Papua New Guinea

The laying of a 4700km long high-speed internet cable connecting Australia, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands has begun in Port Moresby.

The Kimbe Cutters rugby league team has launched an appeal to assist the volcano victims in West New Britain during this weekend's round of Digicel Cup domestic matches in Papua New Guinea.

The Papua New Guinea Prime Minister says parliament will continue debate whether the death penalty is maintained in the criminal code.

The Bougainville Referendum Commission has written to the PNG and Bougainville governments asking for a six-week extension beyond the agreed independence referendum date.

Papua New Guinea international Xavier Coates has been named to make his NRL debut for the Brisbane Broncos this weekend.

The controversial security company Paladin will continue to provide services at refugee camps on Manus Island until the end of the year.

Papua New Guinea's opposition says it plans to challenge Prime Minister James Marape's election in the Supreme Court.

Local government elections in areas affected by volcanic eruptions in Papua New Guinea will be postponed.

Three Papua New Guinea police officers who drunkenly shot and killed a man two years ago have been sentenced.

The Swiss bank UBS has defended its role in arranging a controversial $US1.2 billion loan with the Papua New Guinea government.

The National Co-ordination Office of Bougainville Affairs says there have been no discussions to delay the referendum a second time.

Papua New Guinea's Rellie Kaputin warmed up for the Pacific Games with a starring performance at the Oceania Athletics Championships, which wrapped in Townsville on Friday.

The controversial Australian company providing security at refugee camps on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island is to nationalise its workforce with locals.

There's a call for the Papua New Guinea government to explain what is happening to the country's culturally important sites.

Aid convoys are being deployed to the Papua New Guinea province affected by the eruption of Mt Ulawun, the state enterprises minister says.

The controversial Australian company providing security at refugee camps on Manus Island says its strategy is to nationalise its workforce with Papua New Guineans.

Fifteen thousand people have been displaced by Wednesday's eruption of Mt Ulawun, the governor of Papua New Guinea's West New Britain province says.