[Analytics] So-called ‘Papuan problems’ and colonial myths
Each year on December 1st, Papuans commemorate the day on which the embryo of a…
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is an economy of 8 million people. When it joined APEC in 1993, Papua New Guinea’s real GDP was USD 9.4 billion. This more than doubled by 2016, when Papua New Guinea’s GDP rose to USD 19.6 billion.
Crucial meeting of Bougainville and Papua New Guinea leaders delayed
PORT MORESBY, Nov 28, 2020, RNZ. The Papua New Guinea and Bougainville Governments have delayed…
Concern Papua New Guinea political instability might disrupt Bougainville independence talks
PORT MORESBY, Nov 23, 2020, RNZ. Bougainville and the PNG Government are due to go…
Australia’s PM cancels Papua New Guinea trip after James Marape’s party unrest
CANBERRA, Nov 14, 2020, ABC News. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has cancelled plans to visit…
Papua New Guinea’s company planning on becoming a chocolate exporter
PORT MORESBY, Nov 11, 2020, RNZ. A PNG company is planning to go into chocolate…
High hopes for Bougainville limestone mining
PORT MORESBY, Nov 3, 2020, RNZ. The Bougainville President Ishmael Toroama is hoping to re-ignite…
Indonesia rights commission alleges slain Papuan pastor was tortured
JAKARTA, Nov 2, 2020, Reuters. Indonesia’s human rights commission said on Monday that a fact-finding…
Racism against West Papua raised in British parliament
JAKARTA, Oct 23, 2020, RNZ. A British parliamentarian has told lawmakers in the UK parliament…
[Analytics] Deepening Japan’s cooperation with Papua New Guinea
A small but telling glimpse of Japan’s diplomatic approach in Papua New Guinea (PNG) was…
Unemployed people in Port Moresby to go back to their villages: Papua New Guinea’s PM
PORT MORESBY, Oct 18, 2020, PNG Today. Prime Minister James Marape is encouraging Papa New…
Papuans split over status quo on autonomy in Indonesian provinces
JAKARTA, Oct 18, 2020, ANTARA. Over the past few months, several sections of communities in…
La Niña to impact Pacific
WELLINGTON, Oct 12, 2020, RNZ. The La Niña weather pattern is officially underway in the…
Riot breaks out in West Jakarta as police ban protest against Omnibus Law
JAKARTA, Oct 8, 2020, Jakarta Globe. A riot has broken out in Jalan Pejompongan Raya,…
[Analytics] Cross-border trade: Indonesia and Papua New Guinea
Informal cross-border trade (ICBT) between sovereign states may be illegal, but it is not necessarily…
Micronesian nations to withdraw from Pacific Islands Forum if concerns not heeded
NGERULMUD, Oct 4, 2020, RNZ. Leaders of five Micronesian nations say they will withdraw from…