Tag: Mt Hagen
PNG police probe into Mendi mayhem names four rival political suspects
By Miriam Zarriga of the PNG Post-Courier in Port Moresby
Four prominent Papua New Guinean political leaders are on the police radar for their alleged...
PNG police brand Mt Hagen airport sabotage as ‘act of terrorism’
By Thierry Lepani and Miriam Zarriga in Mt Hagen, Papua New Guinea
The ugly side of Papua New Guinean elections has shown its face in...
Tension still high in PNG’s Mt Hagen after school fight leads...
By Rita Peki in Mt Hagen, Papua New Guinea
A few shops and buildings in Papua New Guinea's Western Highlands provincial capital Mt Hagen have...
Covid surge threatens PNG’s Mt Hagen hospital with ‘closure by Christmas’
By Rita Peki in Mt Hagen, Papua New Guinea
Two deaths with two patients in critical condition is the status at one of Papua New...
PNG Highlands tourists rarely attacked despite recent coverage
Pacific Media Watch Newdesk
Despite Papua New Guinea's dangerous reputation, tourists to the country are regarded as "special guests" and are seldom targeted by criminals,...
Two Mt Hagen high school students arrested in Highlands protest fallout
The EMTV News report yesterday about the Mt Hagen high school arrests following social media images of the police opening fire on students at...
Highlands unrest following PNG police crackdown on students grounds flights
Graphic student footage of police firing on protesters on Wednesday at the University of Papua New Guinea shows sustained gunfire and tear gas grenades...
