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The ongoing power outage at Walium, the district headquarters of Usino/Bundi, has sparked concern from police as polling for the by-election continues.

Senior PNG Electoral Commission officer David Wakias has responded to recent allegations made by former Madang Governor and Usino-Bundi by-election candidate Peter Yama, who raised concerns over Wakias' involvement in the electoral process.

The very heavy downpour today has forced the extraction of 12 more ballot boxes, for the Kabwum by-election from the Yus Local Level Government [LLG] to be delayed again.

Western Highlands students at Holy Trinity Teachers College received a K586,000 cheque yesterday. The funding came from the provincial government’s school fee subsidy program.

Community Leader Russel Simon Wavik is the new Motu Koita Assembly Chairman elect.

Public institutions, residential areas and Hospital in Kundiawa town of Simbu will go without water for some time due to the continous issue between the landowners and government over the payment for the land where the water source is located.

The Hela Undialu Education Foundation [HUEF] program has allocated K7 million this year for Hela student.

Counting for the two Women’s Representative seats in the Motu Koita Assembly has concluded, with both winning candidates surpassing the absolute majority threshold.

Minister responsible for Foreign Affairs National Events, Justin Tkachenko, has highlighted key events that will take place during Papua New Guinea’s 50th Independence Anniversary celebrations in September.

In the face of climate change and human activity that has severely damaged coral reefs across the Pacific, communities in East Sepik are taking charge of reef restoration through locally led solutions.