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Papua New Guinea PM survives no confidence vote
Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape survived a no confidence vote on Thursday, overcoming concerns about ...
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PNG’s Marape remains PM after no confidence vote against him fails
PNG’s constitution allows a government a grace period of 18 months before a vote of no confidence can be brought to Parliament. Since 1977, every sitting prime minister has had to fend off threats of ...
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Faith is a way of life, not a label, pope says in Papua New Guinea
In a country where most people identify as Christians and where the Parliament approved a measure to officially declare it a ...
Pope Francis, in resource-rich Papua New Guinea, urges fair treatment for workers
Pope Francis on Saturday called for better treatment of workers in Papua New Guinea, a nation of some 600 islands in the ...
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Pope Francis, in resource-rich PNG, urges that workers be treated fairly
Pope Francis on Saturday (Sep 7) called for better treatment of workers in Papua New Guinea, a nation of some 600 islands in ...
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Why does the Pacific have so many votes of no confidence?
Just two years after PNG started its first Parliament, the country's first prime minister, Michael Somare, was replaced through a vote of no confidence by his deputy, Julius Chan. Now, almost 50 ...
asiapacificreport.nz5d
20 dead – PNG women, girls flee tribal fighting in Porgera mine valley
Mass exodus of 5000 Porgera has seen a mass exodus of more than 5000 people. The 20 people killed include two local mine ...
UCA News13d
Pope urges PNG to ease tensions with Bougainville island
Pope Francis called for a 'definitive solution' to avoid reigniting tensions over Bougainvillians' independence bid ...
Papua New Guinea violence leaves between 20 and 50 people dead, UN official says
Violence among illegal miners in Papua New Guinea has left between 20 and 50 people dead, a United Nations official said ...