Papua

Indonesian police say Mehrtens has been flown out of mountainous Nduga and appears in good health. New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed by rebels in Indonesia’s troubled eastern …

As clashes in Porgera Valley intensify, authorities allow police to use ‘lethal force’ to quell violence. Papua New Guinea has given police permission to use “lethal force” to restore order …

Pope Francis is the second pope to visit Papua New Guinea, on the second leg of his four-nation trip through Southeast Asia and Oceania. ADVERTISEMENT The pope continued his celebration …

Agencias;- El papa Francisco participó este sábado en Port Moresby (Papúa Nueva Guinea) un encuentro con cientos de niños con problemas de pobreza, abandono y discapacidad, atendidos por asociaciones católicas y los …

Hours of scuba diving and sending cameras thousands of metres down will help the government to preserve biodiversity. ADVERTISEMENT Cutting edge tech and local knowledge are helping a group of …

Glen Malcolm Conning was shot dead after he landed his helicopter in a remote village, 19 months after another pilot was taken captive. Separatist fighters in Indonesia’s far eastern region …

Updated: 28/05/2024 – 10:21 Authorities fear a second landslide and disease outbreak at the site of Papua New Guinea’s mass-casualty disaster due to trapped water and bodies under debris. Authorities …

A Papua New Guinea official says the landslide death toll was three times higher than the UN estimate, and the government has formally requested international aid while a UN agency …

The International Organization for Migration on Sunday increased its estimate of the death toll from a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea to more than 670. ADVERTISEMENT The death toll …

Over the weekend, the agency estimated that, on top of the toll of dead and missing, more than 250 houses had been abandoned as residents feared additional slippage, with roughly …