Parliament on July 31 passed the National Disabilities Services Act, a landmark piece of legislation aimed at protecting and promoting the rights of individuals with…
Parliament has passed a series of amendments to six key land-related laws to modernize land administration, enhance efficiency, and reduce delays in land transactions. The…
A police officer, Jimmy Horuavie, was arrested and fined for disorderly conduct and assaulting a civilian in Vanimo, Sandaun Province. Horuavie was detained by fellow…
Police in Madang province have invoked the Domestic Terrorism Act following violent unrest in Bunu village, Sumkar district, that blocked a key highway and led…
Prime Minister James Marape on July 31 criticized the Electoral Commission for the delays surrounding the local-level government (LLG) elections, attributing the situation to poor…
More than 30 makeshift shelters were destroyed by fire along a drainage reserve between Boroko and Five-Mile in Port Moresby on July 30, as city…
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…
The Frieda River copper-gold project is undergoing an environmental impact assessment (EIA) by the Conservation and Environment Protection Authority (CEPA), project director Phil McCormack confirmed…
Papua New Guinea has launched its first National Radiological Dosimetry Laboratory at the University of Technology (PNGUOT), marking a major step in radiation safety and…
The Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) is set to begin taxing gold production following the official certification of the 2025 Bougainville Mining Act. Bougainville House Speaker…
Mining and petroleum continue to dominate Papua New Guinea’s export landscape, with the Bank of Papua New Guinea (BPNG) confirming the sector as the country’s…
The Teachers Savings and Loan Society (TISA) has named Peter Mason as its new board chairman, effective June 30. He succeeds Gabriel Tai, who retired…
DataCo managing director Paul Komboi on July 29 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with officials from South Fly district in Western province to improve…
Prime Minister James Marape has ordered an independent audit into the financial records of Kumul Petroleum Holdings Ltd (KPHL), the state-owned enterprise responsible for managing…
Counting for the Kabwum by-election in Morobe province was suspended on July 29 following a dispute over a ballot box from Yus local-level government (LLG).…
The Papua New Guinea Nurses Association is calling on both the national government and the Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) to urgently resolve delays in delivering…
National Capital District (NCD) governor Powes Parkop on July 31 emphasized the importance for the central government to be proactive to prevent the sale of…
The East New Britain provincial government on July 29 initiated an early childhood education (ECE) program across the province, aligning with a government directive to…
Morobe Governor Luther Wenge on July 29 assured residents of Bumbi block in Bumayong that he will support their efforts to halt an eviction initiated…
Police in the National Capital District (NCD) will ramp up manpower and enforcement ahead of Papua New Guinea’s 50th Independence celebrations in September. NCD metropolitan…
The USS Pearl Harbor on July 26 arrived at Lae’s main wharf in Morobe province as part of the 21st iteration of the Pacific Partnership…
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…
Alotau lawmaker Ricky Morris on July 29 presented drugs and essential health equipment worth 370,000 kina to address the current medicine shortage in the district…
Approximately 44 medical staff from the National Capital District (NCD) provincial health authority on July 26 collaborated with volunteer Filipino doctors and health workers from…
