Papuans face violence, detentions, threats: US State Dept report
JAKARTA, Mar 17, 2019, RNZI. A new US government report has found West Papuans continue…
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.
[Analytics] South Pacific reimagines its colonial past
Island region is rewriting British explorer James Cook’s contested legacy on the 150-year anniversary of…
Australia admits failings in Pacific, as China looms
SYDNEY, Mar 9, 2019, AFP. Australia has admitted it had not focused enough attention on…
Papua New Guinea on hunt for 274 cars missing after APEC
PORT MORESBY, Feb 14, 2019, AP. A Papua New Guinea police superintendent is hot on…
Papua New Guinea admits Maseratis bought for APEC summit are missing
PORT MORESBY, Feb 12, 2019, AFP. Several of the Maseratis bought for last year’s summit…
[Analytics] Time for US, Australia to change policy on West Papua or risk major setback
Reports of the Indonesian military using white phosphorous munitions on West Papuan civilians last month…
Indonesian students protest Papua military action
JAKARTA, Jan 20, 2019, RNZ. Since late last year, a large, joint military and police…
Papua New Guinea rejects US criticisms of Chinese ‘Belt and Road’
AUSTRALIA, Nov 20, 2018, David Wroe, Sydney Morning Herald. Papua New Guinea’s Foreign Minister has…
China, PNG agree on comprehensive strategic partnership
PORT MORESBY, Nov 16, 2018. Xinhua. Visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping and Papua New Guinea…
President Xi hails ties with Pacific island nations
BEIJING, Nov 15, 2018, China Daily. China is ready to deepen strategic trust and expand…
Papua New Guinea’s police banning movement across border for APEC
PNG, Nov 13, 2018. RNZ. Police in Papua New Guinea’s Western Province have placed a…