Briefs

PM: Save economy
PRIME Minister James Marape has urged Papua New Guineans to stop lazing around and work hard together to help save the country’s economy. Speaking at the Independence Day cultural show at Jack Pidik Park in Port Moresby on Monday, Marape said it was time for everyone to work hard together to create a better society for all.

PMV crash
NINE men were injured when a PMV crashed into a log and turned turtle on the Angabanga Bridge on Monday night. Central police commander Supt Johnanes Yapi said the injured were all warded in hospital.