Bougainville Power has received 5.3 million kina to connect power from Halia to Kessa Point. The money was transferred to the managing director for Bougainville…
Papua New Guinea’s formal employment has declined from around 465,000 in 2014 to 385,693 in 2021, representing 5.3% of the working age population, economist Maholopa…
The Bank of Papua New Guinea (BPNG) has approved Mahogany Capital Limited to conduct business as a licensed financial institution. Mahogany Capital chairman Ken Poon…
OK Tedi Mining Limited (OTML), through the national government’s Tax Credit Scheme (TCS), awarded a road construction contract worth 36.1 million kina in North Fly,…
The US confirmed on August 12 it would resume sales of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia, as concerns over human rights in the kingdom's Yemen…
Iran on August 13 rejected Western calls to stand down its threat to retaliate against Israel for the killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh…
The UK government welcomed on August 12 the "de-escalation" of far-right inspired disorder and rioting following a knife attack that killed three children, but insisted…
Ukraine’s top military commander says his forces now control 1,000 square kilometers (386 square miles) of Russia’s neighboring Kursk region, the first time a Ukrainian…
The US FBI said on August 12 it was investigating after Donald Trump's presidential campaign said its internal communications were hacked and the campaign blamed…
Greece battled a massive wildfire near Athens for a third day on August 13, with hundreds of European firefighters due to join the effort to…
US credit rating agency Fitch downgraded Israel a notch on August 12, warning that its ongoing conflict against Hamas in Gaza could last "well into…
Tanzania's main opposition party demanded on August 12 the release of its top leaders who were detained in a mass roundup ahead of a banned…
Talks to end Sudan’s 15-month war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) will move forward in Geneva this…
More than 47,000 people died in Europe due to scorching temperatures in 2023, with countries in the region's south hit the hardest, according to a…
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro called on August 12 for the state to use an "iron fist" after deadly protests in response to his July reelection,…
A masked man wearing a helmet and bulletproof vest on August 12 stabbed at least five people outside a mosque in northwest Turkey before being…
Torrential storms lashing India and Nepal have killed hundreds of people since June, official data showed on August 13, with flooding and landslides causing widespread…
The US had no role in ousting Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who recently quit her position and fled the South Asian nation, the White…
Sri Lanka's telecommunications regulator has issued a license to Elon Musk's Starlink, the satellite unit of SpaceX, to provide the country with satellite broadband services,…
Pakistan's ex-spy chief who served during jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's term has been taken into military custody, the army announced on August 12.…
Residents in western Myanmar who rely on trade with India said they are experiencing food shortages due to the closure of some border crossings with…
The Philippine Navy said on August 13 last week's actions by the Chinese air force over the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea…
China is undertaking a “divide and conquer” approach in dealing with Vietnam and the Philippines over their differences in the South China Sea, according to…
Cambodia’s Senate President Hun Sen on August 12 again threatened to arrest anyone who tries to organize a demonstration in the country against an economic…
There are significant challenges ahead for the Communist Party of Vietnam’s newly appointed leader, General Secretary To Lam, who has stated he will focus on…
