Papua New Guinea
Former PNG military chief furious after being charged
Renown former Papua New Guinea army leader, Major General Jerry Singirok, is furious after being arrested and charged under the Capital Markets Act.
Ex-PNG MP and trailblazer Dame Carol Kidu on life after politics
Since retiring in 2012, the Australia-born politician has embarked on a number of community driven projects, including a "family-focused" retreat and a learning centre. Audio
PNG's Porgera residents remain cut off
About 80-thousand people remain cut off in Porgera, Papua New Guinea, with the main road blocked by a massive landslide. Audio
PNG landslide survivors sleeping on a mass grave - community leader
Relatives of people buried alive in the devastating landslide in Papua New Guinea's remote Enga Province are still sleeping on the rocks that buried their dead relatives.
PNG population count no simple task
Papua New Guinea's long-awaited census has been extended this week after enumerators had failed to cover the entire country.
The continuing struggle by PNG landowners to save their forests
After what is left of forests in the Amazon and the Congo, the next of the planet's most important remaining forests is on the island of New Guinea.
Bush Wara settlement evictions drag on in PNG
The clearing of the Bush Wara squatter settlement in the Papua New Guinea capital is expected to take several more days. Audio
The plight of displaced settlers in PNG's biggest city
Bush Wara has been home to about 5000 people who had built permanent structures on the site and have been pleading they had no where else to go.
PNG opposition look to force parliament to resume early
The opposition in Papua New Guinea believes it could still force an early sitting of parliament to hear a vote of no confidence. Audio
Need for greater accountability at the district level in PNG
Watchdog group Act Now! concerned is about how District Development Authorities are managing millions of kina dedicated to improve local service infrastructure and delivery.
PNG's growing need for more residential land
Papua New Guinea think tank Institute of National Affairs says the government must ensure that land is available for people to legitimately live on.
Media policy critics 'good for us', PNG Communications Minister says
Timothy Masiu says he is open to criticism regarding the government's proposed new media policy, which is now in its fifth draft. Audio
Chaos and confusion for many two months after PNG landslide
Two months after the side of a mountain gave way in Yambali village in PNG's Enga Province, survivors are still to find somewhere permanent to restart their lives.
Swimmers bring PNG Olympic team to five
The swimming pair Josh Tarere and Georgia-Leigh Vele join weightlifter Morea Baru and taekwondo pair Gibson Mera and Kevin Kassman in the Papua New Guinea team.
PNG's survivors struggling two months on since disaster
PNG's survivors struggling two months on since disaster. Audio
PNG squatters warned forced evictions coming next week
Nearly 5000 people are still to vacate an illegal settlement in Papua New Guinea's capital Port Moresby before police forcibly remove them.
