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Kidnapped Australian helicopter pilot, subcontractors set free in PNG

February 27, 2024

PNG Post-Courier A kidnapped Australian pilot of a Hevilift helicopter and two Papua New Guinean subcontractors have been released in without harm following a rapid deployment of security forces. Security forces were mobilised and deployed in the Mt Sisa, a remote area near the border of Hela and Southern Highlands, in large numbers this afternoon ... <a title="Kidnapped Australian helicopter pilot, subcontractors set free in PNG" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/27/kidnapped-australian-helicopter-pilot-subcontractors-set-free-in-png/" aria-label="Read more about Kidnapped Australian helicopter pilot, subcontractors set free in PNG">Read more</a>

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PNG killings on the rise as Madang police call for more resources

July 18, 2023

By Dorothy Mark in Madang, PNG In the last 15 days of the month of July, 15 murders have occurred in the northern Papua New Guinean town of Madang — once described as “beautiful” — and the community now faces a law and order crisis. Madang Mayor Peter Masia said the Madang district authority could ... <a title="PNG killings on the rise as Madang police call for more resources" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/18/png-killings-on-the-rise-as-madang-police-call-for-more-resources/" aria-label="Read more about PNG killings on the rise as Madang police call for more resources">Read more</a>