Days of tribal violence in Papua New Guinea leave more than 35 people dead, police say
Days of tribal violence in Papua New Guinea’s mountainous interior have left more than 35 people dead, a police official said on Tuesday. Police Assistant Commissioner Joseph Tondon in Enga province ...
Tribal violence in Papua New Guinea leaves at least 30 dead as state of emergency declared near Porgera gold mine
Local officials say an influx of weapons into the remote highlands has exacerbated the violence between rival groups.
Pope to meet Papua New Guinea Catholics who embrace both Christianity and Indigenous beliefs
Pope Francis’s visit to Papua New Guinea will take him to a remote part of the South Pacific island nation where Christianity ...
Barrick Suspends Papua New Guinea Mine After Deadly Clashes
Barrick Gold Corp. suspended operations at a gold mine in Papua New Guinea after violent clashes in the area killed two ...
Barrick Gold's Porgera Mine in Papua New Guinea Suspended Amid Local Violence
Barrick Gold suspended most of the operations at a mine in Papua New Guinea in an effort to safeguard employees after two workers were killed in violence off site.
Papua New Guinea violence leaves between 20 and 50 people dead, UN official says
A United Nations official says between 20 and 50 people have been killed in violence among illegal miners in Papua New Guinea ...
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Landowners fear more killings despite PNG ‘state of emergency’ over mine fighting
Landowners have warned they fear further deaths and violence at the Porgera gold mine if the Papua New Guinea government does ...
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PNG authorizes lethal force to quell deadly violence near Porgera mine
Papua New Guinea security personnel have been authorized to use “lethal force” to quell violence between illegal miners and ...
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Papua New Guinea Is in a Governance Crisis – and Australia Helped Put It There
Australia has loaned millions to PNG, despite the government’s issues with unaccountable and nontransparent spending.
At least 20 likely dead in violence near Papua New Guinea gold mine, local media reports
Violent attacks near Barrick Gold's Porgera gold mine in Papua New Guinea (PNG) has likely killed at least 20 people and forced women and children to flee the region, local media reported.
Pope Francis, in resource-rich Papua New Guinea, urges fair treatment for workers
Pope Francis on Saturday called for better treatment of workers in Papua New Guinea, a nation of some 600 islands in the ...
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Papua New Guinea locals concerned over deep-sea mining’s impact on culture and environment
The companies that create technology used on a daily basis often run into traditional cultures and the environment that ...