Sydney (AFP) – In one of his final acts, Pope Francis cleared the way for Papua New Guinea to get its first saint -- an anti-polygamy preacher who died in prison during Japan's World War II ...

Six matches in double round-robin format will be held across six days, with hosts Japan competing alongside Fiji and winners of last year’s Division 2 Qualifier, Papua New Guinea (PNG), where only the ...

KATHMANDU, Oct 11: On the occasion of Bada Dashain festival, the Fulpati is being taken into the homes as per tradition throughout the country on Friday. Fulpati, an assortment of flowers, leaves and ...

Papua New Guinea’s SP PNG Hunters celebrated a standout performance from Brandon Nima, who marked his 100th game in style, earning the title of this week's Peak Huntsman. Nima delivered an inspiring ...

PNG Govt is starting to look seriously at digital technology like Artificial Intelligence (AI) and cryptocurrency. This is part of a bigger plan to make government services better, faster and safer ...

A fiery dispute between two of Papua New Guinea’s most prominent medical professionals unfolded in a press briefing yesterday, reigniting debate over a rejected K100 million grant from Japan intended ...

The PNG Defence Force, out of the 15 participating countries, became the first member of the alliance with the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and United States Indo-Pacific Command (US INDO-PACOM).

Papua New Guinea's parliament is set to sit today to debate a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister James Marape. The PNG Supreme Court ordered the House to resume last week to consider the motion ...

A large number of people had gathered around the army pavillion, Tundikhel to watch the Phulpati celebrations. The seventh day of the 10-day Dashain Festival is observed as Phulapati.

About half of Papua New Guinea's population lives on less than US$3.65 a day, and there has been little change in monetary well being since a 2010 survey, according to the World Bank. The report said ...

After a rebound in economic growth in 2024 at 4.3% driven by both resource and non-resource sectors, Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) economy is forecast to grow by 4.2% in 2025 and moderate further to 3.8% ...