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Judge slams PM
SUPREME Court judge Justice Bernard Sakora yesterday accused Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare of trying to “piggyback” on applications to annul the Moti Inquiry report, which he was not a part of.

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Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare... ‘highly irregular’ application

TOP STORIES:

CAA sets out on airport certification programme
- SOME major airports in the country are operating illegally under new international rules because they have not been certified.

City authority staff evicted from office
- STAFF of the Mt Hagen City authority were evicted from their offices after the authority failed to pay outstanding rental bills for a property they were leasing.

PM bats for more tuna plants in region
- PRIME Minister Sir Michael Somare yesterday said the era for Pacific island countries to manage their own tuna resources must now begin to pave way for the setting up of downstream processing plants.

BUSINESS:

Marengo eyes K683m copper-hauler railway
-A 100KM railway from Ramu Valley to a coastal plant site near Madang will cost Marengo Mining an estimated US$224 million (K683 million) out of a total Yandera project cost of US$1.14 billion.

PNG is among Aussie’s biggest crude oil suppliers
-PAPUA New Guinea is the fifth largest exporter of crude oil to Australia in the year ending June 30, according to statistics published yesterday by the Australian bureau of agricultural and resource economics (ABARE).

ENB leads cocoa trade
-EAST New Britain continues to lead in cocoa production despite a disease that is causing some impact on its crops, the Cocoa Board of Papua New Guinea reported.

EDITORIAL:
Political agendas and public service
-DESPITE the regular assurances to the contrary, the public service is about to be shaken to its roots once again.

SPORTS
Staying in touch
National tournament kicks off in Moresby, attracts 500 players

The PNG touch player going through Tonga defence in the men’s open touch game during the recent South Pacific Games at the Apia Park in Samoa. Picture by JASON PINI.

PNG men and women thrashed in hockey
-AUSTRALIA men’s hockey team, the Kookaburras opened the Oceania Cup with a record 35-0 win over Papua New Guinea on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland on Tuesday.

Last appeal to soccer to pay player fees
- Momase soccer associations have been urged to pay up their players registration fees before a fixed date can be determined for all the clubs to take part in the regional club championships in Madang next month.

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