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LDC Moves to Reclaim 3-Mile State Land in Lae

Lae, Morobe Province, Sunday, 27 April 2025 – The Livestock Development Corporation (LDC) has launched a determined operation to reclaim State land at 3-Mile, Lae, starting with Portion 234, following years of illegal occupation and dubious title transfers. After visiting the affected land during Easter, LDC Managing Director Mr Terry Koim said the facts were […]

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PNG at 50 🇵🇬 | Remembering Leigh Vial: A Coastwatcher, a Mountaineer, a Quiet Hero

LAE, April 25, 2025 – As the rising sun pierced through the misty trees at the Lae War Cemetery this ANZAC Day morning, the solemn sounds of the bugle drifted across rows of white headstones — silent sentinels to sacrifice. Among the more than 2,800 Commonwealth war graves in this hallowed ground lies one name

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ANZAC Day in Lae: Honouring Sacrifice, Deepening Bonds in Papua New Guinea’s 50th Year

LAE, Friday, 25 April 2025 – As dawn broke over the Lae War Cemetery this morning, a solemn silence fell over the gathered crowd — a moment of quiet reflection shared by Papua New Guineans, Australians, New Zealanders, and regional partners as they commemorated Anzac Day on hallowed ground. The 2025 Anzac Day Dawn Service

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Hope and Healing in Lae: Angau’s Cancer Ward Sets a New Benchmark for PNG Health Care

Lae, Easter Sunday, 2025 – In the heart of Morobe Province, the cancer treatment ward at Angau Memorial General Hospital is quietly transforming lives—and the national conversation around cancer care in Papua New Guinea. Once a symbol of an overburdened health system, Angau’s cancer ward is now emerging as a centre of compassion, medical discipline,

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PNG at 50 🇵🇬: By His Side – A Journalist’s Journey Through Cancer and the Power of a Praying Wife

Lae, Easter Sunday, 2025 – In one of the side rooms of the Cancer Ward at Angau Memorial Hospital in Lae, a husband and wife sit quietly together, as they have done for months now. There’s a sense of stillness, but beneath it all is a story of pain, love, prayer, and the fight for

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PNG at 50 🇵🇬 | Bart Philemon Reflects on Modern Struggles and a Lifetime of Change at 80th Birthday Celebration in Butibam

LAE, Saturday, 19 April 2025 – Former senior minister and respected statesman Bart Philemon marked his 80th birthday on Saturday, April 19, 2025, at Butibam Village in Lae with an emotional and candid reflection on the dramatic changes he has witnessed across eight decades of life—from village gardening and missionary schooling to airline boardrooms and

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Oil Palm Minister commits to growth of industry in Oro Province and Papua New Guinea

Popondetta, March 6, 2024 – Oil Palm Minister Hon. Francis Maneke reaffirmed the commitment of the Marape Pangu Pati Government to bolster the oil palm industry’s growth in Oro Province and Papua New Guinea. Minister Maneke made this statement on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, in Popondetta while launching the Government Intervention Replant Programme. The event

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Papua New Guinea marks a new era in agriculture: High-quality taro export initiative launched

LAE, March 3, 2024 – Agriculture Minister Hon. John Boito says Papua New Guinea (PNG) has reached a significant milestone in its agricultural sector. The country is now poised to export high-quality taro to international markets, a move set to enhance the national economy and open new opportunities for local farmers. The announcement came during

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Wisconsin Guard, Papua New Guinea Strengthen State Partnership

  Published June 12, 2023 By Vaughn R. Larson, Department of Military Affairs MADISON, Wis. – Five members of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force visited the Wisconsin National Guard in early June as part of the Defense Department’s State Partnership Program, administered by the National Guard Bureau. The visit, according to Maj. Jessica Kelly, the

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Police Commissioner urges Peter O’Neill to go in for interview

JUNE 11, 2023 Police Commissioner David Manning has called upon Member of Parliament for Ialibu-Pangia, Peter O’Neill, to cooperate with police investigators regarding allegations of perjury arising from the UBS Commission of Inquiry. “After conducting investigations into the UBS Commission of Inquiry report, we have concluded that Mr. Peter O’Neill provided false evidence while under

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