The moment NSW lost the most destructive player in State of Origin history,...
Greg Inglis will line up for Qld in Game Two of the State of Origin series next Wednesday at Suncorp Stadium. Pic: Darren England. Source: Quest NewspapersIT was the moment New South Wales laughed off...
View ArticlePNG PM has invited Indonesia to invest in PNG's natural resources and other...
Prime Minister Peter O'Neill has invited Indonesian businesses and investors to come to Papua New Guinea and invest in the country's natural resources and other sectors.Mr O'Neill issued the...
View ArticlePNG's National Air Carrier to fly to Bali
Air NiuginiPort Moresby, Papua New Guinea (4E) – Air Niugini Papua New Guinea’s national air carrier will operate direct flights to Bali, Indonesia.The inaugural flight to Denpasar, Bali, is set for...
View ArticleNine Tourists shot dead in Northern Pakistan
BBC's Orla Guerin, in Islamabad, said the attack happened near the base camp of Nanga Parbat, the ninth highest peak in the world. image credit BBCGunmen have killed 10 people, including nine foreign...
View ArticlePNG officials involve in human trafficking
A report released by the US State Department says Papua New Guinean government officials are facilitating human trafficking through bribery and trading victims for political favours.The US State...
View ArticleEdward Snowden due to quit Moscow in Ecuador asylum bid
Former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden is due to leave Russia in a bid to seek asylum in Ecuador.Reports suggest he will head first to the Cuban capital Havana.Washington says it expects the...
View ArticleUS warns Moscow not to let Edward Snowden escape Russia
Journalists in Moscow await the arrival on Sunday of Edward Snowden from Hong Kong. But Snowden was reported not to have been on an Aeroflot plane bound for Havana. Photograph: Novoderezhkin...
View ArticleBSP advises customers on hoax mobile SMS
BSP Customers have been advised of a hoax circulating in the country through mobile texting.The advice states that one might receive an SMS from a number similar to the one that they get bank...
View ArticleChinese nationals killed in Port Moresby
Koki, Port MoresbyNew information coming in seem to clash with the earlier reports from the police regarding the gruesome murder of four expatriates in Port Moresby.Police Chief of Operations, Perou...
View ArticleMaroons keep Origin dream alive
Queensland strongman Sam Thaiday points to the sky having led the Maroons to a dominant series-equalling win in Origin II at Suncorp Stadium. Source: Getty ImagesIT was a night of flawless football and...
View ArticleBiwat sculpture from remote Papua New Guinea sold at auction for a...
Image credit. The AgeIt once graced the shield and spear-laden rooms of Melbourne's exclusive Savage Club but now a wooden ceremonial sculpture from Papua New Guinea has set a record at auction for a...
View ArticleKevin Rudd ousts Australia Prime Minister Julia Gillard
Kevin Rudd has ousted Prime Minister Julia Gillard as leader of Australia's Labor Party.He won by 57 votes to 45, in a leadership ballot of Labor lawmakers.The change comes ahead of a general election...
View ArticlePNG Prime Minister congratulates Rudd
PNG PM Peter O'neillPAPUA New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O'Neill has congratulated Kevin Rudd on his return to the Australian prime ministership, and says the strong relationship between the two...
View ArticleIpswich footballers benefit from PNG's skill
Image credit: Claudia Baxter, Queensland TimesA SCHOOL team taking on a national side is a rare experience.So it pays to make the most of such opportunities.The Ipswich State High School first grade...
View ArticlePNG's Kevin Rudd Jr celebrates his namesake's return as prime minister
Kevin Rudd's visit to EHP. Firman Nanol/ABCA five-year-old Papua New Guinean boy named after Kevin Rudd says he's happy his namesake has become prime minister again and is waiting for a phone call from...
View ArticleAIDS epidemic in PNG contained
An AIDS public awareness campaign dominates the roof of Goroka's central market. Photo: AFPHere is a good news story from Papua New Guinea: Australia's nearest neighbour has dodged the bullet of what...
View ArticleObama hails Nelson Mandela as inspiration to world
US President Barack Obama has met relatives of Nelson Mandela and spoken of the inspiration the former South African president has given to people around the world.Mr Mandela remains critically ill...
View ArticleRio Tinto wins end to human rights abuse lawsuit in US
Deserted Paguna mine. Getty ImagesThe mining giant Rio Tinto has won the dismissal of a case that would have required it to counter allegations of its involvement in human rights abuses on...
View ArticleWork begins to redesign Sir John Guise Stadium to international Standards
Proposed stadium: Image credit: Sharp Talk Group/FacebookWork will soon start on upgrading the Sir John Guise Stadium to international standards, for the 2015 Pacific Games.A ground breaking ceremony,...
View ArticleBolivia leader's jet diverted 'amid Snowden suspicions'
David Choquehuanca said information that Edward Snowden was on the plane was a 'total lie' . Image credit:BBCBolivian President Evo Morales's plane had to be diverted to Austria amid suspicion that US...
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