It was at first thought that one of the men on board, First Lieutenant Wiradi, was missing, however today his body was found in the wreckage, bringing the total death toll to thirteen. The three year old Bell 412-EP helicopter was carrying 13 soldiers and flight crew when it went down about 30 minutes after takeoff in Kasiguncu village in Poso district, central Sulawesi, bursting into flames on impact. It had taken off from Watutau village in the same district...

TWO former Australian Army veterans will be honoured for the first time publicly in WA, as they take part in a service to mark UN Peacekeepers’ Day. Laying a wreath to mark the occasion in King’s Park will be two men who served their country in UN peacekeeping missions which may not have been ‘war zones’ as we think of them, but who faced conflict, death, disease, and conditions of terror on a daily basis.

Speaking to the ABC's Pacific Beat radio program in conjunction with the launch of his autobiography, Playing The Game: Life and Politics in PNG, at the Australian National University in Canberra yesterday, PNG's former prime minister said he felt hiring the private military consultancy would "psychologically tell the people it's time for peace" during the Bougainville conflict in 1997.

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The landslide, which occurred early on Friday morning last week, started slowly according to Enga's provincial police commander, Acting Superintendent George Kakas, which has prevented casualties as it have people "ample time" to flee their homes. Apparently they noticed earth movements and huge cracks appearing, which he himself saw when he visited the area later that day.

Involving participants from PNG, Australia, Fiji, Tonga, France, Chile, the United States and New Zealand, the Summit is an initiative of the 2015 South Pacific Defence Ministers' Meeting, also held in Port Moresby. Brigadier General Gilbert Toropo, Commander PNGDF, said about the Summit: "The objective …is to bring together the regions' future generation of leaders to discuss how different government agencies can work cooperatively to resolve mutual defence and security issues.

Twenty-four hours ago, Ok Tedi released images of its first cargo in seven months being assembled on silo vessel the Kumul Arrow, currently anchored in Port Moresby Harbour. They were signalling loudly and clearly that they were back in operational business. This morning, another release; this time announcing an incident in the mine last night.