Rapid progress on high speed internet cable connecting PNG with the world
Australian High CommissionThe Australian and Papua New Guinea Governments are progressing rapidly with the project to deliver the new high speed Coral Sea Cable that will connect Port Moresby through...
View ArticleThe changing face of Lae
By SAMPSON BONAI in LaeLae City, the industrial hub of Papua New Guinea, is experiencing a building boom.The new Bank of PNG Building being constructed along 3rd Street, opposite Lae Post Office, is...
View ArticleUPDATE: 8 passengers aboard Air Niugini Flight 73 hospitalised
by Kevin Kerrigan and Gaynor Daleno | The Guam Daily Post, postguam.comSeptember 28, 2018Forty-six people aboard Air Niugini Flight 73 miraculously survived after the flight fell short of the runway on...
View ArticleAir Niugini update on crash
Bulletin number 2 issued at 3:00pm, date: 28.09.2018Air Niugini provides the following update regarding the short landing of its Boeing 737-800 series aircraft at Chuuk International airport, Federated...
View ArticlePM thanks flight crew and rescuers , caution against rumor and fake news
Prime Minister Peter O’Neill has expressed his gratitude to the air crew of P2-PXE, and local Micronesians who came to the rescue of passengers, for their quick response in the evacuationHe made the...
View ArticleParadise found in Papua New Guinea
Bestowed with stunning natural creations and rich cultural traditions, Papua New Guinea entices visitors like no other Anjaly ThomasSep 29 2018Deccan HeraldTwo reasons can take you to Papua New...
View ArticleBody found in submerged Air Niugini plane
Tahawar DurraniChief Executive OfficerAir Niugini Ltd It is with deep sadness I confirm that the body of a male passenger was discovered by divers today (Monday Oct 1) as they conducted a further...
View ArticleDive seasons in Papua New Guinea
by Rebecca Strauss, scubadiverlife.comSeptember 30, 2018 Occupying the eastern half of New Guinea, the world’s second largest island after Greenland, Papua New Guinea sits high atop almost every...
View ArticleAustralia to support PNG’s immunisation strategy
Australian High CommissionThe Nationwide Polio Campaign was launched by the Minister for Health and HIV/AIDS, Sir Puka Temu on Monday October 1.Australian High Commission Minister-Counsellor, Benedict...
View ArticleChina's 'little tricks' won't hamper Taiwan in APEC: foreign minister
focustaiwan.tw | October 4, 2018Taipei, Oct. 4 (CNA) China has been deploying a number of "little tricks" over the past few months to inhibit Taiwan's participation in this year's Asia-Pacific Economic...
View ArticleKavieng looks to Australian Seasonal Workers' Programme
Maverick Kavieng MP Ian Ling-Stuckey is looking at the Australian Seasonal Workers' Programme (SWP) to solve Papua New Guinea's economic woes.This article appeared in The National Weekender on Friday...
View ArticleKandep in Enga offers untapped tourism potential
Remote Kandep, Enga, is know for all the wrong reasons.There's a silver lining to the dark cloud.It is a beautiful place with untapped tourism potential.This article appeared in The NationalWeekender...
View ArticleHusband and wife teachers grateful for new classroom
Australian High CommissionOct 5 2018Cornelius and Wari Pondo are the husband and wife team who teach elementary students at Gorari Elementary School along the Kokoda Track.Cornelius and Wari...
View ArticleThe revival of Garaina
By SAMPSON BONAIWe arrived at remote Garaina on Independence Day 2018.The closed down Garaina Tea Plantation now standing idle in thick kunai grass with no sign of life.~Pictures by SAMPSON BONAIPeople...
View ArticleTrainer: Security guards must be properly trained
By SAMPSON BONAISECURITY companies in the company have been urged to properly train their guards.Aviset Security and Training Solutions trainer Max Ananuka, who trained six Mainland Holdings' security...
View ArticleThere is hope of reviving Garaina tea
Commentary by SAMPSON BONAILIFE used to be good for many school children in remote Garaina, Bulolo,Morobe.They attended school, wore good clothes and ate decent meals every day.The children living with...
View ArticleFuture lawyers receive training in commercial law
Australian High CommissionAccess to commercial law expertise in Papua New Guinea is set to improve after close to 80 aspiring lawyers received training in modern commercial litigation practise from a...
View ArticleAustralian support for sexual and reproductive health in communities across PNG
Australian High CommissionHealth clinics run by faith-based organisations across Papua New Guinea are integrating services, facilities and resources to better serve the primary health care needs of...
View ArticleAustralia gives another A$6 million for polio in PNG
By Senator the Hon Marise PayneMinister for Foreign Affairs Australia The Australian Government will provide a further $6 million to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) to support the...
View ArticleThe year of living dangerously in Apec City, Port Moresby
by MALUM NALU I had a 9.30am meeting on Saturday Oct 13 2018 at Islander Village.I call my faithful City Loop cabbie Albert Wangua (video below) to pick me up.Near the Islander Village, I get a text...
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