by admin | Feb 15, 2024 | Worldnews
[ad_1] PORT MORESBY: Papua New Guinea’s James Marape faced down attempts to oust him as prime minister Thursday, surprising rivals by calling, and winning, a snap vote of confidence amid raucous scenes in parliament.Lawmakers shouted, screamed and shook their...
by admin | Jan 11, 2024 | Worldnews
[ad_1] By AFP PORT MORESBY: Papua New Guinea’s prime minister declared a 14-day state of emergency in the capital Port Moresby on Thursday, after riots in two cities left 15 people dead as crowds looted and burned shops. More than 1,000 troops were on standby...
by admin | Oct 20, 2023 | Worldnews
[ad_1] Rebels in Indonesia’s restive Papua province killed a construction worker and seriously injured three others in an attack at a construction site, police said Friday.Nineteen other workers were unharmed “but experienced trauma” from the attack, which...
by admin | Oct 2, 2023 | Worldnews
[ad_1] A confrontation between security forces and a rebel group in Indonesia’s volatile Papua region resulted in the death of five Papuan independence fighters.The rebels, armed with military-grade weapons and arrows, engaged in a battle with the security...
by admin | Aug 4, 2023 | Top Stories
[ad_1] Express News Service NEW DELHI: In a significant military-diplomatic move, two warships of the Indian Navy reached the southwestern Pacific island nation Papua New Guinea with the aim to strengthen ties between the two nations. “Indian Naval Ships Sahyadri and...
