Muridan S. Widjojo
Head Local Politics, LIPI Political Research Center.

PRESIDENT Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said in his State Address on August 16 that the government continued to note the political dynamics in Papua and would continue to build constructive communication in the development of the province. Apparently, the Papuan conflict has now drawn the President’s attention. In his previous year’s State Address, no reference was made at a