Don’t Portray Papua as if It Is Under Threat
Speculations surrounding security issues in Papua has not dampened the confidence of Yunus Wonda, Executive Chair of the Papua 20th National Sports Week (PON) Committee. He is optimistic that with the support of the Papuan people and the military and the police combined, the quadrennial sports festival will proceed smoothly and safely.
Mahardika Satria Hadi
September 27, 2021
BASED out of Jayapura City on the north shore Papua, the 20th National Sports Week (PON) Committee Chair Yunus Wonda goes back and forth to the Jayapura Regency, Mimika till Merauke in the southernmost part. The frequency of his visits to the four venues only increases as the event—the first ever in the Land of Cenderawasih (Bird of Paradise, a nickname for Papua)—draws nearer. “It’s not that I don’t trust my friends
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