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Papua New Guinea

Starlink remains banned in PNG as regulator warns of prosecutions

DTNZ Pacific -

Papua New Guinea’s telecommunications regulator has reaffirmed that Starlink satellite internet services remain prohibited, warning that enforcement action will continue until clear legal direction...

PNG to mandate SIM card registration to connect with Digital ID

DTNZ Pacific -

Papua New Guinea will overhaul its SIM card registration rules to align with the country’s new National Digital ID Policy 2025, Acting Minister for...

Happy fiftieth Independence Day to Papua New Guinea

Benny Wenda -

On behalf of the West Papuan people, I wish our brothers and sisters in Papua New Guinea a happy Independence Day. Fifty years of independence...

Oceania unveils first professional football league with eight clubs confirmed

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Auckland FC and Christchurch United FC will join six other clubs from across the Pacific in the inaugural OFC Professional League, the region’s first-ever...

Extradition efforts underway as PNG player flees UK while facing sex charges

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Papua New Guinea rugby league international Keven Appo has fled the UK after being charged with rape, sexual assault, and assault. Appo, 25, was granted...

PNG secures NRL team in historic expansion deal

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Australia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) have announced a groundbreaking agreement to establish PNG’s own National Rugby League (NRL) team by 2028. The deal was...

Marape brave to question Prabowo over West Papua

Benny Wenda -

On behalf of the people of West Papua, I want to thank Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape for directly raising the issue...

PNG Petroleum Minister Jimmy Maladina charged with assault in Australia

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Papua New Guinea's petroleum minister, Jimmy Maladina, has been charged with assault following an alleged domestic dispute in Sydney, Australia. According to court documents, Maladina...

Luxon’s Defence Force plane breaks down in PNG

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's trade mission to Japan encountered significant disruption due to a Defence Force plane malfunction during a brief stopover in Papua...

Landslide in PNG: A miraculous survival story amidst catastrophe

Daily Telegraph NZ -

In the small village of Kaolokam in Enga Province, Papua New Guinea, a devastating landslide has left at least 500 people feared buried under...

Experts stumped as mysterious mermaid-shaped ‘Globster’ washes ashore in Papua New Guinea

Mary Manley -

This isn't the first time a mermaid-like creature has washed ashore. Experts have recently found themselves stumped like never before after being unable to pinpoint...