began trading for copra in the New Guinea Islands. In 1884, Germany formally took possession of the northeast quarter of the island and put its administration in the hands of a chartered company. In 1899, the German imperial government assumed direct control of the territory...
China has pursued its own bilateral security pact on policing with Papua New Guinea and with other South Pacific island nations which U.S. allies, including Australia, fear could undermine regional security. Rugby league is the most popular sport in Papua ...
(Perhaps the ultimate demonstration of how easy it has been for white people to use Papua New Guineans for their own ends, is the fact that Diamond seems to feel he can make up a story like this and expect no one to fact check the faraway Papua New Guinea.) John and I were in Ame...
Videos on social media show locals pulling bodies out that were buried under rocks and trees. People gather at the site of a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea's Enga Province on May 24, 2024.STR / AFP via Getty Images The Papua New Guinea government and police didn't immediately resp...
PUBLIC SUMMARY REPORT FOURTH ANNUAL SURVEILLANCE ASSESSMENT (ASA4) RAMU AGRI INDUSTRIES LTD (RAIL) Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea Report Author Allan Thomas – September 2014 raneeall@ozemail.com.au Tel: +61 412 492 353 BSI Group Singapore Pte L...
On September 13, 2021, an armed group led by Lamek Taplo attacked an Indonesian military and police post in Kiwirok District, Bintang Mountains Regency, near the border with Papua New Guinea. This was the peak of tensions between Lamek Taplo’s group from Kiwirok and the Indonesian side. ...
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has been engaged by the Papua New Guinea Forest Industries Association (PNG FIA) to undertake a review of the economic contribution of the forestry industry to the PNG economy. This review has looked to analyse the key areas where the forestry industry is making a...
There has been a lot of talk recently in Papua New Guinea about the K6 billion EXIM bank concessional loan which Prime Minister Peter O’Neill has headhunted to address what he repeatedly highlights as being the country’s failing infrastructure needs. The manner in which these infrastructure nee...
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Hundreds are feared dead after a massive landslide levelled dozens of homes and buried families alive in a remote village in northern Papua New Guinea early on Friday, a resident said. More than 50 homes, many with people still asleep inside, were burie...
Changes to the way visas and work permits are managed by Papua New Guinea's Immigration and Citizenship Authority, including the reintroduction of a multiple entry visa for business visitors, are expected to accelerate processing times and reduce costs a