One person was killed as tensions flared in North Waigani area of Port Moresby on August 11 following an eviction that turned violent. Witnesses reported…
A security guard at a supermarket in Kokopo, East New Britain province was killed on August 11 after being attacked by a group of armed…
At least one student has been hospitalized following a fire that broke out at the Brandi Secondary School’s boys dormitory in Wewak district of East…
Finance Secretary Samuel Penias has condemned a raid on his office by the Fraud Squad Police as "unprecedented" and "disrespectful," accusing officers of breaching established…
Police in Kokopo district of East New Britain have confiscated 40 kilograms of marijuana during a patrol in the Bitapabeke and Ulagunan areas of the…
An armed robbery occurred on August 6 at a retail shop in Waigani of Port Moresby, allegedly operated by Indian nationals and located behind the…
A Chinese businessman operating in Hela province has been arrested and released on bail for allegedly breaching the province-wide alcohol ban, authorities confirmed on August…
Dennis Bagelo, director general of the National Library and Archives, has been arrested and charged with multiple offenses related to the alleged misuse of public…
Authorities are on high alert in Laloki, Central Province, following two separate incidents that have heightened ethnic tensions and raised fears of further violence. On…
Three people, including a man and his young son, were killed, and several homes were set ablaze during a violent ethnic clash between members of…
Four people were killed and several others were injured in an ethnic clash between groups from Wabag and Kabwum along Kapiak Road in Lae city's…
At least 15 people implicated in sorcery-related violence remain at large a decade after the killing of police officer Gabriel Kolim in Western Highlands Province…
Seven individuals have been arrested in connection with a sorcery and witchcraft-related violence case in Central Province, which resulted in the death of a man…
An Australian national and two Papua New Guinea nationals on July 30 were charged for their alleged involvement in trafficking packages containing 68 kg of…
Police shot and killed one gang member and arrested four others following an armed robbery on a passenger bus along the Madang-Lae highway early on…
Eleven Chinese nationals have been arrested for conducting unauthorized alluvial mining using heavy machinery, marking the first prosecutions under Section 167 of 1992 Papua New…
A third-year education student at the University of Goroka in Eastern Highlands was found dead early on July 26 in what police suspect was a…
Manu Yafi Kuna, a candidate contesting the Usino-Bundi by-election, on July 24 was arrested following an alleged attack on a rival candidate’s vehicle and threats…
A married couple in Vanimo, West Sepik province has been arrested and charged with multiple offenses after allegedly sexually assaulting the wife’s 11-year-old cousin, police…
A PNG Power technical team was held at gunpoint while responding to a service call along 2-Mile Hill settlement in Port Moresby’s National Capital District…
Two Chinese nationals have been deported from Manus province after failing to comply with lawful directives, said the Immigration and Citizenship Authority on July 23.…
Three male teenagers were arrested in connection with the alleged rape of a girl near the Telikom Compound in Waigani, National Capital District, Port Moresby…
A woman identified as Gabriella Lukaot was allegedly kidnapped in front of the Boroko Police Station in National Capital District of Port Moresby early on…
A tribal clash between groups from Tari and Enga occurred in 5-Mile suburb, National Capital District, Port Moresby late on July 20. No casualties were…
A primary suspect in a 2023 sorcery-related violence case in Simbu Province has been re-arrested. Authorities confirmed that the suspect, who had failed to appear…
