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Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has directed the Chief Secretary Ivan Pomaleo to carry out a full review into the reported K20 million PNG Defence Force transaction.

More than 50 staff from the East Sepik Provincial Health Authority marked the International Day of Midwives yesterday with an awareness activity in Wewak.

The PNG Barramundis have officially departed Papua New Guinea on Tuesday for Japan, where they will compete in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific [EAP] Qualifier from 8–18 May 2026.

Several clinics in the National Capital District have reported a rise in malaria and dengue cases, with many patients coming from Central and Gulf provinces.

The Asian Development Bank will, for the first time, provide disaster risk financing to its member countries.

Bank South Pacific [BSP] Financial Group Limited will fully deactivate all magnetic stripe cards by the end of June as part of a major security overhaul to combat card cloning.

Senior statesman and former Lae MP, Bart Philemon, pointed out a scathing assessment of the country’s leadership, describing corruption as a sickness deeply embedded within the political class.

Alluvial miners have been warned to respect lawful mining leases or face the full force of the law, following the arrest of 82 illegal miners in Bulolo last Thursday.

Hela Governor Philip Undialu has proposed a Peace and Arms Surrender Program to be held on Wednesday at Kopiago Station in the Koroba Lake Kopiago District, Hela Province.

The Papua New Guinea legal fraternity expanded significantly today as 94 graduates from the Legal Training Institute [LTI] were formally admitted to the Bar today.