Day: August 13, 2018
Apec teaching PNG how to respond to disasters
PAPUA New Guinea is learning much from other Apec economies on how to respond quickly to natural disasters, says an official. National Disaster Office director Martin Mose said after the […]
Meet discusses illegal trade of cigarettes
One of the initiatives that the Government has put in place which British American Tobacco (BAT PNG) highly commends is to set up an anti-illicit trade taskforce to combat the […]
Timber, log sourced from PNG are legal, says minister
All the timber and logs sourced from Papua New Guinea are legal, says Forest Minister Douglas Tomuriesa. He was speaking when opening the Apec expert group on illegal logging and […]
Dept saves State K600mil-plus in land compo claims: Minister
DEPARTMENT of Lands and Physical Planning has saved the state more than K600 million worth of land compensation claims, says Minister for Lands and Physical Planning Justin Tkatchenko. Some of […]
Fighting forces police to declare Morobe’s Sawaleng beach a no-go zone
THE beach at Sawaleng in Salamaua, Huon Gulf in Morobe, a disputed border area for years, is a “no-go zone” for Laugui and Kela locals, according to police. The restriction […]
Police told to treat people with respect and dignity
NAWAEB MP Kennedy Wenge has called on police to think about the consequences of their actions before they do anything. Wenge was speaking on Thursday when assisting the relatives of […]
Mayor wants toilets back in council hands
By JUNIOR UKAHA THE Lae City Council will reclaim all public toilets that are in the hands of individuals, says Lord Mayor Koim Trilu Leahy. He said it was not […]
Expo held to promote children’s rights and protection
By EHEYUC SESERU THE police family and sexual violence unit and businesses in Lae held a fun-filled expo on Saturday focusing on the protection of children’s rights. The programme was […]
Crash report shows rules breached
The pilot involved in a helicopter accident in May 2015 at Mt Strong, in Morobe could be in serious breach of the laws governing his employment with the government, a […]
Dua allocates K60,000 for water project
THE Chimbu government has allocated K60,000 for the construction of a gravitational-fed water system at a Kup local-level government area village in Kerowagi. Governor Michael Dua allocated the money to […]