Day: February 9, 2022
Housing issue too big to handle
SETTLEMENTS prevalent in developing countries, including Papua New Guinea. Our resource-rich PNG could have done much better in terms of controlling settlements. The Government has failed its citizens miserably. Before […]
Our people deserve better
AS we read about the lack of medicine in our hospital, the fact remains that some of our towns and cities are without electricity, many of our urban areas don’t […]
Urban areas need proper planning
THE promise of jobs and prosperity, among other factors, pulls people to cities. According to a research published in UN-HABITAT’s flagship report, The state of the world’s cities 2010-2011, all […]
Investors query mine’s shares
By DALE LUMA INVESTORS are questioning why their shares in Oil Search are smaller after it merged with Santos, according to the Papua New Guinea Stock Exchange (PNGX). PNGX chairman […]
Modernising telecommunication vital for economy: MP
TREASURER Ian Ling-Stuckey says modernising Papua New Guinea’s telecommunications sector can help transform the national economy. In meetings held with Telstra chief executive officer Andy Penn in Melbourne earlier this […]
ISPs rates not regulated: Nicta
By PETER ESILA COMPETITION among internet service providers (ISPs) will benefit customers with lower internet rates, according to the National Information and Communications Technology Authority (Nicta). Nicta chief executive officer […]
PNGX aims to develop new products
THE PNG Stock Exchange (PNGX) is working to develop new products and services for investors, says chairman David Lawrence. Lawrence said PNGX had seen growth in the level of interest […]
Ok Tedi appoints four women to management roles
OK Tedi Mining Ltd (OTML) has appointed four women to various management roles within the company as part of its Vision 2025 to increase the number of females in leadership […]
Parents urged to monitor children’s use of internet
Information and Communications Technology Minister Timothy Masiu has urged parents to monitor their children’s use of the internet. To mark Safe Internet Day yesterday, Masiu released a parents’ guide to […]
SMEs struggling to obtain loans
THE Government’s small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) loan programme must be available to people in all sectors, a businessman says. Western Highlands businessman Martin Wara said many people were moving into the […]