Papua New Guinea

Two Bougainville policemen have been arrested for crossing the border into Solomon Islands at the weekend, in contravention of Covid-19 restrictions.

The World Bank has committed $US20m to Papua New Guinea in health assistance for the country's Covid-19 response.

Papua New Guinea has opened a national Covid-19 treatment centre in Port Moresby.

PNG's prime minister has urged the public not to stigmatise people who are infected with Covid-19 or suspected of having the virus.

Restrictions on access through Papua New Guinea's borders have tightened under the extended State of Emergency.

In Wewak a group called 'Project Sepik', says the Papua New Guinea government should say "no" to the proposed Frieda River mining project.

Contract tracing is underway in PNG's East New Britain province after the country's second confirmed Covid-19 case emerged.

With international cricket on the back-burner as a result of Covid-19, PNG's top players are staying motivated by challenging each other using unique training methods.

Parliamentarians in Bougainville have agreed to extend a State of Emergency imposed last month to help combat Covid-19.

An opportunity to compete in PNG's local domestic rugby league competition, the Digicel Cup, is on the cards for the PNG Hunters after the Queensland-based Intrust Super Cup competition was cancelled…

The PNG province of East New Britain has been placed on lockdown after the country's second Covid-19 case was confirmed there.

The parliament in Bougainville is to meet this afternoon to consider whether to extend a state of emergency put in place to keep the region free of Covid-19.

PNG's police chief has warned anyone spreading false information during the Covid-19 State of Emergency will be arrested and charged.

Looters targeted shops owned by Asians in PNG's Lae on Friday, reportedly in retribution for the Covid-19 pandemic.

Refugees previously detained on Manus Island and Nauru should be released from Australian hotels into the community, doctors say. Video

A Papua New Guinean woman says that a lack of information over covid-19 is causing panic in rural health services.

Papua New Guinea's prime minister says all citizens must be vigilant to ward off the threat of Covid-19.

Papua New Guinea's parliament has extended the country's state of emergency for two months.

The Papua New Guinea Supreme Court will next Thursday hear an application from the Bougainville president on whether he can stand in this year's election.

Deadly force should be used against anyone illegally crossing into Papua New Guinea from Indonesia, the governor of East Sepik province says.