Day: December 11, 2018
Bail denied over alleged assault of three girls
A COURT has refused the bail application by a man facing charges of abduction, deprivation of liberty and sexual penetration involving three girls aged under 16 years. In the National […]
Threat to one’s right is threat to society
A threat to the rights of one person is a threat to society as a whole, UN resident coordinator in PNG Gianluca Rampolla says. To mark the 70th anniversary of […]
Father gets death penalty for murder of boy, 14
A father of three has been given the death penalty after being convicted of killing a 14-year-old boy in a revenge attack in West New Britain three years ago. In […]
Dept ordered to pay firm K880,000 for breach of contract
By HEZRON KISING The Waigani National Court has ordered the Department of Transport and the State to pay more than K880,000 in damages to a company for breach of contract […]
Charges against Paraka dropped
By HEZRON KISING A COURT has struck out all criminal charges against senior lawyer Paul Paraka for abuse of process. Waigani District Court magistrate Mekeo Gauli ordered that Paraka be […]
Difficult road section gets K170mil
By LUKE KAMA THE Chimbu section of the Highlands Highway is the most-problematic and a separate contract of K170 million has been awarded to China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd (CHEC), […]
Manam islanders file human rights case
By DOROTHY MARK THE people of Manam silently mobilised last week and filed a human rights application against the Government for putting them care centres for almost 15 years. Iabu […]
Nobetau refuses to step down
By CLIFFORD FAIPARIK Chief Secretary to the Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) Joseph Nobetau says he will not step down over allegations of his involvement in the granting citizenship to Indonesian […]
Authority funds sealing of Bulolo roads
By JEFFREY ELAPA The PNG Forest Authority (PNGFA) has for the first time funded infrastructure development of a logging area in the country. The PNGFA, through the PNG Forest Tender […]
Clash results in death of young man
A fight between three Southern Highlands factions at Mt Hagen on Saturday night resulted in the death of a young man, police said. The fight started over a drinking session […]