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Kumul Minerals Holdings Limited is planning a national nickel hub in Madang province as part of a wider strategy to process more of Papua New Guinea’s minerals domestically, instead of exporting partially processed products.

The Hela provincial government has expanded its emergency drought response by purchasing four additional 10,000-liter water trucks, scheduled for delivery next month.

Remote island communities and disaster officers in Milne Bay are set for faster emergency relief and real-time reporting following the delivery of new Starlink satellite communication equipment.

Prime Minister James Marape has opened one of Western’s most isolated outposts, launching major infrastructure developments in Nomad, Middle Fly.

The Madang provincial hospital will begin an indefinite scaling down of its services today due to a critical shortage of essential medical drugs and other consumables.

Goroka-based contractor Mebiluba Service and Maintenance has commenced refurbishment and rebranding work on PNG DataCo's Kumul Submarine Cable Network landing facility in Alotau, Milne Bay.

The Madang Provincial Executive Council [PEC] has approved K1 million in emergency funding to address the severe coastal erosion threatening the Matugar section along the Madang-Bogia Highway.

A container of medical supplies donated by organisations and volunteers in Queensland, Australia, has been handed over to Lutheran Health Services in Lae.

Papua New Guinean and United States personnel are training in basic emergency medical care as part of a joint disaster response exercise in Lae.

Papua New Guinea must change the way it trains its young people to meet the demands of a modern economy, Prime Minister James Marape says.