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…
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…
The Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) has officially launched corporate plans for government departments that sets out clear strategies up to 2027, to prepare Bougainville’s institutions…
Prime Minister James Marae on October 11 broke ground on the construction of a satellite casino in the Paga Hill special economic zone (SEZ) in…
Papua New Guinea's (PNG) plan of fielding a team in Australia's National Rugby League (NRL) competition could hinge on a promise from its government not…
Approximately 60% of all the roads in Papua New Guinea have been rehabilitated, according to Works and Highways Department acting secretary Gibson Holemba on October…
Around 100,000 kina was allocated by the Morobe administration for conflict intervention between the warring tribes of Sialum and Tewae-Siassi. Governor Luther Wenge said the…
Papua New Guinea (PNG) authorities and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) team have reached a staff-level agreement for access of about $265 million to improve…
Community leaders and ward members of the warring tribes Nomu, Ziwe and Amugen in Sialum signed an agreement with the Morobe provincial government and local…
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) plans to grant $26 million or around 102 million kina for projects in Hela and Morobe. The cash…
A New Zealand official mediating talks between the leaders of Papua New Guinea (PNG) and the independence-seeking Bougainville region said he was optimistic about resolving…
The central government has allocated 10 million kina for the installation of a security camera network in National Capital district, Prime Minister James Marape said.…
The operational performance of Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) two international sea ports in Port Moresby and Lae have been placed among the top ports in…
The Treasury Department had requested a $100 million loan, or around 392 million kina, from the World Bank to improve education in Papua New Guinea…
The government during the 11th ministerial meeting of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Friendship Group reaffirmed its commitment to a nuclear-free and peaceful Pacific region. The…
Job Pomat, the speaker of the Papua New Guinea House of Representatives, and his Indonesian counterpart, Puan Maharani, signed a memorandum of understanding on bilateral…
Twenty-two out of 96 districts in Papua New Guinea have not filed financial acquittals for 2022 and 2023 as of July, according to think-tank Act…
Papua New Guinea (PNG) was ranked 11 out of 14 countries in the first Pacific Islands Media Index 2023 report published on September 24. The…
Papua New Guinea’s Minister for National Planning Ano Pala has delivered scathing criticism of Australia's aid program, warning of funds being "wasted" as the Australian…
A study by the National Research Institute (NRI) showed that Papua New Guinea has not made tangible development progress since its independence on September 16,…
The Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) has officially sought Vatican support in its bid for political independence from Papua New Guinea. A letter from the ABG…
Prime Minister James Marape said addressing law and order is a high priority for the central government going forward. “The government has decided that it…
Papua New Guinea will bring in former New Zealand governor-general and senior diplomat Sir Jerry Mateparae to help resolve a deep impasse over Bougainville's political…
The central government is planning to develop a water supply project worth 250,000 kina for communities in the Lower Bena area of Unggai-Bena district in…
Establishing ties with the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) will be the priority for the Autonomous Government of Bougainville’s (ABG) newly created “external relations” office, as…
