PNG stories with context.
Culture, policy, and lived experience — beyond headlines.
PNG stories with context.
Culture, policy, and lived experience — beyond headlines.
The world lost a true musical pioneer when Jimmy Cliff passed away on 24 November 2025, leaving behind a legacy that reshaped modern music. Born James Chambers in rural Saint James, Jamaica, Cliff rose from modest beginnings to become one […]
When we think of rock stars, we picture blistering guitar solos, sweat-soaked stages, and a life lived far away from lecture halls. But a handful of musicians have proven that intellect and intensity can thrive side by side. These are […]
Lae is preparing for its most ambitious housing expansion in nearly half a century, with a new development at Igam set to reshape the city’s urban landscape and provide long-awaited relief to families seeking serviced land. The project, a partnership […]
The budget has been passed — the largest in Papua New Guinea’s history — but senior MPs from across the political divide have delivered an unusually blunt warning: record spending will not translate into better services unless the government confronts […]
Online scams are spreading today with the speed and behaviour of a social contagion. In many parts of Papua New Guinea, a single fake opportunity posted in a busy Facebook group can jump across households within minutes. A WhatsApp voice […]
Papua New Guinea is entering one of its most transformative technological periods — a rapid shift toward digital services, mobile connectivity and automated systems. But as the country embraces new platforms and global tech providers, cyber security experts warn that […]
When Papua New Guinea’s National Executive Council endorsed Decision 41/95 in the mid-1990s, the policy was promoted as a modern approach to infrastructure delivery — one that would move the country away from government-run construction and toward a private-sector model. […]
Papua New Guinea’s 2026 National Budget lands at a moment in the country’s political cycle — one year out from the next national elections and in the middle of an escalating law-and-order crisis that has tested the capacity of the […]
For Papua New Guinea’s vocal community of digital creators, the dream of earning a living from online content has long been met with a harsh reality: a lack of direct monetization pathways. While creators in other parts of the world […]
Senior public servants and members of community based organizations have highlighted the need for greater transparency at the lower government levels saying political influence is a major contributing factor to the opacity. Over two days in Lae, community input was […]
