Malahang

Malahang is a suburb of Lae, Morobe Province in Papua New Guinea.LocationMalahang is located North East of Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea on Busu Road across the Bumbu River.HistoryIn the late 1800s the German New Guinea Company arrived on Neu Guinea (German New Guinea), to select land for plantation development on the north-east coast of New Guinea and establish trading posts.The Lutheran Malahang Mission Station was established around the same time as the various coconut plantations located opposite the Malahang Industrial Area.On 8 March 1942 the Imperial Japanese landed at Malahang Beach as part of the Invasion of Lae-Salamaua during World War II. Malahang airfield was upgraded by the Japanese so the runway was 800ft long by 50ft wide and used as satellite of Lae Airport.On 8 January 1943, the cargo ship was damaged by an aerial attack by United States Army Air Forces aircraft during the Battle of Wau, and was subsequently beached and abandoned at Malahang Beach.