Papua New Guinea
Marape aims to bring back PNG Games in 2025
The Papua New Guinea prime minister wants the Games to be brought back next year to coincide with the country's 50th anniversary of independence.
James Marape calls for strong parliamentary support to pass major reforms
He said the government is planning reforms in Public Service, the Provincial and Local Level Government system, the Law and Justice Sector, and in the country's resource laws.
Rio Tinto announces MOU to address Panguna mine legacy issues
In a statement Rio Tinto, which has never committed to paying for the damage caused by the mine, said the MOU will include setting up a remedy mechanism.
UPNG students think PNG heading in wrong direction
Opinion - The almost unanimous view that things are heading in the wrong direction should serve as a wake-up call for Papua New Guinea's politicians.
It's calmer at Porgera: What happens when the beefed-up security goes?
The recent violence at Porgera in Papua New Guinea's Enga Province, which claimed a number of lives and saw homes destroyed, has been brought under control by a beefed-up security presence.
The need to find other occupations for Porgera illegal miners
The violence at Porgera in Papua New Guinea which claimed a number of lives and saw homes destroyed has been brought under control by a beefed up security presence. Audio
Over a third of PNG's logging exports come from abusive forest clearing practices
Civil society groups and community representatives from across Papua New Guinea say the government must take action to end the widespread abuse of Forest Clearing Authorities (FCAs).
PNG woman says indigenous language 'so important to hold on to'
A Papua New Guinean woman on a journey to learn her native tongue says language weeks should only be a starting point.
Eye health centre coming for Port Moresby
It's estimated that 5.6 percent of Papua New Guinea's population aged over 50 years old is living with blindness. Audio
'Preserve, revitalise, and promote' PNG language
Papua New Guinea Pidgin Language Week is being celebrated in New Zealand for the first time.
PNG police deny human organ smuggling allegations amid rising crime
Stories of human body parts smuggling, and stories associated with PNG, go back many years, but there has not been any confirmation of such practices. Audio
No basis for human body parts trafficking in PNG
Police in Papua New Guinea's second biggest city, Lae, are working to uncover a criminal gang that's methodically attacking and seizing goods from exporters. Audio
PNG pharmacologist appointed to lead Pacific Academy of Sciences
Professor Teatulohi Matainaho has been involved in researching traditional medicine and in drug discovery for diseases, such as malaria, cancer, HIV, and Tuberculosis.
PNG plea for govt action over large scale illegal logging
Civil society groups and community representatives from across Papua New Guinea have gathered in Port Moresby to demand government action.
Panguna mine report set to reveal severe damage and threat to communities
The mine in the autonomous Papua New Guinea region was the catalyst for the nearly ten-year long civil war through the 1990s.
Biometric voting and national ID: PNG prioritises electoral reform
Work is underway in Papua New Guinea to improve the country's election process.
PNG pulls out of COP29 in protest of 'empty promises and inaction'
PNG's foreign minister Justin Tkatchenko announced last week that PNG would not participate in the 29th United Nations Convention on Climate Change Conference of Parties.
