Day: August 28, 2018
Help needed for rural people
People who live in the urban areas now have a habit of sitting around waiting for what the government will do for them. This is different for people in the […]
Digital education
LAST week, Minister for DHERST Pila Niningi was reported as praising Papua New Guinea’s first steps into digital education. That’s a lie. PNG is no way near digital education when […]
Bible Church history
THE report on page 14 of The National’s Faith page on Thursday touched on a bit of history of PNG Bible Church and I agree with what has been stated. […]
New VC for university?
I READ recently that there was an acting vice-chancellor for the University of Natural Resources and the Environment (UNRE) in East New Britain. I know this is a political move. […]
Technology and crime
The use of technology like computers and smartphones in Papua New Guinea has opened up new avenues for criminals to exploit. We are now seeing a different kind of criminal […]
We are eating ourselves to death
IT is easy to feel negative as the clouds of doom and gloom grow around the epidemic of lifestyle diseases sweeping the planet. But like all clouds, these have silver […]
Sime Darby buys oil palm estates in PNG
KUALA LUMPUR: Sime Darby Plantation Bhd’s wholly owned unit, New Britain Palm Oil Ltd (NBPOL), has acquired two oil palm estates in Markham Valley, Morobe, for K174.04 million. The company […]
Mori pushing for free trade development project
Minister for Commerce and Industry Wera Mori, pictured, is pushing for Bana Free Trade Zone Development to be set up in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville. The Bana Free Trade […]
New arrangement announced for delivery of cargo in Lae
AIR Niugini and Express Freight Management (EFM) recently announced a new initiative which allows for pickup and delivery of all Lae cargo in Lae city instead of Nadzab Airport. Under […]
New debit card allows Tisa members to access savings
TEACHERS Savings and Loans Society members can access their savings through any Bank South Pacific Eftpos machine with a new debit card. Group chief executive Michael Koisen said they were […]