Growth in the Pacific to accelerate to 4.1 percent in 2025,...

Economic growth in the Pacific is projected to accelerate to 4.1 percent in 2025 and moderate to 3.4 percent in 2026, according to the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) September 2025, the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) flagship economic...

Sink or swim: Can island states survive the climate crisis?

Small island nations across the world are bearing the brunt of the climate crisis, and their problems have been accentuated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has severely affected their economies, and their capacity to protect themselves from...

Shielding Stories: Young Minahasan Journalists Are Reclaiming Their Heritage

By Hendro Karundeng, Kelung Contributor, Tontemboan Tribe, Minahasa Nation In the misty hills of Kolongan, a group of young Minahasan men and women gathered with a shared purpose: to reclaim their ancestral stories and traditions through the power...

Extremely offline: what happened when a Pacific island was cut off from the internet | Samanth Subramanian

For a while, Sam Vea had been smelling sulphur on the air – only mildly infernal, like a distant sniff of hell, but sulphur nonetheless. Still, on the Saturday evening when the explosion happened, he sat up in fright. It sounded so near he thought...

Papua New Guinea’s first integrated lime facility reaches FID

The Central Cement & Lime Project from above. Credit: PLC Papua New Guinea’s first-ever integrated commercial lime production facility is set to open within 18 months, after the board of Pacific Lime & Cement (PLC) made a final investment decision...

What Pacific Island leaders told the UN about climate, conflict and peace

A banner at UN Headquarters on the second day of the general debate of the General Assembly’s eightieth session. Photo: UN Photo / Loey Felipe Pacific Island leaders took turns addressing the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York,...

Minister Nama urges innovation to position Tourism as key to Economic Transformation

By Gino Kopa UPNG Journalism Student Tourism as a key component of economic transformation and sustainable growth, says the Minister for Culture and Tourism. Member for Vanimo Green Open and Minister for Culture and Tourism, Belden Nama,...

Barrick and Newmont change leaders as gold hits a fresh record

Newmont and Barrick Mining, the world’s two largest gold producers, both announced a change of leadership overnight Monday as the metal rallied to a fresh record of almost $US4000 an ounce. Newmont said Tom Palmer will step down on December 31...

Endorois Youth Unleash Voices, Revitalize Culture Through Media Project

By Titus N’getuny, Communication Officer, Endorois Indigenous Women Empowerment Network (EIWEN) For generations, the Endorois Indigenous community, deeply rooted in their ancestral lands around Kenya's sacred Lake Bogoria, has faced...

Telecom is India’s next Atmanirbhar champion—with 4G rollout as a milestone

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi first spoke about Atmanirbhar Bharat and called for Swadeshi innovation, many tried to spin it as rhetoric. But as India unveiled a completely homegrown 4G stack, we can see how right Modi was about the need and...

Hidden for millions of years: Rare Australian fragments reveal a lost ancient asteroid impact; crater mystery remains undiscovered

In the deserts of southern Australia, scientists have been captivated by tiny, shimmering glass fragments scattered across the arid terrain. Formed under extreme conditions, these delicate shards have puzzled researchers for decades, as they are...

Boon Edam showcases seamless secure entrances and biometric integrations

Boon Edam, a global leader in physical security entrances, will showcase its latest integrated solutions at Global Security Exchange (GSX) 2025, designed to address evolving security risks and stringent compliance requirements, including in...

Papua New Guinea at 50: Fifty Years of Sovereignty and Economic Evolution 

Papua New Guinea (PNG) marks half a century of independence this year, a journey defined by cultural resilience, political milestones, and the transformation of its resource-driven economy. From shedding colonial rule in 1975 to emerging as a...

Seabed Mining Under the Microscope: A Techno-Economic Reality Check

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down with a global expert on minerals processing and battery minerals, Lyle Trytten. We were closing out an engagement to do a...

Philippines declines a spot in economic freedom index

By Justine Irish D. Tabile, Reporter THE Philippines slipped one spot in a global index on economic freedom, despite improvements in some areas, according to the Canada-based think tank Fraser Institute. The country ranked 62nd out of 165...

Leading Australian energy analyst on Papua New Guinea and the global LNG market [video]

MST Financial’s Saul Kavonic, one of Australia’s best-known energy commodities analysts, shares his outlook for the global LNG market in the near to medium term, and reveals why he believes Papua New Guinea has such an important role to play in...

Running a university in Papua New Guinea? ‘It’s not for everyone’

Ian Findlay had retired for a second time when the email arrived at his Brisbane home, asking if he knew anyone open to a “challenge” in Cambodia. The University of Puthisastra, a Phnom Penh medical institution established about 10 years earlier,...

EU Advances Global Gateway Strategy in Papua New Guinea

The European Union is advancing its Global Gateway strategy in Papua New Guinea (PNG), with European Commissioner for International Partnerships Jozef Síkela arriving in Port Moresby on 11 September to strengthen investment ties and development...

Celebrate the silent achievers in PNG

AS the excitement dies and the national colours come off, we wonder at what we were celebrating? There did not appear to be too much emphasis on what exactly we were celebrating except for the national symbols and our founding fathers. Yet we feel...

Homestate coffee factory marks turning point for PNG Coffee Industry

Papua New Guinea’s coffee industry has reached a turning point with the opening of Homestate’s multimillion-kina dry coffee processing factory in Morobe Province. The state-of-the-art facility, equipped with world-class technology, has already...