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Baki’s warning
Police rule out any protest march

Three-year-old Isaiah Alua finds his way
easily into the arms of anaesthetist Dr Mathew Crawford (right) but this comes as no surprise since Dr Mathew and Dr Darren Wolfers (left) were the ones responsible for the operation of Isaiah last year. Both doctors were pleased to learn that Isaiah was doing well and is just like any normal healthy child. The doctors are in town for this year’s Operation Open Heart. NATIONALPIC by EKAR KEAPU

TOP STORIES:

Police boss fights off attackers
-POLICE Commissioner Gari Baki was attacked by five armed men while jogging near his home in Waigani early yesterday morning.

Warangoi deal signed
- PRIME Minister Sir Michael Somare and his National Alliance Party signed an agreement yesterday stitching together 13 political parties that will provide a possible 80 MPs to form government next Monday.

Kamit: Open up telecom, power
-CENTRAL Bank Governor Wilson Kamit yesterday extolled the virtues of greater competition, suggesting the Government should not waste time if privatisation or corporatisation was “unpalatable”.

BUSINESS:

BPNG records K109million profit in 2006
-THE Bank of Papua New Guinea (BPNG) posted a K109million profit last year, the highest ever for the bank

’05 tuna catch – 4.3mil tonnes
-GLOBAL production of tuna reached 4.3 million metric tonnes in 2005 and catches from the Pacific accounted for 63% (2.7million mt), organisers of the Pacific tuna forum scheduled in Port Moresby on Sept 12-13.

ABG-Rio Tinto talks on Panguna welcomed
THE European Bougainville Copper Ltd (BCL) shareholders have welcomed talks between the Autonomous Government of Bougainville (ABG) and Rio Tinto to discuss the future of the abandoned Panguna copper mine on the island.

EDITORIAL:

Better policies with improved HIV data
-It is exactly 20 years since the first HIV/AIDS cases were detected in PNG.

SPORTS
Kumuls ready for Aussies
Rugby league match set for September 23

Rugby officials, players and the sponsor representatives at the launch at Bava Park yesterday.

SP Cup comp gears up for finals round
-THE 2007 SP Cup rugby league competition ends its normal rounds of games this weekend as two franchises Wari Vele Raiders and LBC Bombers fight to get into the semi finals.

On a mission to Apia surfs
-TALIGATUS will not be riding the right hand point-breaks at Agoana Beach Surf Resort on Savaii

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