From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground ... is located in one of the remotest places in Papua New Guinea, where there are mining activities.

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

An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 struck Papua New Guinea on Friday, Indonesia's geophysics agency said, but ruled out a potential tsunami.

Journalist Patrick Winn, writing for The World website, reported that Toroama wants the support of Washington and has offered ...

US supermajor Chevron has made an unexpected move in Papua New Guinea by making an advance payment ... of more equity in the PNG LNG project. State-owned Kumul Petroleum revealed on Monday that ...

Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs Sarah Morgenthau will lead a U.S. private sector delegation to Papua New Guinea from ...

Australia will move to stem the exodus of its banks from the Pacific Islands, the country's top economic official said, as ...

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 ...

Over the past three months in Papua New Guinea, there has been a series of crimes targeting ... Radio New Zealand (RNZ) ...

Seven people have been killed after a shooting on Tuesday night near Porgera, in Papua New Guinea's Enga Province ... with police in September announcing the state of emergency for the region ...

A development specialist says there is an urgent need for action to reduce mortality rates for children under five in Kiribati. In 2015, the country recorded 56 deaths per 1000 live births, more than ...