On 14 March 2025, a group of Papuan students from the Moni Intan Jaya Student Association (IPMMI) protested in Makassar city (South Sulawesi province). They voiced several demands, including justice against the military members who shot dead a Papuan motorbike taxi driver during an armed clash in Mamba district on 27 February 2025 (coded separately).

Supply-chain Risk Briefing

1) Summary On March 14, 2025, Papuan student groups held a peaceful demonstration in Makassar, South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. The protest demanded justice for the killing of a motorcycle taxi driver by a soldier during armed conflict in Papua region on February 27. The current risk level is low.

2) Supply-chain impact

• South Sulawesi regional transport: Makassar is a major logistics hub for eastern Indonesia, and expansion of student protests could temporarily affect port and airport accessibility
• Papua-Sulawesi connectivity: If Papua-related protests spread to other regions, potential disruptions to logistics connections between eastern Indonesian regions are a concern
• Nickel and palm oil transport: South Sulawesi is one of Indonesia's major raw material export routes, with potential delays in maritime shipping schedules if protests are prolonged
• Local manufacturing: Short-term operational disruptions possible in raw material procurement and product shipments for manufacturing facilities and processing plants in the Makassar area

3) Watch points

• Need to track whether additional armed conflicts occur in Papua region and patterns of solidarity protest expansion to other regions
• Monitoring normalization of Makassar port and airport operations and changes in eastern Indonesia regional logistics flows