Observers questioned the efficacy of President-elect Prabowo Subianto's plan to build three million affordable homes for the working class annually and reduce the national housing…
Firebrand cleric Rizieq Shihab has sued President Joko Widodo for Rp5.246 trillion for allegedly telling "a series of lies" over the past decade. The lawsuit…
President Joko Widodo's administration completed 521 transportation projects during his two consecutive terms, according to the Transportation Ministry. The ministry's data show 193 infrastructure projects…
A Cessna 208 Caravan light cargo aircraft skidded off the runway while landing at Pogapa Airport in Pogapa village, Homeyo district, Intan Jaya regency, Central…
The National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) has urged the government to provide proper and comprehensive abortion services to rape victims as part…
The central government has allocated 10 million kina for the installation of a security camera network in National Capital district, Prime Minister James Marape said.…
Prime Minister James Marape on October 2 held a high-level meeting to expedite the finalization of the Mine Development Contract (MDC) and the issuance of…
Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) economy remains weak despite recent strong gross domestic product (GDP), ANZ Bank International Economist Kishti Sen said. Sen said PNG posted…
The central government is working with the Indian government to improve Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) electoral system, as country prepares ahead of the general election…
NGO Community advocacy group ACT NOW has disproved Prime Minister James Marape’s claims that the government is sustainably managing the country's forests. Marape made the…
The tribal violence emanating from resource projects will not end until the government steps in and resolves long standing legacy issues, political scientist Michael Kabuni…
Kumul Consolidated Holdings (KCH) and the Information and Communications Technology Department signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at KCH’s office in Downtown, Port Moresby on…
An Internet Gateway upgrade and traffic through a submarine cable link was completed by PNG DataCo Limited. The upgrade, which began two months ago, was…
Claudia Sheinbaum was sworn in October 1 as Mexico's first woman president, inheriting a country beset by gang violence and economic uncertainty over controversial reforms…
US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will on October 2 visit areas devastated by Hurricane Helene, after Harris's election rival Donald Trump…
A Russian court on October 2 sentenced 13 people to lengthy jail terms over sabotage attacks that prosecutors said were an attempt to thwart Moscow's…
Georgia's President Salome Zurabishvili has refused to sign into law a controversial bill denounced by rights groups and Brussels as curbing the rights of LGBTQ…
Russia on October 2 opened a criminal case against opposition politician and campaigner Lev Shlosberg, one of the few Kremlin critics publicly opposed to the…
France's finance minister promised on October 2 that the tax hikes the government says are required to bring the country's finances back on track will…
Tunisian politician Ayachi Zammel, a candidate in the North African country's October 6 presidential election, has been sentenced to 12 years in jail, his lawyer…
US vice presidential contenders J.D. Vance and Tim Walz faced off in a surprisingly civil debate October 1, despite tense moments on the hot topics…
UK leader Keir Starmer heads to Brussels on October 2 for the first time as prime minister, looking to build on a promised "reset" of…
Five more people in Rwanda have died of the deadly Ebola-like Marburg disease, bringing the number of fatalities to 11, the health ministry said late…
Tens of thousands of people packed the streets of one of India's biggest cities after doctors resumed a strike and called fresh rallies over the…
Survivors of the monsoon floods that ravaged Nepal at the weekend criticised the government on October 1 for inadequate relief efforts during a disaster that…
