To hide the screams, the men play long bamboo flutes and pound lizard-skin drums. When a boy reaches manhood in the Sepik Valley he must fast for a week, then retreat to the Haus Tamburan, the men’s ...

Communities oppose the mine and hydropower development that threatens the health of the Sepik river The Sepik River is Papua New Guinea’s longest, free flowing river and one of the largest and most ...

Tribal art gathered by three travelers — U.S. Ambassador, Nicholas M. Salgo; the artist, Neltje; and the educator, Mary Jane Edwards — during their trips to Papua New Guinea are featured in this ...

Tensions are growing along a pristine river system on Australia's doorstep. There are no roads in and no roads out. Just a vast expanse of rainforest stretching out like a hazy green carpet to the ...

What is the aim of the overall programme? The EU-STREIT PNG Programme, funded by the European Union, is the largest of its kind in the Pacific region and is being implemented in Papua New Guinea's ...

Witnesses said people required medical attention and dozens of houses collapsed Korogu resident Colles Pinga said three houses had collapsed in his village, north of the epicentre The Natural Disaster ...