Papua New Guinea

East Sepik governor Allan Bird says he has been advised of this by a deputy police commissioner, who says they are monitoring the situation.

The Papua New Guinea government finally instituted measures to try and solve an ongoing crisis over the availability of fuel last week.

The man being touted by the opposition as the next leader of Papua New Guinea says the first thing his administration would do is put more focus on law and order.

The opposition in Papua New Guinea may seek jail terms if the government again frustrates its efforts to hold a vote of no confidence.

The MP representing Goroka in the Papua New Guinea national parliament, Aiye Tambua, has been charged with 26 sexual offences.

For more than a year, Puma has been struggling to bring in enough fuel to meet demand, leading to fuel stations running out, long queues by motorists and airlines cancelling flights. Audio

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A vote of no confidence in Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape is set to be moved on 29 May.

For more than a year, the near monopoly supplier of petroleum into PNG, Puma Energy, has had to issue announcements that its fuel stocks were low.

In Port Moresby, people have been lining up to try and get fuel, with many stations shutting their doors, while airlines continue to be affected.

The two countries will boost defense cooperation, including border patrols in a region where indigenous Papuans have waged a decades-long insurgency against Indonesian rule.

"Criminal activities that surpass borders, boundaries, jurisdictions, and nations" has adverse impact on the levels of investment and employment opportunities in PNG.

James Marape is referring a second motion of no confidence paper to the Parliamentry Privileges Comittee following allegations of forgery.

A former RNZ Pacific journalist who spent a lot of time covering Melanesia says the police struggle to contain the ongoing series of tribal "paybacks" in Papua New Guinea. Audio

Papua New Guinea's commissioner of police has met with police commanders and local leaders and administrators in Enga Province.

Papua New Guineans are facing the prospect of a fuel crisis after the major supplier Puma Energy announced Monday there's "no fuel supply until further notice".