Hawaii's Emergency Management Agency swiftly issued 'no tsunami threat' advisory after 6.5-magnitude Papua earthquake.

The epicentre was 193km north-west of Jayapura city, the provincial capital. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

The BMKG noted that it is still a series of aftershocks from the 6.4 magnitude main earthquake on August 12, 2025.

The epicentre of the quake, which struck at around 5:24 pm (0824 GMT), was around 193 kilometres northwest of the town of ...

More than 31 cases of polio have been detected in Papua New Guinea since the disease re-emerged earlier this year.

Thousands demand that the acting Governor of Papua, Agus Fatoni, be replaced with the Commander of Kodam XVII/Cenderawasih as ...

Papua New Guinea's new NRL team needs a name, and the country's rugby league-mad citizens have been asked to provide one -- ...

Guernsey lost to Papua New Guinea by six wickets in a close T20 encounter at the KGV. The game was the first between the ...

An international connection was celebrated during the Poplar Village Board meeting Tuesday, Aug. 12. Board Trustee Kory Gilderman traveled to the other side of the world in July to formalize a sister ...

Fishing far out at sea or on reefs closer to shore has sustained Papua New Guinea's coastal communities for centuries. Like many local kids, Rodney started catching fish around age 6.

West Papua’s forests, home to some of the country’s rarest birds, are also prime hunting grounds for illegal poachers. A bird of paradise can fetch as much as $1,500 on the black market in ...