The Pacific Tourism Organisation Hosts Two-Week Research Training for PNGTPA to Strengthen Tourism Data Capacity

From 16 to 30 September 2025, the Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) hosted a two-week research training program for the Papua New Guinea Tourism Promotion Authority (PNGTPA), aimed at strengthening PNGTPA’s capacity to manage and deliver...

Boluda in $640M acquisition of Boskalis’s Australia and Papua New Guinea towage biz

Written by Nick Blenkey Photo: Boluda Boluda Towage has been on the acquisition trail again, buying Royal Boskalis BV’s towage and salvage business in Australia and Papua New Guinea in a deal valued at $640 million. Boluda says the acquisition...

Papua New Guinea approves defence treaty with Australia

SYDNEY (Reuters) -The Papua New Guinea cabinet has approved a defence treaty with Australia, Prime Minister James Marape said on Thursday, as Canberra seeks to block China from expanding its security presence in the Pacific. Under the Pukpuk...

These countries require a 6-month passport validity for travellers

The rules are in place so that foreign travellers do not stay beyond the period specified on their visas, unintentionally due to sudden passport expiration. Sudden expiration results in unnecessary complications if they get stranded in a foreign...

More than just a bag

TRAVEL Bilum is part of our story IN Papua New Guinea, everyone knows what a bilum is. We carry babies in them, take them to market and give them as gifts. But not everyone realises just how deep the story of the bilum goes or how important it is...

Memorable celebration in Wewak

THIS year is special for us, Papua New Guinea. Last month, we celebrated 50 years of independence. For almost two years until May this year, I was working outside the country. However, I had already made up my mind that before September 2025, I...

University of Papua New Guinea students against Frieda project

EAST Sepik students at the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) are against the opening of the Frieda project in West Sepik. Vice-president of the East Sepik students Francy Mandau said the reason for their rejection is that the livelihood of 80...

Online arrival card to provide convenient travel experience

Travelers entering Papua New Guinea can now complete an online declaration form, making the entry process convenient for the PNG Immigration and Citizenship Authority and other government enforcement agencies. The PNG DAC is already online (GO...

Convention urged to drive sustainable transformation through tourism

By Shemmeine Harley Dr. Lawrence Sause, Acting Executive Dean of the School of Business and Public Policy (SBPP), gave an inspiring speech at the 19th UPNG Tourism Convention held at the University of Papua New Guinea. The convention brings...

Amelia Earhart' long-lost plane 'finally discovered in lagoon'

Matt Jackson Trendswatch Content Editor 10:56, 03 Oct 2025 Amelia Earhart went missing in 1937(Image: Popperfoto/Getty Images) Amelia Earhart's long-lost Electra 10E plane might finally have been discovered after researchers have “very strong”...

Papua New Guinea to co-host 2026 AFI Global Policy Forum

Papua New Guinea will co-host the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) Global Policy Forum (GPF) in 2026, the Bank of Papua New Guinea (BPNG) confirmed. Governor Elizabeth Genia accepted the hosting offer on behalf of the country during the 2025...

Papua New Guinea at 50: Fifty Years of Sovereignty and Economic Evolution 

Papua New Guinea (PNG) marks half a century of independence this year, a journey defined by cultural resilience, political milestones, and the transformation of its resource-driven economy. From shedding colonial rule in 1975 to emerging as a...

Minister Nama urges innovation to position Tourism as key to Economic Transformation

By Gino Kopa UPNG Journalism Student Tourism as a key component of economic transformation and sustainable growth, says the Minister for Culture and Tourism. Member for Vanimo Green Open and Minister for Culture and Tourism, Belden Nama,...

Telefomin set to become regional outback hub

TELEFOMIN is set to become the hub of trade and investment and a major connection point for people in West Sepik, Western and Hela to three main economic corridors. With the recent opening of the Tabubil to Telefomin road, a whole new opportunity...

PAPUA NEW GUINEA’S NEW ERA OF CANCER CARE

As part of its 50th Independence celebrations, Port Moresby General Hospital (PMGH) welcomed guests on a special walkthrough of the Comprehensive Cancer Centre; a facility set to transform cancer treatment in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Led by the...

Papua New Guinea awaits its first Saint: The story of Peter To Rot

Catholics in Papua New Guinea feel they are living a historic moment. This October, the Catholic Church will canonize Blessed Peter To Rot, making him the nation’s first saint. The postulator for his cause sheds light on the saint and his story....

President Xi Jinping's Special Envoy Huang Runqiu to Attend Papua New Guinea's 50th Independence Anniversary Celebrations

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson announces: At the invitation of the government of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, President Xi Jinping’s special envoy and Minister of Ecology and Environment Huang Runqiu will travel to Papua New Guinea to...

'Goal keeping can make you a hero': Faith Kasiray on shaping the next generation of Papua New Guinea's goalkeepers

Papua New Guinea Lakatois goalkeeper Faith Kasiray wants to see more women take up goalkeeping and believes with proper training, PNG could develop a strong line of shot-stoppers for years to come. There is no shortage of football talent, but when...

COP climate talks are ‘heartbreak’ for Pacific Islands. Here is why...

By Gabriella Marchant and Jordan Fennell Joseph Sikulu’s long-haul journey home to the Pacific has felt fruitless after the recent world climate talks. It has become a “heartbreaking” exercise seeing the annual United Nations Conference of the...

Australian PM fails to finalise neo-colonial defence treaty with Papua New Guinea

A push by the Australian Labor government to strengthen its neo-colonial dominance in the South West Pacific received a setback this week, when the government of Papua New Guinea (PNG) failed to endorse a wide-ranging defence treaty. Labor, acting...