Eighty-nine (89) years ago yesterday, on March 4, 1933, they started building the St Andrew’s Lutheran Church at Ampo in Lae, with dedication being on Oct 8, 1933. The church, built in its present form in 1933 (until renovated in 2005), is the only pre-war building in Lae and the timberwork used to bear many […]

Pictures of Markham Road, Lae, which leads from Voco Point to the Milford Haven Road roundabout at the Lae Botanical Gardens.DJI Mini 2 pictures taken on February 14 2022 by MALUM NALU.

By MALUM NALU NB: This story was first published in 2010. Back in 2010, I was pleasantly surprised to receive some amazing old photographs of Lae from Denis Murrell, a former teacher at the iconic Bugandi High School. He taught at Bugandi from 1968-1971 and had fond memories of Bugandi and Lae the way they used to

Information from Wikipedia ANGAU Memorial Hospital is a major hospital in Lae, Papua New Guinea. Named after an Australian Army unit that was responsible for the civil administration of the Territory of Papua and the Mandated Territory of New Guinea, the hospital provides in-patient and specialist medical services to people in the Sepik, Madang and

By SIR PETER BARTER The Kalibobo Express has been a long-term ambition of mine.   In the past we have operated numerous vessels starting with house boats on the Sepik River and ultimately the Melanesian Discoverer and Kalibobo Spirit – which was designed primarily for international tourists.   Apart from the Sepik, we extended expeditionary cruises through

Kuk Kaukau Chips, together with Sirunki Strawberries and Ilimo Gelato Ice Cream, have won the hearts and mouths of the many visitors to the Papua New Guinea pavilion in the World Expo 2020 Dubai, last month, during the Expo Agriculture week. The Innovative Agro Industry group (IAI) was invited to the Dubai Expo to present

Voco Point, Lae, is one of the busiest coastal trading points in the country. On any given day, coastal vessels from throughout the country – from Alotau to Manus, from Lihir to Vanimo – line up at the wharves. The passenger boats ferry people to Finschhafen, the Siassi islands, Kimbe, Rabaul, New Ireland, Oro Bay,

FEBRUARY 28 2022 PNG Power Ltd (PPL) Acting Chief Executive Officer Mr. Obed Batia has clarified misleading claims in the social media about the 132 kV Tari-Hides Power Project and awarding of the contract to Chinese company TBEA. Mr. Batia said the contract – for a vital project – was awarded by the previous PPL