fund disbursement has reached 100%, while local governments are urged to finish 2026 second-stage requirements.
Antara News, Republika
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Government makes Kopdes Merah Putih a welfare hub in Papua
The village cooperative will also handle farm equipment, subsidized fertilizer, 3 kg LPG, cash aid and local harvest purchases.
Republika, Antara News +1
Papua farm budget rises to Rp3.2 trillion in 2026
Papua Tengah and Papua Pegunungan will each get 100,000 farm equipment packages, while Wanam gets 250 hectares of new rice fields.
Antara News, Republika +1
Marinir promotes troops after Operasi Badai Kasuari
Marinir said it seized 4 main bases, destroyed 15 sector posts and confiscated weapons, ammunition and documents in Papua.
Antara News, Republika
Prabowo claims BRIN found large gold reserves in Papua
The report was said to have reached him only hours earlier, but the location, size and mineral type were not detailed.
Republika, Tempo +2
Papua Records 1,106 Crashes in First Half, 61 Dead
Police estimate material losses at about Rp2,9 miliar and regularly check public transport drivers for health and alcohol use.
KLH launches ‘ecological repentance’ drive to restore mangroves
The 2026-2028 program is being pushed after 700,000 hectares, or 30% of Indonesia’s mangroves, were found damaged.
Antara News, Republika
KemenHAM Tallies 122,000 Internal Displaced in Papua Conflict
The government is preparing an interministerial meeting, as residents cannot return home until conditions are judged safe.
CNN Indonesia, Antara News +1
Indonesia faces doctor shortage; 12 of 17 puskesmas in Mamberamo lack doctors
General practitioners, PPDS participants and internship doctors often fill gaps, stretching service hours into the night.
CNN Indonesia, Republika +2
Mendagri allocates Rp64 billion for top-performing Papua local governments
The fiscal incentive fund is split across four categories, including poverty and stunting reduction, unemployment, inflation and creative financing.
CNN Indonesia, Antara News +2
Bali students submit 16 demands to DPRD, threaten new protest in 3 days
The group gave DPRD Bali three days to forward the demands to the central government or face another street protest.
Antara News, CNN Indonesia
Tito launches renovation of 22,379 BSPS homes in Tanah Papua
Of the total, 4,500 units are in Papua Province, where the share of substandard housing in Papua Raya is about 30 percent.
Antara News, CNN Indonesia +1
Mendagri urges local governments to waive taxes, permits for subsidized homes
BPS data show about 38,000 households in Papua still lack housing, with the greatest need in Kota Jayapura.
Antara News, Tribunnews
Papua provincial government holds free care and blood drive in Jayapura
The event at the Papua governor's office is part of the 2026 Apresiasi Pemerintah Daerah Berprestasi Regional Papua.
Antara News, CNN Indonesia
Kemendagri enlists academics, media to validate IPKD 2025
Provincial governments are expected to fund the validation in 2025, before taking full control of the process in 2026.
Republika, Antara News
Gibran brings 5 students to monitor MBG, Kopdes in eastern Indonesia
The group was taken to Ende, Gorontalo and Papua as critics questioned whether the student involvement was politically motivated.
Tempo, Tribunnews
Kios Hari-Hari in Jayapura grows into 5 BRILink Agent points
In the past two years, Darwin Chandra's service network has expanded to Abepura, Kotaraja and Waena for cash withdrawals and bill payments.
Antara News, Tribunnews
Damai Cartenz task force arrests arms supplier for KKB in Sarmi
Police said 12 suspects have been charged since March, with 298 bullets, 4 SS1 magazines and 1 homemade gun seized.
CNN Indonesia, Tribunnews
Kemendagri splits 2026 local govt contest into 6 regions
Top winners in each category will get Rp3 miliar in fiscal incentives, with scoring based on BPS data and weekly inflation.
CNN Indonesia, Tempo
Mama Sinta seeks LPSK protection after filing complaint over Pesta Babi
LPSK is assessing the threat level, psychological condition and evidentiary value before deciding what protection, if any, to provide.
Suspected World War II bomb blast in Biak kills 5
Polda Papua sent 16 Jibom personnel to the site after the Fishermen Complex blast was not yet confirmed safe.
CNN Indonesia, Antara News +1
DPR stresses HAM law revision to protect citizens, not powers
Komisi XIII DPR says the overhaul will strengthen citizen protection and widen public input as debate grows over Komnas HAM's role.
Antara News, Tempo