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PAPUA | The Pandora’s Box of Papua, Indonesia
Witness stories are viased viewpoints. If you would like to add you voice to discussion on the topic, please join in the discussion below or send in a story proposal… Read more
New Papua tribe discovered
Telly Nathalia — A tribe of hunter gatherers living in trees in the remote forests of Indonesia’s easternmost Papua region has been discovered for the first time by the country’s… Read more
Threatened Species in New Guinea
5. Red bird of Paradise Red Bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea rubra, also Cendrawasih Merah), is a bird-of-paradise in the genus Paradisaea, family Paradisaeidae. An Indonesian endemic, the Red Bird-of-paradise is distributed to… Read more
West Papua V – Echoes of the Stone Age
When Heinrich Harrer finally walked into ‘the stone age’ at Jae-Li-Me after a long period of effort and danger from both the extreme environment and some hostile villages he described… Read more
Raja Ampat Papua, Indonesia and Phi Phi Island, Thailand
Raja Ampat Islands (Four Kings) is an archipelago located in the west of Papua in West Papua province. It comprises over 1.500 small islands surrounding the four main islands of… Read more
Anggota DPR Papua Asal Pegunungan Gelar “Bakar Batu”
Jayapura (ANTARA News) – Sebanyak 33 dari 53 anggota Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Papua (DPRP) asal daerah Pegunungan Tengah, Provinsi Papua, Sabtu (17/10) di Jayapura menggelar acara “Bakar Batu” sebagai bentuk… Read more
Banyak Lokasi Arkeologis di Papua Belum Terjamah
Papua/ilustrasi. (ANTARA/Lukisatrio)@ Jayapura (ANTARA News) – Penelitian arkeologi di Papua membutuhkan banyak sumber daya manusia (SDM) yang memiliki keahlian di bidang tersebut karena wilayah penelitiannya sangat luas dan menantang. “Sejarah… Read more
More on Conspiracy Theories: New Guinea (Andrew Johnson, Australia)
Posted on September 30th, 2009 JE No comments Andrew Johnson writes: Oh my goodness, WAIS is discussing conspiracy theories. Well as long as we acknowledge that these are speculations, and… Read more
Who are the Kamoro?
The Jakarta Post Saturday, October 18, 2008 The Kamoro are an ethno-linguistic group of more than 18,000 people spread throughout 40 villages along the South Central coast of Papua on… Read more
Papua’s Art Rebuilds Lost Traditions
The Jakarta Post Saturday, October 18, 2008 Trisha Sertori, Contributor, Gianyar Blue-throated cassowaries stride through emerald jungles, wallabies shuffle through leaf litter and birds of paradise call out across an… Read more
