Day: March 12, 2019
Different names, one landowner group: Official
THE names Babuaf and Babwaf refer to the same group of people that Mineral Resources Authority is dealing with in regards to the Wafi-Golpu project in Morobe, says managing director […]
NSL shifts Kokopo matches
By ISAAC LIRI KOKOPO will not host any Kumul Petroleum National Soccer League (NSL) matches until further notice after an ugly incident on Sunday, which involved the burning of houses […]
K600 compo for assault on girl
By JAMES GUMUNO A STOREKEEPER and his friend have been ordered to pay a young girl K600 in compensation for touching her breast and then telling her she has old […]
Man stranded in Indonesia after serving prison term
A PAPUA New Guinean is reported to be stranded in Sulawesi, Indonesia, after completing his four year sentence for drug smuggling, according to PNG Consul general Colonel Geoffrey Wiri. Ronald […]
Magistrate sees need for alcohol, drugs rehab centres
THERE is an urgent need to build rehabilitation centres for people addicted to alcohol, a court has been told. Mt Hagen District Court magistrate Jacinta Doa said alcohol abuse was […]
Bodies of father, daughter found
By JUNIOR UKAHA THE body of a man and that of his daughter have been found after they were swept away by floodwaters at Yamayo on March 2. However, police […]
Marijuana rolls cost man K600 in court
By JAMES GUMUNO MOUNT Hagen District Court has ordered a man convicted of being in possession of 30 rolls of marijuana to pay a fine of K500. The court also […]
New rating system eyed to help lift districts
By HELEN TARAWA THE Department of Provincial and Local Level Government Affairs (DPLLG) will give more responsibilities to districts that perform well, Secretary Dickson Guina says. Guina told The National […]
Body of student expected from China
THE body of the Papua New Guinean student who died in a Chinese prison is expected to arrive in Port Moresby today. Tyson Kulara, 24, from Enga, was in his […]
Jail sets up charter to give prisoners a voice
By MARJORIE FINKEO BOMANA Jail has launched a prison service charterthat will encourage prisoners to report complaints and concerns in writing to the management. The system, which is in line […]