All news on the topic: Papua New Guinea

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The $160 billion medical bribe: How an Indian miner bought Bougainville’s Panguna mine by funding the president’s wife’s kidney transplant
A Pacific island’s president bypassed an official selection process when he chose an Indian company to reopen a multi-billion dollar mine. He told OCCRP the firm’s managing director offered to pay for his wife’s kidney transplant but insisted it had “nothing to do” with the deal.
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Yacht escape fails as wanted paedophile tracked down in Thailand hideout
An Australian fugitive wanted over child sex abuse and drugs has been arrested – after sailing a yacht to reach Thailand.
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Mutiny fears in Papua New Guinea as troops revolt over recruitment corruption and disciplinary purge
Papua New Guinea’s prime minister sought to calm growing national anger and prevent a security crisis on Wednesday after soldiers blockaded the country’s main military barracks over allegations of deep-rooted corruption within the armed forces.
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Australia targets alleged meth mastermind as Pacific trafficking surges
A prominent China-born businesswoman with ties to the highest levels of government in Papua New Guinea will stand trial in Australia
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Self-proclaimed monarch behind South Pacific Ponzi scheme still promises riches with illegal BVK notes
Emerging from an anteroom wearing a British-style red army jacket, a blue sash, and a crown of cowrie shells, the slightly-built king shuffled stiffly into his office, his eyes bloodshot and a scar running across his jaw.
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Chinese mine manager in PNG shoots compatriot — previously convicted of violence in Ghana
A Chinese mine manager, who was convicted last week in a shooting case in Papua New Guinea (PNG), relocated to the Pacific country shortly after completing a prison sentence in China for a series of violent crimes in Ghana, according to legal records.
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New Central Bank Chief appointed in PNG despite ongoing money laundering investigation
Elizabeth Genia was appointed governor of the Bank of Papua New Guinea despite fighting in court to block a police investigation into suspected money laundering. She has not been charged.
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Papua separatists have killed helicopter pilot from New Zealand, say police
Incident in Indonesia’s easternmost region comes almost 18 months after kidnap of another New Zealand pilot
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A lawsuit promises justice for Rio Tinto’s mining disaster in Bougainville, but some call it a cash grab
The Panguna mine made a fortune but left war and pollution in its wake. A new lawsuit backed by anonymous investors is now seeking billions in compensation – and raising concerns about who stands to benefit.
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Over 670 dead as landslide buries villages with over a thousand homes
A massive landslide devastated a remote village in Papua New Guinea and killed at least 670 people, UN officials have said.