2026-04-14 f233523abc0a7397680c819ca27e76730148b6da 48 Papua New Guinea 1 /wiki/papua%20new%20guinea Port Moresby 36 /wiki/port%20moresby military 13 /wiki/papua%20new%20guinea%20defence%20force Papua New Guinea Port Moresby military Papua New Guinea 2026-04-15 7b8d00facaaf418b392337b36a13fc9327589e43 22 Papua New Guinea Port Moresby military 3 /feed/2026/04/15/papua-new-guinea-tightens-security-at-military-bases-and-imposes-movement-restrictions-after-a-group-of-soldiers-sets-up Papua New Guinea tightens security at military bases and imposes movement restrictions after a group of soldiers sets up roadblocks in Port Moresby to protest alleged irregularities in army recruitment linked to former defence minister Billy Joseph, who is under investigation. 2025-10-6 84cbf1178f3a7d01f63a4de10e898dc6b5e9d346 /feed/2025/10/6/australia-and-papua-new-guinea-sign-a-defense-treaty-granting-australia-access-to-papuan-military-facilities-and-requir Australia and Papua New Guinea sign a defense treaty, granting Australia access to Papuan military facilities and requiring mutual defense in case of foreign aggression. 1759846878 2025-10-6 69415675bc8e178626486c1ff092f3edf8d8e718 13 Papua New Guinea military 2 /feed/2025/10/6/australia-and-papua-new-guinea-sign-a-defense-treaty-formally-granting-australia-access-to-papuan-military-facilities-a Australia and Papua New Guinea sign a defense treaty, formally granting Australia access to Papuan military facilities and requiring mutual defense in case of aggression. 2025-09-17 19e4b8b0e6e12db08304b981a3b53ec9e509cf0c /feed/2025/09/17/australian-prime-minister-anthony-albanese-and-papuan-prime-minister-james-marape-sign-a-communique-in-port-moresby-conf Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese and Papuan prime minister James Marape sign a communiqué in Port Moresby confirming agreement on a mutual defence treaty after earlier plans to sign the treaty failed. 1758168846 2025-09-17 a40aba7ab254594b448420014a0fc4a811010b77 13 Papua New Guinea Port Moresby 2 /feed/2025/09/17/australian-prime-minister-anthony-albanese-and-papua-new-guinean-prime-minister-james-marape-sign-a-communique-in-port-m Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese and Papua New Guinean prime minister James Marape sign a communiqué in Port Moresby confirming agreement on a mutual defence treaty after earlier plans to sign the treaty failed. 2025-09-16 aa9688838d643be4b5e683c702337e9f3236f026 24 Papua New Guinea Port Moresby 2 /feed/2025/09/16/australia-announces-that-it-will-fund-the-construction-of-a-new-ministerial-wing-for-papua-new-guinea-s-parliament-house Australia announces that it will fund the construction of a new ministerial wing for Papua New Guinea's Parliament House in Port Moresby as the country marks its 50th anniversary of independence. 2024-10-14 0f78c15ddcab33c9975291187a6ca8ab990b641b 14 Papua New Guinea military 2 /feed/2024/10/14/the-papua-new-guinea-defence-force-shoot-six-people-killing-one-during-an-operation-against-illegal-mining-near-porger The Papua New Guinea Defence Force shoot six people, killing one, during an operation against illegal mining near Porgera Gold Mine in Enga Province, Papua New Guinea. 2024-01-10 a15be7eb0d26885427e24dee49e05aaa9e830da6 /feed/2024/01/10/riots-break-out-in-port-moresby-papua-new-guinea-following-an-announcement-by-prime-minister-james-marape-of-tax-deduc Riots break out in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, following an announcement by prime minister James Marape of tax deduction which has now been retracted. 1704920960 2024-01-10 a8a46a0ba747c9729fc20300cbecc379f630f97f 5 Papua New Guinea Port Moresby 2 /feed/2024/01/10/riots-occur-in-port-moresby-papua-new-guinea-following-a-strike-by-police-over-a-reduction-in-their-pay-ten-people-ar Riots occur in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, following a strike by police over a reduction in their pay. Ten people are killed and 13 others are seriously injured as a result of the riots. 2021-10-27 994b94334c0e180a6493098209d32e67bae31bcf /feed/2021/10/27/a-report-by-the-united-nations-and-the-government-of-papua-new-guinea-reports-that-thousands-of-papuans-in-indonesia-hav A report by the United Nations and the government of Papua New Guinea reports that thousands of Papuans in Indonesia have crossed into remote areas in the western borders of Papua New Guinea. In one of the areas, the sole police commander, Terry Dap, has asked the central government in Port Moresby to help curb or help the influx of asylum seekers into Papua New Guinea. 1635368801 2021-10-27 542bbaf0d6e5664cfd9e6e002a5edcde80de8711 6 Papua New Guinea Port Moresby 2 /feed/2021/10/27/a-report-by-the-united-nations-and-the-government-of-papua-new-guinea-finds-that-thousands-of-papuans-from-indonesia-hav A report by the United Nations and the government of Papua New Guinea finds that thousands of Papuans from Indonesia have crossed into the remote border areas of western Papua New Guinea. In one of the areas, the sole police commander, Terry Dap, has asked the central government in Port Moresby to help reduce the influx of asylum seekers into Papua New Guinea. 2021-07-16 4fe4950684cf4f534063c83a2b6441ba47a04cf1 44 Papua New Guinea Port Moresby 2 /feed/2021/07/16/authorities-in-papua-new-guinea-urge-people-to-get-vaccinated-as-the-first-case-of-the-sars-cov-2-delta-variant-was-conf Authorities in Papua New Guinea urge people to get vaccinated as the first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant was confirmed yesterday in the Filipino captain of a ship which was docked in Port Moresby. Currently less than 1% of Papuans are vaccinated. 2019-08-24 c14f64ea6a5190046d61dd1decf2112ab7dc2177 1 Papua New Guinea Port Moresby 2 /feed/2019/08/24/crowds-gather-in-port-moresby-papua-new-guinea-to-show-solidarity-and-to-campaign-for-the-freedom-of-west-papua-which Crowds gather in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, to show solidarity and to campaign for the freedom of West Papua, which is under Indonesian control. Meanwhile, churches push the government of Papua New Guinea to take a firm stand on the situation. 2012-01-26 757f494fb24f1fe93a3576a867aaa9789ab937bd 2 Papua New Guinea Port Moresby 2 /feed/2012/01/26/papua-new-guinea-constitutional-crisis-soldiers-supporting-former-papua-new-guinea-prime-minister-michael-somare-stage Papua New Guinea constitutional crisis: Soldiers supporting former Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Michael Somare stage a mutiny in Port Moresby. PNG Brigadier General Francis Agwi is said to be under house arrest. /feed/2026/04/14/papuan-soldiers-block-several-roads-across-port-moresby-protesting-the-military-s-recent-recruitment-controversies NBC PNG 14 3294b0a996163cbfcc5c1ee0822a0d86e08e8a62 4 https://www.nbc.com.pg/post/34603/soldiers-block-off-murray-barracks 2026 Papuan soldiers block several roads across Port Moresby, protesting the military's recent recruitment controversies.