PNG stories with context.
Culture, policy, and lived experience — beyond headlines.
PNG stories with context.
Culture, policy, and lived experience — beyond headlines.
WARNING: This story contains details that some readers may find distressing. Dr Raymond Kipakapu’s first encounter with a survivor of sorcery accusation related violence (SARV) was a profound challenge, not just medically, but personally. Fresh out of medical school, he […]
It’s a plant that can build your house, fuel your body, and clothe you. It’s also a plant that looks almost exactly like its notorious cousin, marijuana. This is the heart of a complex puzzle facing Papua New Guinea right […]
If you never heard of them… From the vibrant shores of distant Vanuatu came the infectious, feel-good sound of Sunshiners, a band that represented one of the most unique and successful musical collaborations in the Pacific. More than just a […]
Samoa is facing a period of significant political upheaval following the collapse of Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa’s government, triggering a snap general election scheduled for August 29, 2025. The dramatic turn of events was set in motion late last […]
The arrest of a senior police inspector and a constable in Port Moresby over the weekend has raised serious concerns about the extent of Papua New Guinea’s methamphetamine problem and the integrity of its national police force. The two officers […]
This is a story about my father’s passing—a story that I don’t know where to start or where to end. For the past ten years of my work life as a journalist, I, along with other scribes, took a personal […]
Papua New Guinea and France have found common ground on a cautious approach to deep-sea mining, agreeing on the need for rigorous scientific studies before any such activity is permitted. The shared position emerged from a bilateral meeting between Prime […]
The PNG government has centralised its entire digital infrastructure, signing a major agreement with state-owned enterprise PNG Dataco to streamline and secure all public sector data and communications. The Master Service Agreement, signed this morning by the Department of Information […]
In the politically charged atmosphere of the early 1970s, as Papua New Guinea stood on the cusp of independence, a group of its future leaders faced a monumental task. The Constitutional Planning Committee (CPC), entrusted with drafting the nation’s foundational […]
A recently published report from Papua New Guinea’s National Research Institute (NRI) has outlined a five-point plan to stabilise the nation’s struggling economy, as the country grapples with the severe impacts of a depreciating currency. The analysis, released in May, […]
