A powerful earthquake struck the rugged highlands of Papua New Guinea on December 22, 2025. The tremor measured 6.5 in ...

By Shreya Dasgupta Within a forested limestone landscape of Papua New Guinea lives a shy, striking bird that’s new to science ...

Lit by a pastel sky as the sun sets over Port Moresby's vast harbour, a group of young, athletic men toss a football on the beach. A few meters away on a faded concrete basketball court, teenagers ...

JAKARTA: President Prabowo Subianto's aspiration to expand palm oil plantations in Papua for biofuel production has drawn ...

Indonesia’s National Narcotics Agency (BNN) in Papua has stepped up surveillance and inspections along border areas ahead of ...

The conflict in West Papua may be the world’s most unequal war: raids on military bases have improved the West ...

During Pope Francis’ apostolic journey to Papua New Guinea, the pope reflected on the profound sacrifices made by early Catholic missionaries and martyrs in the region who ventured deep into the ...

A supporter of the independence of the West Papua wears headband with the colors of the banned separatist ‘Morning Star’ flag takes a part during a rally commemorating the 60th anniversary of the ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — At least 26 combatants and an unconfirmed number of bystanders were killed in a gunbattle between warring tribes in Papua New Guinea, police said Monday. A tribe, their allies ...

N.A.J. Taylor is an honorary research fellow at La Trobe University's Centre for Dialogue, and a doctoral researcher in the School of Political Science and International Studies at the University of ...

A Papuan couple accompany their child suffering from malnutrition at a hospital in Agats A measles and malnutrition crisis has killed at least 72 people, mostly children, in Indonesia's remote ...

When Bardina Degei cooks dinner, she doesn’t use a stove. She rarely even uses a pot. In her wooden home in Enarotali, the capital of Paniai regency in the restive Indonesian province of Papua, the ...