“GROWING IN THE mud, and yet so clean, the lotus is a symbol of purity,” writes the Sri Lankan historian Ananda K. Coomaraswamy in his 1913 book “The Arts and Crafts of India & Ceylon.” The lotus pool ...

Papua New Guinea is home to thousands of species — many still waiting to be discovered. Paper replicas of Bulbophyllum levyae ...

RUGBY union needs a jump-start. And the initiative by the Capital Rugby Union of Port Moresby and the Morobe Rugby Union of Lae have provided the much-needed cocktail needed to revive the game amidst ...

There has been a lot of fanfare from the Australian rugby league community after the “success” of the NRL opening the season in Las Vegas – but mostly from within.

This was a record-breaking year again on planet Earth, and is expected to be the hottest on record. In addition, climate ...

Agence France-Presse reports that an “Afghan delegation will attend…marking a first since the Taliban government came to power”, adding: “It was not immediately clear in what capacity the delegation ...

Nearly 30 dissidents, journalists and trade unionists have been arrested in recent months ahead of COP29, while the country ...

Despite a fast-growing economy due to its abundant resources of gold, copper and oil, in PNG's mountainous areas, dark ...

One sunny spot in the southern hemisphere is both the smallest continent in the world and a country in its own right.

You know you’ve become a big deal when you can attract the prime minister and several members of the royal family to a footy ...

Next week world leaders, negotiators, lobbyists and NGOs are due to meet in the Azeri capital Baku for COP29. The UN climate ...