Central Governor Rufina Peter expressed concerns over the acquisition of 280 hectares of land at Caution Bay. Peter said she supports the statements made by…
Mining operator K92 Mining said new integrated development plans have extended the operation by two years at the Kainantu gold mine in Kainantu, Eastern Highlands…
Prime Minister James Marape said the Indonesian government will offer amnesty to West Papuans who have contested its sovereignty resulting in conflicts and clashes with…
Seven people were killed and at least 19 others were severely injured when a group of armed men attacked a passenger bus in Sirunki of…
The National Capital District (NCD) metropolitan administration in Port Moresby issued a warning to settlers that they will be forcefully removed from the city if…
Two men were arrested on October 22 for allegedly vandalizing a Puma Energy fuel station in Wewak of East Sepik province. The culprits damaged pipes…
Residents in Wara Kakul area of Westerm Highlands province erected a roadblock on October 23. The motive behind the roadblock was unclear. It affected traffic…
Opposition leader Douglas Tomuriesa questioned the many international trips taken by Prime Minister James Marape and government officials despite the serious cash-flow problems the country…
National Police chief David Manning has removed two police personnel from their posts amid an ongoing investigation over alleged biased recruitment at the National Center…
China remains the largest trading partner of Papua New Guinea (PNG) with 13 billion kina worth of annual trade from January to August. Chinese Ambassador…
The Civil Society Network (CSN) in a press release published on October 21 called on the central government and relevant authorities to urgently prioritize the…
Local leaders at the Mulitaka landslide disaster area in Enga province on October 20 reached an agreement with security personnel and the Enga provincial government…
Papua New Guinea (PNG) will for the first time participate in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to address the impact of climate change and…
Prime Minister James Marape held a meeting with Indonesia’s newly-inaugurated President Prabowo Subianto late on October 20 in Central Jakarta. Both leaders discussed the future…
The leader of the opposition Douglas Tomuriesa criticized Prime Minister James Marape’s decision to appoint new deputy ministers, and the intention of appointing more, without…
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) Papua New Guinea has officially opened its state-of-the-art plastic bottle (PET) line in Lae, Morobe province. This multimillion-kina investment started in…
International Trade Minister Richard Maru on October 18 told the 2024 National Petroleum and Energy Conference that Papua New Guinea (PNG) had a very serious…
Local officials on October 18 broke ground on the construction of additional facilities for the Kiunga District Hospital in North Fly district, Western province. The…
Former prime minister Peter O’Neill on October 20 questioned how the ownership of 280 hectares of state land on which the Dirio Gas and Power…
A Twin Otter aircraft carrying five people crashed into a ditch during takeoff at the Kairik Airstrip in Enga on October 19, the PNG Accident…
Air Niugini has bought a new Dash 8 Q400 plane which arrived on October 19 at the Jackson International Airport in Port Moresby. The airline’s…
Kumul Petroleum Holdings Limited (KPHL) through its managing director Wapu Sonk on October 18 signed a pre-front-end engineering and development (FEED) contract for a floating…
A 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck Siaman in New Ireland province at around 4:05 AM on October 21. No casualties or damage were reported. No tsunami alert…
A proposed rehabilitation project along the Teo-Buin-Sipotavai road in the Tinputz area of the autonomous Bougainville region is expected to improve transportation of cocoa and…
Outside powers often treat aid as an easy geopolitical win in the Pacific but National Planning Minister Sir Ano Pala’s recent public critique of Australian…
