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Pacific Mini Games 2025 draws regional viewership, offers wide access to sports coverage
Island Times
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July 1, 2025
By: Eustoria Marie Borja KOROR, Palau (July 1, 2025) — The Pacific Mini Games 2025 opened with vibrant color, traditional dances, and a dazzling fireworks display on Sunday, marking the Games’ return to Palau after 20 years. Despite a rain shower,...
Papua New Guinea’s Nathaniel Kandikasi wins gold at International Language and Culture Festival in Germany
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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June 29, 2025
A young voice from Papua New Guinea, Nathaniel Apasol Kandikasi, has achieved a historic victory at the 23rd International Festival of Language and Culture (IFLC) Song Contest in Germany, claiming the coveted gold medal. His soul-stirring...
What does the declaration of a National HIV Crisis mean for Papua New Guinea?
Lekmak
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June 29, 2025
The Government’s recent declaration of a National HIV crisis is not just an announcement. It is a acknowledgment of a severe resurgence of infections with far reaching implications for the nation’s already stretched resources. The declaration is...
Papua New Guinea declares national HIV crisis as infections surge
RNZ
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June 26, 2025
020514. Photo RNZ. Papua New Guinea. Photo: RNZ Papua New Guinea is grappling with a severe resurgence of HIV, prompting the government to declare a National HIV Crisis. New data reveals a doubling of new infections since 2010, with an estimated...
Marape leads path for regional unity and reform at 23rd MSG Summit
PNG Business News
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Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has called for sweeping reforms, deeper cooperation, and renewed unity among Melanesian countries. Addressing the 23rd Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Leaders’ Summit on Monday, 23 June, in Suva, Fiji,...
Super League icon appointed to board of NRL’s Papua New Guinea team
Love Rugby League
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June 27, 2025
Former Leeds Rhinos, Bradford Bulls and Melbourne Storm star Marcus Bai has been appointed to the inaugural board of the NRL’s new franchise in Papua New Guinea. Bai is unquestionably one of the most successful Kumuls players in recent times,...
ASC | ETBU's Mark is Female Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year
Marshall News Messenger - Texas
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MARSHALL, Texas – Recognized by her peers in the American Southwest Conference, East Texas Baptist University’s Mary-Kate Mark is the 2025 Fred Jacoby Sportsmanship Female Athlete Award winner. Mark is the third ETBU female student-athlete to win...
Discover Papua New Guinea: Culture, Access & Island Adventures
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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June 26, 2025
Cultural Experiences Papua New Guinea is one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world, with over 800 distinct languages and countless tribal customs. It’s a land where ancient traditions live vibrantly through festivals, dance, art,...
PNG CLAIMS FIRST TWO MEDALS IN PACIFIC MINI GAMES
PNG Haus Bung
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July 1, 2025
Papua New Guinea (PNG) got off to a strong start at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau, securing two silver medals on the opening day of the competition. The first medal came in the Va’a (outrigger canoeing) V12 Mixed 500m sprint final. Team PNG...
PNG WOMEN’S NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM HEADS OFF TO FIJI
PNG Haus Bung
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July 1, 2025
The Papua New Guinea women’s national football team departed for Fiji this morning at 10am to compete in the 2025 Oceania Women’s Nations Cup, set from July 4–19. Returning as reigning champions after their 2022 title win, the team is focused and...
Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels? Papua New Guinea are the hunt for their NRL name: and want fans to decide
Love Rugby League
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June 24, 2025
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has announced a national competition to name the country’s future National Rugby League franchise, describing the moment as one that should reflect the shared history and future of Papua New Guinea and...
Va’a earn first medal for PNG
The National
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PAPUA New Guinea has claimed its first medal at the 2025 Mini Pacific Games in Palau. The Va’a team finished second in the V12 500m (canoe racing) mixed final yesterday when they came in after Tahiti and ahead of Fiji. Competing in the V12 500m...
Michaelia Cash urges Albanese to maintain ‘vital’ Pacific relations after Vanuatu dumped a key strategic pact
The West Australian
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July 1, 2025
Shadow Foreign Minister Michaelia Cash has urged the Albanese Government to maintain Australia’s “vitally important” Pacific relations after Vanuatu dumped a key strategic pact. Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat has refused to ratify the...
Inaugural board of Papua New Guinea franchise announced
The National
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PORT Moresby: The Australian Rugby League Commission (ARLC) has announced the inaugural board members of the PNG franchise, to be chaired by Ray Dib. The initial seven members of the board include business and industry leaders in both PNG and...
ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF THE PNG NRL BID
PNG Haus Bung
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July 1, 2025
The recent launch of the PNG NRL bid not only creates a pathway for young Papua New Guineas to develop through the sport of rugby league, but it also creates an opportunity for economic growth in general. Australia’s Minister for Pacific Island...
Sultan of Selangor graces unveiling of art luminary's latest exhibition
The Malaysian Star
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June 28, 2025
SHAH ALAM: Selangor's Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah honoured the unveiling of Cenderawasih, the latest series by renowned Malaysian artist Yusof Ghani. The occasion marked another milestone in Yusof’s illustrious four-decade career as a painter,...
Exhibition review: Wonderstruck, QAGOMA
Arts Hub
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July 1, 2025
Most exhibitions have subtle labels requesting viewers to not touch the art. Wonderstruck, rather, has bold signage inviting ‘Hands On’. The new exhibition at the Queensland Art Gallery I Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) has been co-curated by...
BBC Media action shares findings of research study, understanding needs values and role of media in PNG
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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June 30, 2025
BBC Media Action yesterday shared the findings from their media study, “Understanding Audience Needs, Values, and the Role of Media and Communication in Papua New Guinea”. The research finds that the information landscape is complex and...
Wonderstruck: an art exhibition that will make even weary adults feel like kids again
The Guardian
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June 27, 2025
A towering archway fashioned from humble cardboard boxes stands like a portal to another world; pass beneath it and the line between ordinary and extraordinary begins to blur in captivating and unexpected ways. Wonderstruck, a major and free...
PACIFICAUS SPORTS INVITATIONAL A SYMBOL OF UNITY
PNG Haus Bung
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June 27, 2025
Papua New Guinea Lewas captain Brenda Tau has described the PacificAus Sports Cricket Invitational as a celebration of unity, culture, and the empowerment of women through sport across the Pacific. Tau extended heartfelt gratitude to the...