Day: September 11, 2020
Brown-fat-like cells hold promise
OBESITY is the main cause of type 2 diabetes and related chronic illnesses that together will kill more people around the globe this year than the Covid-19 coronavirus. Scientists at […]
Networks fail to tackle posts
SOCIAL networks are failing to tackle coronavirus-related anti-vaccination posts containing “clearly harmful information” even after the material is brought to their attention, according to a campaign group. It flagged more […]
What now 45 years on?
By WENCESLAUS MAGUN IN my early school years at Wararuk Utu Primary School from 1974 to 1979 then Brahman High School from 1980 to 1983 in Madang and later on […]
The Bible and marriage?
By THOMAS HUKAHU IN my last article on marriage, I discussed what a customary marriage is and the basic steps involved in formally allowing young couples to meet and eventually […]
Double jeopardy in dual salaries
By ALPHONSE BARIASI THE National Academic Staff Association (NASA) at the country’s premier university goes back to when the injustice of dual salaries was first discussed. As a union, NASA […]
Warnings from the Feast of Trumpets
A prophetic look at the Jewish year 5781/2021 By Rev SEIK PITOI AT sundown on Friday, Sept 18, 2020 (last day of the month of Elul), continuing into Shabbat (Saturday) […]
Restored after years of neglect
PNGDF Support Battalion single barracks refurbished By ALEXANDER NARA TRAFFIC at the Three Mile roundabout in the nation’s capital is sometimes very unkind. Especially in the afternoons and especially if […]
To tour PNG – for love
By GLORIA BAUAI THIRTY-three-year-old Elsie Taylor has two important goals she’s currently pursuing: to be a qualified lawyer and to visit as many places in Papua New Guinea as she […]
Murua waters run deep
By CLIFFORD FAIPARIK THE idyllic waters of Milne Bay’s vast maritime district of Murua with far flung tropical islands are a pot of gold. These rocky islands scattered in the […]
‘Father’ Harold helping those in need
By KELVIN JOE H AROLD Mek Kape has just turned 28 in June but everyone calls him by his nickname Ape (Father in Chimbu language) because he has been helping so […]