Port Moresby—Papua New Guinea ramped up coronavirus testing and rushed to build field hospitals on Wednesday after an outbreak was found to have spread...
A powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Papua New Guinea Friday, rocking residents across the pacific nation, the US Geological Survey reported.
The quake struck at...
Buka"•Bougainville has voted by a landslide for independence from Papua New Guinea, according to official referendum results released Wednesday, a major step toward creating...
Port Moresby"•Papua New Guinea said Thursday it had ordered the indefinite closure of a multi-billion dollar Chinese-owned nickel facility that spewed potentially toxic red...
Jakarta"•Police in Indonesia’s Papua region on Monday banned demonstrations that could lead to “anarchist acts” following nearly two weeks of mass protests in the...
Manokwari, Indonesia"•Riots broke out and a local parliament building was torched in Indonesia’s Papua on Monday, as thousands protested against the weekend detention of...
Port Moresby"•At least 24 people, including two pregnant women and their unborn children, were killed in a three-day spasm of tribal violence in Papua...
Jayapura"•From sending ballot boxes by elephant in Sumatra to keeping voters safe in Papua’s rebel territory, Indonesia is pulling out all the stops for...
Sydney—Australia has admitted it had not focused enough attention on its Pacific backyard but vowed to make “long overdue” amends, amid growing Chinese influence...
