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Jul 13, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Marian Faa |Belinda Kora |Theckla Gunga
Wesley Lakui has been a member of Papua New Guinea's largest superannuation fund for 18 years, but this week the company forced him to tear down the family home he spent his entire savings to build. A school teacher, Mr Lakui is one of more than 5,000 people being evicted from a sprawling illegal settlement in Port Moresby, known as Bush Wara. It includes multiple churches, a school, medical centre, shops and about 930 homes developed over decades and collectively worth millions of dollars.
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Apr 23, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Belinda Kora
Australian PM Anthony Albanese receives warm welcome in PNG as he embarks on day two of Kokoda track
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Apr 10, 2024 | 
refresh.news | Belinda Kora
Papua New Guinea’s government approves a joint military and police operation to crack down on illegal mining and remove “squatters” at Porgera gold mine, just months after the site’s grand reopening. Powered by the Echo RSS Plugin by CodeRevolution.
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Apr 1, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Belinda Kora
Tonga PM recommends King reassign defence and foreign affairs portfolios, in critical concession
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Mar 25, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Doug Dingwall |Theckla Gunga |Belinda Kora |Caroline Tiriman
A magnitude-6.9 earthquake has destroyed an estimated 1,000 homes in Papua New Guinea after striking East Sepik province, and there are reports three people have died. The quake hit at about 6:20am on Sunday, 38 kilometres from the town of Ambunti at a depth of about 40 kilometres, shaking villages along the Sepik River and in surrounding areas. Papua New Guinea's Post-Courier newspaper is reporting three people died as the earthquake sent homes underwater in areas inundated by recent flooding.
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Jan 13, 2024 | 
rnz.co.nz | Tim Swanston |Theckla Gunga |Belinda Kora
By Tim Swanston, Theckla Gunga and Belinda Kora for the ABCThe national death toll from violent riots in Papua New Guinea has climbed to 22, with the remains of six people found in Port Moresby today. It's understood the remains of the six people were found at two different shops in the city that were looted and set on fire. It brings the total of people dead in the country's capital of Port Moresby to 15, while a further seven have been killed in Lae, PNG's second largest city.
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Nov 5, 2023 | 
abc.net.au | Belinda Kora
The first women from Bougainville to ever be elected to Papua New Guinea's parliament says her two priorities are development and achieving independence from PNG. Francesca Semoso won the North Bougainville seat in a by-election last month for the Pangu Pati of prime minister James Marape. She moves to the national parliament after having previously served two terms as a women's representatives in the Bougainville House of Representatives.
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Oct 24, 2023 | 
abc.net.au | Belinda Kora
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Oct 20, 2023 | 
abc.net.au | Belinda Kora
Prime Minister James Marape, i tok bung blong em wantem ol lida blong China long displa Belt and Road Initiative kibung, bai i nau lukim sampla ol investor husait bai nau kamap long Papua New Guinea. Em mekim displa toktok taim emi kamap long Port Moresby tete morning na bung wantem media, we emi toktok strong long hau China na Lida blong kantri, Xi Jinping, i soim bikpla luksave na halivim long sapotim gavman blong PNG aninit long displa program.
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Oct 10, 2023 | 
abc.net.au | Belinda Kora
Papua New Guinea tete i givim luksave long World Mental Health Day na i gat bikpla nid long lukluk moa long kirapim moni halivim na servis igo long ol lain husait i nidim halivim taim oli bungim salens blong mental helt. Hetok blong displa yia em "mental health em i wanpla universal human right" we i givim luksave long kain ol halivim we planti ol man meri long PNG na ol arapla kantri raun long world i wok long bungim.
