PM O’NEILL LASHES OUT AT MEKERE
PNG PM Peter O'neill. EMTV PhotoPrime Minister Peter O’Neill has lashed out at the chairman of Ok Tedi and PNGSDP, Sir Mekere Morauta for comments he made about the future of PNG Sustainable...
View ArticleO'Neill 'stealing' Ok Tedi mine
Former Ok Tedi Mining chairman Ross Garnaut with former PNG prime minister Mekere Morauta in Brisbane last year. Picture: Liam Kidston Source: The Australian PAPUA New Guinea's Prime Minister Peter...
View Article32 battle for Kumuls spot
IT’S make or break time for 32 Papua New Guinea Kumuls hopefuls. With several spots more than likely to be taken up by class acts from either Australia’s National Rugby League or the English Super...
View ArticleFAMILY PROTECTION BILL PASSED IN PNG PARLIAMENT
Violence against woman bill passed in PNG ParliamentThe Family Protection Bill 2013 was passed in parliament yesterday, 65 voted for it and none against.Minister for Justice and Attorney General...
View ArticleIran's Rouhani dismisses nuclear weapons fears
Iran will never build nuclear Weapons. BBC PhotoIran's new President Hassan Rouhani has said that his country would never build nuclear weapons.Mr Rouhani also told US broadcaster NBC he had full...
View ArticlePNG makes BHP liable for environmental damage
Sydney AFP: Papua New Guinea's government wrested full control of the controversial Ok Tedi copper and gold mine and quashed former owner BHP Billiton's legal immunity for environmental damage,...
View ArticleInsurance group, Emergency Medical Services form historic partnership
Ambulance driver Baluma Apani with one of the new fleet of EMSPNG ambulances .Photo providedPacific Assurance Group, one of PNG’s largest insurers and 100% nationally owned, has thrown an unprecedented...
View ArticleWhy does PNG PM say he wants BHP out of Ok Tedi?
Ok Tedi Mine waste pumped into the River system. ABC Photo BHP’s continued control of OK Tedi Mine is the largest con in PNG history. After killing one of the world’s most important rivers and...
View ArticleTWO CHINESE NATIONALS ARRESTED FOR BUYING STOLEN FORKLIFT
Two chinese arrested for buying stolen goods. EMTV PhotoTwo Chinese nationals, who work for a group of trade stores in Lae recently raided by the Immigration taskforce, have been arrested for buying a...
View ArticleSyria chemical weapons data received by OPCW
Syria Chemical Weapons. Image credit. BBCThe international chemical weapons watchdog says it has received "the expected" account by Syria of its chemical arms programme.The announcement by the...
View ArticleThree New Species Of Tiny Frogs Discovered In Papua New Guinea
Image Caption: This image shows the news species Oreophryne cameroni from Keki Lodge, Adelbert Mountain Range. Credit: Fred KrausThree new species of tiny frogs from Papua New Guinea are described in...
View ArticleCorporate sector must lift health services – leading doctor
Dr Pulotu Photo Supplied Emergency Medical Services PNG (EMSPNG) founder Dr Lautofa Pulotu has implored the country’s corporate sector to follow the example set by new sponsorship partner Pacific...
View ArticleIs the Print Media controlled by those who PAY?
Getty ImagesBy Gary Juffa The two dailies are owned by foreign interest, foreign corporate interest to be specific. RH owns Pacific Star, known commonly as "The National" and Rupert Murdoch's News Corp...
View ArticleTiensten joins Opposition
Pomio MP Paul TienstanPOMIO MP Paul Tiensten has joined the Opposition bench in parliament, a move described as done in the best interest of the people and the future of the country.Tiensten is the...
View ArticlePNG Rugby League Star, Menzie Yere receives Royal Recognition
PNG and Sheffield Eagles star Menzie Yere meets the Queen. GettyAhead of his next match in Rugby League World Cup 2013, Papua New Guinea and SheffieldEagles Rugby League star Menzie Yere, has received...
View ArticlePositive PNG name squad to face Samoa
Kumuls celebrate a try in the game againts France. Getty ImagesRay Thompson is relishing the experience of his first ever World Cup for Papua New Guinea and after a narrow loss to France in their...
View ArticleAustralian Federal Police Arrive in PNG
Australian Federal Police arrive in PNG. Photo EMTVThe first batch of 50 Australian Federal Police arrived today in Port Moresby.A rousing welcome was hosted by the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary...
View ArticleBuried alive
8 people buried alive. Nationalpic EIGHT people are believed buried under a massive landslide that hit the Kenagi section of the Highlands Highway in Eastern Highlands on Saturday night.The body of a...
View ArticleSamoa ends PNG's Semi Final Hopes at 2013 Rugby League World Cup
Papua New Guinea's World Cup exit was all but confirmed in Hull on Monday night as they lost what was effectively a qualifying shoot-out with Samoa 38-4.With defending champions New Zealand to come on...
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