The Bulolo District Development Authority, in collaboration with community leaders and police, established a peace committee on June 5. This action follows a recent clash…
Robert Baim, acting chief of the Madang Provincial Police, on June 4 issued a stern warning to youths involved in inter-school violence, stating that those…
Treasurer Ian Ling-Stuckey confirmed that the Department of Treasury did not investigate the February ransomware attack on the Internal Revenue Commission (IRC). He said the…
Benjamin Turi, chief of the National Capital District (NCD) Police, and deputy chief of the Central Police, on June 3 urged residents in both provinces…
The Community Policing Unit (CPU) in Ward 6, which includes Riwo, Nagada, and Malmal villages in Madang province, imposed a 10:00 PM curfew for school…
Vanimo-Green lawmaker and Culture and Tourism Minister Belden Namah has raised serious concerns over weak security measures at the Papua New Guinea–Indonesia border, warning of…
Defense Minister Billy Joseph attended the 22nd edition of the International Institute of Strategic Studies Shangri-La Dialogue, an annual inter-governmental security conference held from May…
The central government has five months remaining to improve its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CTF) systems or face the possibility of being placed on…
Tensions have been growing along the Western-Hela provincial border following a violent kidnapping incident on May 12 that has forced the shutdown of schools and…
A civil servant, Christopher Lelang Peters, and his family claimed they were forcibly evicted from a property operated by the National Housing Corporation (NHC) in…
The Papua New Guinea (PNG) Tribal Foundation on May 26 announced that it has actively intervened in 46 cases of sorcery accusation-related violence (SARV) since…
Police officials on May 23 informed a parliamentary committee that recovering unlicensed firearms in the Highlands regions before the 2027 general election is unlikely, increasing…
Residents of Goilala, living in the Brown River area outside Port Moresby, voiced their concerns to Central Governor Rufina Peter and Hiri-Koiari lawmaker Keith Iduhu…
Central Provincial Police chief Insp. Joseph Salle on May 21 denied rumors of ethnic clashes in Hiritano Highway. Salle made the statement following social media…
West Sepik provincial health authority chief executive officer Adrian Lohumbo on May 20 was apprehended in Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia along with five others for crossing…
Two warring tribes from Aviamp in the Anglimp South Waghi district of Jiwaka Province held a peace ceremony, marking an end to decades of hostilities…
Advocacy groups are calling on the government and international stakeholders to urgently address widespread illegal logging linked to Forest Clearing Authorities (FCAs), which account for…
Police have launched an investigation into the deaths of two young children whose bodies were found in an abandoned vehicle in the Gereka area of…
Police in West Sepik have issued a warning to individuals crossing the Papua New Guinea–Indonesia border, urging them to avoid involvement in illegal activities, particularly…
A magistrate at a Committal Court has raised serious concerns regarding the increasing number of drug-related cases, despite the imposition of severe penalties, local media…
Enga Provincial Police chief Fred Yakasa announced on May 8 that security forces will arrest and charge individuals carrying offensive weapons in public areas. Items…
National Capital District Police Chief Benjamin Turi on May 9 expressed concern over the growing disrespect for law enforcement following an increase in civilians charged…
Police launched a manhunt on May 12 for a group of men who kidnapped several people, including a health worker, his wife, an elementary school…
Police in Madang province are ramping up efforts to combat a surge in highway robberies, particularly along the Usino–Naru stretch, Acting Provincial Police Commander (PPC)…
The Conservation and Environment Protection Authority (CEPA) and PNG Customs Services on May 7 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at monitoring and controlling…
