PNG Leader Tells UN Religious Majorities Must Respect Minorities
PNG Prime Minister James Marape has used his address to the United Nations to call for stronger protection of religious minorities, saying no majority should rely on its numbers or influence to deny...
View ArticlePNG Rugby League Names Men’s and Women’s Sides for 2026 Prime Minister’s XIII
PORT MORESBY, PNG — Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League has announced its men’s and women’s Prime Minister’s XIII teams for the upcoming encounters against Australia at Santos National Football...
View ArticlePNG Mt Hagen Airport Runway Reduced To 980 Metres As Upgrade Enters Critical...
MT HAGEN: Aircraft operations at Mt Hagen Airport have been further restricted after the available runway length was reduced to 980 metres as major resurfacing works move into the central section of...
View ArticlePNG Travellers Face Tighter Air Services As Mt Hagen Runway Works Continue
Travellers using Mt Hagen's Kagamuga Airport are facing tighter flight availability after Air Niugini introduced another reduction in passenger capacity because of continuing runway rehabilitation...
View ArticlePNG Kumuls And Orchids To Meet Australia In Prime Minister’s XIII
PNG Kumuls And Orchids To Meet Australia In Prime Minister’s XIIIPNG’s national rugby league teams will meet Australian opposition in Port Moresby on October 3 when the Prime Minister’s XIII returns...
View ArticlePNG Districts to Receive K2.5m for El Niño Relief
Every district in PNG is to receive K2.5 million in the first round of Government assistance for El Niño relief, Prime Minister James Marape says.Mr Marape made the announcement before leaving the...
View ArticlePNG Power Must Recover K277m, Maru Tells New Board
PNG Power Ltd must recover K277 million owed by government agencies and State-owned enterprises, State Enterprises Minister Richard Maru says.He has given the company’s new board three months to begin...
View ArticlePNG Power Loss-Making Centres Face Sale Under Government Restructure
PNG Power Limited’s loss-making service centres could be sold to private investors and provincial governments under a proposed Government restructure aimed at cutting annual losses of about K80...
View ArticlePNG Opposition Demands Justice For Slain Kundiawa Doctor
PNG Opposition Leader James Nomane has called for full legal action against those responsible for the death of Kundiawa doctor Robert Waiye, saying the killing has robbed Simbu and the nation of a...
View ArticleStarlink To Strengthen PNG Defence Force Connectivity
Papua New Guinea Defence Force is moving to satellite internet technology in a bid to improve communication for troops serving in remote and strategically important locations across PNG.Starlink has...
View ArticlePNG Wants Pacific To Capture More Value From Tuna Industry
PNG Fisheries and Marine Resources Minister Jelta Wong has used an international tuna industry gathering in Thailand to push for a greater economic return for Pacific countries from the region's...
View ArticlePNG Government Adds Two Vice Ministers Ahead Of 2027 Election
Two MPs have been elevated to vice-ministerial positions in the PNG Government, with Usino-Bundi's Vincent Kumura and Porgera-Paiela's Gideon Maso Karipe formally sworn into office at Government...
View ArticlePNG Chiefs land record NRL sponsorship deal with BSP
PNG’s new NRL franchise, the PNG Chiefs, has secured what has been described as the largest club sponsorship in NRL history, with BSP Financial Group signing on as the club’s Principal Foundation...
View ArticleKeep resource tax credit where it's earned, Western governor tells PNG...
Keep resource tax credit where it's earned, Western governor tells PNG GovernmentMoney generated from resource extraction should stay in the provinces that produce it, according to a Papua New Guinea...
View ArticlePNG, Australia Deepen Maritime Ties With Coastal Charting Mission
Royal Australian Navy Leading Seaman Chelsea Styan and Papua New Guinea Defence Force officer Lieutenent SamualBayagau inspect the SPS855 Global Navigation Satellite System receiver during surveillance...
View ArticlePNG Medical Students Return to Rural Clinical Training in Aitape
Medical students from the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) and Divine Word University (DWU) have begun rural clinical placements with Catholic Church Health Services (CCHS) in Aitape, giving them...
View ArticlePNG, US Forces Launch Four-Day Disaster Drill in Lae
PNG, US Forces Launch Four-Day Disaster Drill in Lae/Photo suppliedEmergency responders from Papua New Guinea and the United States have begun a four-day disaster preparedness exercise in Lae, Morobe...
View ArticlePolice brace for law and order challenge as PNG faces historic El Niño
Papua New Guinea's Police Minister, Sir John Pundari, has put the country on notice, warning that the nation may be about to experience its most severe El Niño weather event ever recorded.Sir John...
View ArticleWorld Bank to back PNG with K300m as El Niño bites
World Bank to back PNG with K300m as El Niño bitesPapua New Guinea's Treasury has struck a deal in principle with the World Bank that could deliver up to K300 million to help the country cope with...
View ArticlePNG Fire Service Gets Two New Trucks with Australia’s Support
PNG Fire Service Gets Two New Trucks with Australia’s Support/Photo supplied The PNG Fire Service has received two new fire trucks with support from Australia, strengthening emergency response services...
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