Letters

‘When can every child expect to go to school?

Humble mobile phone is godsend in rural villages


Germany, UK failed their part


Decline of professional conduct in public sector


OBE approach suitable for PNG

Myanmar – a nation in turmoil


Lodgement of income tax returns


Life in wine vat no fun for grape pickers

Cops prepare to move in on
Unitech
POLICE are on standby to move into the University of Technology campus in Lae if the situation gets out of control.

Court to decide today on 2 election petitions
 - NATIONAL Court judge Mark Sevua is expected to decide today whether to dismiss two election petitions filed against provincial governors Tom Olga and Anderson Agiru by their predecessors.

Father sues defiant son in village court
 - THE father of a Grade 5 student wants his son to be prosecuted in the Goroka District Court.
 

BUSINESS:

Digicel doubts Government assurance
-DIGICEL said yesterday despite the reassurances it received from the Somare Government, the issue of the mobile phone company not being able to operate its own mobile network after Feb 14, 2008 still remains.

Legislation clipping ICCC powers ‘disturbing’
-ACADEMICS at the University of Papua New Guinea have expressed grave concern on the new legislation that would divest the Independent Consumer and Competition Commission (ICCC) its powers to allow for mobile phone competition.

Overseas job outsourcing hurts PNG
-PAPUA New Guinea is losing out on job and business opportunities in line with servicing heavy equipment used by mines.
 

EDITORIAL:

Better news from Baisu
 -RECENTLY we had occasion to express dismay at the allegedly wholesale looting of Corrective Services property by certain employees at Baisu jail.



 

SPORTS

Morobe 7s ready
Selection trials to kick off next Saturday

That was tough … Daniel Wagon smiling after signing an autograph on one-year-old Priscilla Kubou’s shirt while her mother Helen holds her at Ower’s Corner in Central province yesterday, and (below) with Tropic Tours guide Waxie Wahie at the finishing line after spending eight days walking the 96km Kokoda Track. Nationalpic by CLIFFORD FAIPARIK
 

  Wagon tracks eight days through Kokoda Trail
- PARRAMATTA Rugby League player Daniel Wagon was the centre of attraction at the Ower’s Corner in the Sogeri Plateau, Central province, yesterday after spending eight days on the famous 96km Kokoda Track.

Fitting role for Finance
- THE Department of Finance is leading the way in working in healthy and fitter environment by taking part in inter-department weekly sports competition at Holiday Inn.






 

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