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How to deal with the second wave of colonialism
TIRED of doing wars and conquering each other, the empires of Europe, reached out, after brave souls like Magellan and Columbus had proven it was safe to do so, into the far reaches of the globe to subsume innocent ethnic peoples such as Papua New...

Lae factory will deliver clean water to PNG households -Rotomold
The man behind one of the South Pacific’s biggest tank manufacturers says a new factory in Lae will help ease long-running water shortages across Papua New Guinea. Prakash Chand, the Managing Director and Chairman of Rotomould Group, officially...

Movers & Shakers: Victoria’s childcare system reviewers, Jones to the OECD
DCCEEW secretary revealed, DAFF secretary takes IPAA ACT presidency, NSW appoints Safe Work commissioner, latest ambassadors get postings. Senior Executive Service Band 2 The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water has...
Twenty spectacular destinations best seen by ship
Save Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Got it Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size This article is part of Traveller’s Holiday Guide to ocean cruising.See all stories. There are...

PNG Resources Golden Exhibition 2025 a landmark event
The PNG Resources Golden Exhibition 2025 is being hailed as a landmark event, commemorating 50 years of Papua New Guinea’s independence and celebrating the journey of the nation’s resources sector. Kerema Member Thomas Opa, speaking on behalf of...

PNG Resources Golden Exhibition kicks off
The PNG Chamber of Resources & Energy (PNG CORE) officially launched the PNG Resources Golden Exhibition today at APEC Haus. This three-week event, running until July 25, is a highlight of PNG Resources Week and commemorates Papua New Guinea’s...

West Coast Sentral Niu Ailan communities call for genuine consultation from NIP Government
Communities from across West Coast Sentral Niu Ailan are calling on the New Ireland Provincial Government to conduct genuine, inclusive consultations with rural populations before making decisions on controversial seabed mining proposals. The...

New LogoKit Phishing Campaign Exploits Cloudflare Turnstile and Amazon S3 for Higher Success Rates
Cyble Research and Intelligence Labs (CRIL) recently discovered a very advanced phishing campaign that used the LogoKit phishing kit, which was initially discovered in 2021, to pose as reliable organizations such as Hungary’s Computer Emergency...

Meganesia Concert 2025 Leads to Mega Celebration Towards PNG’s 50th Anniversary
PORT MORESBY – The capital city came alive on 28 June as more than 12,000 people gathered at the Sir Hubert Murray Stadium for the inaugural Meganesia Concert 2025, a free-entry spectacle that has set the tone for Papua New Guinea’s countdown to...

Jobs, water, and taxes: John Rosso backs new Lae factory as key to PNG’s future
Deputy Prime Minister John Rosso says new businesses like the Rotomould factory in Lae are crucial to helping Papua New Guinea grow, create jobs, and provide basic services like clean water. Speaking at the factory’s official opening on Saturday,...

What the Critical Minerals Race Means for Women
The race for critical and rare-earth mineral dominance is escalating, underscored by the Trump administration’s recent agreement with Ukraine. Demand for critical minerals—which power clean energy, artificial intelligence, and much more—is now...

Inter-Departmental election committee chair affirms decision to postpone polling for the 2025 Local Level- Government elections
Earlier today the Papua New Guinea Electoral Commission (PNGEC) issued a pressstatement providing an important update concerning the 2025 Local-level Government(LLG) elections, conceding that the previously announced LLG election schedule will not...

PM Marape pays tribute to Late Jimmy Wan
Prime Minister James Marape has paid tribute to the late Jimmy Wan, one of Papua New Guinea’s earliest Chinese-Papua New Guinean coffee growers and a devoted Christian philanthropist, who passed away peacefully in Brisbane on 24 June 2025 at the...

Developer Craig Smith mixed hard-nosed business with generous heart, global curiosity
Craig McCormick Smith was sick, and his oldest daughter was getting ready for a scuba-diving trip in Papua New Guinea. She jokingly told him nothing could get her to cancel the vacation, but his response was serious: “Go.” Though Smith spent...

GOB Announces DFC’s Accreditation by the Green Climate Fund
Press Release, Belmopan. July 7, 2025. The Government of Belize announces that the Green Climate Fund Board has approved the Development Finance Corporation’s (DFC) bid as an accredited entity on July 1, 2025, during the 42nd board meeting held in...

SAFEHOUSE & GRANTS TO SUPPORT GBV SURVIVORS
Papua New Guinea (PNG) has taken a step in its fight against gender-based violence (GBV), with the launch of the National Gender-Based Violence Secretariat Safehouse Report and a new K1.5 million Civil Society Organization (CSO) GBV Grants...

Hunters eye Blackhawks clash amidst losing streak
The Papua New Guinea SP Hunters are injecting renewed energy into their training sessions as they prepare for a crucial Hostplus Cup clash against the Townsville Blackhawks this Sunday in Port Moresby. Despite a recent three-game losing streak,...
Kainantu gold output soars
THE K92 Mining Limited, operator of the Kainantu Gold Mine, produced 34,816 ounces gold equivalent (AuEq) in the second quarter of 2025. It marked a 43 per cent increase from the same period in 2024. K92 Mining chief executive officer John Lewins...

Australia, PNG Plan New Subsea Cables
By Manny Pham, Developing Telecoms July 1, 2025 The governments of Australia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) have held talks on the potential construction of three new subsea cables, aiming to meet the Pacific Island nation’s growing demand for digital...

NTT, Timor-Leste plan team to intensify economic ties
Kupang (ANTARA) - The governments of Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Province and Timor-Leste have discussed the plan to form a technical team to advance economic cooperation and support development for their communities. NTT Governor Melki...