Tag: Ambush
PNG bus shooting: ‘This sort of revenge killing is unheard of’
By Grace Tinetali-Fiavaai, RNZ Pacific journalist
Papua New Guinea police say 10 people have been tragically killed after a series of violent "revenge killings" along...
Deadly bus ambush in PNG’s Enga province kills, wounds many
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby
A deadly ambush unfolded in Enga province between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. last night, leaving multiple people dead...
PNG military ‘won’t sit back’ after soldiers ambushed, warns chief
PNG Post-Courier
PNG Defence Force Commander Major-General Mark Goina says “appropriate force” will be dealt to the gunmen who ambushed and wounded two soldiers in...
Suspected gunman in Philippine broadcaster’s killing surrenders
BenarNews
Philippine police have announced the arrest of a suspect in the killing of a radio journalist who was known for criticising President Ferdinand Marcos...
Tense Goroka town under lockdown after brutal slaying of PNG Ports...
PNG Post-Courier
Goroka town is under lockdown and remains tense as Papua New Guinea police mount a heavy presence following the brutal slaying of the...
PNG’s energy minister, supporters flee for their lives in elections attack
By Shirley Mauludu in Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea's Energy Minister Saki Soloma and his supporters had to run for their lives when they were...
Post-Courier blasts Marape for Jakarta junket ‘while Tari burns’
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk
The Post-Courier newspaper today compared Papua New Guinean Prime Minister James Marape to the infamous emperor Nero who fiddled while Rome...
Indonesian military, police continue Papua crackdown over soldier deaths
By Rahmad Nasution in Jayapura
More than a week after four Indonesian soldiers were killed by pro-independence fighters in an attack on a military post...
Gunmen shoot dead Philippines radio journalist outside his home
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
A radio journalist has been shot dead outside his home by two gunmen on a motorcycle, Philippines police said - four...
16 armed robbers kill three, wound one in remote PNG highway...
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby
Three Papua New Guineans have been killed and another man is recovering in hospital after 16 armed bandits ambushed...
Rogue PNG police spray senior officer’s home with bullets in Father’s...
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby
A man is in Papua New Guinea police custody and investigations are underway after the home of a senior...
