Lae lawmaker, Lands Minister and Deputy Prime Minister John Rosso has failed to overturn a National Court ruling over alleged fraud in the transfer of…
Police in West New Britain have reopened an investigation into the fatal shooting of a 7-year-old girl in Kapo village, Talasea district, following public outcry…
The trial of Jacob Yafai, former deputy secretary for Finance Department, will continue following a ruling by Chief Justice Sir Gibbs Salika at the Waigani…
A man in Orange County, California, US, received a 17-year prison sentence and a $50,000 fine on May 12, for leading a drug trafficking operation…
The Buluma Ward One community in Hoskins local level government (LLG), Nakanai district, West New Britain opened a new police detention center on May 13…
Police in Port Moresby have identified former Papua New Guinea Kumuls rugby league player Gary Lo as a person of interest in an ongoing investigation…
Around 178 cartons of illegally imported chicken products from the Pick N Pay supermarket in Mt. Hagen, Western Highlands province, have been confiscated and destroyed…
The National Court on May 5 ordered the state to pay 55.6 million kina to Grand Columbia Limited, the owner of Fincorp Haus, for outstanding…
The Oro provincial government has enacted restrictions on alcoholic beverage trading in response to increasing law and order issues, local media reported on May 7.…
Chief Justice Sir Gibbs Salika on May 5 ordered Justice Derek Hartshorn to appoint a seven-member Supreme Court bench to hear a reference filed by…
Public littering laws will be strictly enforced, and informal street vending will be banned in Lae city of Morobe starting May 5 as city leaders…
Chief Inspector Tap Opai, a senior officer with the National Capital District (NCD) Police, was arrested and charged with two counts of murder on May…
Prime Minister James Marape on May 2 announced that state lawyers are reviewing the 2024 Anti-Terrorism Act to enhance its practicality, addressing one of six…
Fifty-two people were arrested over the past week in connection with violent roadblocks and attacks on travelers along the Sepik Highway in Yangoru-Saussia district of…
The Lae District Court in Morobe province convicted 56-year-old Chinese national Li Deshang on May 1 for unlawful discharge of a firearm, possession of a…
Five men posing as missionary doctors have been deported to Rwanda after being intercepted by the Australian Border Force and returned via Port Moresby, officials…
A man who murdered his wife in a public area in Wewak, East Sepik province, was sentenced to 50 years in prison on April 23.…
Papua New Guinea's correctional facilities are set for significant rehabilitation between 2025 and 2027, driven by a government pledge to revitalize its aging prison infrastructure.…
Jack Wengs, a 50-year-old Chinese national, has been charged with two counts of child abuse involving his five-year-old son, according to police. Wengs, also known…
Bomana Prison, Papua New Guinea's largest correctional facility in Port Moresby's National Capital District, is experiencing a critical food shortage, local media reported on April…
The Indonesian government has taken steps to assist 35 fishermen from the neighboring country detained in Papua New Guinea for violating fisheries regulations, reports said…
Papua New Guinea remains at risk of being placed on the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) grey list for a second time, as the country…
An alleged mastermind behind a $15 million drug smuggling operation involving a flight from Papua New Guinea (PNG) to Australia has pleaded guilty to importing…
Inmates across the country have appealed to Prime Minister James Marape to consider granting them a special pardon in celebration of the country’s 50th Independence…
The Ombudsman Commission has launched an investigation into the awarding of a multi-million-kina road contract to Too Good Construction Limited (TGCL), a company previously linked…
