From across Papua New Guinea
Killing two birds with one stone perfectly matches young Robert’s achievement. PNG SP Hunters back rower and upcoming star Robert Mathias achieved dual success in education and sports within a month’s interval. Last month he was recruited as Hunters #127 and turning 23, days before he would walk up the podium to receive his Bachelor […]
Papua New Guinea’s quest for the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in 2025 will commence this weekend as they aim to secure the only spot left in the Oceania Men’s U16 Championships. The PNG U16 team will compete against Solomon Islands, American Samoa and Tonga in the qualifying tournament from April 13 – 19 for a […]
PNG Government will soon offer visa-on-arrival for Philippine passport holders. Foreign Affairs Minister Justin Tkatchenko made this announcement at a joint press conference with Philippines Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo in Manila recently. Papua New Guineans traveling to Philippines currently access visa on arrival. Philippines have a large diaspora in PNG numbering nearly 30,000 […]
A picture showing empty chairs facing the podium at PNG University of Technology [PNGUoT] 56th graduation last Friday had gone viral on social media because Prime Minister James Marape was in attendance. On Sunday, PNGUoT Vice Chancellor Prof. Ora Renagi released a media statement to clarify, “there was no political demonstration as is being […]
Students from the University of Goroka have collectively raised concerns about their safety and welfare following the ongoing attacks by the surrounding community. The students staged a peaceful protest on Thursday last week to unanimously voice their worry on the threats posed by the locals every year. They petitioned the Eastern Highlands provincial member Simon […]
Featherstone Rovers has announced that McKenzie Yei has departed the club with immediate effect. Yei has been plagued by injury in recent times and will now be taking some time away from Rugby League to focus on his rehabilitation. Since joining the club ahead of the 2023 season, the crowd favourite made 20 appearances for […]
A family of four is dead in Tambul-Nebilyer distrcit in Western Highlands Province after their entire home was carried away into the river by a landslip. The landslip was caused by continuous rain in the province. The husband and wife in their 50’s and their two daughters aged 16 and 5 were fast asleep in […]
PNG University of Technology Chancellor, Sam Koim has encouraged Unitech graduates to be disciplined and committed and always become consummate and ethical professionals in whatever job they do. Today marked the 56th graduation of this prestigious university in PNG’s second capital city, Lae, Morobe Province. A total 734 students graduated, of these, 680 are undergraduates, […]
Chief of the Bougainville Police Service, Deputy Commissioner Francis Tokura says Security at the Buka airport was compromised on Wednesday forcing police and other authorities to redirect an Air Niugini flight into Buka to return to Port Moresby. The plane could not land after angry relatives of two men who were lost at sea arrived […]
The Independent Consumer and Competition Commission (ICCC) has issued infringement notices to four shops in Daru for breaching the standard pricing measure set by ICCC. The ICCC team from Port Moresby during their price surveillance operation this week in Western province, visited eight shops with four caught charging goods above the recommended price. Team Leader […]