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Pacific Islands Forum investigating cyberattack on networks

2024-09-13

PIF Secretary General Baron Waqa would not be drawn on reports that Chinese state-sponsored hackers were behind the intrusion.

Samoan journalists decry ‘ridiculous’ media restrictions at Commonwealth summit

2024-09-12

Some 56 nations from around the world will attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Samoa next month.

Remote PNG-Indonesia border crossing opened for Papuans to see pope

2024-09-08

Catholic Church said the Papua New Guinea prime minister showed a lack of respect for keeping Pope Francis waiting.

End the violence, distribute natural resources wealth fairly, pope tells PNG

2024-09-07

Huge crowds have greeted the head of the Catholic Church in the capital Port Moresby.

Shutdown of ‘symbolic’ nickel plant compounds New Caledonia’s economic woes

2024-09-06

The French territory’s current political crisis is aggravating long-running problems in its struggling nickel industry.

Bougainville to ‘raise the flag’ in international push of independence plans

2024-09-05

President Ishmael Toroama eyes Melanesian Spearhead Group as first stop in ‘external relations’ foray.

Indigenous Papuans rally as Pope Francis urges harmony in Indonesia

2024-09-05

Amnesty International Indonesia hopes the pope's visit will highlight human rights conditions in Papua.