The 2025 Community Affairs and National Content Conference and Exhibition (CANCONEX), held as part of PNG Resources Week, officially concluded at APEC Haus following three days of dynamic engagement, strategic dialogue and powerful storytelling. Hosted by the PNG Chamber of Resources and Energy, CANCONEX 2025 brought together over 1,400 delegates, 78 e...
Papua New Guinea Resources Week is dedicated to showcasing the country’s legacy, growth, and future in the resource sector. More than 1,000 delegates are expected to attend PNG Resources Week 2025, hosted by the PNG Chamber of Resources and Energy (PNGCORE). The week-long event commenced on Monday, 28 July, with the Community Affairs and National Conte...
Papua New Guinea’s mining sector took centre stage this week at the inaugural PNG Mining Seminar, held at the Akasaka Intercity Conference Centre in Tokyo. The event, co-hosted by Ok Tedi Mining Limited, marked a significant milestone in the enduring partnership between Japan and Papua New Guinea, showcasing the country’s untapped resource potential an...
PORT MORESBY — The Papua New Guinea Resources Golden Exhibition has entered its third week at APEC Haus, with more than 30 exhibitors from the country’s mining, petroleum and energy sectors showcasing their contributions to PNG’s development. Among the exhibiting companies are Ok Tedi Mining Limited, K92 Mining Limited, Hidden Valley Mine, Simberi (St ...
Port Moresby, 17 July 2025 - Westpac PNG is proud to announce the 21 finalists for the 2025 Westpac Outstanding Women Awards (WOW), a prestigious initiative that celebrates the remarkable achievements of women driving progress and transformation across Papua New Guinea. Initiated in 2002 and relaunched this year, the WOW Awards continue to honour women...
Close to 500 students from Badihagwa Technical Secondary School visited the PNG Resources Week Golden Expo on Wednesday at APEC Haus in Port Moresby, marking the largest single-school attendance since the event began on 7 July 2025. Badihagwa Technical Secondary School led the attendance figures, sending a large group of Year 11 and Year 12 students to...
A powerful step towards gender equity in Papua New Guinea’s mining, petroleum and energy sectors was taken today with the official launch of the Women in Resources and Energy (WIRE) Committee, an initiative by the PNG Chamber of Resources & Energy (PNG CORE). As PNG celebrates 50 years of nationhood and industrial growth, the resources sector conti...
"Where would Papua New Guinea be without the resources sector?" That powerful question, posed by Ruth Waram, curator of the PNG Resources Golden Exhibition, set the tone for an evening of reflection, pride and aspiration. Held at APEC Haus in Port Moresby, the formal opening brought together dignitaries, industry leaders, landowners and government officia...
The Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening partnerships with development partners and the National Government, calling for a more coordinated and transparent approach to delivering development programs for Bougainville’s long-term growth. Speaking during the 2025 Bougainville Development Cooperation Conf...
“The story of our country’s engagement with the world is a story of resources. Explorers came for gold, then oil, and later for gas and minerals. Each of these helped shape not only the economy but the social and political fabric of Papua New Guinea,” said Anthony Smaré, President of the PNG Chamber of Resources and Energy, at the official opening of the ...
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Papua New Guinea’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Justin Wayne Tkatchenko attended the 32nd ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on 11 July, where he delivered a landmark address reaffirming PNG’s aspiration to transition from ASEAN Special Observer to full membership. Minister Tkatchenko emphasised the strategic an...
Wimble & Co Limited, a trusted name in Papua New Guinea’s industrial and mining supply sector, underscored its commitment to sustainable solutions and deeper industry collaboration at the 2025 PNG Industrial and Mining Resources Exhibition and Conference, held at The Stanley Hotel in Port Moresby from 2–3 July. In an exclusive interview with PNG Bu...
More than 350 human resources professionals in Port Moresby have received much-needed financial literacy training through a partnership led by PNGX Group Ltd, Comrade Trustees Services Ltd (CTSL) and the PNG Human Resources Institute (PNGHRI). The most recent session, held on Friday, 4 July, drew over 220 PNGHRI members from various industries. It foll...
PORT MORESBY – The capital city came alive on 28 June as more than 12,000 people gathered at the Sir Hubert Murray Stadium for the inaugural Meganesia Concert 2025, a free-entry spectacle that has set the tone for Papua New Guinea’s countdown to its 50th Independence Anniversary. The stadium pulsed with vibrant colours, festive food and the rhythmic so...
The PNG Resources Golden Expo, hosted by the PNG Chamber of Resources and Energy (PNG CORE), will run this July at APEC Haus, and is free and open to the public daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Papua New Guineans are invited to explore, learn, and celebrate the vital role of the minerals and energy sector in the nation’s development. The Golden Expo will be...
Following the success of the first two of four Regional Engagement and Awareness (E&A) sessions in May, Nambawan Super Limited (NSL) held the third E&A session in Kokopo, East New Britain Province. The third regional E&A session was hosted on Friday, 27 June 2025, at the Gazelle International Hotel. Over 100 members attended the event, incl...
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