Bougainville
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In search of the South Pacific fugitive who crowned himself king
Noah Musingku made a fortune with a Ponzi scheme and then retreated to a remote armed compound in the jungle, …
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‘No one will stop our people’: Bougainville president defiant in push for independence
Ishmael Toroama tells the Guardian sovereignty from Papua New Guinea is a ‘matter of time’ as long-running pro…
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From heavy metals to heavy metal: Bougainville’s unlikely musical obsession
Popularity of genre traces back to Australian fans who worked in mines in the Papua New Guinea region decades …
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Panguna mine at centre of bloody Bougainville conflict set to reopen after 30 years
Local government hopes reopening of mine – once world’s most profitable – will support bid for independence fr…
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‘My father will go down like the captain of the Titanic’: life on the Pacific’s disappearing islands
Many in the Saposa Islands are wrestling with the dilemma of starting a new life on the mainland or staying to…
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Bougainville health minister and family lost at sea after boat sinks off Papua New Guinea
Six people missing after boat sank just 150 metres from Nissan Island, with lone survivor swimming 15 kilometr…
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‘Deal with the disaster’: the girl from Bougainville who grew up to take on a mining giant
Panguna mine is often cast as the economic key to Bougainville’s potential independence, but young MP Theonila…
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Bougainville independence high on agenda as Ishmael Toroama elected president
Former rebel commander says law and order a priority, and says issue of PNG independence needs swift resolutio…
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Coronavirus in the Pacific: weekly briefing
Covid-19-related developments throughout the Pacific IslandsThe total number of cases of Covid-19 infection li…
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Coronavirus in the Pacific: weekly briefing
Covid-19-related developments throughout the Pacific IslandsSign up to get this Coronavirus in the Pacific bri…
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Thai geologist shot dead in second mining-related killing in Bougainville
Channon Lumpoo, 27, was shot as he conducted exploration activities for a new gold mine in the regionA Thai ge…
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Tragedy at sea: eight dead and four rescued after 32 days adrift in South Pacific
Group left Papua New Guinea in canoe before Christmas and survivors were rescued almost 2,000km away a month l…
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Bougainville president accuses mining company of lying to Australian stock exchange
John Momis says his government ‘will not rest’ until Australian-linked miner seeking licence for Panguna mine …
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‘Bless this referendum’: Bougainville votes and prays for independence
Celebrations as voting begins to decide whether the region will break away from Papua New GuineaIn the coastal…
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Bougainville referendum: voting begins amid scenes of jubilation
People are ‘in the mood for celebration’ as they choose whether to split from Papua New Guinea After 20 years,…