Papua New Guinea struggles to contain escalating tribal violence and civil unrest in remote regions and has a long-term aim to increase its police numbers from 6,000 officers to 26,000.

In the jockeying for influence, the South Pacific’s largest nation has emerged as a key target given its proximity to ...

Armed criminals have demanded cash in return for releasing the captives, who included one foreign citizen and three Papua New Guinea students, Police ... Australia’s Department of Foreign ...

A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including Australia funding a boarder management project for Solomon ...

Most Papuans say they were denied their right to choose and continue to demand a separate nation. Although the independence ...

Seven people have been killed after a shooting on Tuesday night near Porgera, in Papua New Guinea's Enga Province. Gunmen ambushed a passenger bus on a highway near the Porgera mine. The Enga ...

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape declared a two-week state of emergency in capital Port Moresby on Thursday after widespread looting left at least 15 dead in the country. The prime ...

Despite a fast-growing economy due to its abundant resources of gold, copper and oil, in PNG's mountainous areas, dark ...

Tengrinews.kz - A traveler from Germany, Luca Pferdmenges, has visited 190 countries at the age of 22. His trip around the ...

Papua New Guinea police say 10 people have been tragically killed after a series of violent "revenge killings" along the Laiagam-Sirunki Highway in Enga Province. The attacks, which occured last ...

and the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) hit the ground running to conduct a simulated attack. The Commanding Officer of 3RAR, Lieutenant Colonel Jack Westhorpe, said a small combined force ...