Messaging app Telegram removed some illegal pornographic material following a request by South Korean regulators, the Yonhap news agency reported on September 3, as the…
The new de-facto US ambassador to Taiwan said September 4 that the democratic island is "not the only target" of China's "intimidation and coercion", with…
A landmark court verdict that found South Korea's climate goals were "unconstitutional" would not affect major businesses and it would be easy to revise targets…
New Zealand will steeply increase an entry tax for foreign tourists in a move some fear could deter visitors. The cost of the International Visitor…
Coal generated less than 50% of Australia's electricity in the last week of August, dropping to a record low as renewable production surged, data showed…
Australia’s success in virtually eliminating mpox within six months of an outbreak in 2022 is now being overshadowed by a sudden and alarming resurgence, highlighting…
Businesses are becoming increasingly concerned about the state of the economy in Papua New Guinea. Chairman of the PNG property developers association Peter Aitsi said…
The governments of Papua New Guinea and the autonomous Bougainville region have agreed on a moderator to be brought to try and repair an impasse…
Bad governance and poor government performance are impacting the lives of everyone, because of their significant disruptions to the economy and development prospects, Institute of…
The speaker of the Papua New Guinea Parliament, Job Pomat, on September 4 announced he has accepted a motion of no confidence in Prime Minister…
Enga governor Sir Peter Ipatas handed over 250,000 kina to the Rural Airstrip Agency (RAA) on September 2 for the rehabilitation of airstrips in the…
Four people were killed, and houses were damaged in a flash flood in Mendi, the capital of Southern Highlands province. Southern Highland Police chief Ephenes…
President Joko Widodo has postponed the transfer of nearly 2,000 civil servants to Nusantara, the country's new capital city under construction in East Kalimantan, due…
The Democratic Republic of Congo has ordered five turboprop N219 multipurpose aircraft from state-owned aerospace firm PT Dirgantara Indonesia (DI). The deal was signed during…
The government will begin a trial of INA Digital, its digital integrated service system, later this month with approximately 50,000 users, most of whom are…
President Joko Widodo on September 2 signed a regulation increasing allowances for employees of the Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla). It replaces a 2013 presidential regulation…
Employees of oil palm plantation company PT Sumber Abadi Karya demolished a church in Sopan Jaya village, Padang Laweh district, Dharmasraya regency, West Sumatra, due…
The House of Representatives (DPR) during a session on September 3 approved an additional budget allocation of Rp1.8 trillion for the National Disaster Mitigation Agency…
Pope Francis on September 4 appealed for religious unity to counter extremism and intolerance, as the longest tour of the 87-year-old's papacy got into full…
The arrest and charging of Telegram founder Pavel Durov is a complex case which raises a lot of human rights concerns, the United Nations said…
France's President Emmanuel Macron was September 3 considering a former right-wing minister to lead a new government after almost two months of deadlock, sources with…
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on September 2 urged mainstream parties to avoid working with the far right, after record gains by the AfD in two…
Senegal's parliament has rejected a draft revision of the constitution put forward by the country's new leaders and seen as paving the way for the…
A Moscow court September 3 sentenced a prominent physicist to 15 years in a penal colony after finding him guilty of "treason" -- the latest…
Tunisia's electoral board said September 2 it approved three candidates for an October 6 presidential election, ignoring court rulings that had granted appeals by three…
