PNG gets more funds from Global Fund to treat tuberculosis
Minister for Health. Mr MalabagPapua New Guinea is getting more funding from Global Fund to treat tuberculosis patients.Minister for Health, Michael Malabag, told Parliament during Question Time...
View ArticleCannibal killer' known as Black Jesus breaks out of jail with FORTY EIGHT...
A convicted rapist and cult leader known as Black Jesus, who was accused of murdering three girls and then eating their flesh and drinking their blood, has escaped from jail with 48 other prisoners.A...
View ArticleOK Tedi will stay in PNG, says PM
THE government of Papua New Guinea is still considering extending the mining lease for OK Tedi Mining Ltd under a new management structure, Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O'Neill says. Mr...
View ArticleO'Neill spruiks PNG resources to Japanese investors
Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister Peter O'Neill has told investors in Tokyo that his country is well placed to become a strategic supplier of Japan's long-term energy needs.Japan is the world's biggest...
View ArticleNZ beat Vanuatu at under-20 qualifiers
Van Elia celebrates his goal (Photosport)New Zealand made it two wins from two after beating Vanuatu 1-0 at the Oceania under-20 World Cup soccer qualifying tournament in Fiji.Following a 5-0 romp...
View ArticleFiji U20 crosses first obstacle
Taken from/By: FBCReport by: Indra Singh/Shalveen ChandOne down, three to go for the Fiji Under-20 football team who staged a second half fight back to beat Vanuatu 3-2 yesterday in the World Cup...
View ArticlePNG to grant gas concessions to Thailand firms
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O'Neill has agreed to grant natural gas concessions to the Thai private sector during talks with his Thai counterpart Yingluck Shinawatra.Prime Minister Yingluck...
View ArticlePNG govt to take charge of OK Tedi funds
PAPUA New Guinea will assume greater control of the philanthropic fund established by BHP Billiton to manage the profits of its former copper mine at Ok Tedi, the PNG government pledged yesterday.In...
View ArticleAmnesty urges action on sorcery in PNG after Easter ‘sacrifice’
A demonstration of women claiming their innocence/FILESYDNEY, Apr 5 – Amnesty International renewed calls for an end to sorcery-related violence in Papua New Guinea on Friday following a report that...
View ArticleNKorea aggression could strengthen US-China bond
View PhotoAssociated Press/Ahn Young-joon - In this April 3, 2013, photo, South Korean Marine K-55 self-propelled howitzers are on positions during an exercise against possible attacks by North Korea...
View ArticleNorth Korea suggests embassies move diplomats out
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un presides over an urgent operation meeting on the Korean People's Army Strategic Rocket Force's performance of duty for firepower strike at the Supreme Command in...
View ArticleIs North Korea on the brink of war?
Kim Jong Un on horseback in an undated photo (KNS/Getty Images)Politicians and pundits painted a pretty bleak picture of the situation in North Korea on the Sunday talk-show circuit, with South...
View ArticleOverwhelming turnout of customers for PNG's new commercial Micro Bank
The newly opened People's Micro Bank is experiencing an overwhelming turnout of customers.Within only three days of opening for business, it has recorded close to 1,000 customers.Prime Minister Peter...
View ArticleNorth Korea to Launch Missile anytime
SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - South Korea said on Wednesday there was "very high" probability that North Korea, engaged in weeks of threats of war, would launch a medium-range missile at any time as a...
View ArticleHindus upset at Australian Broadcasting calling Holi “mess”
Hindus have criticized Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) of Australia for labeling Hindu festival of Holi as “mess”.SBS posted a newsitem including a video under "WORLD NEWS AUSTRALIA" dated April...
View ArticleO'Neill vows to repeal PNG sorcery law
Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister Peter O'Neill says his government will repeal the country's controversial Sorcery Act.The announcement comes after a spate of alleged sorcery killings in the Pacific...
View ArticlePapua New Guinea Victorious in AFL South Pacific Cup
Days 3 and 4 of the AFL South Pacific Cup played out yesterday (Wednesday) and today (Thursday) at the Tony Ireland Stadium in Townsville. The Papua New Guinea Binatangs lived up to pre tournament...
View ArticleKerry tamps down anxiety over NKorea missile power
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivered a stark warning to North Korea on Friday not to test-fire a mid-range missile, while tamping down anxiety caused by a new U.S....
View ArticleFiji PM to arrive in PNG today
PNG AirportTaken from/By: FBC NewsReport by: Mika LogaPrime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama arrives in Papua New Guinea later today to begin his four day state visit to the country.FBC News reporter Mika...
View ArticleBreakthrough on Vodafone, FNPF bid in PNG
IT seems a decision has been made on the management of Papua New Guinea-based mobile company, Bemobile.PNG Prime Minister Peter O'Neill made public earlier other shareholders in the mobile company were...
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