Papua New Guinea News

“What has Australia done for fuzzy wuzzies in 65 years?”

View as a single page 5:00AM Saturday February 16, 2008 By Nick Squires Plans for a gold mine on the famous Kokoda Trail in Papua New Guinea are causing a rift between Australia and struggling local villagers. via The New Zealand Herald

In the United States, our socialization into the world of sexuality generally involves a host of influences, including the media, family, urban legends and religion. via Chicago Sun-Times

“States are made up of people, human beings. Through that type of human relationship you can deal with most issues, even if they seem hard to deal with. "I think we didn't have that type of thing.”

Papua New Guinea Foreign Minister Sam Abal says the Rudd Government is showing more respect towards his country than the Howard administration. via Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Samoa's drug culture is steadily growing, with the country's Chief Justice raising concerns over the increasing number of drug cases involving young people. via Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Meanwhile, Mr.M.T.Ilankakone, Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police of the headquarters said a police team is to record a statement from Mr.Lakshman Kiriella, senior parliamentarian of the main opposition ... via TamilNet Newswire

Patna, Feb 12 : A temple trust in Bihar will soon send a team of Sanskrit scholars to Sri Lanka to study sites there associated with the Hindu epic Ramayana, including the place where Lord Rama killed Ravana ... via The Bihar Times

“They want to capture it but if needs be they will kill it”

A fugitive giant Komodo dragon terrorising Papua New Guinea's second largest city has sparked a massive hunt by police, locals and administrative officials. via The New Zealand Herald

Two pilots have been seriously injured in a helicopter crash in southern Papua New Guinea. via Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Two men will face a Papua New Guinean court in April charged with murdering an Australian expatriate in his home. via The Age

“Everybody is for it and we think it is the only opportunity to change our lifestyle. "Give us a far go and let us achieve what we want which is development.”

Frontier Resources Ltd says the 600-metre section of the Kokoda Trail in Papua New Guinea that it proposes to mine is not part of the original track used in World War II. via The Age

Papua New Guinea authorities are seeking to have an Australian teacher extradited to face pornography charges. via Australian Broadcasting Corporation

“Its price has gone from 100 boxes being worth 6,000 or 7,000 dollars... now it's worth 20,000 dollars. "You don't have that kind of money sitting around without protecting it.”

Australian pastry chef Tracy Nickl never imagined he would have to tighten security at his country bakery to ensure nobody stole his butter. via Raw Story

“We're very excited about this film”

Marine wildlife film begins production in Papua, New Guinea LOS ANGELES, CA -- Warner Bros. via KNIN-TV Boise

“In light of attacks against civilian buses and trains, American citizens are strongly advised against travelling by bus or train in Sri Lanka. US government personnel are currently prohibited from these modes of transportation”

From correspondents in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 09:00 AM IST The US State Department has 'strongly' advised Americans not to travel by buses or trains in Sri Lanka in view of a series of terrorist strikes at the ... via India eNews

“It looks like they were on approach as the crash site is about 250 metres from the landing pad.”

A New Zealand pilot has been seriously injured after the helicopter he and another pilot was flying crashed in Papua New Guinea today. via Manawatu Evening Standard

“This time when we take Kilinochchi, we will not leave it after a while. But we must realise that the offensive is going to take time”

At least 42 Tamil Tiger rebels and four soldiers were killed in fresh fighting across Sri Lanka's troubled north at the weekend, the defence ministry said Sunday. via The Daily Star

“Literally we have got a major unemployment crisis in front of us.”

Australia established a detention camp on Nauru in 2001 The last asylum seekers have left Australia's detention camp on Nauru, putting an end to the controversial "Pacific Solution" immigration policy. via HowardThomson.co.uk

The Papua New Guinea Business Coalition Against HIV/AIDS plans to work with businesses in the country to implement the coalition's policy on HIV/AIDS in the workplace, Rod Mitchell, CEO of the coalition, said ... via EMaxHealth

“There will be a lot of money going in there”

For decades, a flood of aid and an army of conservationists couldn't save Indonesia's rain forests from illegal loggers, land-hungry peasants and the spread of giant plantations. via Los Angeles Times