The Indonesian government says it is finalising the draft revision to the 2001 Papua Special Autonomy Law for the resource-rich provinces of Papua and West Papua.
Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and senior ministers met this week with Papua Governor Lukas Enembe and West Papua Governor Abraham Atururi, as well as regional representatives, on the draft.
The Jakarta Post reports that Papuan officials submitted a report on recent political and economic developments in the two provinces.
Jakarta says the review of the law would yield improvements to the forestry, maritime, energy and transportation sectors.
But it says it also intends to firmly quell armed separatist movements in Papua.
Meanwhile, one of the Papuan activists who addressed last week's European Parliament hearing on Human Rights regarding Papua region, Zely Ariane, says the revised autonomy package won't improve the welfare of Papuans.
He says it would follow the same path as the existing law, which is considered to have failed to improve the welfare of indigenous Papuans.
