All news on the topic: Papua New Guinea

An Australian fugitive wanted over child sex abuse and drugs has been arrested – after sailing a yacht to reach Thailand.

Papua New Guinea’s prime minister sought to calm growing national anger and prevent a security crisis on Wednesday after soldiers blockaded the country’s main military barracks over allegations of deep-rooted corruption within the armed forces.

A prominent China-born businesswoman with ties to the highest levels of government in Papua New Guinea will stand trial in Australia

Emerging from an anteroom wearing a British-style red army jacket, a blue sash, and a crown of cowrie shells, the slightly-built king shuffled stiffly into his office, his eyes bloodshot and a scar running across his jaw.

A Chinese mine manager, who was convicted last week in a shooting case in Papua New Guinea (PNG), relocated to the Pacific country shortly after completing a prison sentence in China for a series of violent crimes in Ghana, according to legal records.

Elizabeth Genia was appointed governor of the Bank of Papua New Guinea despite fighting in court to block a police investigation into suspected money laundering. She has not been charged.

Incident in Indonesia’s easternmost region comes almost 18 months after kidnap of another New Zealand pilot

The Panguna mine made a fortune but left war and pollution in its wake. A new lawsuit backed by anonymous investors is now seeking billions in compensation – and raising concerns about who stands to benefit.

A massive landslide devastated a remote village in Papua New Guinea and killed at least 670 people, UN officials have said.