On 12 April, the Indonesian parliament announced plans to establish three new provinces in West Papua. Currently, the western part of the island of New Guinea consists of two ... altering arbitrary ...

PORT MORESBY: The governor of a Papua New Guinea province wracked by spiralling tribal violence on Wednesday (Feb 21) called for help from foreign police forces, including from neighbouring Australia.

Across its four regions and 22 provinces, Papua New Guinea contains an impressive diversity of linguistic ... Under the country’s political system, Morobe is one of four provinces in the Momase Region ...

The magnitude 6.3 earthquake was centered in West New Britain province at a depth of ... A magnitude 7 earthquake hit a remote region of Papua New Guinea earlier this month, killing at least ...

Dozens of people have died in a tribal dispute in Papua New Guinea's remote Highlands region, authorities say. The victims were shot dead during an ambush in the Enga province over the weekend ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Papua New Guinea will increase its number of provinces from 19 to 21 with two new ones created in the Highlands Region after ...