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.

PNG, Bougainville optimistic special moderator can guide ‘peaceful’ independence process Dispute centers on PNG parliamentary impasse to ratify 97.7% referendum vote for creating a new nation.

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 ...

Two workers died after being buried under a heap of nickel waste at a processing plant in Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi province, the company said Friday, adding credence to allegations of poor and ...

In Dili, Indonesia’s future means trying to forget about Timor-Leste’s past Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto, a former military officer, has been linked to alleged atrocities in Timor-Leste ...

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 ...

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

Indonesia’s Prabowo revives transmigration, deploys troops to Papua to ensure food security New president’s efforts to feed Indonesia could lead to additional violence in the restive region, analyst ...

A court in Argentina has ruled that international arrest warrants be issued for Myanmar's self-appointed president and junta chief, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, and 22 other military officials for ...