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Friday, October 24, 2025
TopicPapua New Guinea

Topic: Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea, Australia hold security talks after landmark defence treaty stalls

PNG government's cabinet meeting Sunday lacked enough members to reach a quorum required to endorse the treaty, and there is still 'a process to run,' PM Marape said.

ADB approves $100 million loan to PNG for governance boost

The Strengthening Public Sector Management Program aims to enhance fiscal management and accountability.

ADB, PNG to fast track & improve performance of projects

The largest sectors ADB supports in the country are transport at 60% and energy at 20%, addressing the country's large infrastructure gap.

Papua New Guinea leader Marape says extraordinary weather causing disasters after landslide kills 2,000

Natural disasters have cost the country more than 500 million kina ($126 million) this year, before the landslide at Enga.

India announces $1 million in relief to Papua New Guinea after landslide buries alive 2,000 people

Parts of a mountain collapsed Friday in the remote province of Enga. PM Modi says India ‘ready to offer all possible support and assistance’ to the country.

More than 2,000 could be buried in Papua New Guinea landslide, authorities say

More than 72 hours after the landslide residents are still using spades, sticks and their bare hands to try and shift the debris and reach any survivors.

More than 670 feared dead in Papua New Guinea’s massive landslide, says UN agency

The agency based its death toll estimates on information provided by officials at Yambali Village in Enga province, who say more than 150 houses were buried in Friday’s landslide.

Over 100 feared dead after massive landslide hits Papua New Guinea remote village

More than 50 homes, many with people still asleep inside, were buried when the landslide hit Kaokalam village, which is in Enga province, about 600km north of capital Port Moresby.

US not seeking permanent base in Papua New Guinea, says Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin

A defence agreement signed in May will allow US forces to refurbish and develop infrastructure for military and civilian use at Papua New Guinea seaports and airports.

US, Papua New Guinea sign defence pact to counter China, for easier military forces training

A separate agreement would increase maritime surveillance of PNG's exclusive economic zone through U.S. Coast Guard patrols, protecting its economy from illegal fishing.

On Camera

In Bihar, BJP is courting upper castes—a clear shift from its 2020 strategy

With two parties led by Dalit leaders now part of NDA, the BJP is hopeful of winning a large number of reserved constituencies.

Boom to bust: Haunted by Ketan Parekh saga, 117-yr-old Calcutta Stock Exchange’s future lies in limbo

CSE, one of India’s oldest bourses, is edging towards a voluntary exit. It could never recover from market manipulation scam that caused a payment crisis at exchange back in 2001. 

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.