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ADB encourage Pakistan’s economic growth, deflation in fiscal year 2024-25
- Advertisement - ISLAMABAD, Jul 23 (APP):The Asian Development Bank has encouraged Pakistan’s economic growth in fiscal year 2024-25, with food and non-food prices declining and inflation under control in the first eleven months of the last...
Parkop should rethink celebrations strategy
NATIONAL Capital District Governor Powes Parkop controls a volatile capital city. It is a melting pot of all provinces in Papua New Guinea and from different parts of the world. There must be entertainment and it is the city’s responsibility to...

Best eSIM for Australia in 2025
Australia is a major tourist and business destination, with over 7 million foreign visitors. When visiting Australia, you’ll need an internet connection to post those fun videos, keep in touch with friends and family, and generally stay connected...

Border officials discusses landmark digital border management system
The Solomon Islands took a significant step forward in modernizing its immigration services with the launch of a two-day national workshop introducing the country’s new Digital Border Management System (BMS). Held from 23rd to 24th July 2025, the...

Settler Colonialism in the Light of Fanon
A century after their birth, the ghosts of Cabral, Malcolm, Lumumba, and Fanon still haunt the western empire, demanding not remembrance, but revolution. Originally published in Said Bouamama's blog. The year 2024 was the centenary of the birth of...

206 Bougainville students awarded inaugural academic scholarships
A total of 206 students from Bougainville have been awarded scholarships under the inaugural Bougainville Readiness Academic Scholarship Program [BRASP] for the 2025 academic year, in a major boost to education and skills development across the...

Tonga stops flight
THE Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) will begin operations in Bougainville after it was provided USD 238,000 to re-establish service. Funding from the Autonomous Bougainville Government will allow the mission to build a hangar which will house at...

Solomon Islands Border Officials Discuss Landmark Digital Border Management System
Honiara, 23 July 2025 — The Solomon Islands took a significant step forward in modernizing its immigration services with the launch of a two-day national workshop introducing the country’s new Digital Border Management System (BMS). Held from 23rd...

Border officials discuss landmark digital BMS
The Solomon Islands took a significant step forward in modernizing its immigration services with the launch of a two-day national workshop introducing the country’s new Digital Border Management System (BMS). Held from 23rd to 24th July 2025, the...

PMGH ACHIEVES A MEDICAL FIRST IN STROKE & HEART SURGERY
In a monumental leap forward for Papua New Guinea’s healthcare system, Port Moresby General Hospital (PMGH) has successfully performed two groundbreaking surgeries—the nation’s first neuro-thrombectomy and its first left heart bypass...

INTERNS GRATEFUL FOR VALUABLE EXPERIENCE AT NCC
In a small but heartfelt ceremony recently, the National Cultural Commission farewelled three student interns who had completed a six-week attachment with the Commission. The event was witnessed by senior officers, staff members, and a guest...

Sanatana Provides Update On Gold Strike One Project (Yukon) And Abitibi Property (Quebec)
(MENAFN- Newsfile Corp) Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - July 22, 2025) - Sanatana Resources Inc. (TSXV: STA) (" Sanatana " or the " Company ") provides an update on its definitive agreement dated July 1, 2025 (the " Definitive...
Adyton Resources Announces C$10 Million Private Placement of Units
The Feni Island Project currently has a mineral resource prepared in accordance with NI 43-101 dated October 14, 2021, which has outlined an initial inferred mineral resource of 60.4 million tonnes at an average grade of 0.75 g/t Au, for contained...

Conflict resolution: Women’s participation critical for peacebuilding, inclusive governance – Lagos government
The Lagos State government has reiterated the need to allow women to play key roles in conflict resolutions as part of actions to localize the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 and the implementation of Nigeria’s National Action Plan...
War veteran involved in fatal Oakey plane crash identified
The two men who tragically died in a plane crash in Queensland over the weekend have been identified as an investigation is launched into the cause of the incident. The aircraft, which belonged to Aero Logistics, an Archerfield, Queensland, based...

Phillips Connor: “It’s Easy But It’s Deadly”
Phillips Connor has visited all 193 countries—his stories mix near-misses, tribal dances, deep wisdom, and zero travel clichés. There’s always that one person at a dinner party who drops a line like “when I was in Somalia…” and actually means it....

PNG’s Robusta Coffee garden needs more types, say experts
A new Robusta coffee cloning garden in Omuru is being welcomed as a boost for Papua New Guinea’s coffee industry—but experts say it’s missing something important: variety. ROBUSTA CLONE TREEThe garden, opened last Friday by Coffee Industry...
Tourism Solomons CEO Josefa Tuamoto dies
The close-knit Solomon Islands tourism industry is in mourning following the death of Tourism Solomons CEO, Josefa ‘Jo’ Tuamoto who passed away in Suva, Fiji, on Tuesday, 21 September. Tuamoto had recently returned to Fiji to be close to family...

Harper’s BAZAAR Australia’s Patty Huntington to attend Pacific Fashion Summit & PNG Fashion Week’s “Genesis” showcase in historic first
In a landmark moment for the nation’s creative industries and cultural diplomacy, Patty Huntington, one of the world’s most influential fashion journalists, will travel to Papua New Guinea this September to attend the Pacific Fashion Summit 2025...

China caught spying on huge Australia-US military drill
Australia is in the middle of its biggest military exercise to date, featuring tens of thousands of service members, and China has reportedly been caught keeping a close eye on the maneuvers. The current phase of the Talisman Sabre drill is in...