Papua New Guinea outbreak spreads beyond capital
Papua New Guinea ramped up coronavirus testing and rushed to build field hospitals on Wednesday after an outbreak was found to have spread beyond its locked-down capital.
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Papua New Guinea bans travellers from all ‘Asian ports’
Papua New Guinea shut air and seaports to all foreign travellers coming from Asia on Wednesday, in a desperate bid to prevent the deadly coronavirus from reaching the impoverished Melanesian nation.
Bougainville independence vote a ‘shockwave’ for PNG: Ahern
98 percent of Bougainvilleans reject greater autonomy inside Papua New Guinea.
Australia declines PNG request for direct budget aid
The Australian government has declined a request from Papua New Guinea (PNG) Prime Minister James Marape, to financially assist the South Pacific nation through “direct budget support”.
PNG’s PM pressures Canberra over debt aid
Papua New Guinea (PNG) Prime Minister James Marape said on Monday he will accept debt assistance from any country that offers the best terms, ratcheting up pressure on Australia to offer a sweetened deal to protect its standing in the region.
‘Extremely hazardous’ volcano erupts in PNG
Papua New Guinea’s volatile Ulawun volcano erupts.
G20 must not surrender to bilateral bullying
US President Donald Trump is no fan of the G20. His extreme views and unreasonable demands mean G20 meetings have quickly become the ‘G19 versus one’.
The challenges facing APEC leaders
The Asia-Pacific Economic Conference (APEC) Summit is being held at a time of enormous global and regional geopolitical uncertainty.
Direct flights from China to PNG to start next week
The first direct flight between Papua New Guinea and China is set to take off on Oct. 23.
PNG, Bougainville agree on referendum question
Papua New Guinea agree with Bougainville about next year’s independence referendum.
PNG airport gears up for upcoming APEC summit
Papua New Guinea’s international airport to be ready for APEC summit in November.
PNG cleans up capital ahead of APEC
Police in Papua New Guinea have joined hands with local residents for a major “clean up” operation of the capital.
PNG’s PM starts official visit to Fiji
Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea arrives Fuji to start his first official visit since he became prime minister in 2012.
Rice deal with Papua New Guinea on the table
Cambodian could soon be exporting its world-renowned rice to the Oceanian nation of Papua New Guinea after trade representatives from both countries held negotiations last week.
Papua New Guinea wants Khmer rice
Cambodia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) are negotiating a rice deal. Representatives from both countries met to work out the details of the agreement that will allow rice exports to the Melanesian country north of Australia.
Asylum-seekers likely to languish in Pacific camps
Asylum-seekers in Australian detention centres are likely to remain there indefinitely.
Long recovery ahead for PNG
Papua New Guinea is facing a long road to recovery after a 7.5 earthquake hit the nation’s rugged highlands.
Villages flattened by deadly quake: PNG officials
Whole villages are flattened and water sources spoiled by a powerful earthquake.
Deaths, damages seen after PNG quake
Up to 14 people are killed in landslides in the remote Papua New Guinea highlands.
New financial leasing company enters market
BSP Finance (Cambodia) launches a financing services in the agricultural sector.
Doctors demand Manus access
A group of senior Australian doctors calls for an immediate review of the health of the men still on Manus Island.
‘Missing’ British filmmaker sighted in PNG
An explorer reported missing while looking for a tribe in Papua New Guinea has been spotted.
Australia ‘should accept NZ refugee offer’
The UN is urging Australia to accept New Zealand’s offer to resettle 150 refugees.
PNG court rejects bid to restore services to camp
Papua New Guinea rejects plea to restore services and food supplies detention centre.
Australia turns down NZ refugee offer
Australia turns down an offer to take asylum seekers being held in Papua New Guinea.
Australia must stop ‘unfolding humanitarian crisis’ in PNG
The UN says Australia must take immediate action to stop an “humanitarian emergency”.
Asylum-seekers ‘scared to leave’ PNG camp
Asylum-seekers refuse to leave an Australian detention camp in Papua New Guinea.
Skull oldest tsunami victim
A partial skull unearthed in Papua New Guinea that was thought to belong to an extinct human species now has another unique distinction.
First refugees leave Australian offshore detention centre
Refugees have left one of Australia’s offshore detention centres for the United States.
