A Small Paradise That Will Be Annihilated: View From Merauke, West Papua

A Small Paradise That Will Be Annihilated: View From Merauke, West Papua Rosa Biwangko Moiwend, 2010   The Land of Papua, a land of great riches, a small paradise that fell to earth. This is how Frangky Sahilatua, the Malukan musician, sings the praises of the land of Papua in his song Aku Papua which is so popular thanks to the singer Edo Kondologit.   These riches have turned this small paradise into an attraction for investors from Indonesia and from around the world. Forests, land,...

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