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PNG’s Athletes to the Olympics games receive support from Australian government

The Australian Government through its PacificAus Sports program has partnered with the Australian Olympic Committee [AOC] and Papua New Guinea Olympic Committee [PNGOC]to support 33 elite athletes from Papua New Guinea in their preparations for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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Runway repairs will limit Air Niugini’s operations at Tokua airport, Kokopo

Significant runway repairs in the next four to five months will limit Air Niugini aircraft operations at Tokua Airport.

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NiuPower provides K180,000 tuition fee support for Hiri West students

10 students from the Hiri West in Central province were provided necessary tuition fee support from NiuPower under its inaugural scholarship program.

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PNG Electoral Commission further delays by-elections for Sohe, Maprik, Madang and Porgera-Paiela

The issue of writ for the by-elections scheduled for last Thursday [February 29] has been deferred to this month due to lack of funding, Electoral Commissioner Simon Sinai says.

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Pacific and Media Leaders meet

Media Leaders from the Pacific and Australia have agreed to meet regularly for the next five years, on agreed areas of regional media cooperation.

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Protect banking facilities to keep businesses operating: BSP Head of branch network

Bank South Pacific is calling on citizens nationwide to protect banking facilities and allow the bank to perform its normal banking duties to allow effective operation of businesses and other public services.  

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Challenges and achievements are highlighted by outgoing commanding officer 1RPIR, Heta Nombe

Outgoing Commanding Officer [CO] First Battalion Royal Pacific Islands Regiment [1RPIR], Lieutenant-Colonel [Lt Col] Heta Nombe says apart from the 2019 global pandemic and other issues that posed challenges during his 3-year tenure [2021-2023], the bilateral exchanges with foreign military institutes have been success stories.

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UPNG student represents Papua New Guinea at the World Youth Festival in Russia

A Law student at the University of Papua New Guinea is representing PNG at the World Youth Festival in Russia this week.

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Airlines struggling to sustain full operations with limited supply of aviation fuel

PNG Air is struggling to “sustain full operations” as the aviation fuel supplier has pulled the hose to refill its planes.

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Opposition will wait till Parliament sits in May to remove Prime Minister Marape

The Opposition has announced it will not file a Supreme Court review, seeking its opinion on the Private Business Committee decision not to entertain the motion of no confidence notice filed in February's Parliament sitting.      

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