Papua New Guinea

A local government member was killed and the deputy governor of the Papua New Guinea province of Madang was held hostage during a village feud last week.

Manus Island refugees transferred to a hotel in Papua New Guinea's capital have been told their weekly allowance will be cut unless they volunteer to move into the community.

Land and sea access between Indonesia and Papua New Guinea has been closed after a shootout at the border.

Papua New Guinea's government is planning to contract freighter aircraft as part of its 'Agriculture in Aviation' project.

Bougainville's president is calling on the people to ensure the Peace Agreement is achieved when the region votes on independence from Papua New Guinea next month.

Mount Ulawun volcano in Papua New Guinea's West New Britain province has started showing signs of increased activity again.

Papua New Guinea's Frieda River cannot be mined unless its protection is guaranteed, the governor of East Sepik province says.

Papua New Guinea's Treasurer says the state of the country's economy is far worse than previously thought.

A Manus Island refugee has been sentenced to three years in prison for statutory rape.

First Person - About 300 men formerly detained on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island by Australia are now in Port Moresby. Most are being held in hotels while others have been disappeared, writes the…

Papua New Guinea's police commissioner wants alcohol licensing rules in the capital reviewed after two people were killed in fighting at a settlement.

Papua New Guinea's constabulary aims to better equip officers with non-lethal techniques when faced with hostile crowds, its police minister says.

The member for the Kandep seat in Papua New Guinea's Enga province has won Supreme Court leave to review the decision to have a recount of the 2017 result.

The man heading the Bougainville Referendum Commission, former Irish prime minister, Bertie Ahern, said he wants the vote process to be a joyful celebration.