Papua New Guinea parliament begins debating US defence deal
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Papua New Guinea’s parliament has begun debating a defence deal with the United States, with Prime Minister James Marape acknowledging the concerns of some students and unions ahead of…
Bank of China chairman visits Papua New Guinea amid Sino-US strategic rivalry
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) – Bank of China chairman Ge Haijiao has travelled to Papua New Guinea (PNG) as the world’s fourth-largest bank seeks an operating licence in the Pacific Islands…
Magnitude 6.5 earthquake hits Kimbe, Papua New Guinea – USGS
(Reuters) – A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Kimbe region of Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The earthquake was at a depth of 582.6 km…
Rescue operation for Australian professor, others taken hostage in Papua New Guinea -police
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -A police operation is underway to rescue an Australian university professor and three researchers taken hostage in the remote highlands of Papua New Guinea, the Pacific island…
Australia and Papua New Guinea aim to ink defence treaty by June
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia and Papua New Guinea agreed to conclude negotiations over a comprehensive security agreement by April with hopes of a treaty signing by June following a…
Powerful quake hits Papua New Guinea, at least 4 dead
By Praveen Menon (Reuters) -An earthquake of magnitude 7.6 struck eastern Papua New Guinea on Sunday killing at least four people, injuring others and damaging property and essential infrastructure. The quake hit…
TotalEnergies announces progress on Papua New Guinea LNG project
PARIS – French company TotalEnergies announced on Wednesday progress regarding its plans for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Papua New Guinea. TotalEnergies said its Papua LNG joint venture had decided…
Nine shot dead in Indonesia’s restive Papua, say police
(Reuters) -Nine people were shot dead in Indonesia’s easternmost region of Papua in an attack believed to be perpetrated by armed separatists, police said on Saturday. Police in the provincial capital of…
Separatists in Indonesia’s Papua kill 8 workers at telecom tower
JAKARTA – Separatists in Indonesia’s easternmost region of Papua have killed eight technicians who were working on fixing a telecommunications tower in a mountainous area, security officials and a spokesman for a…
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