The construction of a 14-km-long road from the Raunsepna transit to Yalam in Inland-Baining, Gazelle, East New Britain province has started, local media said on…
The copper- and gold-rich Bougainville region is set to declare independence by 2027, eight years after a landslide vote to secede, the Autonomous Region of…
Prime Minister James Marape on December 10 vowed to return to UN climate summits after boycotting the talks for 2024 but called for safeguarding forests…
More than 700 people in Det village, Poroma local level government, Nipa-Kutubu District, Southern Highlands province were affected by flooding, local media said on December…
Upgrades for the Gurney Airport in Milne Bay province by the Civil Aviation Development Investment Project Il (CADIP Il) are expected to start in January…
The Autonomous Region of Bougainville (ABG) met with representatives from US-based SpaceX to discuss bolstering technological capabilities in the region. ABG President Ishmael Toroama held…
Access to clean water remains scarce in the Rai Coast local level government (LLG) in Madang province as residents have been using pipes made of…
Fisheries and Marine Resources Minister Jelta Wong and his counterparts from Australia, Indonesia and East Timor on December 7 signed the Arafura and Timor Seas…
The central government reactivated the Papua New Guinea Environmental Council after following a two-year absence, an official said on December 9. This council is a…
PNG Air on December 6 suspended flights to Mendi, Southern Highlands for an indefinite period of time due to safety concerns. “PNG Air regrets to…
The National Executive Council (NEC) on December 6 appointed John Daveona Avira as the new acting chief executive officer for the Road Traffic Authority (RTA),…
Prime Minister James Marape on December 5 said the bid to join the National Rugby League (NRL) doesn't hinge upon a security pact. Marape made…
Transparency International Papua New Guinea (PNG) criticized a planned forestry development project in Western province, arguing that it received approval with no due diligence by…
The National Information and Communications Technology Authority (Nicta) on December 5 signed a 9.65-million-kina contract with German-based company Rhode & Swarz Asia PTE to manage…
The Special Parliamentary Committee on Public Sector Reform and Service Delivery and the Public Services Commission (PSC) on December 6 signed a memorandum of understanding…
The central government is planning to relocate 17,000 elementary teachers amid the transition to a new education system, Education Minister Lucas Dekena said on December…
Hoskins Airport in Hoskins rural local level government (LLG), West New Britain province will be upgraded starting early 2025. The project was announced on December…
An investigation by ABC News found links between the Australian businessmen behind Papua New Guinea's largest agroforestry project in Western province to key figures in…
Education Minister Lucas Dekena said all schools will continue to hold exams, but the tests will not be used as a measurement to graduate students…
The central government plans to build a community development center in Wapenamanda district, Enga province in 2025. The plan was announced after the Wapenamanda District…
The capital investment budget of 10.3 billion kina for 2025 will be focused on strategic investments to scale up key economic areas where Papua New…
A landslide on December 2 at the border of Simbu and Eastern Highlands provinces cut access on the Highlands Highway from Goroka, Eastern Highlands to…
Two people were killed and two others were injured in a road accident on the Bagawa Bridge, North Coast Road in Madang, Madang province on…
The government has committed 20 million kina for the development of the Nine Mile Saivara Satellite Township in 2025, Prime Minister James Marape said on…
The parliament on November 28 passed the Mulitaka resettlement authority bill to allow the establishment of a new body to organize relocation efforts for people…
