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Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape said more than estimated 2,000 have died, out of 70,000 people living in areas affected by the disaster.

The lack of aid, technical experts and heavy machinery reaching the stricken village of Yambali is reflected in widely varying estimates of the number of dead, injured and displaced.

Papua New Guinean authorities have ramped up rescue efforts following a deadly landslide the prime minister blames on...

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape blamed changing weather patterns for a deadly landslide and other disasters in the Pacific island nation this year.

Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape blamed abnormal rainfall and changing weather patterns for recent natural disasters, including a fatal landslide in Enga province that may have killed thousands. Relief efforts are hampered by treacherous terrain and tribal unrest, with international aid and local authorities responding to the crisis.

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The Australian High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea John Feakes has become the first foreign diplomat to visit the valley of tears in Wapenamanda, Enga province.

Papua New Guinea will maintain its position of last 10 years not to be part of PACER Plus, says the Minister for International Trade and Investment, Richard Maru.

THE Australian government has committed AU$20 million (K50 million) towards the Climate FIRST program which will assist PNG to access climate change funding of US$400 million (K1.5 billion) by 2028.

Mr McDonald is a senior career officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and has headed the Office of the Pacific for the last four years....