Tag: Port Moresby
PNG’s Parkop tells exiled Papuans ‘don’t lose hope – keep up...
Asia Pacific Report
Governor Powes Parkop of Papua New Guinea's capital Port Moresby has appealed to West Papuans living in his country to carry on...
Plea to ‘uncounted’ PNG residents to call in as census winds...
By Bramo Tingkeo in Port Moresby
Port Moresby residents who have missed out on the Papua New Guinea's national census counting have been urged to...
‘We slept in the open,’ say PNG evicted widows who bought...
By Kelvin Joe and Gynnie Kero in Port Moresby
Two widows and their children were among other Papua New Guinean squatters who had to dismantle...
Warning signs have been flashing, PNG police housing needs ignored
By Scott Waide in Lae, Papua New Guinea
Ten days into 2024, Port Moresby descended into chaos as opportunists looted and burned shops in Waigani,...
Marape reshuffles PNG cabinet – Treasurer demoted, Tkatchenko back
By Jeffrey Elapa and Miriam Zarriga
Papua New Guinea's predicted Cabinet reshuffle has taken place with Treasurer Ian Ling-Stuckey becoming the bombshell victim following last...
Post-Courier: Draconian and dangerous move
EDITORIAL: By the PNG Post-Courier
Last year, the Papua New Guinea government moved in a subtle way into the Fourth Estate.
It tried to -- and...
‘Uphold right to life’ says watchdog in aftermath of deadly PNG...
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist
Amnesty International is calling on Papua New Guinea authorities to protect human rights in response to the riots.
Port Moresby...
Aftermath of Port Moresby looting, rioting – 14-day state of emergency
By Miriam Zarriga and Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby
Fires from the 24-hour spate of looting, rioting and mayhem in Papua New Guinea's Port Moresby...
PNG’s Marape under pressure to resign as 6 MPs quit after...
By Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist
A political crisis is starting to brew in Papua New Guinea as calls are made for Prime Minster James...
PM Marape summons troops after Port Moresby goes up in flames
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby
Soldiers and police were jointly patrolling the streets of the Papua New Guinea capital Port Moresby today as the...
At least 10 dead after looting, fires on Port Moresby’s ‘darkest...
By Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent; Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist; and Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific lead digital and social media journalist
At least...
Looting breaks out in PNG capital during police and military strike
By Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist, and Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent
Shops have been set on fire or looted in parts of Papua...
PNG police chief warns protesters on water, power ‘domestic terrorism’
PNG Post-Courier in Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea's Police Commissioner David Manning has warned protesters against "domestic terrorism" -- when their actions place the safety...
Being homeless in PNG is a ‘death sentence’, says Moresby’s Raymond
By Theophiles Singh in Port Moresby
Living in the Papua New Guinea capital of Port Moresby without a house or a source of income is...
PNG firefighters battle to stop Port Moresby blaze
PNG Post-Courier
As drivers and pedestrians continued on their daily business yesterday afternoon in Papua New Guinea's capital city Port Moresby, a cry went out...
Macron keen on Varirata forest lookout for bilateral talks with PNG
By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby
One of the world’s top leaders and G7 member French President Emmanuel Macron had his one-on–one bilateral talks with...
Boroko declared ‘betel nut-free’ as PNG capital Moresby spruces up
PNG Post-Courier
Papua New Guineans have been challenged to "actively contribute" towards development projects like the Boroko Transformation Project if citizens want to see change...
Senior PNG police officer calls for mandatory drug tests for all...
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby
A senior Papua New Guinea police officer has called for mandatory drug tests because the National Capital District (NCD)...
PNG police warn of crackdown on lawbreakers during festive period
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...
When will enough be enough? Port Moresby’s struggle with ethnic war
SPECIAL REPORT: By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby
Port Moresby’s "amazing city" tag in Papua New Guinea is fast losing its varnish and appeal --...
PNG daily Post-Courier joins fight against gender-based violence
By Claudia Tally in Port Moresby
The Post-Courier daily newspaper is one of 15 companies in Papua New Guinea that have pledged to fight against...
Port Moresby back to normal after 36 hours of election tension
By Claudia Tally in Port Moresby
After 36 hours of unrest, fear and anxiety, Port Moresby city woke up yesterday morning to a quiet start...