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…
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…
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…
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…
Several people were injured and a police vehicle was damaged during an incident at the Highlands Region Day celebration held at Sir Hubert Murray Stadium…
A woman has been arrested and charged with aggravated domestic violence after allegedly abusing her two-year-old son, police said. The arrest was made on July…
Police in Gulf province have arrested nine people in connection with a drug raid targeting marijuana valued at 100,000 kina, authorities said on July 15.…
A protest by students at Holy Trinity Teachers College in Mount Hagen district of Western Highlands turned violent on July 15 after a confrontation with…
A man was shot and injured in an armed robbery in Hohola suburb, National Capital District, Port Moresby on July 16. A group of youths…
One person was killed and a print shop was set on fire in a clash between residents near the Madang Teachers College on North Coast…
Two people were killed, four others were injured, and several buildings were burned on July 10 in Kindeng, Jiwaka province. An elderly man was burned…
Two people were killed at WRC estate in Kedeng, Banz local-level government (LLG) in Jiwaka Province on July 9 following screenings of the State of…
Several people were injured in an armed robbery at the ZRZ Trading store on Air Corps Road, Lae, Morobe province on July 13. Five men…
A violent tribal clash in the remote Karamui district, Simbu province has led to the closure of multiple schools, a health center, and local airstrips.…
Nine people, including two students, were killed in tribal violence motivated by a domestic dispute at the 2-Mile settlement outside Kainantu town in Eastern Highlands…