Author: Alfian Kartono and Niniek Karmini

Tragic Incident in Papua Leaves New Zealand Pilot Dead A harrowing incident unfolded in Indonesia’s Papua region on Monday when gunmen ambushed a helicopter shortly after it landed, killing New Zealand pilot Glen Malcolm Conning. The attackers, believed to be from the West Papua Liberation Army, shot Conning before releasing the indigenous Papuan passengers and setting the aircraft ablaze. The remote village of Alama was the scene of the attack, with the passengers luckily unharmed due to being local residents. The gunmen fled into the jungle, prompting a search by security forces. The West Papua Liberation Army, although claiming the…