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Bad blood
No end in sight it seems to the “bad blood” between New Ireland Governor Sir Julius Chan and the province’s two MPs, Kavieng’s Ian Ling-Stuckey and Namatanai’s Walter Schnaubelt. All three are related by the way.
Change needed
Ialibu-Pangia MP Peter O’Neill and Kainantu MP William Hagahuno are part of a group reportedly working behind the scene to force a change in the government. But no worries, says PM Marape, as regards the stability of his coalition government, as he heads off to address the Australian Parliament in Canberra today.
Cancer attack
Doctors have advised King Charles III that he has a “cancer” which requires him to step back from royal duties. He had just been hospitalised two weeks ago for prostate cancer, one of the biggest “killers’ among men today. Sorry.
Food for thought
To raise a child who is comfortable enough to leave you, means you have done your job. They are not ours to keep, but to teach them to soar on their own.
Top quote
“I am utterly convinced that if we uphold the principles of a healthy democracy, we will overcome any challenge. We are a strong people with the courage of our convictions and centuries old traditions and customs.” – Ialibu-Pangia MP Peter O’Neill.

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