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The Nipa Rugby League brought its 2025 season to a close last weekend at Nipa Station in the Southern Highlands Province, marking a breakthrough achievement for the newly affiliated competition.

Prime Minister James Marape has assured all Members of Parliament that budget funds are being fairly and equally distributed to every district and province during his six years in office.

The Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary [RPNGC] Border Command is aligning its operations with the Government’s Minimum Service Delivery Policy to ensure that every district and local-level government within the border provinces benefits from consistent and reliable policing.

The Hogave Community Conservation [HCC] situated in the Mt Michael Local Level Government [LLG] of Lufa District, has been officially declared a protected area by Minister for Environment and Conservation, Simo Kilepa.

Police in Jiwaka this afternoon cleared roadblocks along the Kuli–Kudjip section of the Highlands Highway, restoring normal traffic flow for the travelling public.

Polling in the Tambul-Nebilyer District of Western Highlands Province has been deferred to Thursday this week due to ongoing security and logistics constraints.

A two-year-old girl was burnt to death, and six houses were razed to the ground during a brutal arson attack at Enge Village, on the border of Kundiawa-Gembogl and Kerowagi districts, late Sunday night.

The Western Highlands Provincial Education Board [PEB] has directed all schools in the province’s four districts to continue normal classes, except on polling days.

The Electoral Commission has suspended polling in parts of Jiwaka Province following rising tensions and security concerns in the Anglimp South Waghi District.

Steven Igerup was the first to be declared today in Madang for the Local Level Government election just before noon today.