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More than 4,000 'likely impacted' by Papua New Guinea landslide
Reuters, Published on 26/05/2024
» SYDNEY - More than 4,000 people were likely impacted by a massive landslide that flattened a village in northern Papua New Guinea on Friday, humanitarian group CARE Australia said.
Over 300 buried in Papua New Guinea landslide
Reuters, Published on 25/05/2024
» SYDNEY — More than 300 people and over 1,100 houses were buried by a massive landslide that levelled a remote village in northern Papua New Guinea, local media reported on Saturday.
Landslide in Papua New Guinea village kills about 100
Reuters, Published on 24/05/2024
» SYDNEY - A landslide in a remote village in northern Papua New Guinea (PNG) killed about 100 people, the Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC) said on Friday.
Indonesia's Prabowo reiterates 'Asian Way' to defuse tension
Published on 12/05/2024
» JAKARTA: As Indonesia’s president elect Prabowo Subianto prepares to enter office in October, he looks set to take a more assertive stance in foreign policy, saying that diplomacy, negotiations, and the "Asian way" have helped to defuse tension.
Indonesia denies using air strikes in Papua
Published on 13/04/2024
» JAKARTA - Indonesia’s military on Saturday denied using air strikes in a remote, restive part of the country, after a video of a New Zealand pilot kidnapped by Papuan rebels featured him saying military actions had made his position unsafe.
Indonesia says Pope Francis planning visit
Published on 03/04/2024
» JAKARTA - Indonesia’s foreign minister said on Wednesday that Pope Francis was planning a visit to the predominantly Muslim country and discussions were ongoing with the Vatican about the trip.
Australian pilot, 2 locals freed after brief kidnapping in Papua New Guinea
Published on 26/02/2024
» SYDNEY: An Australian helicopter pilot and two local workers were released unharmed in Papua New Guinea on Monday within hours of being kidnapped at gunpoint in the remote highlands, police said, following negotiations with security forces.
Prabowo claims victory in Indonesian poll
Published on 14/02/2024
» JAKARTA - Indonesian Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto is poised to be the country’s next leader on his third try for the presidency.
Arson and looting as police strike in Papua New Guinea
Published on 10/01/2024
» Shops and businesses were attacked and set on fire in the capital of Papua New Guinea on Wednesday and people had been killed, the governor said, after police went on strike over pay.
Mag 6.3 earthquake strikes Papua, Indonesia
Published on 31/12/2023
» A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Papua, Indonesia on Sunday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said.