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OTML aquatic ecologist trains in Australia to improve water and ecosystem monitoring

Gilton Alimaka, the Senior Aquatic Ecologist at Ok Tedi Mining Limited [OTML], recently took part in an intensive 24-day Ecosystem Assessment Training in Perth, Australia.

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Workers told to go back home

Around 74 workers who arrived in Vanimo today on a Lutheran Shipping vessel to work at Bewani Oil Palm were told to return to their home provinces due to a lack of proper recruitment arrangements between Bewani Oil Palm and the landowner groups.

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Heart attack, time bomb

Cardiac or heart specialists in the country have warned of a "time bomb" with the increasing number of primary heart cases seen at the Port Moresby General Hospital heart center in a day.

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Alotau District welcomes three urban cooperatives

With the economic sector a priority area for Alotau District this term, they are encouraging the formation of cooperatives to channel help and in Alotau on Thursday, three new cooperative groups were issued certification and welcomed aboard.

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Komo police station receives first batch of new police houses in Hela Province

In a significant boost to law enforcement in Hela Province, ten semi-trailers carrying containers filled with fully equipped police houses have safely arrived at Komo Station in the Komo Hulia District.

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Poultry farmer addresses malnutrition with egg-laying project in Kutubu

A poultry farmer is on a mission to breed egg-laying chicks with the goal of improving nutritional health in rural communities.

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Kagamuga runway to undergo reconstruction

Kagamuga Airport in Western Highlands Province will undergo a reconstruction of its runways beginning this month [March].

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Hostplus Cup season opener postponed as Hunters take another week to prepare for round 1

The QRL Host plus Cup competition has postponed all Round 1 matches due to concerns about Cyclone Alfred, which has led to the closure of most airports in Southeast Queensland.

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Porgera by-election, outstanding resettlement issues amongst series of concerns raised

The ongoing law and order crisis is becoming a major concern for the people of Porgera Paela District in the Enga Province.

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Prime Minister to launch PNG’s participation at World Expo tonight

Prime Minister James Marape will officially launch Papua New Guinea's participation in this year’s Osaka World Expo in Japan tonight.

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