IMF, ADB set sights on damning US$37m Solomon Islands aid audit Report by auditor general found mismanagement and potential fraud in COVID-19 pandemic package payments.

Mass killing and ‘cannibalism’ video mar start of PNG’s 50th anniversary year Tribal violence during the New Year highlights increasing lawlessness and lack of police resources.

Beijing calls attention to its Micronesia projects with ubiquitous China Aid signs but rejects scrutiny.

Students in Indonesia’s Papua region protest free-meal program, demand free education instead Authorities responded with force, including the use of tear gas and warning shots.

Papua New Guinea’s opening of an embassy in Israeli-occupied Jerusalem has been condemned by Palestinian officials and by the Pacific island country’s opposition leader, who said it was a reckless ...

On May 12, 1998, Indonesian security forces gunned down four students at Jakarta’s Trisakti University who were protesting the corruption and nepotism of the government of Suharto, who had ruled since ...

Deep freeze: Trump leaves US diplomats with little to offer Pacific Paris climate treaty exit, defunding WHO and foreign aid suspension strikes blow to US in Pacific as “trusted friend.” ...

Beijing draws baselines around shoal in Manila’s jurisdiction to fortify claims Its line is around Scarborough Shoal, the South China Sea feature that lies within the Philippines’ exclusive economic ...

EXPLAINED: Why did the ICC arrest ex-Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte? A warrant from the International Criminal Court accuses Duterte of crimes against humanity when his administration waged a ...

Search for survivors continues 3 days after massive quake in Myanmar, Thailand Four people were found alive in Mandalay, signs of life still detected in Bangkok.

Guam at decolonization ‘crossroads’ with resolution on US statehood Local legislature to debate non-binding resolution to become 51st state of the U.S.

Residents of one of the largest informal settlements in Papua New Guinea’s capital fear eviction and homelessness next year when a major road will be built through their community. Port Moresby and ...