Papua New Guinea

The governor of PNG's West Sepik province says people are still defying the official border closure and crossing into Indonesia.

Papua New Guinea authorities say some people being repatriated are not adhering to quarantine rules.

The current regional member for Bougainville in the PNG Parliament, Joe Lera, is resigning so he can contest the Bougainville presidency.

The Papua New Guinea Deputy Prime Minister, Davis Steven, says the government will announce a new policy to manage maritime resources soon.

The President of Bougainville, John Momis, says they have eased some of the restrictions designed to keep Covid-19 out of the region.

There are more ructions at the top of the Papua New Guinea police force with two senior officers charged with misappropriation, abuse of office and conspiracy to defraud.

Two soldiers in Papua New Guinea have been charged with wilful murder over the assault and eventual death of a senior police officer on Saturday in Port Moresby.

An urban private school and a rural public school in Papua New Guinea have found different ways to adjust to the "new normal" of life with Covid-19.

An increase in tuberculosis cases has been recorded at a clinic in Papua New Guinea's capital.

Three refugees formerly detained on Nauru and Manus Island have been flown to the United States from detention in Australia.

Papua's New Guinea's police chief has assured the public that a situation involving police and soldiers following the death of a senior police officer is under control.

Papua New Guinea's police command says it has restored some calm among the force in Port Moresby after a senior officer was killed by off-duty military personnel.

An aspiring political candidate in the Bougainville elections, set to begin in early August, says the John Momis regime has wasted the past 10 years it has held power.

A community leader in central Bougainville is hoping the Covid-19 restrictions can be eased to allow people to sell vegetables on the roadside.

Preparations are afoot for the repatriation of about 120 Papua New Guineans from Indonesia's Papua Province to PNG's West Sepik province next week.

The mining industry in Papua New Guinea is worried about new restrictions in resource project areas as part of the national Covid-19 response.

More community testing for Covid-19 will be carried out in Papua New Guinea this week.

Oil Search is considering cutting its oil production in Papua New Guinea from July.

Police in Papua New Guinea have stormed a provincial government building, demanding unpaid allowances from a Covid-19 operation.