Wednesday, June 27, 2018

1) Traditional dress brighten up Papua polling station


2) Papuan regencies postpone voting amid security concerns, glitches
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1) Traditional dress brighten up Papua polling station
Nethy Dharma Somba The Jakarta Post
Jayapura, Papua | Wed, June 27, 2018 | 12:07 pm


Ethnic flair: A voter collects a ballot from an election official in traditional Papuan dress on June 27 at polling station TPS 005 in Awiyo subdistrict, Abepura district, Jayapura, to vote in the Papua gubernatorial election. (JP/Nethy Dharma Somba)


Voters felt a distinct cultural flavor upon entering the TPS 005 polling station in Awiyo, Abepura district, Jayapura, to cast their votes in the Papua gubernatorial election on Wednesday.
Polling station officials were seen in traditional Papuan attire representing the Wamena and Nafri cultures, as well as in traditional dress from outside the province, such as Toraja and Makassar in South Sulawesi. 
“This was the result of an agreement among the residents of our area where this TPS is located, as a way to show our enthusiasm for participating in the gubernatorial election,” Awiyo subdistrict head Karel Hanasbey said on Wednesday.
Karel said the local people wanted to mark the election in this way, because it only happened once every five years and they wanted to leave behind a beautiful memory in organizing the event.
He added that TPS 005 was also located on a special site where Japanese troops landed at Abe Beach during World War II.

Diversity: Election officials in traditional dress from across the country pose for a group photo on June 27 at polling station TPS 005 in Awiyo subdistrict, Abepura district, Jayapura. (JP/Nethy Dharma Somba)

“I voted for a candidate that I believe is capable of making the people proper for the next five years,” said voter Yusuf Yarangga.
Voters had gathered at TPS 005 since 8 a.m. local time, and 532 voters had cast their votes at the polling station.
The two pairs competing in the Papua gubernatorial election are Lukas Enembe-Klemen Tinal and John Wempi Wetipo-Habel Melkias Suwae.
A total of 3,411,217 voters cast their ballots today at 9,222 polling stations in 5,498 subdistricts and 560 districts across Papua. (swa/ebf)
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2) Papuan regencies postpone voting amid security concerns, glitches
Nethy Dharma Somba and Suherdjoko The Jakarta Post
Jayapura/Semarang | Wed, June 27, 2018 | 02:24 pm

The Papuan regencies of Paniai and Nduga have postponed voting, slated for Wednesday, amid security concerns. The two regencies should have hosted regency elections as well as Papua gubernatorial election.
“It has been recommended that voting in those two regencies be postponed because of security concerns," General Elections Commission (KPU) commissioner Wahyu Setiawan told the press in Semarang, Central Java, on Wednesday.
Paniai regency postponed voting for the regency election while going ahead with voting to elect the governor. Voting in the Paniai regency election had to be postponed because of differences between the provincial office of the General Elections Commission (KPUD) and the local KPUD chapter regarding qualified candidates.
The KPUD Paniai had ruled that only one candidate pair had passed the selection process, but the provincial chapter had printed two candidate pairs on the ballot papers. The commissions have yet to agree on a definitive solution, thus, they decided to postpone voting.
Meanwhile in Nduga, an ongoing conflict between security personnel and an unidentified armed group around Kenyam airport has hampered the distribution of ballot papers to 29 districts.
“We have recommended to resume voting another day, but we have yet to set the date,” Anugerah Patah, a member of the Papua Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu), told The Jakarta Post.
Papua Police chief Insp. Gen. Boy Rafli Amar assured the public that voting in all other areas of the province was running smoothly. (swd)
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Tuesday, June 26, 2018

1) Some division in Solomon Islands as government reviews its relations with Indonesia


2) Deadly shooting sparks local election fears in Papua
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http://www.abc.net.au/radio-australia/programs/pacificbeat/sols-papua-talks/9909482
Pacific Beat with  Catherine Graue,  Bruce Hill
1) Some division in Solomon Islands as government reviews its relations with Indonesia
By Bindi Bryce on Pacific Beat 

There's been a backlash from civil society groups to the Solomon Islands government's decision to press on with a review of its policy on whether it continues to support the Free West Papua movement.
The Malaita Provincial Government and Honiara City Council are among those who say they'll maintain their support for West Papuan independence, after Indonesian officials met local authorities for discussions.
A Solomon Islands' government spokesperson has told Pacific Beat the visiting Indonesian officials also met officials in Western and Guadalcanal provinces, and that the aim of the trip was to get feedback on the future direction of Solomon Islands national policy on West Papua.
It's been confirmed that the feedback contained in the final report, to be submitted to cabinet in "due time", will be the template for Solomon Islands' future policy on West Papua and its relations with Indonesia.
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2) Deadly shooting sparks local election fears in Papua

Indonesian church leaders call for calm after three people killed, aircraft shot at in run-up to governor election



Human rights activist and priest Father John Djonga has called on people to keep the peace during and after the governor election on June 27. (Photo by Ryan Dagur)
Ryan Dagur, Jakarta 
Indonesia
 
A deadly shooting that saw three people killed and an attack on an aircraft carrying election material and police officers in Indonesia's restive Papua province has sparked concerns among church leaders that this week's governor election could see further violence.
Papua province is among 17 provinces, 115 districts and 39 municipalities holding elections on June 27.
On June 25, unidentified gunmen shot at a Twin Otter aircraft carrying election material and 15 police personnel who were to provide security at the poll.
According to police, the shots came from woodland shortly after the plane landed at Kenyam Airport in Nduga regency. The pilot was injured in the attack.
The police also claimed the attackers also shot at civilians at the airport, killing three and injuring three others.
The attack came three days after another aircraft was fired upon at the same airport.
Father John Djonga, an activist priest called for all parties to "work hand-in-hand to ensure peace" during the election.
"All parties should allow Papuans to exercise their electoral rights without any fear," he told ucanews.com on June 26.
"There should be no bloodshed just because of an election. We choose a leader for five years, but peace must be maintained forever," said the priest who has worked for more than 20 years in Papua's remote areas.
Jakarta considers Papua — where most of the Christian majority has long complained of rights abuses and demanded independence or greater autonomy — the most high-risk region for violence at these elections.
According to Association for Elections and Democracy, 71 people were killed during elections in 2010 and 2014 in various districts.
Reverend Benny Giay of the Synod of Christian Churches in Papua called on his congregation to support peaceful elections.
"Local elections must not cause casualties among civilians," he said, adding certain elements wanted to use the election to destroy Papua.
He urged Papuans "not to be emotional, promote dialogue and respects political differences."
Papua police spokesman, Ahmad Mustofa Kamal, said a hunt was on for the airport attackers, and that security was being stepped up.
"We guarantee that the election will still be held," he said.
An additional 3,700 police and military personnel have been drafted in to ensure it takes place, he added.
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1) Singapore-based firm Wilmar accused of link to massive rainforest destruction in Papua, Indonesia


2) Dutch pension fund divests from Posco Daewoo over deforestation in Indonesia
3) 3 Civilians Killed by Armed Group in Papua  
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1) Singapore-based firm Wilmar accused of link to massive rainforest destruction in Papua, Indonesia
By Coconuts Singapore 

Environmental non-governmental organization Greenpeace has accused a corporation with ties to Singapore-based firm Wilmar International of rainforest destruction in Papua, Indonesia.
In a press release yesterday, Greenpeace alleged that Gama Corp is responsible for the deforestation of an area twice the size of Paris based on flyover analyses they conducted back in March.
Greenpeace also claims that Gama Corp is a shell company for the world’s largest palm oil company, Wilmar International — a claim that the agribusiness giant fiercely disputes.
“Mapping and satellite analysis shows that Gama destroyed at least 21,500ha of rainforest or peatland,” noted the environmental NGO. 
According to Greenpeace, Gama was set up by Wilmar’s co-founder Martua Sitorus and his brother, Ganda, in 2011, while Ganda’s sons — Andy and Darwin Indigo — manage concessions for Gama. Darwin Indigo is also General Manager of Wilmar.

In a letter faxed to Greenpeace, Wilmar CEO Kuok Khoon Hong acknowledged having business dealings with Gama but went through great pains to demonstrate that, despite family ties between the two companies, they are completely separate entities.
“The fact that they are relatives of Mr Sitorus, does not mean that Gama Corp exercises management control over Wilmar or that Wilmar exercises management control over Gama Corp,” Hong said in the letter.
In the same letter, Wilmar conceded that Gama Corp and its suppliers may be associated with deforestation practices and vowed to cease buying from those suppliers itself. 
The question over the link between the businesses is a point of contention for both sides due to Wilmar’s voluntary commitment to end deforestation nearly five years ago. In 2013 they were the first palm oil trader to enact a “no deforestation, no peat, no exploitation” policy – an internal mandate applied to both its own plantations and those of its suppliers.
For Wilmar, admitting executive ties with Gama would mean it is in violation of its own policies and potentially tarnish its reputation as an eco-friendly corporation.
In response to the Greenpeace report, a Wilmar spokesperson reiterated the separation between Wilmar and Gama Corp, and its new policy that it would cease sourcing from Gama Corp’s suppliers Gama which Greenpeace identified in their report.
“Wilmar will not buy from any company that cannot prove to our satisfaction that they do not belong to Gama Corp because of the alleged identified non-compliance with Wilmar’s No Deforestation, No Peat and No Exploitation (NDPE) Policy,” the spokesperson said.

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2) Dutch pension fund divests from Posco Daewoo over deforestation in Indonesia

by  on 25 June 2018

  • APB, the Dutch pension fund for government and education employees, announced it would divest 300,000 euros from Posco Daewoo over deforestation in Indonesian Papua.
  • Norway’s pension fund divested from Posco Daewoo, and its parent company, Posco, in 2015. APB is still invested in Posco.
  • Posco Daewoo is owned by one of South Korean’s largest conglomerates.
Dutch national pension fund APB is divesting 300,000 euros ($351,000) from Korean firm Posco Daewoo over deforestation in Indonesia’s easternmost Papua province.
The announcement by ABP follows a series of media reports in the Netherlands about forest destruction by PT Bio Inti Agrindo, an oil palm plantation company owned by Posco Daewoo. 
In May, consumer television program Kassa — the name means “cash register” in Dutch — aired a 16-minute segment on the pension fund’s investment in Posco Daewoo. That same month, the Dutch website Oneworld.nl published its own exposéof the land clearing in Papua.
Environmental groups have campaigned against the deforestation in Papua by Posco Daewoo, and by other companies, for years. The palm oil industry is rapidly expanding there.
In 2015, Norway’s pension fund divested from Posco Daewoo —then named Daewoo International — and from Posco, the parent company. 
APB still has a 157 million euro ($184,000) investment in Posco. 
“Norway got it right — Posco’s massive deforestation and land grabbing isn’t something to play games with,” Rolf Schipper, forest campaigner at Milieudefensie, a Dutch group, said in a statement. “If ABP wants to be seen as a responsible trustee of Dutch resources, they have to stop financing rogue actors like Posco, period.”
The land PT Bio Inti Agrindo has been licensed to develop by the Indonesian government overlaps with a WWF Global Ecoregion home to 344 registered bird and 69 mammal species, some of which are endangered and endemic to the area. 
PT Bio Inti Agrindo has cleared more than 200 square kilometers (77 square miles) of forest in Papua since 2013, according to a report released by think tank the World Resources Institute in March.
Banner: The stocky, flightless northern cassowary (Casuarius unappendiculatus) is one of the birds-of-paradise for which Papua is famous. Image by Rhett Butler for Mongabay.
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3) 3 Civilians Killed by Armed Group in Papua  
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Papuan armed separatist group (KKSB) has again attacked civilians in Kenyam, Nduga, Papua on Monday, June 25, 2018. The group terrorized civilians while trying to escape after shooting Trigana Air aircraft type of Twin Otter rented by Mobile Brigade Corps (Brimob) during landing.
“While they’re escaping, KKSB shot dead three civilians and one child severely injured,” said Regional Military Command XVII Cenderawasih Chief Colonel Infantry Muhammad Aidi in a statement, Monday, June 25.
Earlier, the airline carrying 15 officers who deployed for the election departed from Wamena airport, Jayawijaya, landed at Keneyam airport at 09:40 local times. While heading to taxi out for parking, 15 unidentified men started to shoot the left side of the airline at around 10:00 local times. Due to the incident, the pilot Abdillah Kamil suffered injuries caused by pieces of bullets in the right shoulder and the back of his head.
According to Aidi, Papuan KKSB had gun contacts with security officers of Battalion/Yalet 755 and police officers as well as Brimob units. “The group ran away to the end of the runway where the airline comes,” he explained.
Aidi mentioned the Papuan KKSB group carried six long weapons AK-47, two NFC rifles, and two pistols. “While others carry arrows, spears, and machetes to attack civilians," he said. The dead victims were Pali (28), Hendrik Sattu Kola (38), and Zainal Abidin (20). In addition, Arjuna Kola (6) suffered severe injuries.
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Monday, June 25, 2018

1) Indonesia military: 3 dead in gun attack on airport in Papua



2) Three civilians in Papua shot dead by criminals
3) World’s largest palm oil trader linked to rainforest destruction twice the size of Paris
4) The Kamwolker River drying up
5) Kosapa promotes the born of young Papuan authors
6) Hungarian student attracted to traditional Papuan food
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1) Indonesia military: 3 dead in gun attack on airport in Papua
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JAYAPURA, Indonesia (AP) — Gunmen killed three people in an attack Monday at an airport in Indonesia's easternmost Papua that targeted a light plane transporting paramilitary police, the military said.
Col. Muhammad Aidi, the army's spokesman in Papua province, said three civilians were killed and two people, including the pilot, were injured in the attack, which occurred after the plane landed at Kenyam airport in remote Nduga district.
The dead civilians were migrant traders from South Sulawesi province, including a husband and wife, who were shot and stabbed as the attackers fled the airport, Aidi said.
A pro-independence insurgency has simmered in the formerly Dutch-controlled Papua region since it was annexed by Indonesia in 1963.
Under Indonesian rule, indigenous Papuans have been largely shut out of their region's economic activity, which is dominated by extraction of natural resources by Indonesian and foreign companies including the giant U.S.-owned Grasberg gold and copper mine.
Aidi said the chartered Twin Otter plane was transporting paramilitary police from the highlands town of Wamena to Nduga to provide security during regional elections on Wednesday.
He said the assailants were members of the "Armed Civilians Criminal Group" that had previously shot dead a worker on the trans-Papua highway project. Indonesia's police and military frequently blame attacks in Papua on criminals rather than admitting an insurgency.

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2) Three civilians in Papua shot dead by criminals
Reporter:   9 hours ago
Jayapura, Papua (ANTARA News) - Three out of five residents of Papua were shot dead by members of a criminal group (KKB) near the Kenyam Airport, Nduga District.

Ahmad Kamal, spokesman of the Papua Police, confirmed the killings of the civilians.

Bodies of the three civilians were taken to the local police, but information on the two injured residents was not available.

"There is a problem in the communication network, so latest developments in the area are not as yet known," he revealed.

The civilians, who were attacked by the separatists, lived near the Kenyam airport area.

Earlier, on Monday, at 9:30 a.m. local time, a Twin-Otter aircraft owned by Trigana, was shot at and its pilot, Kamil, was injured by bullet shrapnel.

The aircraft, with flight code PK-RYU, carried 18 personnel deployed to secure the upcoming gubernatorial election, or pilkada, to be held simultaneously across Indonesia on June 27, 2018.

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3) World’s largest palm oil trader linked to rainforest destruction twice the size of Paris
by Greenpeace International
 
Jakarta, Indonesia – A new Greenpeace International investigation has revealed that Wilmar International, the world’s largest palm oil trader, is still linked to forest destruction for palm oil almost five years after committing to end deforestation.[1] 
An area twice the size of Paris has been destroyed by Gama, a palm oil business run by senior Wilmar executives and members of their family. Photos and video taken by Greenpeace International on a recent flyover show active deforestation in two Gama concessions in Papua, Indonesia.[2] 
“Our investigation has exposed Wilmar’s dirty secret. For years, Wilmar and Gama have worked together, with Gama doing the dirty work so Wilmar’s hands stay clean. But now the truth is out, and Wilmar CEO Kuok Khoon Hong must act now to save his reputation. Wilmar must immediately cut off all palm oil suppliers that can’t prove they aren’t destroying rainforests,” said Kiki Taufik, the global head of Greenpeace Southeast Asia’s Indonesian forests campaign.
Gama, one of Indonesia’s largest palm oil plantation companies, was set up by Wilmar’s co-founder, Martua Sitorus and his brother Ganda in 2011.[3] Gama’s concessions are owned and managed by members of Ganda’s and Martua Sitorus’s family, which includes Wilmar’s Country Head and Deputy Country Head for Indonesia.
In December 2013, Wilmar became the first palm oil trader to publish a ‘no deforestation, no peat, no exploitation’ (NDPE) policy that applied in its own plantations and those of its suppliers. Mapping and satellite analysis shows that Gama destroyed 21,500ha of rainforest or peatland since Wilmar made its commitment [see report]. 
Wilmar also has a history of evading responsibility for environmental and human rights abuses by selling off its most controversial concessions to Gama.[4]
Wilmar’s General Manager with responsibility for trading within Indonesia, Darwin Indigo, is the son of Gama co-founder, Ganda, and also manages at least one Gama company. Darwin’s brother Andy Indigo manages Gama’s other concessions. 
Analysis of trade data shows that Wilmar continues to trade palm oil from Gama to many of the world’s biggest brands, despite being aware that Gama was violating Wilmar’s NDPE policy by clearing rainforest. 
“Wilmar has been trading Gama’s oil all over the world, including to brands like P&G, Nestlé and Unilever. Brands cannot let this deception pass unchallenged, and have no choice but to suspend all business with Wilmar until it can prove it only trades clean palm oil from responsible producers,” said Kiki Taufik.
Wilmar denies having any influence over Gama, although it admitted in a fax to Greenpeace International that Gama is run by Wilmar senior executives and members of their family.[5] 
Southeast Asia’s plantation sector is notorious for using shell companies run by managers or family members to hide deforestation. Just last month, Greenpeace broke ties with Asia Pulp and Paper, Indonesia’s largest paper company, after detecting deforestation in two concessions linked to APP and its parent company the Sinar Mas Group.
Wilmar is on the board of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), whose bi-annual conference kicks off on Monday in Paris. At least one Gama company, S&G Biofuel Ltd, is also an RSPO member. Under RSPO membership rules, companies that share management or control should be treated as one group. This makes Wilmar responsible for what happens in Gama’s concessions.
Greenpeace is calling on the RSPO to enforce its rules by requiring Wilmar and Gama to register as one group and suspending Wilmar until the rainforest Gama destroyed is restored.
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[2] Much of this deforestation has occured in just three of the concessions examined in Greenpeace’s report:
PT Graha Agro Nusantara (PT GAN), West Kalimantan, Kubu Raya district – 7,000ha of forest or peatland cleared since 2014
  • PT Agriprima Cipta Persada (PT ACP), Papua, Merauke district – at least 3,190ha of forest cleared since 2015
  • PT Agrinusa Persada Mulia (PT APM), Papua, Merauke district – at least 2,500ha of forest cleared since January 2016.
[3]  Like many family-owned companies in Southeast Asia, Gama does not have a formal structure; instead, it is a network of plantations and palm oil companies owned, managed or controlled by Ganda and Martua Sitorus, and members of their family. 
Martua Sitorus is the co-founder of Wilmar and remains a board member. He is also CEO of Gama. 
Ganda’s and Martua Sitorus’s brother-in-law, Hendri Saksti is Wilmar’s Country Head, Indonesia. He also owns or manages Gama plantations.
Sitorus and Saksti’s nephew / Ganda’s son Darwin Indigo is Wilmar’s Deputy Country Head, Indonesia. He also manages S&G Biofuel, a Gama joint venture.
In 2004, Wilmar sold PT Jatimjaya Perkasa to Gama (then known as Ganda Group) following accusations of deforestation in the concession from Friends of the Earth. 
In 2013, Wilmar sold PT Asiatic Persada to Gama (then known as Ganda Group) following accusations of social conflict with local communities. 
In 2014, Wilmar sold PT Citra Riau Sirana to Gama, following accusations from Eyes on the Forest / WWF of receiving fresh fruit bunches of oil palm from illegal plantations within Tesso Nilo national park.
Contacts:
Sol Gosetti, International Communications Coordinator, Indonesia Forest, sol.gosetti@greenpeace.org, +44 (0) 7807352020
Greenpeace International Press Desk: +31 (0) 20 718 2470, pressdesk.int@greenpeace.org (available 24 hours)

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4) The Kamwolker River drying up
Published
 16 hours ago
on
 25 June 2018


Jayapura, Jubi – Water debit of the Kampwolker River, one of the largest water reservoirs for Waena and Entrop areas of Jayapura city, has started to decline.
A geography lecturer at the University of Cenderawasih Eka Kristina Yeimo said the lack of government control on natural reserved areas driven the drought of springs. “If this issue has not immediately addressed, I am afraid the clean water crisis will happen in the next few years. The government must take a firm action to maintain the water resources, especially some springs in the city of Jayapura,” Yeimo told Jubi on Friday (22/6/2018).

She said that several years ago, water is not a problem. However, it changes. The water springs around Perumnas III and Kamwolker began to dry as a consequence of land clearing. “People build houses at the river bank until the mountain foot, which cut down all the trees around it,” she said.
Therefore, she continued, the government needs to establish a clear regulation and legal basis to protect the water resource area by controlling the development around the springs. On the other hand, it is also necessary for the community to play an active role to maintain the water resources and forest. (*)
Reporter: Agus Pabika
Editor: Pipit Maizier
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5) Kosapa promotes the born of young Papuan authors
Published
 17 hours ago
on
 25 June 2018


Jayapura, Jubi – Benediktus Tigi told Jubi he was glad to participate in a series of writing skills training held by Papuan Literature Community (Kosapa) in Papua.
“I am happy to participate in a training on poetry writing, because of that, some of my wirings published in the Kosapa media. I also hope Kosapa can continue to conduct a training for Papuan youth to keep them update,” he said.

The Papuan Literature Community, known as Kosapa, was established in June 2009 following a discussion of two founders Gusti Masan Raya and Andi Tagihuma on Facebook. Later they initiated to form a Facebook group.
“It was born following to our concern on the literature development in Papua that has been stagnant at that moment while we knew that Papuans live in the midst of the richness of literature,” Tagihuma told Jubi at the Kosapa Library on Sunday (17/6/2018).
In the same year, he continued, Kosapa not only conducted a discussion on Facebook but also held various activities including the book review, film screenings, journalistic training and essays writing training for students. It even created a website www.sastrapapua.com.
In October 2012, Kosapa collaborated with Yayasan Mudra Swari Saraswati to conduct Event Ubud Writers & Readers Festival in Jayapura and then with Jubi to manage with the literature section that published every Friday.
In 2017, Kosapa published three books of short story anthology, poetry, and wise words. The publication of these books was aimed to encourage the literature development in Papua and appreciated the Papuan authors who wrote those books.
“Currently there are eight drafts of books that ready to publish,” said Tagihuma who was the coordinator of Kosapa until 2016. He also hopes Papuan authors not only get recognition locally but also internationally.
Since 2016, Kosapa has a new board, Hengky Yeimo as the coordinator and Aleks Giay as the secretary. It continues with a series of activities including literacy campaign, training on both fiction and non-fiction writing skills for both students and public, reading poetry, consolidation of literature activists in Papua and public gathering to watch documentary films related to science, weekly and monthly discussion session involving the literature and cultural activists in Jayapura City.
The secretary of Kosapa Alex Giyai said Kosapa established to promote the local culture and Papuan literature that closely related to oral culture. “We must save the oral culture in the form of writing, if not Papuan generation will lose their identity,” he said.
Kosapa, he continued, dreams for the born of more Papuan authors because there are still many historical stories and issues in the past that have not yet revealed. It is an opportunity for Papuans to tell their own stories rather than the outsiders.
Meanwhile, Alfrida Yomanop, author of the book “Lembahayung Senja” said the role of Kosapa in promoting the local wisdom and Papuan literature as well as to promote literacy in Papua is very important.
“I appreciate my friends in Kosapa who continue to support the literature development in Papua through various activities. They have encouraged the younger generation of Papua to be able to write the native stories from their respective areas,” she said. (*)
 Reporter: Hengky Yeimo
Editor: Pipit Maizier
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6) Hungarian student attracted to traditional Papuan food

Published
 17 hours ago on  25 June 2018




 Jayapura, Jubi – Papua is always an attractive place for international tourists to visit every year, and a Hungarian student Regina Laurents, who said coming to Papua because interested in studying the Papuan culture including its culinary method such as how to process sago traditionally, is just an example of it.
“I observe the traditional sago processing method is very good. I had eaten sago in Sulawesi once but never knew how to prepare it. I am happy that I can see its process here directly,” said Regina while attending the Sago Festival II in Kwadeware, Jayapura District on Thursday (21/06/2018).
Laurents is a culinary student who is undergoing an exchange program in Indonesia. For two years, she has been in various Indonesia regions, in particular, Papua to learn the traditional food processing method. Therefore, she felt lucky attending the Sago Festival. “I am pleased that I can learn a lot here, and I will certainly tell my friends about Papua.”
Moreover, She hopes this festival would continue to promote the Papuan traditional culinary as well as to attract more international tourists to come.
Sago Festival II was held in Kwadeware Village of Waibhu Sub-district, Jayapura District on Thursday (21/06/2018). Despite a variety of processed and traditional foods made from sago exhibited at the festival, visitors can also observe how to process raw sago before it becomes a delicious food. (*)
Reporter: Engel Wally
Editor: Pipit Maizier
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