December 4 is commemorated as World Noken Day, marking the recognition of Papua’s Noken as an Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO. The Noken has been listed on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage roster since 2012.
Papua Province has won the Regional Inflation Control Team (TPID) Award organized by Bank Indonesia (BI), being recognized as one of the best-performing provinces in 2025.
The Papua Provincial Government has designated HIV/AIDS prevention and control as a priority program since the first 100 days of the current administration of the Papua Governor and Deputy Governor.
Papua Governor Matius Fakhiri inaugurated the coordinators of AIDS Care Volunteers from nine regencies/cities in Papua on Monday (1/12/2025) at Sasana Krida, the Governor’s Office. The inauguration marks a strategic step by the Papua Provincial Government to strengthen HIV/AIDS response networks, including in remote regions.
Papua Governor Matius D. Fakhiri has urged Bank Mandiri to pay greater attention to the many small traders operating on the outskirts of Jayapura City and surrounding areas, especially Papuan women who need support to develop their micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
Acting Head of the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), B. Wisnu Raditya, stated that five regions in Papua Province are at risk of flooding due to hydrometeorological conditions.
The Papua Regional Inspectorate conducted a direct review of service improvements at Dok II Regional Hospital in Jayapura, following the surprise inspection by Papua Governor Matius Fakhiri. The visit aimed to ensure that the hospital management had implemented the corrective measures instructed.
The Governor of Papua, Matius D. Fakhiri, has instructed the Regional Inflation Control Teams at both the regency/city and provincial levels to intensify monitoring of basic necessity prices ahead of the Christmas and New Year holidays.
Representing the Governor of Papua, Assistant I for Government and People’s Welfare, Yohanes Walilo, officially opened the Application Training of the Electronic Procurement System attended by the Commitment-Making Officials, Activity Technical Implementation Officials, and civil servants responsible for goods and services procurement within the Papua Provincial Government on Thursday, 27 November 2025.
Papua Governor Matius D. Fakhiri stated that Papua’s fish consumption rate has reached 75.78 kg per capita per year, a figure far above the national average.
The Papua Provincial Government officially closed the Supervisory Leadership Training Batch II and the Administrator Leadership Training Batch II on Tuesday (25/11).