Southwest Papua Becomes Indonesia’s 38th Province
The formation of Southwest Papua would be the solution to ongoing conflicts in the region and expedite regional development.
JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Indonesia’s House of Representatives passed the Southwest Papua Province Bill into law, creating a new province to achieve equitable development. “Could the Bill on Establishment of Southwest Papua Province be passed as law?” asked House Speaker Puan Maharani during the plenary session on Thursday, Nov. 17. Legislators present at the plenary session unanimously responded to the speaker in the affirmative, signaling their approval. In his report, Commission II legislator Guspardi Gaus said that the formation of Southwest Papua would be the solution to ongoing conflicts in ...