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Bulolo CEO calls for Presidental Election

Bulolo District has elected new leaders for its four LLGs – Watut, Bulolo Urban, Buang and Mumeng. However, Bulolo Chief Executive Officer Joseph O’Brian Paru has called on the Morobe Tutumang House of Assembly to push for presidential elections for Morobe Province. Paru’s statement follows the events that occurred during the LLG elections around the […]

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Tigers dominance endures in Kerema

The legacy of the Young Tigers Rugby League club endures, following grand final victories in the Men’s A Grade and Under 20 division yesterday [Sunday, November 30th, 2025]. Former club President and leader Tuta Lari applauded the grand final success and described the club as a benchmark in the Gulf-capital- maintaining a nine-year dominance in […]

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Water problems solved at Madang Provincial Hospital

Patients and staff at the Madang Provincial Hospital will no longer have to endure prolonged water problems, they will now have constant water supply following the recent installation of two new Southern Cross tanks. The Madang Provincial Government for purchasing two new Southern Cross tanks that have been installed at the back of the hospital. […]

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Narewec congratulates Wau Waria’s new LLG leaders

Morobe’s newly established district, Wau Waria, welcomed its first Mayor, Gedion Kipusing, John Aki as the Wau Rural LLG President, and Maita Tokubo as the Waria Rural LLG President. In congratulating the newly elected mayor and ward presidents, Wau Waria MP, Marsh Narewec said, “You have been selected and chosen by your peer councilors to […]

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Madang police launches Sain Abe 3 operation

Madang police have launched Operation Sain Abe 3 in preparation for the festive season. The operation was launched on Friday by Madang Governor Ramsey Pariwa during a parade at the Madang Town Police Station. The launch of Sain Abe 3 was initially scheduled to coincide with the decommissioning of the old town police station last […]

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Dangerous escapee captured in Angoram after dawn police raid

Police in East Sepik Province have apprehended a dangerous escapee, bringing an end to a tense manhunt that has gripped the Angoram district. The suspect, identified as Shanon Rumgen from Dumiri Village in Yuat LLG, had been on the run after escaping from Boram Correctional Facility. He was wanted for a string of serious crimes, […]

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Wau Waria completes historic LLG leaders swearing in

The newly established Wau Waria District of Morobe province has completed the official swearing-in of 41 ward councillors across its three Local Level Governments [LLGs]. Only two remaining councilors of the Waria LLG, to be sworn in later at the district office in Wau town, which will then bring the total number of councilors to […]

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Nomane demands answers on K220 billion spending

The Member for Chauve, James Nomane, has asked the Prime Minister to explain where the K220 billion in total expenditure has gone from 2019 to 2025. Mr Nomane raised this during Question Time in Parliament, further urging the Prime Minister, James Marape to stop blaming the former Prime Minister and Member for Ialibu-Pangia, Peter O’Neill […]

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Paita presses for Nadzab Airport City

The newly established Nadzab Tomodachi International airport in Lae, Morobe province will soon see the expansion of modern infrastructure. Currently, the airport is only taking domestic flights, with not much infrastructure. Support services provided to the airport have also been stopped. A 1,000-hectare plot of land near the airport, which the Minister for International Trade […]

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Temu slams government for blocking debate on long-delayed elections report

Abau MP Sir Puka Temu reminded the house, that Parliamentary standing orders have Thursdays as private business days, for these matters to be discussed. He claims that Government uses its numerical strengthen to abuse these orders. Sir Puka referred the house to notice paper 65, given two years ago by the late Morobe provincial MP […]