Why we should all try to eat like people in rural Papua New Guinea
Western diets—high in processed foods and low in fiber—are associated with obesity, diabetes and heart disease. These diets ...
Why we should be copying the diets of villagers from this remote Pacific nation
The diet also increased beneficial bacterial metabolites (byproducts) in the gut, such as short-chain fatty acids, and in the ...
Williamsport Sun-Gazette8d
8,900 miles away: Couple works as missionaries in Papua New Guinea
From the time she was a young girl growing up in Hawaii, Noby Kennell, was aware of the work done by missionaries. “I was ...
Post-Courier2d
PM Marape urges media accountability at FM100 Talkback Show launch
Prime Minister James Marape today officially launched the NASFUND FM100 Talkback Show, emphasising the importance of open and ...
Papua New Guinea police officer holding rifle allegedly threatens to ‘blow brains’ of civilian
A PNG police officer has been arrested and charged after allegedly threatening a civilian with a semiautomatic rifle.
Papua New Guinea's Internal Revenue Commission hit in major cyber attack but public only told of 'system outage'
PNG's version of the ATO has been hit with a massive cyber attack, compromising sensitive data belonging to millions of individuals and private companies, but there's been no word about the breach yet ...
Donald Trump's foreign aid freeze leaves organisations in the Asia-Pacific region scrambling
From Timor-Leste to Tonga, aid projects across the region have been put on hold. And those in the sector say "the Trump ...
Post-Courier10d
Toroama: Sir Julius Chan did not let the past define him
AS the country prepares to hand over New Ireland Governor and former Prime Minister Sir Julius Chan’s casket to the ...
Why we should all try to eat like people in rural Papua New Guinea – new study
What sets NiMe apart from other diets is that it is dominated by vegetables (such as leafy greens) and legumes (such as beans ...
East Asia Forum13d
Trying times for Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea's 2024 saw the country hit with civil unrest, natural disasters, political turmoil and inter-group violence.
Guinea has wiped out sleeping sickness – will the rest of Africa follow?
Sleeping sickness is no longer a health threat in Guinea, which may be a tipping point in the continent’s efforts to beat the ...