2022 was an election year in Papua New Guinea (PNG), so electoral politics dominated much of the first half of the year. Polling took place over three weeks in July, with more than 3600 candidates ...

Cricket in Papua New Guinea has come far in the last 10 years. It used to exist on raw talent, passion and little else. Now, the men's and women's national teams are professional outfits that both sit ...

Australian mining and energy firm Mayur Resources announced in July that it would scrap plans to build a planned coal-fired power plant in Papua New Guinea, instead focusing on carbon offset projects ...

Free movement between Australia's northernmost islands and coastal villages in Papua New Guinea has resumed after a two-and-a-half-year hiatus. Traditional cultural travel under the Torres Strait ...

PORT MORESBY, September 14, 2022 – The economy in Papua New Guinea is forecast to expand by four percent in 2022, up from one percent in the previous year, according to the latest World Bank Economic ...

Prime Minister James Marape visited Jakarta at the invitation of Indonesian President Joko Widodo in March 2022 — a few months ahead of PNG’s national elections. While the trip was designed to boost ...

SYDNEY, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Papua New Guinea's state-owned Kumul Petroleum is in talks with Australia's export credit agency to help fund a $1.1-billion acquisition of a 5% stake in the PNG LNG project ...

Papua New Guinea have secured a spot in the World Cup quarterfinals after beating Wales 36-0 in Doncaster on Tuesday. In driving rain, PNG crossed over in just seven minutes through five-eighth Kyle ...