Day: August 11, 2017
Drones raise the bar in war against crime
By PAUL MARKS From invading privacy to smuggling drugs over jail walls, more criminals are turning to flying drones – forcing detectives to learn new skills to find them. AFTER […]
Newspaper addiction paid off for Kanaba
By ELLEN TIAMU Mali Kanaba has been diligently buying a newspaper every day for 31 years. Not just any newspaper, but The National, Papua New Guinea’s biggest selling daily. I […]
New worries over gene editing and right to play God
It’s perhaps our most significant breakthrough that could lead to a new human race. But should we do it just because we can? WELCOME to the brave new world of […]
Seeds of hope
By FAY DUEGA KIRIWINA/Goodenough MP Douglas Tomuriesa has been praised by the Papua New Guinea Forest Authority (PNGFA) for the work he had done when he was Minister for Forests. […]
Did the first flower look like this?
ALL living flowers ultimately derive from a single ancestor that lived about 140 million years ago, a study suggests. Scientists combined models of flower evolution with the largest data set […]
Why reading is critical for PNG
By STEVEN WINDUO THE National Book Week is one of those weeks in a year that means more to me. I always get invited to speak in various schools around […]
Maths is like painting: practice counts a lot
By THOMAS HUKAHU A WEEK ago, I shared on social network the death of Stanford mathematician Professor Maryam Mirzakhani and a few comments by friends had me pointing out essential […]
Japan meeting was not all about chopsticks
By WENDY MAGEA I REMEMBER back in Divine Word University when spoons and forks would go missing and I sometimes used the chopsticks that belonged to my Sepik sister who […]
Remote but still top of the class
By ALPHONSE PORAU SCHOOLS facing challenges associated with being in a remote place but are exceptionally doing well in national examinations deserve to be rewarded with the basic learning facilities […]
Convertible private jet takes luxury travel to a new level
LUXURY travel just got even more lavish — thanks to an incredible new model of private jet. The ‘convertible’ aircraft features a clear ceiling, allowing passengers to gaze out at […]