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Unitech meets international benchmark in engineering
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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July 1, 2025
The Australian Government has congratulated the Papua New Guinea University of Technology (PNGUoT) on achieving international accreditation for the five of its engineering programs under the Washington Accord —effective December, 18, 2024, a...
Why Natural Gas Is Still Thriving In A World Chasing Net Zero
Forbes
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CAMERON LOUISIANA - JUNE 7: A large liquified natural gas transport ship sits docked in the ... More Calcasieu River on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, near Cameron, La. (Jon Shapley/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)Houston Chronicle via Getty Images...
Photos: Australia hosts largest-ever military war games
Al Jazeera
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Exercise Talisman Sabre, the largest ever war drills in Australia, is under way and expected to attract the attention of Chinese spy ships. Talisman Sabre began in 2005 as a biennial joint exercise between the United States and Australia. This...
Illegal Mining Syndicate Uncovered in PNG ; Eight Foreigners Arrested and to be Deported
One Papua New Guinea
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June 30, 2025
Eight Chinese nationals are set to be deported after being caught in an illegal alluvial mining scheme involving industrial machinery in a remote area straddling the East and West Sepik provinces in Papua New Guinea. Their arrest came as a result...
Eight Chinese nationals apprehended for illegal mining
NBC PNG
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Eight Chinese nationals were apprehended last week by authorities and are now facing deportation for their involvement in unauthorized alluvial mining activities using heavy machinery along the borders of East and West Sepik Provinces. The arrests...
Why Warmer Countries Have Louder Languages
ZME Science
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July 14, 2025
Global distribution of high mean sonority indexes (MSIs) across 9,179 language varieties from the ASJP database. Color of dots represents the MSI of the language, with redder dots indicating higher and bluer dots indicating lower indices. The fill...
NAC and Afia PNG Sign 40-Year Lease to Boost Agricultural Exports via Nadzab Airport
One Papua New Guinea
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June 29, 2025
The National Airports Corporation (NAC) and Agriculture and Fisheries in Aviation (Afia) PNG have signed a 40-year lease agreement to boost Papua New Guinea’s agricultural exports by linking local producers to international markets. NAC acting...
Australia Hosts Largest-Ever Military Exercise with 19 Nations, Likely to Draw Chinese Attention
Military.com
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July 14, 2025
MELBOURNE, Australia — The largest-ever war-fighting drills in Australia, Exercise Talisman Sabre, are underway and expected to attract the attention of Chinese spy ships. Australia launched missiles from its M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket...
ExxonMobil Is One of the Largest Energy Companies by Market Cap. But Is It a Buy?
myMotherLode - California
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June 29, 2025
ExxonMobil (XOM -0.56%) is one of the oldest and most iconic companies in American financial history. It's also gigantic. With a current market cap of nearly $500 billion, ExxonMobil is the 17th-largest American company overall, and the largest...
CPaT Signs Training Contract with Air Navigator Group for ATR Fleet
Asian Aviation
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July 14, 2025
CPaT Announces New Contract with Air Navigator Group, the leading provider of Fixed & Rotary Wing Aviation Services CPaT Global, the world’s leading provider of distance learning for the airline and aviation industry, today announced they have...
40,000 troops, 19 nations: The China threat unites US allies
Mint
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July 15, 2025
The biennial exercise, called Talisman Sabre, is meant to send a message to China: The U.S. and its partners are ready to respond together to aggression from Beijing, which has been increasingly asserting itself in what it regards as its sphere of...
PNG Ports pushes to make Lae Industrial Park the nation’s economic powerhouse
NBC PNG
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Aerial view of Lae Industrial Part (Image: NBC News) PNG Ports Corporation is spearheading efforts to transform Lae into the economic heart of Papua New Guinea through the development of a state-of-the-art Industrial Park. Lae Port which is the...
Consumer Foundation, Control Union forge partnership to uplift food safety
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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June 18, 2025
IN a landmark move to strengthen consumer protection and enhance the quality of local produce and manufactured products, the Consumer Foundation Association Inc of Papua New Guinea (CFA-PNG) and Control Union have officially signed a memorandum of...
Australia wins landmark climate battle against Indigenous elders
Saudi Gazette
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July 15, 2025
SYDNEY — The Australian government has won a landmark climate case against residents of islands under siege from the impacts of climate change. In 2021, community elders Pabai Pabai and Paul Kabai launched legal action against the then-Liberal...
China’s military expansion toward the Southwest Pacific and Oceania
Geopolitical Intelligence Services
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July 15, 2025
Beijing is increasing military activities and economic influence in the Indo-Pacific and transforming the regional security landscape. April 25: A Chinese warship spotted in the West Philippine Sea. Beijing has been growing its military ambitions,...
PNG Ports commits K200,000 to SEZ Summit, signals strategic shift toward industrial hub development
NBC PNG
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From (L-R) PNG Ports Chairman Harvey Nii, Minister for International Trade and Investment Richard Maru and Chief Executive Officer of PNG Ports, Neil Papenfus during the presentation at PNG Ports Headquarters in Port Moresby (NBC News: Solomon...
Deep-sea mining: has Trump unleashed a scramble for the seabed?
Swissinfo
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June 26, 2025
The "Hidden Gem", belonging to the Swiss company Allseas, could pave the way for seabed mining, following the signing of the US executive order. 2022 Sopa Images Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your...
Australia’s war drills seen to catch Chinese attention
Inquirer
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July 15, 2025
MELBOURNE, Australia — The largest-ever warfighting drills in Australia, Exercise Talisman Sabre, is underway and expected to attract the attention of Chinese spy ships. Talisman Sabre began in 2005 as a biennial joint exercise between the United...
PNG CORE calls for united action against unregulated alluvial mining
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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June 24, 2025
The Papua New Guinea Chamber of Resources & Energy (PNG CORE) is calling on community leaders, landowners, and small-scale miners to unite in tackling the escalating issue of unregulated alluvial mining across the country. Unregulated alluvial...
Minister Maru Welcomes Mayur Industrials as Gold Sponsor for 2nd PNG SEZ Summit
PNG Business News
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The Minister for International Trade and Investment, Hon. Richard Maru, this morning, welcomed Mayur Industrials PNG Limited as a Gold Sponsor for the upcoming 2nd Papua New Guinea Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Summit, to be held at the APEC Haus...