The U.S. military is continuing to pursue its post-Red Hill refueling strategy in the Pacific with a new facility under construction in Papua New Guinea. Adm. Samuel Paparo, the commander of the Hawaii-­based U.

Australian PM Albanese fails to sign mutual defence pact a week after also failing to sign security deal with Vanuatu.

PAPUA New Guinea is sitting on a dangerous stockpile of illegal drugs, with police estimating that as much as three tonnes are hidden in the country and waiting to be shipped to Australia and New Zealand.

Assad Vala, a veteran of 31 ODIs and 26 T20Is, will lead Papua New Guinea in the ICC T20 World Cup 2021 as they make their maiden world tournament appearance. Charles Amini will be Vala's deputy with 16 players named for the tournament and no reserves have been picked.

For tens of thousands of years, PNG - a region spanning 460,000 square kilometres of mountainous terrain, rainforest and 600 islands - was home to an estimated 1,000 distinct tribes who spoke more than 800 languages. PNG was first colonised by Germany and then Australia.

Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, attends the ground breaking ceremony for the landmark fuel storage facility in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea on September 15, 2025.

Papua New Guinea wicketkeeper-batsman Kipling Doriga has been charged with robbery during the ICC Challenge League in Jersey. The case has been classified as serious, with Doriga remanded in custody until 2025,

Papua New Guinea player Kipling Doriga has been charged with robbery following an incident in the early hours of Monday morning (25th August) in St Heliers, the capital of Jersey. Doriga was a member of the PNG squad contesting the second round of the ongoing CWC Challenge League on the Island, a crowd dependency of the UK.