Inside PNG

08/01/2026

: Fifteen students from Unitech’s Bachelor in Science Forestry Program were presented with Professional Work Experience Certificates after completing a 24-day training program at the Forest Authority Headquarters.
Presenting the certificates was PNGFA Acting MD, John Mosoro who said forestry plays a key role in PNG's development and must not be isolated from other sustainable resource sectors.
Read more: https://insidepng.com/unitech-forestry-students-receive-professional-work-experience-certificates/

05/01/2026

: Prime Minister, James Marape has issued a blunt ultimatum to communities across the country to stop protecting criminals or face the full weight of the law.
As police intensify "Operation Kumul 23" to scrub illegal fi****ms from the country's most volatile regions, the Prime Minister made it clear that the era of hiding hired gunmen behind village walls must end. The government's stance, he says, is now one of absolute zero tolerance.

Read more: https://insidepng.com/pm-marape-issues-stern-warning-to-those-shielding-gunmen/

18/12/2025

: 𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗔𝗨 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗘𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗦 𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗦𝗨𝗣𝗣𝗟𝗜𝗘𝗦 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗠 𝗟𝗖𝗔

The Angau General Hospital in Lae has received K200,000 worth of essential medicine supplies this morning from the Lae City Authority (LCA).

Urban clinics in the city also received similar supplies a week ago at a tune of K130,000.

This is an ongoing aid from LCA to Morobe Provincial Health Authority, especially Angau and Lae District clinics, to complement the support from the national government.

Meanwhile, the Morobe Provincial Health Authority is still working on addressing the issue of staff shortage at the Angau Memorial Provincial Hospital’s Emergency and Accident Unit.

18/12/2025

: The Waigani District Court has struck out a cybercrime case against Ronald Banipi involving SOE Minister William Duma. Citing Section 37(3) of the Constitution, Magistrate Paul Puri Nii struck out the matter due to lack of prosecution and ordered a bail refund.

Read more: https://insidepng.com/waigani-court-dismisses-cybercrime-case-against-ronald-banipi/

09/12/2025

: A woman and two children were killed by a decaying tree that fell during a heavy downpour in Lae. With more than eight others injured, the Ward Councillor is calling for a hazard inspection and some aid assistance for the community whose homes were destroyed by the fallen tree.

Read more: https://insidepng.com/falling-tree-kills-woman-and-two-children/

07/12/2025

Fugitive Ponzi schemer Noah Musingku reigns over an armed “cargo cult” deep in the interior of one of the world’s most isolated islands. OCCRP went to investigate how he had attracted an international following at the fringes of conspiracy culture.

19/11/2025

: The Mineral Resources Authority manages PNG's vital mining sector (over 60% of exports). Learn its history, functions, and key tenement types in this article.

Read more: https://insidepng.com/the-essential-role-of-pngs-mineral-resources-authority/

19/11/2025

: The deadline for submitting the 2024 Annual Provincial Performance Report has since lapsed on the 30th of June and three Provinces are yet to submit their APPR. They are Western, Central and Morobe Provinces.

Read more: https://insidepng.com/central-western-and-morobe-province-yet-to-submit-annual-reports/

05/10/2025

: Final weight lifted. After the 2015 heartbreak, Ben Hunt finally gets his redemption, winning the Grand Final with Brisbane Broncos.
Read more: https://insidepng.com/ben-hunt-finally-lifts-the-trophy-for-brisbane-broncos/

03/10/2025

Residents of the 10-Mile area of Lae City lined the roadside today to pay their respects as the motorcade carrying the casket of the late Governor Luther Wenge passed through.

03/10/2025

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03/10/2025

The aircraft carrying the casket of the late Morobe Governor, Luther Wenge arrives at Nadzab.