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33 Indonesians held Shark fin fishermen nabbed aboard five boats near Daru THIRTY–THREE Indonesians, allegedly fishing illegally for shark fins in PNG waters early this month were arrested and are now in police custody.

Towering dance... Male dancers from Boana in the Nawaeb district performing the Boana tower dance to the delight of the International Singsing Festival goers in Lae last weekend. The rarely performed dance saw the men in traditional attire dancing in unison up on the rungs of a man-made 40m ladder-like high tower in groups of three. – Nationalpic by Jason Som Kaut Enlarge image
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