National businessman Abdul Rasyid received Mahaputera honorary medal from President Prabowo Subianto. However, Abdul Rasyid's name is infamous for the illegal logging case in Tanjung Puting National Park......
The Internationl Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples celebrated on August 9 becomes an important moment to remember, appreciate, and strengthen the voice of the indigenous community across Indonesia. In West Papua, amid the forests that still preserve the beauty and richness of nature, Uty (of KAoem MUda) and many young indigenous women of West Papua are inviting us to dive down into the struggles in protecting the ancestor's heritage that is beyond priceless......
Every strand of braid that the indigenous women make contains more than just mere beauty. Each contains the wisdom of the ancestors, the connection between humans and nature, and the diligence in surviving amid the pressure that the modern era brings......
Amid the expansive extractive industry that can land on the small islands any time now, KAoem MUda stands among the first people who stand in their way, not with armed intervention but with clarity, voice, and courage to say no......
