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Papua New Guinea's security services supplied by the police and defence force are unable to monitor the full extent of the country's coastline due to a lack of necessary resources. [12] Despite a lack of maritime security surrounding PNG, the Australian Federal Police have stepped up and seized approximately 7.5 tonnes of cocaine since 2014.
Miki Kaeok, the representative for Wapenamanda in Papua New Guinea's parliament, called for a state of emergency. [7] Police Commissioner David Manning requested that legislation be introduced to increase police powers to "prevent acts of domestic terrorism". [7]
The 2024 Papua New Guinean unrest occurred on 10 January 2024 in Papua New Guinea's capital Port Moresby, later spreading to Lae and other cities. The unrest began following protests by security officers due to a sudden reduction in their salaries and prime minister James Marape 's tax deduction announcement which was later retracted.
The unification of Western New Guinea with Papua New Guinea was official Australian government policy for a short period of time in the 1960s, before Indonesia's annexation of the region. [44] Generally, proposals regarding federation with Papua New Guinea are a minority view in the freedom movement.
On 8 September 2021, members of the TPNPB burnt machinery used for the construction of the Trans-Papua Highway. [ 2 ] 5 days later, riots broke out in Kiwirok when members of the TPNPB attacked public buildings, including a school and a medical centre, [ 3 ] injuring nine people, one of whom later died. [ 4 ]
Under Australian rule, Papua New Guinea banned inter-tribal conflict, in an attempt to ease tensions in an area with thousands of unique tribes and cultures. [1] To resolve disputes between tribes and towns, Papua New Guineans turned to resolving disputes with games of cricket. [2]
The Global Terrorism Index (GTI) is a report published annually by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), ... Papua New Guinea: 0.000 5 89=
Terrorism in Oceania by country (4 C) A. Violence in Australia (14 C, ... Violence in Papua New Guinea (3 C) S. Violence in Samoa (3 C, 1 P) T. Violence in the ...