Wamena, Papua, Oct. 17 -- Yali Hubula tribal community members in Jayawijaya District, Papua Province, asserted that the central government-granted special autonomy implemented over a span of two decades had failed to usher in prosperity for Papuans.

Highlighting this reality, Head of the Committee for the Yali Hubula Tribal Community Simon Surabut told participants of a meeting in Wamena on Friday that the Papuan People's Assembly (MRP) and Papua Province's legislative body should be transparent regarding the fact.

During the 20-year-long implementation of special autonomy in Papua Province, prosperity remained a distant dream for all components of Papuan communities. On the contrary, various problems had surfaced, including serious da...