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PNG’s Air Niugini Pilots Master Airbus A220 Training in Canada
Papua New Guinea Today
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Papua New Guinea's national flag carrier Air Niugini pilots are advancing their skills at Airbus’s cutting-edge training facility in Mirabel, Canada, as part of the airline’s preparations for its new Airbus A220 fleet. Captain Andrew Casupang and...
National review given to PM
The National
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PRIME Minister James Marape says the Government has received the preliminary findings of a major Cabinet-sanctioned review into Papua New Guinea’s development since independence, with a focus on shaping the country’s future over the next 20 years....
Calls for Bipartisan Support to Protect PNG’s Greatest Asset
PNG Business News
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Prime Minister James Marape has commended Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Lands and Physical Planning John Rosso for spearheading historic reforms to Papua New Guinea’s land laws, describing them as essential to securing the country’s...
MRDC DONATES CUTTING-EDGE TNAVIGATOR SOFTWARE TO UPNG & UOT
PNG Haus Bung
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July 31, 2025
Students from the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) and the Papua New Guinea University of Technology (Unitech) have received a major academic boost following the donation of state-of-the-art TNavigator software licenses from the Mineral...
PNG needs village-based data system
The National
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Prime Minister James Marape has announced that by General Elections 2027, Papua New Guinea will implement a biometric voting system supported by the Civil Registry Project. What has eluded policymakers is that civil registry and common roll...
“Large Black-Eyed Creature Discovered”: Scientists Identify Bizarre New Species Lurking in Papua New Guinea Gold Mine
Sustainability Times
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July 2, 2025
IN A NUTSHELL 🐍 Researchers discovered a new species of snake, the Dendrelaphis atra, on Misima Island, known for its striking black eyes and color-changing abilities. 🌿 Misima Island, part of the Milne Bay Province, is a recognized biodiversity...
Tuftonboro Library to host bestselling author, naturalist Sy Montgomery
The Laconia Daily Sun - New Hampshire
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TUFTONBORO — The Friends of the Tuftonboro Library will host national bestselling author Sy Montgomery at a luncheon on Saturday, Sept. 13. She will be joined by illustrator Matt Patterson. Montgomery and Patterson are naturalists, adventurers,...
Government pushes to revive agricultural research as sector targets K30 billion by 2030
NBC PNG
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Members of the NARS Technical Working Group (Image: Supplied) The Papua New Guinea government is ramping up efforts to revive agricultural research and development, identifying it as a critical pillar to drive the agriculture sector’s ambitious...
Global, Regional, and National Burden Trends in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Attributable to Particulate Matter Pollution: 1990–2021 and Projections to 2036
Dove Medical Press
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July 31, 2025
Introduction Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a common respiratory disease, is a major healthcare burden and a cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide.1 The most recent Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study...
Government working to create conducive environment for investors
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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July 31, 2025
The National Government is working the create a conducive environment in the country for the investors to invest in with equal participation from the local Papua New Guineans, according to senior government minister. Deputy Prime Minister and...
Researchers on brink of breakthrough in tuberculosis protection
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 16, 2025
A research team from north Queensland has found delivering the tuberculosis (TB) vaccine directly to the lungs could create stronger protection against the world's deadliest infectious disease. There is one available vaccine to protect against TB,...
Researcher calls for review of electoral boundaries
The National
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CURRENT Electoral boundaries are misaligned and need to be corrected before the 2027 National General Election, an academic has pointed out. National Research Institute (NRI) senior researcher Wilson Kumne called on the Electoral Boundaries...
TISA announces Dr Peter Mason as chairman appointee
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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July 31, 2025
DR PETER Mason has been appointed as the new chairman of the TISA Board of Directors effective on Wednesday this week. This was announced by Teachers Savings and Loan Society (TISA) in a media statement issued on Wednesday. The statement noted...
Agar Plantation – Ray of hope for Rural Economy
Ukhrul Times
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July 31, 2025
The popular Agar oil which sometimes is called “Wood of the Gods” was discovered long ago and used to be an exalted passion for the Sultans and erstwhile Sheikhs. Since those days, agarwood oil is widely acclaimed and treated as a precious...
Online Harassment of Women Leaders in PNG: Silencing Voices Before They Speak
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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July 30, 2025
By Brown Bolzy Gari Papua New Guinea has come a long way in recognising the potential of women in leadership. From politics and education to churches, business, and youth movements, women are stepping into public spaces with courage and strength....
A CALL TO PRESERVE & REPATRIATE PNG ARTEFACTS
PNG Haus Bung
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July 30, 2025
Papua New Guinea’s rich cultural heritage is facing significant risks due to inadequate safeguarding efforts and the loss of invaluable artefacts to museums overseas, according to a new Issues Paper (No. 49) released by the Papua New Guinea...
PNG’s Robusta Coffee dreams held back by lack of lab space and research
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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July 17, 2025
Papua New Guinea’s push to grow more robusta coffee is hitting a wall — there’s not enough lab space and not enough science behind it. That’s the warning from the Coffee Industry Corporation (CIC), which says more research is needed to understand...
These Countries Eat the Least Meat, and Here’s What We Can Learn From Them
Sentient Media
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July 31, 2025
As the environmental costs of industrial meat production become increasingly undeniable, reducing global meat consumption has never been more urgent. But although global meat consumption has been on the rise for over half a century, some countries...
GOVERNMENT TO REVIVE AGRICULTURE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
PNG Haus Bung
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July 17, 2025
The Papua New Guinea (PNG) Government remains focused on agriculture sector as predictions presume an accumulation of K30 billion to the economy by 2030. Agriculture research and development remains crucial as National Government envisions the...
iNaturalist app aims to improve citizen science
The Brookings Register - South Dakota
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By Jay RoeThe Brookings Register BROOKINGS — Anyone with a love for the outdoors is invited to help gather scientific data through a free phone app called iNaturalist. On July 21, Harold Armstrong — a retired seed scientist — will teach...