Strategic Roads and Bridges Open Remote Papua
New paved roads and steel bridges are linking remote villages in Papua’s mountains and river basins to towns, replacing journeys…
Infrastructure
Roads, bridges, the Trans-Papua highway and internet towers: how infrastructure connects remote Papua to markets and public services.
Digital Connectivity: Expanding Internet Access in Rural Papua
Government-built mobile phone towers (BTS) are bringing internet signal to remote Papuan villages, letting students download books, watch online lessons…
Trans-Papua Travel Time: How the Road Cut Journeys From Days to Hours
On some routes in Papua’s highlands, the Trans-Papua Road has turned journeys of several days on foot into a few…
Road Connectivity: Unlocking Public Services for Remote Papua
Roads carry public services to remote parts of Papua: they let children reach secondary schools, speed medical supplies to village…
Papua Border Road: How 1,098 km Along the PNG Border Link Remote Districts
Indonesia’s border with Papua New Guinea runs for hundreds of kilometres through forest, swamp and mountains, and for decades few…
The Papua Movement: Expanding State Presence Beyond Security
The article argues that the Indonesian state’s presence in Papua should be measured by roads, public services, food security and…
A Policy Evaluation of Papua’s Infrastructure and Food Security Strategy
Counting the kilometers of road built in Papua says little about whether those roads help feed people. A better test…
The Papua Movement: Building Developmental Sovereignty Through State Capacity
The article argues that Indonesia is shifting from a security-first approach in Papua to sovereignty built on development, with civilian…
Trans-Papua Landslides: Why the Mountain Road Keeps Breaking
Mountain roads in Papua break often, and the 2026 landslides on the Trans-Papua road show why. Heavy rain set off…
Papua Transport Network: How Ships, Trucks and Planes Move Goods Inland
Most goods that reach Papua’s highlands travel by at least two kinds of transport, and often three. A container may…