Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea in push to revive death penalty

2 May 2013

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O'Neill has announced a renewed push for the death penalty, and life sentences for rape, saying that "draconian" penalties were needed to tackle violent crime...

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American academic gang-raped on Papua New Guinea's Karkar Island

22 Apr 2013

The incidents come after a brutal spate of sorcery-related crimes that have sparked condemnation from the UN and undermined the poor Pacific country's standing as a destination for tourism and...

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6.7-magnitude quake strikes Papua New Guinea

11 Mar 2013

A 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea on Monday, the US Geological Survey reported, but a tsunami warning was not issued and seismologists said it was unlikely to have caused any...

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Travellers' checks

27 Nov 2011

Skirting the issue

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Where bloody violence rules

17 Oct 2011

Papua New Guinea has experienced a massive crime wave with alarming rates of carjackings, armed robbery, murder and rape. Anyone with money lives behind barbed wire, in fenced enclaves in fear of...

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Papua New Guinea direct link to be launched

21 Apr 2011

Swire Shipping will launch the first direct service between Papua New Guinea and Hong Kong and other North Asia ports next week in a move that is partly fuelled by the boom in liquefied natural...

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Opinion

Hari Kumar

Workers pay the price for our bargains

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Howard Winn

Barry Cheung makes waves in Moscow

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Playing for high stakes

Hong Kong have taken part in many international tournaments in the past, but the ICC World Cricket League Division Two competition in Dubai will be their biggest date with destiny.

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Steven Ballantyne

HOLIDAY FROM HELL Ten years ago, I was trekking in Papua New Guinea when I was abducted. I was taken at gunpoint from a trail, which is now very popular but was closed at the time due to tribal...

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Habib backs young gun Irfan to deliver goods for HK

Irfan Ahmed will carry the twin tasks of opening the batting as well as bowling on his young shoulders as Hong Kong chase their World Cup dreams with a tough first-up assignment against hosts...

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Beliefs spell trouble

When a boy sickened and died inexplicably, the villagers of Sinasina in Papua New Guinea's highlands knew instinctively what had killed him: a spell by a black magic sorcerer.

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China fills Pacific power vacuum

Beijing spends billions on projects to boost ties as Britain closes string of high commissions

The Union Jack has been lowered for the last time in Tonga, leaving Beijing as a...

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Celebration time brings a splash of tribal colour

Colourfully dressed tribesmen and women from all over Papua New Guinea converged on the capital, Port Moresby, yesterday to celebrate the 30th anniversary of independence from Australia.

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