Jakarta, Feb. 24 -- Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Ribka Haluk stated that the 2026 Special Autonomy Funds for the first quarter have been disbursed to 16 regions in Papua.

The disbursement was made after the local governments met all administrative and procedural requirements.

"Several regions have realized Special Autonomy Funds of 1 percent and 1.25 percent because they have fulfilled all administrative and procedural requirements," she said in a statement here on Tuesday.

Based on data from the Ministry of Home Affairs as of February 19, 2026, first-quarter Special Autonomy Funds were transferred to the Regional General Cash Accounts (RKUD) of 13 local governments.

These include Asmat, Biak Numfor, Boven Digoel, Jayapura, Pegunun...