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30 dead amid violence in Papua New Guinea island

Thirty people have been killed and several more have been injured in a wave of intercommunal violence on Papua New Guinea’s remote Trobriand Islands,...

7.6-magnitude earthquake hits east Papua New Guinea

A 7.6-magnitude earthquake hit off eastern Papua New Guinea on Sunday, with locals reporting damage to buildings near the coastal town of Madang and...

PNG premier’s party asked to form government

Port Moresby—The party of Papua New Guinea’s prime minister was asked Monday to form a new government after snaring more seats than its rivals...

Poll machete attack puts PNG on high alert

Port Moresby—Residents of Papua New Guinea’s capital were told to stay home and troops were deployed to its streets Monday, after a brutal election-related...

Micronesia loses COVID-free status after outbreak confirmed

The tiny Pacific state of Micronesia has lost its status as one of the few COVID-free countries, after confirming community cases on two islands. Apart...

PNG votes in heavily guarded elections

Port Moresby—Voters headed to the polls Monday for heavily guarded elections in Papua New Guinea, where millions live in poverty despite vast mineral and...

That unique country in Oceania

Where in the world can you find a country that speaks 852 languages and each of the communities that speak these languages has its...

COVID-positive PNG PM returns from Beijing Olympics

Papua New Guinea's prime minister has returned home from Beijing after a positive COVID-19 diagnosis scuppered plans for face-to-face meetings with Chinese leaders, the...

Fiji PM says 50 peacekeepers headed to crisis-hit Solomon Islands

Fiji will deploy 50 troops to an Australian-led peacekeeping force in the Solomon Islands following anti-government rioting that razed parts of the capital Honiara,...

Australia, PNG to end asylum seeker offshore processing

A longstanding deal that saw Australia detain asylum seekers in an offshore camp in Papua New Guinea will be scrapped, the two countries announced...

Coffee bulking facility

South Pacific International Container Terminal in Lae, operated by the Papua New Guinea unit of International Container Terminal Services Inc., handles its first delivery...

Frabelle eyeing expansion to India 

Frabelle Fishing Corp. plans to expand to India to complement overseas operations in Papua New Guinea, Vietnam and Indonesia. Company president Francisco Tiu Laurel said...

At least 15 feared dead in mining camp landslide

Up to 15 people were feared dead after a landslide struck a mining camp in central Papua New Guinea following heavy rain, officials said...

Five charged over cocaine in crashed plane

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