Jakarta cannot wait passively for Timor-Leste and PNG to “catch up”, but must proactively shepherd these nations into ASEAN’s institutional, political and economic architecture instead.

But looking at the data from 2021 is already an indication of the challenges Papua New Guinea faces as a country. PNG’s population grew from approximately 7.3 million in 2011 to an estimated 11.8 ...

UN Ocean Conference put Marine Protected Areas at the heart of global ocean action, but global progress hinges on whether the United States steps up to lead. From June 9–13, Nice, France, hosted the ...

On June 15, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) updated its advice to warn against all travel to Israel, placing the country on “red alert”, the same level as Iran. Both countries’ ...

The issue of migration, traditionally viewed through the lens of destination countries, is now undergoing a profound ...

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) may soon start deliberations on Papua New Guinea’s accession to the ...

University of Michigan biologist Fred Kraus identified four new tree snake species in Papua New Guinea, highlighting the region's rich but understudied biodiversity. These discoveries, found on ...

Archaeologists once assumed that men were responsible for seafaring trade in Papua New Guinea. New research shows how women ...

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the New Britain region of Papua New Guinea on Monday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.

Papua New Guinea’s public debt has increased significantly in recent years, leading to a high risk of debt distress and exposing significant gaps in the existing fiscal setting. This paper proposes to ...

NRL bosses are currently finalising a shortlist of names for the Papua New Guinea side, who are set to enter footy's top-flight in 2028. While a number of logistical matters are still to be ...

Herpetology has long navigated through tangled terrain in Papua New Guinea, where species mislabeling and sparse sampling have clouded scientific understanding. But a recent revision has brought ...