Day: November 10, 2017
Police saves women from burning in sorcery justice
By Malum Nalu Enga police saved three women in the nick of time from being burned alive over allegations of sanguma (sorcery) on Wednesday night, according to acting police commander […]
Australia still responsible for asylum seekers, says Minister
Immigration and Border Security Minister Petrus Thomas says Australia is still responsible for any persons transferred to PNG under the regional resettlement arrangement (RRA) as they had initially sought asylum […]
PNG to keep backing free trade
By HELEN TARAWA in Vietnam Papua New Guinea will continue to support the free trade concept to ensure that its products have free access to world markets, Prime Minister Peter […]
Apec avenue to promote women
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) is an excellent avenue for Papua New Guinea to work with other countries in advancing women, Prime Minister Peter O’Neill says. O’Neill said women in […]
Fose wants governor’s apology
By Malum Nalu Pathologist Dr Seth Fose has called on National Capital District Governor Powes Parkop to retract a statement and apologise to him for bringing his creditability and profession […]
Community wants land protected
By Rebecca Kuku A community in Tokarara, National Capital District, staged a protest yesterday after a developer went in on Tuesday night and tried to start construction work on a […]
Statistics vital
Keeping statistics of reported cases of family and sexual violence will assist the Family and Sexual Violence Unit (FSVU) to identify hotspot areas for awareness and programmes, an official says. […]
Brain Bell launches initiative to raise funds for charity programmes
By PETER ESILA A ‘Christmas wishing tree’ was launched yesterday by the Sir Brain Bell Foundation to raise funds to support seven charity and community support programmes in the country. […]
New crimes need more attention, say police
By JACKLYN SIRIAS HUMAN trafficking and people smuggling are crimes relatively new to the country which need attention, says police. Donald Yamasombi is the new divisional police commander for the […]
Disciplined forces told to work together
Deputy Police Commissioner and Chief of Operations Jim Andrews has challenged members of the three disciplined forces who attended a public order management course this week to work together. He […]