Internet Fiasco in Papua
Four months after it was inaugurated by President Joko Widodo, the Palapa Ring has still not given Papua and West Papua an Internet connection. Much like laying down rail tracks, but with no provision of trains.
Tempo
March 3, 2020
THIS project: the Palapa Ring, has not turned out at all as claimed. Given the name in reference to Gajah Mada’s famous oath—he being the prime minister of the ancient Majapahit kingdom—to unify all the regions of Nusantara (present day Indonesia), construction of 12,000 kilometers of fiber optic cables by the communication and informatics ministry claimed it would connect all the regencies and cities of Indonesia. The reality i
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