Tag: Papua New Guinea
Woman burnt at stake in PNG: reports
An execution-style murder of a young woman in the Papua New Guinea highlands region has shocked communities and police alike.[MORE]
New Bougainville president puts focus on peace
Bougainville's new president, James Tanis, was sworn into office today in front of a crowd of about 3,000 in the city of Arawa. [MORE]
Squatters left homeless as PNG police destroy settlements
Papua New Guinea police have sent a strong message to communities harbouring criminals by destroying squatter settlements in Port Moresby after the murder of a prominent businessman earlier this week.[MORE]
Murder shocks PNG business community
Papua New Guinea's business community has been stunned by the murder of one of the country's most successful businessmen.[MORE]
RAAF plane stranded in PNG after bird strikes
Bird strikes have left a Royal Australian Air Force plane stranded in Papua New Guinea.[MORE]
PNG tidal waves displace 75,000: UN
Papua New Guinea has been pummelled by non-stop tidal waves and unusually high tides that have forced 75,000 people from their homes this month, the United Nations said overnight.[MORE]
Relief mission grounded after birds hit plane
A Royal Australian Air Force relief operation to help Papua New Guinea islanders displaced by last week's high seas has hit a snag after a bird strike grounded the plane.[MORE]
RAAF delivers supplies to stricken PNG islanders
Relief operations in Papua New Guinea, where huge seas have displaced thousands of people, have been stepped up with the Royal Australian Air Force now delivering supplies to stricken islanders.[MORE]
PNG province still reeling from tidal impact
The Papua New Guinea province of New Ireland is still reeling from the huge seas that destroyed coastal homes and villages earlier this week.[MORE]
PNG braces for more king tides
More big swells could be heading for Papua New Guinea's New Ireland province, which is still struggling to assess the damage caused by unusually high king tides that struck earlier this week.[MORE]
PNG king-tide relief operation underway
A relief operation is slowly taking shape in Papua New Guinea's New Ireland province to help thousands of people displaced by huge king tides that struck the island two days ago.[MORE]
Supplies delivered to storm-ravaged PNG
PNG disaster officials will deliver supplies to New Ireland province, which was struck by huge king tides two nights ago.[MORE]
One missing after PNG storm surge
Huge storm surges that struck Papua New Guinea's island provinces and mainland overnight have washed away coastal villages, leaving thousands of people in need of shelter and water.[MORE]
Huge waves engulf PNG provinces
There are concerns for people living on low lying islands off the Papua New Guinea north-east coast after huge waves washed away coastal village huts.[MORE]
PNG pushes for defence role in UN peacekeeping
The Papua New Guinea Government is pushing for its defence force take part in United Nations peacekeeping duties.[MORE]
Qld rescue team arrives home from PNG mudslide
A Queensland search and rescue team has arrived home from Papua New Guinea where 10 people died in a landslide at a gold mine. [MORE]
Search for PNG mudslide survivors called off
A search by Australian emergency workers for potential survivors caught in a mudslide in Papua New Guinea has been called off.[MORE]
Search continues for survivors in PNG mud slide
Australian emergency workers in the Papua New Guinea Highlands have so far found no evidence of trapped survivors in a mud slide that killed 10 people, including three children.[MORE]
Australian team searches for PNG mud slide survivors
An Australian rescue team is looking for survivors after a mud slide hit a PNG mining exploration site.[MORE]
Aus relief workers fly out to PNG landslide
Five Australians are flying to Papua New Guinea to help search for about 40 people missing in a landslide at a gold mine in the country's Eastern Highlands.[MORE]
'Two Sams' face off as Bougainville goes to the polls
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Bougainville is going to the polls to elect a new president to replace Joseph Kabui.[MORE]
Pilot maintains innocence over PNG child sex conviction
A pilot from Cairns, in far north Queensland, convicted of child sex tourism in Papua New Guinea, is continuing a fight to clear his name, despite losing a bid for a pardon.[MORE]
PNG timber giant announces logging scheme
Papua New Guinea's largest exporter of logs has moved to address illegal logging claims by environmentalists.[MORE]
Salvos deny PNG 'baby killing' reports
Salvation Army workers in Papua New Guinea have dismissed reports that women in the remote Highlands region are killing male babies to end a tribal war that has spanned more than 20 years.[MORE]
PNG MP calls for greater HIV/AIDS awareness
A member of parliament in Papua New Guinea is calling on his fellow politicians to better understand the threat HIV/AIDS poses to the country.[MORE]
