PNG to turn pipeline NRL dream into bona fide reality
Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister has confirmed he expects his nation’s entry to the NRL to get the green light on Thursday, as officials prepare to turn a pipeline dream into a bona fide rugby league club.
Panguna human rights report fuels Bougainville demands for Rio Tinto-funded mine clean-up
The first large-scale environmental impact assessment of Rio Tinto’s abandoned Panguna mine in Papua New Guinea has found local communities face life-threatening risks from its legacy. The independent study was
NRL’s PNG team expected to be confirmed next week
The NRL is expected to confirm as early as next week a team from Papua New Guinea will enter the competition later this decade. The PNG bid, propped up by $600 million (US$386 million) of Australian government
Australian Federal Police incinerates 500kg of cocaine seized after alleged PNG import attempt
Senior police officers from Australia and Papua New Guinea have monitored the destruction of 500kg of cocaine, which was seized by authorities in 2020 after the black flight believed to have been transporting it to
Massive $1.8b project to build 600km road in PNG linked to businessman criticised in ‘land grab’ scandal
An ABC investigation has linked the Australian businessmen behind Papua New Guinea’s largest agroforestry project to key figures in a massive Indigenous land grab scandal in the country’s Western Province
K100 million allocated for PNG NRL bid support programme
The Papua New Guinea Government has allocated K100 million (US$25 million) in the 2025 National Budget to rugby league. The budget was handed down last Friday in the National Parliament. Under Volume 3A document of the
PNG census almost completed
Most of the counting for the Papua New Guinea National Census 2024 has been completed, according to Administrative Services Minister Richard Masere. “We have completed well over 333 local level governments (LLGs),
PNG set to host Climate Change 42nd GCF Board Meeting in 2025
Papua New Guinea is set to host a high-level climate change meeting mid next year, being the second in the Pacific to host such an event after Samoa 10 years ago. The Post Courier newspaper reports that the Green
Public health crisis, Indicators hit all-time low, need urgent attention: PNG Doctor
Papua New Guinea’s public health is at an “all-time low” and requires immediate and serious attention, according to a senior health
Look not at the scores but the scores of girls we inspire: Albert
Orchids captain Elsie Albert is adamant the tale of her nation’s Pacific Championships campaign lies not in the results but in the enormous impact it will have on aspiring youngsters back
Aidah Kenneth among top Red Cross officials awarded
Bougainvillean, Aidah Kenneth, 52, from Tegese Village, Buka Island, has been awarded the Movement Family Links
PNG population closer to 12 million: Marape
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has confirmed that more than eight million Papua New Guineans have already been counted in the ongoing PNG census and emphasised that the population could be closer to 12
PNG will not attend UN COP29 summit: Foreign Minister Tkatchenko
Papua New Guinea will not attend the 29th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of Parties (UNFCCC COP29) this year.
Gunmen kill seven with more than a dozen missing after PNG bus shooting
At least seven people were killed, and more than a dozen remain missing after gunmen ambushed a public bus and shot passengers in Papua New Guinea’s Enga
Bougainville Mama Bank officially opens
In a landmark initiative aimed at bolstering the microeconomic landscape of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea deputy Prime Minister John Rosso officially inaugurated the Bougainville Mama
Opinion: Two ideas from Fiji for PNG’s upcoming budget
With the 2025 budget due to be delivered next month (November 2024), PNG should look to Fiji to see what else it could do to help the country’s
PNG Petroleum Minister announces review of Oil and Gas Act
Papua New Guinea Petroleum Minister Jimmy Maladina, has announced a comprehensive review of the country’s ageing Oil and Gas
TISABANK launched, opens its doors today
The Papua New Guinea commercial banking industry will see its newest member open its doors in the country as
Pacific Championships Standings & Judiciary
The Kangaroos can secure a place in the Pacific Cup final by avenging last year's loss to New Zealand next
PNG Kumuls crush Fiji to spoil homecoming party
A pair of long-range intercepts helped Papua New Guinea to a 22-10 victory over Fiji on Saturday night, marking a dream start to their Pacific Bowl
WHO says Western Pacific to miss UN goal to cut early deaths from lifestyle diseases
Western Pacific nations are unlikely to meet the United Nations target of reducing premature deaths from lifestyle-related diseases, says the World Health
K15 billion remains unbanked due to stringent banking policies
Papua New Guinea’s informal economy, the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are holding onto an estimated K15 billion in unbanked
PNG Kumuls eyeing shot at top-tier nations
PNG stalwart Nene Macdonald insists the top tier nations hold no fear for the Kumuls as they aim to win qualification for next year’s Pacific
