Australian PM and Defence ministers outline new Pacific engagement plan
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has used an address at Lavarack Barracks in Townsville to outline the government’s new Pacific engagement policy, while Defence Minister Christopher Pyne has...
View ArticleKiwis, Mate Ma'a Tonga and Kangaroos to compete in top division of...
The Kangaroos will likely have to wait another year for their much-wanted tour of Great Britain, after the Rugby League International Federation revealed their planned rolling schedule for the next...
View ArticlePNG Kumuls and Hunters pair to join Wynnum Manly Seagulls
By Seagulls MediaBMD Wynnum Manly Seagulls are pleased to announce the signing of Papua New Guinea internationals Rahdly Brawa and Edene Gebbie.Both players have recently been involved in tests for the...
View ArticlePNG Parliament gets makeover for Chinese President Xi meeting
Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet Governor-General Sir Bob Dadae at the Grand Hall of Parliament as part of his two-day State visit to the country this week.Clerk to Parliament Vela Konivaro told...
View ArticlePNG PM O’Neill Encourages APEC to Forge Ahead
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O’Neill encouraged APEC senior officials to push ahead with policy progress, as he welcomed them to Port Moresby for this week’s APEC Economic Leaders’ Week.Senior...
View ArticleUS, Japan and Australia partnership for infrastructure investment in the...
US Vice President meets Australias PM: Photo ABCToday, the governments of the United States, Australia, and Japan, sharing a commitment to maintain and promote an Indo-Pacific region that is free,...
View ArticleMobile Health Clinic for Rigo District
The Rigo District in partnership with the Digicel Foundation has come up with a 50% payment agreement to purchase a mobile health clinic to provide basic health service to its people.The official...
View ArticlePNG launches National Cyber Security center
Papua New Guinea now has a state-of-the-art National Cyber Security Centre to protect its digital assets from threats in cyberspace.The new facility was jointly launched on Thursday by Minister for...
View ArticleAustralia, US, Japan, NZ to fund major electricity, internet rollout in PNG
Australia, the United States, Japan and New Zealand will fund a massive rollout of electricity and internet cable in Papua New Guinea as western nation’s hit back at rising Chinese influence in the...
View ArticleGreat Britain set to face Tonga in New Zealand in first Test for 12 years
Great Britain are set to face a Tonga-lashing in their first Test in 12 years.Two Tests against New Zealand will follow the Tonga game, with games against Fiji and Samoa sandwiched between in...
View ArticleAIR NIUGINI COMMENDS STAFF FOR EXCELLENT AIRPORT HANDLING DURING APEC
Air Niugini Management has congratulated all staff involved in the busy Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) airport operations at Port Moresby’s Jackson’s International airport over the last few...
View ArticlePNG, China and Thailand sign deal for sugar business
AN agreement by Papua New Guinea, China and Thailand was signed in Port Moresby yesterday to develop an integrated agriculture business worth K3.4 billion in the Abau district of Central.The project...
View ArticleChinese President Xi's visit to PNG a success : Envoy
Chinese Ambassador Xue Bin says President Xi Jinping’s visit last week, and the hosting of the Apec meetings by PNG were a success.He made the statement during the signing of a joint venture agreement...
View ArticlePNG PM O'Neill Issues APEC Communique
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O’Neill issued the Era Kone Statement on Saturday to officially conclude the 26th APEC Leaders’ Summit which PNG hosted.The statement comes a week after the...
View ArticlePNG Opposition rejects claims of inciting Parliament rampage
The Papua New Guinea Opposition has rejected claims of inciting security forces to destroy Parliament while slamming APEC bosses for fleeing the country without fixing the mess.Opposition Leader...
View Article'This win is for Fiji': Fijians score first-ever rugby victory over France
Fiji have celebrated a massive first-ever upset victory over France in a tense rugby test in Paris.The Fijians - ranked 10th in the world to France's eight - held on with some heroic defence to beat...
View ArticlePNG's EMTV Journalist’s suspension questioned
Suspension of a senior Papua New Guinea TV journalist Scott Waide for allegedly airing a story considered as “negative” by the Board of EMTV, Kumul Telikom Holdings and Kumul Consolidated Holdings has...
View ArticleHateful style of politics must end: Fiji President Konrote
“I am here today (Monday) to tell you that fear mongering, communalism and the hateful style of politics must end this very moment.”This was told to Members of Parliament by Fiji President Jioji...
View ArticlePNG upholds deal with Huawei to lay internet cable, derides counter-offer
Papua New Guinea (PNG) will uphold its agreement with China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd to build its internet infrastructure, a PNG government minister said on Monday, dismissing offers from Western...
View ArticlePNG Alternate Government can safeguard Health, Education and infrastructure
PNG Opposition Leader Patrick Pruaitch said today he believed any alternate government would have brought down a better 2019 National Budget than the government of Prime Minister Peter O’Neill.Mr...
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