The Koiari, landowners of Sirinumu dam in the Central province are calling on the Government to release their outstanding 40 million kina, before hosting the APEC leaders Meeting.
The leaders and their people from the five landowner groups met today to present their petition, but were disappointed that there was no one from the government who was present to receive it.

Port Moresby Governor Powes Parkop wants to have an affordable, reliable and efficient public transport system in Port Moresby.
Mr Parkop said for  the city to be prosperous, it should have this service so that people arrived on time for work, went home safely on time and school children were at school on time.
“I thank the PMV bus services,” Parkop said.

​A POLICE officer in Papua New Guinea has been jailed for 18 years with hard labour for causing the death of a man who he had arrested for spitting betel nut in Kimbe when policemen were cleaning the town.
Acting judge Justice Nicholas Miviri found First Constable Paul Karl guilty in the National Court in Kimbe of assaulting Emil Gare so bad he caused internal injuries to his head.

Police want Madang MP Bryan Kramer’s assistance to continue their investigation into the killing of late Border Development Authority executive chairman Fred Konga, crime division acting assistant commissioner Hodges Ette says.
This follows a Facebook posting by Kramer this week.

​THE PNG Police Association National President Lowa Tambua says that they will not allow their members to participate in the proposed strike that is been promoted on the social media.
Tambua said as an industrial organisation, they can only resort to strikes as a last resort to leverage their bargaining for better employment related issues with the employer.

The only way to stop allegations of corruption is to be honest and transparent in procurement processes, says Transparency International PNG (TIPNG). In a media statement TIPNG is calling for the Government and APEC Authority to publicly disclose the total cost involved in the purchase of the Maserati and Bentley vehicles and to demonstrate their compliance with public procurement processes.

TIPNG said this in response to public condemnation of the purchase of 40 Maserati sports cars which were delivered last week and other luxury vehicles. Justin Tkatchenko MP, the Minister responsible for APEC, revealed that the government had procured the luxury cars on the expectation that they would be later sold to the private sector after the November APEC Leaders Meeting in Port Moresby.

​​PNG's Trade Union Congress has not recognized calls by politicians in the Opposition for a nationwide stop work next week Thursday and Friday.

PNGTUC General Secretary Clemence Kanau explained that strike actions are mandated responsibilities of industrial organizations and can only be called for by Trade Unions and not politicians.
“Strikes are called for by Trade Unions and strikes are synonymous to trade unions.”  
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National airline, Air Niugini will operate its first direct commercial flight between Port Moresby and Shanghai, China on Tuesday, 23rd October 2018.
 
A cocktail function has been organized for all Chinese stakeholders on arrival including airport authorities, tourism bureau, top travel agents, wholesalers and tour operators. This will be followed by training seminars and a media forum.

The Member for Moresby North-West, Sir Mekere Morauta has called for a full independent inquiry into government spending on APEC, the behavior of the APEC Authority including the letting of contracts, and the cost to the nation of holding the event.

“Over the past few days, with the revelations about the importation of luxury Maserati cars by the APEC Authority, it has become clear that corruption surrounding APEC is out of control,” he said.

“We need to get to the bottom of it, and hold the guilty parties to account.”

Leaders from Bougainville and Papua New Guinea have finally agreed to the question that will be asked in next year's independence referendum.

The referendum - tentatively scheduled for next June - will mark the end of a 20-year peace process that followed the end of the Bougainville civil war in the 1990s.

The people of Bougainville will be asked whether they want the national parliament to agree to either greater autonomy or full independence.

A critical meeting between the two sides to decide the question was extended into late Friday after weeks of delays.

The full details of the agreement are yet to be released.

The Questions
Do you agree for Bougainville to have: (1) Greater Autonomy (2) Independence Bougainville referendum question

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