Day: June 5, 2017
Tigers outplay Muruks
By LARRY ANDREW LAE Tigers fullback Joe Joshua earned his side a valuable two-points for the competition leaders as they beat the Mendi Muruks 16-4 in their Digicel Cup round […]
Vaieke wins championship
OUTSIDER Hane Vaieke stole the show winning the Papua New Guinea National Women’s Snooker Championship on Saturday. She beat title favourite and 12-time champion Geua John 3-1 in a best-of-five-frames […]
Ready for polling
By MALUM NALU MORE than 10,800 polling stations for the general election will be available to voters over the two weeks beginning June 24, to be manned by around 4800 […]
Plastic bags blamed as major pollution culprit
Plastic bags remain one of the main contributing factors to environmental pollution and biodiversity destruction, scores of people were told. Speaking at the World Environment Day on Saturday, athlete Ryan […]
PNG needs assertive leadership: Juffa
By HELEN TARAWA PAPUA New Guinea needs assertive and aggressive leadership to protect the nation’s interest and resources, Northern Governor and People’s Movement of Change Party leader Gary Juffa says. […]
‘Policies key, not personal agendas’
PRIME Minister Peter O’Neill says his People’s National Congress party is campaigning on its policies while other parties are using personal attacks. He said this when commenting on the bitter […]
Police call for public to help identify corpse found
AN unidentified corpse was discovered by Labu villagers at the mouth of the Markham River in Lae on Friday. The city’s Metropolitan Superintendent Anthony Wagambie Jr (pictured) said on their […]
‘Vote someone with a good record of accountability’
Transparency International has called on all Papua New Guineans to take the opportunity in this general election to vote for someone with a good track record in accountability. “Vote with […]
Plan ahead of El Nino, Guina says
THE government and stakeholders need to plan ahead to manage possible risks caused by the effects of El Nino to communities and the economy, says Department of Provincial and Local […]
Student thanks candidate for financial support
A student studying international economics and trade at Wuhan University in China says he appreciates the financial help from Tambul-Nebilyer open seat election candidate Gabriel Andandi. Jeffery Kunjil said Andandi […]