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Boxer James Paul advances as Team PNG reps nation in Scotland

Competition at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow is underway with James Paul advancing to the next round of the Men's 65kg boxing competition with 3-2 points win over Rashield Williams of Bahamas in the Round of 32 last night.

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Leonard: hold emitters responsible for disasters

Member for Samurai Murua Henry Isi Leonard has called on the Government to hold large emitters of greenhouse gases responsible for the rapid increase in natural disasters faced in the country.

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Australian High Commissioner joins PM on official visit to Hela Province

Australian High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea, His Excellency Ewen McDonald, joined Prime Minister James Marape on a joint official visit to Hela Province on Friday.

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4 dead in dinghy mishap in MBP

‎‎ A dinghy ferrying passengers to Cape Vogel village of Makamaka LLG in Alotau District, overturned yesterday afternoon while crossing from Girumia point to Sibiribiri in Milne Bay Province.

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Death toll rises to 12 as 4 more bodies recovered this afternoon

The death toll from the recent maritime tragedy In East New Britain Province has risen to 12 after four more bodies were recovered from the Tigak Group of Islands early this morning and brought to the Kavieng Provincial Hospital morgue, Friday afternoon.

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Long neglected Kotna–Rulna Road upgrade restores hope

For many years, the people living along the Kotna-Rulna Road in Dei District, Western Highlands Province, have been cut off from basic government services because of poor road access.

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Remembrance Day observed in Northern province

In Northern Province, relatives and community members gathered at Buna beach front for a small but significant dawn service to mark the 84th anniversary of the 1942 World War two battle.

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Remote Hela community welcomes MAF support

​Speaking during a recent visit to the Kulie Yokana community in the Koroba-Lake Kopiago District, Pastor Toliman Siape of the Christian Apostolic Fellowship has thanked MAF for its ongoing operations in Hela province.

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Daru celebrates Remembrance Day

Western Province marked Remembrance Day on Thursday with a solemn ceremony in Daru, honoring local men who served as carriers and guides during the Kokoda Campaign in World War Two.

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South Fly women recovering after suspected river related illness

Two women from the Fly River area in the Fly Kiwai RLLG in the South Fly District of Western Province are recovering in Daru General Hospital after suffering severe skin reactions they believe were caused by contamination in the Fly River.

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