Papua New Guinea

ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Group C preview

West Indies and New Zealand are the top-ranked teams in Group C, but will face strong resistance from Afghanistan, Uganda and Papua New Guinea as they aim to make it through to the second round.

Papua New Guinea reports more than 2,000 people buried in landslide

The landslide caused "major destruction to buildings, food gardens and caused major impact on the economic lifeline of the country", the disaster office said.

Papua New Guinea qualify for T20 World Cup

Papua New Guinea have become the latest team to qualify for the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, set to be held in the West Indies and the USA.

Lost in translation: Papua New Guinea wins the language Olympics

If you are travelling to Papua New Guinea, you don't need to pack a phrasebook, you need to bring an entire library. With 841 living tongues and a colourful creole lingua franca, this Pacific nation is the undisputed world champion of linguistic diversity.

Papua New Guinea mulls 'temporary' ban on Facebook

Papua New Guinea says it is mulling a temporary shutdown of Facebook to uncover false accounts and block fake news in the Pacific nation, which hosts a major global summit later this year.

Papua electoral commissioner gets court order to stop blogger calling him 'tomato'

Papua New Guinea's electoral commissioner has defended his decision to seek a court order stopping a blogger from calling him "tomato".

Papua New Guinea police open fire on student protest

Police in Papua New Guinea open fire on students protesting against Prime Minister Peter O'Neill.

3 rescued from deserted island after writing 'help' on beach

Three men who had been missing for three days are rescued from a deserted Pacific island after a US Navy plane spotted the word "help" spelled out in palm leaves on the beach, officials say.

May 29, 2024
May 29, 2024

ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Group C preview

West Indies and New Zealand are the top-ranked teams in Group C, but will face strong resistance from Afghanistan, Uganda and Papua New Guinea as they aim to make it through to the second round.

May 27, 2024
May 27, 2024

Papua New Guinea reports more than 2,000 people buried in landslide

The landslide caused "major destruction to buildings, food gardens and caused major impact on the economic lifeline of the country", the disaster office said.

July 28, 2023
July 28, 2023

Papua New Guinea qualify for T20 World Cup

Papua New Guinea have become the latest team to qualify for the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, set to be held in the West Indies and the USA.

August 22, 2021
November 15, 2018
November 15, 2018

Lost in translation: Papua New Guinea wins the language Olympics

If you are travelling to Papua New Guinea, you don't need to pack a phrasebook, you need to bring an entire library. With 841 living tongues and a colourful creole lingua franca, this Pacific nation is the undisputed world champion of linguistic diversity.

May 30, 2018
May 30, 2018

Papua New Guinea mulls 'temporary' ban on Facebook

Papua New Guinea says it is mulling a temporary shutdown of Facebook to uncover false accounts and block fake news in the Pacific nation, which hosts a major global summit later this year.

July 18, 2017
July 18, 2017

Papua electoral commissioner gets court order to stop blogger calling him 'tomato'

Papua New Guinea's electoral commissioner has defended his decision to seek a court order stopping a blogger from calling him "tomato".

June 8, 2016
June 8, 2016

Papua New Guinea police open fire on student protest

Police in Papua New Guinea open fire on students protesting against Prime Minister Peter O'Neill.

April 10, 2016
April 10, 2016

3 rescued from deserted island after writing 'help' on beach

Three men who had been missing for three days are rescued from a deserted Pacific island after a US Navy plane spotted the word "help" spelled out in palm leaves on the beach, officials say.

December 1, 2015
December 1, 2015

Bangladesh beat Papua New Guinea to reach semis

Bangladeshi Tigresses slammed the women side of Papua New Guinea with a 41-run victory in the ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier at Bangkok in Thailand.