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Police to evict families who shelter criminals in festive crackdown

Madang police will begin evicting entire families who harbor criminals during this year’s festive season, introducing one of the province’s toughest law-and-order measures to date.

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Government delays budget to next week to finalise fiscal numbers

Prime Minister James Marape has announced that the 2026 national budget will now be delivered next Tuesday, November 25, instead of this Thursday.

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Australian specialists to perform free surgeries at Vanimo Hospital

Up to 40 patients from across the Sepik region are expected to receive free, life-changing reconstructive surgery at West Sepik Provincial Hospital in Vanimo next week, thanks to a partnership between Frieda River Limited [FRL] and Interplast.

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Milne Bay leads Southern Region with early return of LLG writs

Milne Bay’s Election Manager, Dadu Daga, has confirmed that the province has completed counting for all Local Level Governments [LLGs], with the Writs returned today.

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Fugitive posed as a rugby player arrested in Bougainville

Bougainville Police have arrested a wanted fugitive from East New Britain who attempted to slip into the region under the guise of a rugby player.

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MSG Cup heads into semi-finals

With all pool matches completed, the MSG Prime Ministers Football Cup now shifts into the semi-finals this week in Port Moresby.

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Ballot fraud attempt foiled: official found with 51 papers in shoe

A counting official in the 2025 LLG councilor elections in Western Highlands was caught red-handed with ballot papers tucked inside the boots he was wearing.

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New patrol boat to boost Vanimo policing capacity

Police in Vanimo, West Sepik Province, have received a new patrol boat from the Papua New Guinea–Australian Policing Partnership [APP], a major boost to routine policing and mobility across the province’s remote coastline.

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Daru enforces curfew, tight security after violent unrest

Daru authorities have moved quickly to restore order after violent unrest over the weekend, imposing strict security measures and limiting business operations across the Western Province capital.

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“PNG’s economic turnaround is real, measurable, and built on reform — not rhetoric”: PM response to Nomane

Prime Minister James Marape has dismissed accusations made by Chuave MP James Nomane over the Government’s fiscal record, describing the claims as politically driven, selective, and misleading.

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