The country has no woman sitting in Parliament while the world average is 23%; only other 4 have no female representation in Parliament: Yemen, Qatar, Micronesia, Vanuatu

The Papua New Guinea Chamber of Commerce and Industry has sounded the alarm over the proposed National Gold Corporation bill, warning that it could cripple the mining sector and the nation's overall economy

The US offered $900.000 in emergency aid for communities devastated at the end of March by earthquake and floods in the East Sepik and Highlands regions

A woman and her daughter lost their lives and more than 1.000 homes have been reduced to rubble following a 6,9-magnitude earthquake that struck parts of East Sepik; government allocated 500 million kina (around 130.000.000 US$) for relief nationwide

PNG was listed as a very high-risk destination for security in a recent report by the Tourism Promotion Authority, with particular emphasis on concerns for travelers from the United States, Australia and China