Day: January 19, 2018
Buang to start campaign against defending champions
By LARRY ANDREW ANOTHER exciting football match is set for tomorrow at Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium in Lae between Buang FC and champions Toti City FC. City narrowly escaped defeat […]
Electricity is a building block, says Blacklock
By GYNNIE KERO NEW acting managing director of PNG Power Carolyn Blacklock says electricity is a building block of social development and economic growth. Commenting on her new posting yesterday, […]
Chimbu helping parents with school fees for tertiary students
CHIMBU Governor Michael Dua says financially assisting students from the province attending tertiary institutions remains the immediate priority of the provincial government. Dua told The National yesterday that the provincial […]
Vehicles seized to stop misuse
THREE local-level government (LLG) presidents in the Henganofi district of Eastern Highlands had their vehicles impounded after they allegedly breached rules for their use, Henganofi MP Robert Atiayafa says. “After […]
Man arrested after sex assault on sister-in-law
By JUNIOR UKAHA A MAN, who allegedly sewed the genitals of his sister-in-law and locked it with a padlock, was arrested by Lae police on Wednesday. The 39-year-old from Bau […]
Documentary on oil palm slammed
A GROUP of customary landowners in Pomio has slammed a TV documentary on their oil palm project and challenged the journalist to reflect back on his country’s own economic development. […]
Marape fed-up of seeing foreign companies taking local projects
By CLIFFORD FAIPARIK Finance Minister James Marape says he is fed up of foreign-owned companies taking away infrastructural projects that local companies can handle. He will now push for locals […]
Three men, woman charged in K2.3mil Koiari deal
By Alphonse Porau Three men and a woman charged for misappropriating K2.3 million belonging to landowners in Koiari, Central, appeared in court yesterday. Kereva Moio, 43, Ruth Ureki, 54, Saroa […]
Oil Search, locals set for court
By CHRISTOPHER YOWAT A COURT has granted orders sought by Oil Search PNG to restrain landowners of the Hides petroleum development license 5 (PDL 5) from issuing threats to the […]
Committee plans to send bodies home
THE Lae Law and Order committee plans to help send home the bodies of some of the seven people killed in a road accident at Nasuapum outside Lae last Saturday. […]