Shootouts between hundreds of tribal warriors have resulted in at least 30 deaths in Papua New Guinea’s highlands, police reported on Monday, as security forces were granted emergency powers to control the escalating violence. The unrest began in August when “illegal miners” severely injured a landowner in the Porgera Valley, a region rich in gold … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Papua New Guinea government issued a plea for international assistance in a rescue effort after a devastating landslide wiped out a remote highland village, with over 2,000 individuals feared buried under the debris. Scores of homes and sleeping residents were engulfed when a portion of Mount Mungalo collapsed in … Read more
The group was on a study trip in remote highlands A ransom has been demanded for their release A larger group was initially taken captive Eko Hot Blog reports that Several researchers including local academics and an Australian professor have been taken hostage at gunpoint in Papua New Guinea (PNG). EDITOR’S PICKS JUST IN: Supreme … Read more
Unclaimed bodies found decaying in an outdoor shed have been buried alongside others in a mass grave in Papua New Guinea’s capital, Port Moresby. Eko Hot Blog reports that the burial took place after a viral social media video appeared to show excess bodies from the Port Moresby General Hospital morgue in the shed. EDITOR’S … Read more