Tag: Student protest

Prime Minister Peter O'Neil has responded in letters to the University of Papua New Guinea and University of Technology student presidents following their petitions...

By Carmella Gware in Port Moresby The University of Papua New Guinea students will continue their boycott of classes over the next week, a member...

University of Papua New Guinea students have warned that they will not back down from their campaign to defend the constitution until the prime...

By Adelaide Sirox Kari in Port Moresby Prime Minister Peter O’Neill has responded to petitions presented to him by students at the two major universities...

By Vasinatta Yama and Serah Aupong in Port Moresby An urgent application by the University of Papua New Guinea's Student Representative Council (SRC) president Kenneth...

For three weeks, more than 5000 students at the national University of Papua New Guinea have had a stand-off with the government of Prime...

PNG Tonight presenter John Eggins says Papua New Guinea went from a state of high anxiety after civil society groups called for a strike...

By Carmella Gware in Port Moresby Students at the University of Papua New Guinea have given Prime Minister Peter O'Neill 24-hours to respond "favourably" to...

Papua New Guinean police have assured residents of Port Moresby that it will be business as usual today, and that officers will be out...

Uniforce security guards at the University of Papua New Guinea campus say the administration has overlooked their role by bringing in the police force...

 By Michael Guba in Port Moresby National Capital District Metropolitan Superintendent Benjamin Turi says police visibility at the University of Papua New Guinea campus is...

Papua New Guinea's Chief Secretary to government Isaac Lupari has warned people attempting to commit illegal acts as part of attempts to hijack student...

Some members of the University of Papua New Guinea’s Uniforce Security unit have alleged that the police entered the campus early today using heavy-handed...

The University of Papua New Guinea has called in police to “secure the safety of staff and students” in the ongoing anti-government unrest at...

The NBC News report on Belden Namah's appeal to the nation, presented by Jerry Tave. By Raymond Ginio in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea's former opposition...

Prime Minister Peter O’Neill has called on Papua New Guinea's university students to "think before you act" and not to allow others to use...

Opposition Leader Sam Basil speaking out in support of the University of Papua New Guinea students on EMTV. By Theckla Gunga in Port Moresby Papua New...

Students have threatened a mass withdrawal from the University of Papua New Guinea if the administration does not agree to its demands as anti-government...

The Papua New Guinea Electoral Commission has nullified the referendum conducted at the University of Technology by Lae Election Office last Friday - almost...

OPINION: By Peter Laska in Port Moresby What I want to write about is what many University of Papua New Guinea students seem to be...

By Scott Waide in Lae More than 3000 students from the University of Technology and the National Polytechnic Institute in Papua New Guinea's second largest...

Students of the University of Papua New Guinea gathered early yesterday morning at the forum square on the Waigani campus to vote for a...