Column 1 – The National

Business end
The pressure is on as the NRL finals week kicks off this weekend involving the top eight teams. Butterflies-in-the-stomach moments.
Data plans
You pay K6 for 1GB data over three days (or K12 for 2GB) at one mobile phone network, and K15 for 1GB at another. Does not make sense. There has to be some regulation on data plans, for the consumers’ sake.
Offensive message
The message at the back of this septic transport truck will offend some politicians. But a timely reminder nevertheless, as the 2022 general election campaign draws near.
Good excuse
PM Marape can claim, and rightly to some extent, that he had not serve the full five-year term like his predecessors, and it is unfair to compare his performance to them. But then he made that choice.
Food for thought
Never argue with stupid people because they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience. (Mark Twain)
Top quote
“We are ensuring that the Papua LNG takes off, (and) Wafi-Golpu, New Porgera, Pandora, Pasca and P’nyang. These big five projects, apart from the Papua LNG, is our focus to ensure our economy is strong.” – Prime Minister James Marape.