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Opposition Leader Douglas Tomuriesa has asked Prime Minister James Marape in Parliament to confirm whether an investigation has been initiated into the Connect PNG program.

Air Niugini’s first brand new A220, dubbed the “People’s Balus”, has now entered final assembly at the Airbus Canada factory at Mirabel, Montreal. The aircraft is planned for delivery to Port Moresby in September, coinciding with Papua New Guinea’s 50th Independence Anniversary celebrations.

Business in Kainantu town is back to normal today after the town came to a standstill yesterday.

Six secondary and vocational schools in the Hagen Central Electorate of Western Highlands will now benefit from the School Digital Connectivity Program.

An armed kidnapping in the remote village of Adumare, Middle Fly District, has left five female students and a community health worker (CHW) still in captivity, nearly two weeks after the violent abduction.

Kandep MP Don Polye has questioned the government over the state of recovery efforts into the Mulitaka disaster in Enga Province.

Provincial and Local Level Government Affairs Minister Soroi Eoe was asked on the floor of Parliament today to clarify the correct dates for the Local Level Government Elections, following the release of two separate notices by the PNG Electoral Commission containing different sets of dates.

The Somare Institute of Leadership and Governance, SILAG, has penned a milestone agreement with the Madang Provincial Administration, creating an opportunity for public servants within the Administration to undergo public service training at the Institute.

Superintendent Warrick Simatab has been appointed as the new Metropolitan Superintendent of the National Capital District (NCD) Police Command, according to a statement issued by Divisional Commander of NCD/Central, Assistant Commissioner of Police Benjamin Turi.

Chuave MP and Deputy Opposition Leader James Nomane has queried why his district has received only about K2 million out of the K15m for district funds.