Papua New Guinea said Wednesday it was mulling a temporary shutdown of Facebook to uncover false accounts and block fake news in the Pacific nation, which hosts a major global summit later this year.

The defecting deputy opposition leader in Papua New Guinea, Sam Basil, has been accused of selling out by the former Governor of Morobe, Luther Wenge. Morobe became a stronghold for Mr Basil and his ...

Papua New Guinea Deputy Prime Minister Sam Basil was killed in a road accident on Wednesday night, authorities said. SYDNEY, May 12 (Reuters) - Papua New Guinea Deputy Prime Minister Sam Basil was ...

Papua New Guinea's Deputy Prime Minister has died after a motor vehicle accident in the north of the Pacific nation, delaying the country's 2022 general election. Sam Basil was taken to hospital, ...

The Papua New Guinea (PNG) government declared on May 29 it will ban Facebook use for a month to give authorities time to analyse the social network for “fake” profiles and “illegal” usage.