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State of emergency declared - Papua New Guinea
June 21 , 2018
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- The Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea has declared a nine-month state of emergency in the country's rugged Southern Highlands province in response to several days of riots.
- The small resource-rich Pacific nation, which is due to host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in November,2018, has long struggled with violence and lawlessness.
- The riots are due to court ruling that upheld the election of the regional governor William Powi, amid accusations of vote rigging
- Thomas Eluh, a former policeman and acting administrator in the province, has been given constitutional emergency powers.
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