Tag: PNG crime

By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby Despite a "historic" ceasefire agreement in Papua New Guinea between Enga authorities and tribal leaders after months of bitter...

By Rebecca Kuku in Port Moresby Prime Minister James Marape has commended Papua New Guinea's police, defence force and the local community for their quick...

PNG Post-Courier A kidnapped Australian pilot of a Hevilift helicopter and two Papua New Guinean subcontractors have been released without harm following a rapid deployment...

RNZ Pacific Papua New Guinea's prime minister says he is confident he can retain power in the wake of the recent riots. Prime Minister James Marape...

By Gorethy Kenneth and Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby Rogue police officers have been alleged to be part of last Wednesday’s uprising of opportunists leading...

PNG Post-Courier Papua New Guinea’s chief Immigration boss Stanis Hulahau has warned all foreign nationals in the country that the office will not hesitate to...

By Melyne Baroi in Port Moresby “I will surrender if you guarantee I will not be killed,” says Eugene Pakailasi, who took over leadership of...

PNG Post-Courier Northern Governor Gary Juffa has joined Papua New Guinea's police chief and the Prime Minister in calling for Papua New Guineans to lay...

By Cretilda Alokaka in Port Moresby Six hired gunmen in Enga were shot dead by men from the Ambulin tribe on Friday in what Papua...

PNG Post-Courier Papua New Guinea police officers have been issued with a Commissioner’s Circular on the approved use of force in the execution of their...

PNG Post-Courier Papua New Guinea police have arrested three men and seized a stockpile of unlicensed firearms, ammunition, explosives and other illegal items in a...

By Dorothy Mark in Madang, PNG In the last 15 days of the month of July, 15 murders have occurred in the northern Papua New...

By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea has deported controversial Australian businessman Jamie Pang. Surrounded by Immigration and Citizenship Authority officials and police, Pang...

By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea's Internal Security Minister Peter Tsiamalili Jr says the Royal PNG Constabulary is "stretched" with only 5000...

The National in Port Moresby Warlords and armed bandits pose a threat to Papua New Guinea's national security and must be destroyed, says Deputy Opposition...

By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby Since the start of Papua New Guinea's Operation Stabilising Oro last month, 22 rape, murder and armed robbery suspects...

By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea lawbreakers who disrupt public order and ruin other people’s festive season will be arrested, charged and...

By Marjorie Finkeo in Port Moresby Two attempts by Papua New Guinea’s most wanted man, Tommy Baker, to rescue 11 members of his notorious gang...