Papua New Guinea security personnel shot and killed two alleged illegal miners and reportedly wounded three others in weekend clashes at the Porgera gold mine in the restive Enga highlands province.

As Moana sailed the Pacific late last year in her traditional canoe on the big screen, a heated debate raged online over the ownership of this potent symbol that unites Pacific islanders. The ...

The leader of the United Nations and the chief of Bangladesh’s interim government were joined by about 100,000 Rohingya refugees for iftar – the meal to break the fast at sundown during Ramadan – at ...

A proposal by the governor of Jakarta to build an artificial island to help dispose of the city’s 8,000 tons of daily trash is being criticized by environmentalists who say waste needs to be reduced, ...

Long live the king and long may he reign, so goes the traditional proclamation. In Tonga, King Tupou VI has shown he has every intention of doing that. After a tumultuous and tense year of the chess ...

The United States on Friday imposed financial sanctions on the notorious Bangladeshi police unit RAB and six of its current and former officers, saying they were responsible for serious human rights ...

Parts of Suva harbor in Fiji resemble a ship graveyard with more than two dozen rusting and unseaworthy vessels abandoned due to financial problems by their foreign owners and enabled by policy ...

In coordination with Thai and Malaysian authorities, Indonesian police have uncovered a major syndicate trafficking crystal meth across Southeast Asia, a senior official in Jakarta said Wednesday.

Debate on Guam’s future as a U.S. territory has intensified with its legislature due to vote on a non-binding resolution to become a U.S. state amid mounting Pacific geostrategic tensions and ...

Tribal violence and claims of ‘cannibalism’ in Papua New Guinea have marked the start of 2025 for the Pacific nation as it prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary of independence. Nine people were ...

What began as a small fabric shop in Central Java nearly 60 years ago grew into one of Southeast Asia’s biggest textile manufacturers, outfitting military forces and supplying clothing to major global ...

Indonesia avoided a harsh penalty from FIFA after the world football governing body stripped it of hosting rights for the Under-20 World Cup 2023 amid a controversy over Israel’s participation, the ...