The epicentre was 193km north-west of Jayapura city, the provincial capital. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

The BMKG noted that it is still a series of aftershocks from the 6.4 magnitude main earthquake on August 12, 2025.

More than 31 cases of polio have been detected in Papua New Guinea since the disease re-emerged earlier this year.

Thousands demand that the acting Governor of Papua, Agus Fatoni, be replaced with the Commander of Kodam XVII/Cenderawasih as ...

In Papua New Guinea, more than 31 instances of polio have been detected since the disease re-emerged earlier this year. The ...

Indonesia's Southwest Papua Province has formed a team to speed up the establishment of six proposed new autonomous districts ...

Papua New Guinea's new NRL team needs a name, and the country's rugby league-mad citizens have been asked to provide one -- ...

Guernsey lost to Papua New Guinea by six wickets in a close T20 encounter at the KGV. The game was the first between the ...

Fishing far out at sea or on reefs closer to shore has sustained Papua New Guinea's coastal communities for centuries. Like many local kids, Rodney started catching fish around age 6.

Papua's police chief apologised for the deaths. Tensions have been running high in Papua, which is one of the poorest parts of the country, after separatist rebels abducted a New Zealand pilot.

West Papua’s forests, home to some of the country’s rarest birds, are also prime hunting grounds for illegal poachers. A bird of paradise can fetch as much as $1,500 on the black market in ...