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News Indonesia » Papua » Economy: Has the EU Sacrificed Human Rights to Economic Expediency in Indonesia?

News channel or source: https://thediplomat.com/2025/10/has-the-eu-sacrificed-human-rights-to-economic-expediency-in-indonesia/

Published on: Tuesday 28 October 2025

On September 23, the European Union and Indonesia signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) after 19 rounds of negotiations over nine years. The agreement is part of the EU’s drive ...

News Indonesia » Papua » Economy: Indonesia’s Leadership In ASEAN Enlargement – OpEd

News channel or source: https://www.eurasiareview.com/28052025-indonesias-leadership-in-asean-enlargement-oped/

Published on: Wednesday 28 May 2025

Indonesia’s push for the membership of Timor-Leste and Papua New Guinea in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) highlights Jakarta’s strategic aim to reshape regional dynamics and ...

News Indonesia » Papua » Economy: Cost-benefit analysis exposes ‘bogus’ promises of palm oil riches for Papuans

News channel or source: https://news.mongabay.com/2024/10/cost-benefit-analysis-exposes-bogus-promises-of-palm-oil-riches-for-papuans-4/

Published on: Wednesday 02 October 2024

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The arrival of the palm oil industry in Indonesia’s Papua region has wrought more than five times as much environmental and social damage than the ...

News Indonesia » Papua » Economy: Film sparks debate on development, dignity in Indonesia's Papua

News channel or source: https://www.ucanews.com/news/film-sparks-debate-on-development-dignity-in-indonesias-papua/113114

Published on: Monday 04 May 2026

Since it began circulating publicly in April 2026, the documentary Pig Feast: Colonialism in Our Time, about development projects in Indonesia’s easternmost region of Papua, has sparked intense ...

News Indonesia » Papua » Economy: Indonesia pushes infrastructure, connectivity development in Papua

News channel or source: https://en.antaranews.com/news/431704/indonesia-pushes-infrastructure-connectivity-development-in-papua

Published on: Thursday 17 September 2026

The Indonesian government will hold a coordination meeting on infrastructure and connectivity development involving regional heads from across Papua, as ...

News Indonesia » Papua » Economy: Indonesia fast-tracks final permit for Papua rice megaproject without Indigenous consent

News channel or source: https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/indonesia-fast-tracks-final-permit-for-papua-rice-megaproject-without-indigenous-consent/

Published on: Wednesday 28 January 2026

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Indigenous rights activists in Indonesia’s Papua region are condemning the government’s rapid approval of a massive rice plantation, arguing the ...

News Indonesia » Papua » Economy: The Trump Tariff Shock Should Push Indonesia to Reform Its Economy

News channel or source: https://thediplomat.com/2025/04/the-trump-tariff-shock-should-push-indonesia-to-reform-its-economy/

Published on: Wednesday 16 April 2025

Kicking them while they are down: the phrase aptly illustrates what U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff bomb does, or is about to do, to Indonesia’s economy, which has been down for quite some time.

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