Torrential rains forced a halt on Monday (May 19) to Indonesia's search for over a dozen missing in its easternmost region of ...

The World Health Organisation said on Tuesday that circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) had been detected ...

Papua New Guinea defence agreement could bring mutual gains and cement Australia’s role in the Pacific region.

Polio has broken out before in Papua New Guinea, with the most recent incident happening in June of 2018, after a reported 20 ...

New Guinea Island is home to one of the world's most important remaining stands of tropical rainforest. However, for many ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Papua Peace Network urges President Prabowo Subianto to appoint a special envoy to establish a ...

A newly released video shows the first-ever footage of the subalpine woolly rat, one of the world’s largest rodents, captured ...

Seeing a snake is not usually unexpected—until it shines like dark obsidian. In a trek through a minefield on a tiny island ...

Bitcoin is becoming more popular in Papua New Guinea. Many people have heard of it and some are already using it to send and ...

At least 10 residents have been confirmed dead following the recent flash flood and landslides in the Catubouw, Arfak ...

This outbreak is a timely reminder that the last mile in the global eradication of polio remains elusive. As we emerge from a ...