The Huon Peninsula campaign was a series of battles Hostile_encounter fought Hostile_encounter in north-eastern Papua New Guinea in 1943–1944 during the Second World War .

Operations Military_operation in Papua and New Guinea were severely hampered Hindering by terrain , vegetation , climate , disease and the lack Confronting_problem of infrastructure ; these imposed Limiting significant logistical limitations .

The Papua conflict Hostile_encounter is an ongoing conflict in Western New Guinea ( Papua ) between Indonesia and the Free Papua Movement ( ) .

The Papua conflict Hostile_encounter is an ongoing conflict in Western New Guinea ( Papua ) between Indonesia and the Free Papua Movement ( ) .

The Papua conflict Hostile_encounter is an ongoing conflict in Western New Guinea ( Papua ) between Indonesia and the Free Papua Movement ( ) .

Subsequent to the withdrawal Escaping of the Dutch administration from the Netherlands New Guinea in 1962 and implementation of Indonesian administration in 1963 , the Free Papua Movement has conducted Action a low-intensity guerrilla war against Indonesia through the targeting Aiming of its military and police .

Protests and ceremonies by Papuans raising Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale their flag for independence or federation with Papua New Guinea , and accuse the Indonesian government of indiscriminate violence Violence and of suppressing Hindering their freedom of expression .

Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 8968 was a passenger flight which crashed Catastrophe off the coast of West Papua , Indonesia , on 7 May 2011 .

The aircraft involved Cause_to_be_included , a Xian MA60 , was operating Being_in_operation Merpati Nusantara Airlines ' scheduled domestic service from Sorong to Kaimana , both in West Papua .

During the initial phase in early 1942 , the Empire of Japan invaded Attack the Australian-administered territories of the New Guinea Mandate ( 23 January ) and Papua ( 8 March ) and overran western New Guinea ( beginning Process_start 29/30 March ) , which was a part of the Netherlands East Indies .

During the second phase , lasting from late 1942 until the Japanese surrender Surrendering , the Allies—consisting primarily of Australian and US forces—cleared the Japanese first from Papua , then the Mandate and finally from the Dutch colony .

South African Dominic Hendricks scored Getting the most runs in the tournament Competition , and Raymond Haoda of Papua New Guinea claimed Statement the most wickets .

Despite not qualifying Getting for the World Cup , Hong Kong and Papua New Guinea gained Getting ODI status for the first time by finishing Process_end the tournament Competition in 3rd and 4th places respectively .

Both won 4 matches and lost Earnings_and_losses one , as did Papua New Guinea ; the rankings tie was broken by net run rate .

Papua New Guinea were the first to reach Achieve four wins , as Afghanistan and Uganda both had their fifth matches abandoned GiveUp due to rain and had to replay Competition them the next day .

The Netherlands , along with Scotland , Papua New Guinea and Hong Kong also joined Becoming_a_member the lowest ranked four teams from the ICC ODI Championship ( as of September 2017 ) in the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier .

The cyclone Catastrophe caused Causation the deaths Death of 22 people on its course , affecting Influence parts of the Solomon Islands , Papua New Guinea , Eastern Australia , New Caledonia , Vanuatu and New Zealand .

One death Death took place Process_start in New Caledonia , while flooding Catastrophe caused Causation eight drownings Death in Papua New Guinea .

The Mapenduma hostage crisis began Process_start on 8 January 1996 after the Free Papua Movement ( ( OPM ) ) took Conquering 26 members of a World Wildlife Fund research Research mission captive at Mapenduma , Jayawijaya in Irian Jaya ( now Papua Province ) , Indonesia .

The Mapenduma hostage crisis began Process_start on 8 January 1996 after the Free Papua Movement ( ( OPM ) ) took Conquering 26 members of a World Wildlife Fund research Research mission captive at Mapenduma , Jayawijaya in Irian Jaya ( now Papua Province ) , Indonesia .

On 13 October 2011 , Airlines PNG Flight 1600 , a Dash 8 regional aircraft on a domestic flight from Lae to Madang , Papua New Guinea , crash-landed Damaging in a forested area near the mouth of the Gogol River , after losing Earnings_and_losses all engine power .

It was the deadliest plane crash Catastrophe in the history of Papua New Guinea .

The Grand Final was played Competition between New Zealand and Papua New Guinea .

Papua New Guinea were victorious by 8 points with a goal kicked Motion after the siren .

The top three teams of the tournament Competition qualified for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women 's World Cup in Papua New Guinea as the AFC representatives .