Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG Electoral Commissioner will consult with relevant authorities like Department of Justice and Attorney General to review the cost of legal fees charged by private firms on elections petitions and other matters
Oceania Papua New Guinea Students from the National Polytechnic Institute of PNG will get on-the-job training within National Airport Corporation following an agreement which also will address the longstanding issue of NAC’s shortage in human resources
Oceania Papua New Guinea The country plans to open an embassy in Jerusalem, as Foreign Minister Justin Tkachenko confirmed to his Israeli counterpart
Oceania Papua New Guinea A mission is underway to rescue an Australian professor and three local researchers held hostage by an armed group in Papua New Guinea; he was captured while he was on a field study trip in the remote highlands at an unspecified date
Oceania Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea's Department of Information and Communication Technology has released a first draft of the National Media Development Policy for consultation to use the media as a development tool
Oceania Papua New Guinea The country's public schools are starting the 2023 academic year on credit because of delays in government disbursement of funds
Oceania Papua New Guinea Elizabeth Genia was appointed Acting Governor of the Bank of Papua New Guinea after 35 years of experience in the bank - the announcement was made by Prime Minister James Marape
Oceania Papua New Guinea The government will impose a blanket ban on the import of frozen chicken into the country to protect the local poultry industry
Oceania Papua New Guinea Health authorities have conducted a mass burial of 92 unclaimed bodies, including 40 children, after a video showing overflow from Port Moresby General Hospital's morgue being stored in a shed went viral
Oceania Papua New Guinea Air Niugini, the Papua New Guinea airline, has again successfully passed the International Air Transport Association's (IATA) Operational Safety Audit (IOSA), giving the company validation for the next two years
Oceania Papua New Guinea A bird considered extinct for 140 years, black-necked pigeon pheasant, has been spotted on Fergusson Island
Oceania Papua New Guinea Transparency International PNG will host a two-day election seminar to present the results of its observations during the 2022 national general election to promote transparency for election integrity
Oceania Papua New Guinea The proposal to establish an honorary consul in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi was discussed at a bilateral meeting between the foreign ministers of Papua New Guinea and Vietnam