Tag: Robbery
Five holdup bandits killed by PNG police posing as bus passengers
By Gynnie Kero in Madang
Five men have died in a shootout with Papua New Guinea police near Madang after they tried to hold up...
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,...
PNG police shoot dead 3 suspects in botched Lae armed robbery
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Three suspected members of an armed criminal gang in Papua New Guinea's second city of Lae are dead following a botched...
