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Asia & Pacific 4 weeks ago

Pacific nations detain Chinese, Indonesian boats for illegal fishing

Four vessels were detained or taken to port by authorities in Kiribati, Palau and Papua New Guinea for illegal fishing or breaches of fishing licenses.

Asia & Pacific 2 months ago

Australia ramps up bird flu testing as Papua New Guinea blocks poultry imports

Australian authorities ramped up surveillance and testing after confirming two cases of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu, while neighboring Papua New Guinea suspended all poultry imports from the country.

Asia & Pacific 6 months ago

PREMIUM
Indonesia, Australia to expand regional security cooperation

Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin announced a plan for Indonesia and Australia to develop trilateral security cooperation agreements involving Papua New Guinea and Japan, as well as a defense training facility in North Maluku.

Tech 9 months ago

Google to build subsea cables in PNG under Australia defense treaty

The $120-million effort will link northern and southern Papua New Guinea and the Bougainville autonomous region with high-capacity cables, Peter Tsiamalili, PNG's acting minister for information and communications technology, said on Friday.

Academia 10 months ago

PREMIUM
Is Papua New Guinea part of Southeast Asia?

There is nothing in the ASEAN Charter that rules out the possibility of Papua New Guinea one day joining the club.

Academia 11 months ago

Old lessons for a new Australia-PNG treaty

Australia has a long history of not only working with PNG on defense, but also of Papua New Guineans being an integral part of Australia’s armed forces.

Asia & Pacific 11 months ago

Australia, Papua New Guinea leaders sign defence alliance

Under the Pukpuk defence treaty, which is the first signed by Papua New Guinea, Australia and its northern neighbour are obliged to come to each other’s aid if attacked.

Asia & Pacific 11 months ago

China warns Papua New Guinea over Australian defence deal

Australia and Papua New Guinea this week agreed on the text of a deal which will see the countries commit to defending each other from armed attacks.

Asia & Pacific 1 year ago

Australia, Papua New Guinea delay mutual defence treaty

The deal -- known as the Pukpuk treaty -- was set to see the two nations commit to defending each other from armed attacks as they face "emerging threats" to their security, according to a copy seen by AFP.

Asia & Pacific 1 year ago

Australia, Papua New Guinea delay mutual defense treaty

Australia and Papua New Guinea failed to sign a long-awaited mutual defense treaty as expected on Wednesday, as Canberra seeks to deepen ties with Pacific nations and counter Beijing's rising influence.

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