Tag: Weapons
PNG’s police chief issues lethal force policy to protect against ‘domestic...
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 police arrest 101 men in two-city crackdown after local killings
PNG Post-Courier
Papua New Guinea police in Madang and the National Capital District have arrested a total of 101 men suspected of being involved in...
PNG’s Mt Hagen to launch tough new rules to ‘clean up’...
By Pearson Kolo in Mt Hagen, Papua New Guinea
Authorities at Papua New Guinea's Western Highlands provincial capital Mt Hagen City will soon launch tough...
Papuan rebels deny asking for money, weapons to free NZ pilot...
Jubi News in Jayapura
The West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) has denied Indonesian media claims that Egianus Kogoya, the commander of a TPNPB faction,...
PNG police probe into Mendi mayhem names four rival political suspects
By Miriam Zarriga of the PNG Post-Courier in Port Moresby
Four prominent Papua New Guinean political leaders are on the police radar for their alleged...
PNG police order crackdown on illegal firearms as deadline looms
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea's policemen and women around the country have been ordered to arrest and charge anyone in possession...
Parliament protest aftermath – NZ police enter ‘significant investigation phase’
RNZ News
Police have begun a "significant investigation" into yesterday's events at the Parliament protest and say they will hold people accountable for any criminal...
Timor, Indonesia vote for NZ-backed ‘gift for future’ nuclear-free ban
UN disarmament chief Izumi Nakamitsu flags new challenges facing the disarmament agenda in the 21st century. Video: UN News
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Timor-Leste and Indonesia...
Solomon Islands decision to rearm police sparks heated debate
By Lowen Sei
The Solomon Islands police force is facing one of its biggest tests of legitimacy since the withdrawal of the Australian-led Regional Assistance...
‘Donated’ Russian weapons may have dual purpose in Fiji, says analyst
From Evening Report
By New Zealand-based security analyst Dr Paul Buchanan
Last week Fiji took delivery of a shipment of Russian weapons that were “donated” by...