Day: July 15, 2020
President vows transparent selections
VETERAN Highlands administrator Ani Siwi has vowed fair, transparent selections for representative duties after he was elected unopposed as president of the Kundiawa Rugby League in Chimbu. He was elected […]
N’Drasal wants investigation into villager’s death
MOROBE police commander Supt Alex N’Drasal wants an investigation conducted into the death of a villager and the wounding of an off-duty officer during a police raid on a village. […]
No discrepancies found in K23m virus fund: Official
By LULU MARK AN independent audit into the K23 million allocated as the initial funding for the Covid-19 State of Emergency in March has found no discrepancies on how it […]
State to decide whether to buy shares
THE National Executive Council will make the final decision on whether Air Niugini should buy Nasfund’s shares in PNG Air, says State Enterprise Minister Sasindran Muthuvel. Muthuvel said the airline […]
Police await clearance from bank
By JIMMY KALEBE POLICE investigations into the confiscation of almost K200,000 cash in Lae on Friday are delayed pending further instructions from the Bank of PNG (BPNG), says Lae Met […]
Namah asks court to quash dismissal recommendation
VANIMO Green MP Belden Namah has asked the Waigani National Court to quash the decision of a leadership tribunal which recommended his dismissal on April 9, 2018. Namah, through his […]
Tribunal against MP withdrawn
A LEADERSHIP tribunal against Aitape-Lumi MP Patrick Pruaitch chaired by Justice Nicholas Miviri at the Waigani National Court was withdrawn after the disqualification of the chairman because he was a […]
Three dead, properties destroyed from land dispute
By JIMMY KALEBE THREE men were shot dead, properties destroyed and several houses were torched in a fight between two factions over land on Friday in Kabwum, Morobe police commander […]
Minister reminds people to take heed of hygiene rules
Health Minister Jelta Wong has reminded people to take heed of basic hygiene rules to protect themselves from the coronavirus. Wong said even though the country had not had many […]
Strain on system over stop work
PAPUA New Guinea’s church-run health facilities are into the second week of a partial stop work which has put a strain on the health system, especially in the rural areas […]