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Golden splash… Champion swimmer Ryan Pini added two more gold medals to the PNG tally yesterday at the 13th South Pacific Games in Apia, Samoa by winning the 100m freestyle and breaking the games record. He did it again in the 200m backstroke (above) in an Olympic Games qualifying time to qualify for that event in Beijing next year. Details on page 40. —- Picture by JASON PINI

TOP STORIES:

2 dead in Simbu clash
- TWO young men were gunned down and the residence of the provincial administrator was burnt to ashes earlier this week in Kerowagi, Simbu province..

Ministerial increase deemed too costly
- PAPUA New Guinea will spend up to K500 million to pay for eight more ministries, taking the public service annual wage bill to K1.8 billion, the Opposition said yesterday.

Judge warns lawyers to ‘fast track’ cases
- JUDGE in charge of election-related matters Mark Sevua yesterday warned lawyers representing their clients in court to co-operate so that these matters are dealt with quickly.

The National is PNG’s top selling newpaper
- THE National is now the country’s best-selling newspaper, surpassing the Post-Courier, the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) has confirmed.

BUSINESS:

Petromin acquires Eda Oil for K270m
-THE Mineral Resource Development Corp has transferred its subsidiary Eda Oil Ltd and its assets to Petromin PNG Holdings.

Steamships lifts H1 net to K35.7mil
-STEAMSHIPS Trading announced yesterday that its after tax profit for the half year to June has leaped by 38.8% to a record K35.7 million after total revenue rose 18.6% to K192.6 million.

Digicel Fiji submits bid for a mobile licence
DIGICEL, the mobile operator connecting the South Pacific, has expanded its footprint in the region with Digicel Fiji’s submission of a bid for a mobile licence from the Fijian government.

EDITORIAL:
Focus again on governors
-NEWLY appointed Minister for Housing and Urban Development Andrew Kumbakor displayed great enthusiasm for the role of provincial governors during a one-day briefing on Wednesday.

SPORTS
Pini on fire
PNG swim sensation Ryan Pini yesterday broke a third South Pacific Games record when he won the 100m freestyle at the Aquatic Centre at Faleata Sports Complex in Apia, Samoa.

Pini in the pool yesterday, and heading for another gold in the 100 metres freestyle. Picture by JASON PINI

Bulldogs sniff victory against SP Cup kings
-CITY franchise Brian Bell Bulldogs and defending champions Mabey & Johnson Muruks fight for a grand final berth in the 2007 SP Cup rugby league competition at Lloyd Robson Oval in Port Moresby, this Sunday afternoon.

Juni shakes the bowling greens
- COMMONWEALTH Games quarter finalist Peter Juni seem to create shockwaves on the bowling greens at Faleata sports complex in Apia, Samoa which his good performance.

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