Marum extend Kumuls, Hunters term
Incumbent PNG LNG Kumuls coach Michael Marum has been confirmed to guide the national rugby league team into the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.PNG Rugby Football League chairman Sandis Tsaka said his...
View ArticlePNG court orders Australia to provide resettlement plan for Manus Island...
The Papua New Guinea Supreme Court has ordered the Australian government to provide a resettlement plan for immigration detainees being held on Manus Island, with answers required this week.On Tuesday,...
View ArticleFive Tongan men killed in car crash in NZ, Tongan Community in mourning
Five Tongan men leaving their kiwifruit packhouse jobs Tuesday evening have been killed in a crash with an empty logging truck near Katikati, Bay of Plenty.One of the men was based in New Zealand; the...
View ArticleOnline News Reporters in PNG Should Face Legal Action for Misreporting
Papua New Guinea’s Minister Communications Minister, Hon. Jim Miringtoro, has called for civil legal action to be taken against online news sources who publish false and misleading information that...
View ArticleConstruction begins on new Manus Police facilities
New law and justice facilities are on the way for communities in Manus, with construction of a Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (RPNGC) complex in Lorengau commencing this week.In partnership with...
View ArticleAir Niugini flight out of Denpasar, Indonesia delayed
Air Niugini’s scheduled flight, PX 395 out of Denpasar airport in Bali, Indonesia early yesterday morning ( Tuesday 02nd August) was delayed due to slow approval of slot by Indonesian authorities.A...
View ArticleSurvivor calls on Rabaul Shipping & Managerment to take responsibility
The trial against Peter Sharpe and Rabaul Shipping has begun this week in Kokopo and a survivor of the ill fated MV Rabaul Queen has called on Rabaul Shipping and its owner to consider the countless...
View ArticleCultural preservation a need for PNG
Papua New Guinea with its rich and diverse culture and history must work towards training more people in the archaeological field to preserve this heritage.In its Women’s Empowerment Series, the US...
View ArticleEmirates plane bursts into flames after emergency landing at Dubai airport
Two Australians were among 300 people safely evacuated from an Emirates plane that burst into flames after being forced to perform an emergency landing at Dubai International Airport, the airline...
View ArticlePNG Health Minister directs WHPHA board to comply with petition
The Minister for Health and HIV/AIDS Hon Michael Malabag has direct the Board of Western Highlands Provincial Health Authority (WHPHA) to implement the petition by several health services unions...
View ArticleConstruction of Star Mountain Plaza in Port Moresby going well
PROGRESS on the new Star Mountain Plaza in Port Moresby has been positive according to reports by Mineral Resources Development Company.It says that June 2016 marked one year following the official...
View ArticlePage ready for clash v PNG brothers
He is one of the in-form forwards of the Intrust Super Cup at the moment, and Burleigh prop and PNG international Luke Page is excited to lead his side against the PNG Hunters this weekend.The 25 year...
View ArticleOil Search Foundation gets a boost of K185 million
Chairman of Oil Search Foundation, Peter BOTTEN says the company has been a vanguard in promoting foreign investment and health care many mothers and children at its impact sites. When speaking last...
View ArticleMarie Stopes PNG relocates Boroko centre to Hohola
Marie Stopes PNG has relocated its old Boroko Centre to Hohola.Starting today (Monday, 8th August) all family planning and reproductive health consultation and services will be from the new centre at...
View ArticlePolye welcome supplementary budget
OPPOSITION Leader Don Polye yesterday welcomed the move by the government to introduce a supplementary budget for this year.“I have been calling for a supplementary budget. The Opposition welcomes the...
View ArticleMember purchases Vehicle with NCSL Savings
Wewak based NCSL member, Herman Huaffe is a local businessman who has been saving money with NASFUND Contributors Savings & Loan Society Limited (NCSL) since 2009.Huaffe, who is 45 years old and...
View Article18-Storey Stanley Hotel opens for business in Port Moresby
High rising Stanley hotel at Central Waigani, Port Moresby opens for businessTHE country’s newest five-star hotel – the K500 million Stanley Hotel and Suites, opened for business last Monday.The...
View ArticleMore Pacific nations begin Rio campaign
The Marshall Islands, Solomon Islands and American Samoa all began competition at the Rio Olympics on Tuesday.RNZ reports Marshall Islands weightlifter Mattie Sasser finished in 11th place in the...
View ArticleOpening of the new Aihioma bridge
The much anticipating Aihioma Bridge has finally opened to the commuters and travelling public last Friday, 5th August 2016. Thanks to the National Government through the PSIP funding, the provincial...
View ArticleThird cohort of emerging female leaders embark on Leadership Program
The third cohort of emerging female leaders from the Torres Strait region have embarked on the first session of the TSRA’s Women’s Leadership Program.The Women’s Leadership Program is funded by the...
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