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Morobe Show president Hans Mehl says the 63rd annual show has drawn strong crowds, reaching about three-quarters capacity by mid-morning despite a delayed start.

Agronomist Rodney Aku of the National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI) Mumasi Regional Centre is urging farmers to establish reliable water sources and irrigation systems to protect their crops during dry conditions.

Many parts in Papua New Guinea are feeling the full force of the El Nino weather pattern, with devastating impacts now reported from the Highlands to the coastal provinces.

A dominant second half performance by Toa Samoa was just enough to get them a win over the PNG Kumuls this afternoon at the Santos National Football Stadium.

Students at Kema Primary School in Lai Valley LLG and the newly established Melant Primary School in Highway Karinz in the Mendi Munihu District of Southern Highlands Province will soon benefit from modern learning facilities, with construction of a 4-in-1 classroom complex at each school nearing completion.

The Kopiago Local Level Government (LLG) in the Koroba Kopiago District of Hela Province is gearing up to host its official Gun Surrender Program next Friday, October 30, at Kopiago Station.

The Western Provincial government is calling on the national government to immediately declare State of Emergency in the province.

Families in Kapao in Menyama District are eating just one meal a day, drinking dirty creek water and struggling to send their children to school as a prolonged drought destroys food gardens and dries up water sources across 11 wards.

A tragic fire fueled by strong winds has left a family in Southern Highlands province homeless and destitute after destroying several homes, a church, and properties estimated to worth over K200,000.

The National Weather Service [NWS] has confirmed that the haze currently affecting Port Moresby is linked to bush fires in Indonesia.