Tag: PNG Post-Courier
PNG tribal warlord surrenders to police to ‘restore peace and harmony’
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
An influential warlord in PNG’s Hela province has handed himself in to security forces in the wake of mass killings last...
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,...
Former editor blasts Post-Courier over ‘trash’ coverage on PNG crisis
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
A former editor of the PNG Post-Courier has condemned his old newspaper for an article “insulting the intelligence” of Papua New...
Scott Waide: Any Facebook shutdown in PNG dangerous on many levels
OPINION: By Scott Waide in Lae
Maybe it was a slip of the tongue or a misinterpreted statement… But there is no doubt that whatever...
Lawyer Paul Paraka hits back at PNG state with ‘citizen’s rights’...
Lawyer Paul Paraka announces he will go to court to clear himself and claim for damages. Video: EMTV News
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PNG Mine Watch: Bougainville’s new ‘infamous’ Filipino mining company
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte exposes "illegal favours" to mining tycoon Eric Gutierrez, whose company SR Metals Inc has now won an exploration contract on...
‘Embalming’ hampers autopsy finding in death of PNG journalist
By Staycey Yalo in Port Moresby
The final autopsy report on Post-Courier journalist Rosalyn Albaniel Evara, handed to the Papua New Guinean Coroner’s Court last...
PNG journalist death sparks anger over violence against women
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Papua New Guinea's National Capital District Governor Powes Parkop sought a court order to stop the burial of a journalist until...
‘Make election less disruptive’, pleads commissioner ahead of PNG ballot
By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby
More than 800 election monitors will be deployed nationwide to observe and make independent reports on Papua New Guinea’s...
UPNG students burn 800 newspapers in protest over political crisis
Student protesters at the national university in Papua New Guinea demonstrating against the Peter O'Neill government, claiming it is eroding democracy, have targeted news...
PNG media council appeals for ‘respect’ for role of journalists
The Media Council of Papua New Guinea has appealed to government institutions and individuals to respect the role of the media and to allow...