The Mimika Regency Food Crops, Horticulture, and Plantation Service (Distanbun) has allocated 150 hectare (ha) of land for vanilla plantations in Mimika Regency, Central Papua, as the agricultural commodity is considered to have a great potential for export.

The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) had the opportunity to visit (23-25/09) the Central Papua Province Regional Development Planning, Research, and Development Agency (Bapperida) in Sep. 23-25, 2024. They were welcomed by Central Papua Bapperida Head Jull Edy Way and the Bapperida management team.

Mimika Regency Food Crops, Horticulture, and Plantation Office (Distanbun) is developing oil palm cultivation over 7,000 hectares (ha) of land in Kiyura Village, West Mimika District, Mimika Regency, Central Papua Province.

The Central Papua Provincial Government received the arrival of the first TransNusa aircraft to land at Douw Aturure Nabire Airport in Nabire Regency, Central Papua on Aug. 17, 2024. This is a historic moment for the people of Central Papua amid the 79th anniversary of Indonesian independence.

Papua, which is famous for its natural beauty, has an extraordinary tourist destination in Lake Paniai.

The Mimika Regency Public Works and Spatial Planning (PUPR) Agency stated that a budget of Rp500 billion is needed to build a clean water system in the area to serve 500 families.

The Mimika Regency Tourism, Culture, Youth, and Sports (Disparbudpora) Office held a local cultural festival involving the Amungme and Kamoro tribes at the former Self Sufficient Market Square in Timika District, Mimika Regency, Central Papua Province on Jun. 26, 2024.

Investment Minister Bahlil Lahadalia, ex-officio Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) Head announced that the Freeport Indonesia's (PTFI) smelter with an investment value of US$3 billion, in Gresik Regency, East Java, will commence operations on July 1, 2024.