Papua New Guinea ​Minister for Forest Douglas Tomuriesa has urged the media to report facts and not to sensationalise reports.

The minister was responding to a news report in weekly newspaper Sunday Bulletin that claimed he had employed a consultant at an exorbitant salary rate.

Mr Tomuriesa said the report by a reporter (named) alleging him (Tomuriesa) of employing a James Kiale as a consultant and paying him K3000 daily is misleading and incorrect.

With its 6.3 million members, PNG Council of Churches has jumped on the bandwagon to support the struggle of West Papua for independence.

Governor Powes Parkop, has welcomed the council’s bid in mobilizing its members to vigorously support the worthy cause.

Parkop is a strong advocate of West Papua’s independence movement and a champion of human rights before being elected as a legislator representing the people of National Capital District.

The Governor was speaking at a press conference held by the West Papuan leaders at Port Moresby’s Holiday Inn early last month.

POLICE Commissioner Gari Baki has called upon the public not to accept compensation for rape cases.
Instead complaints should be laid with police who are duty-bound to arrest the suspect or suspects involved Mr Baki said.

​MEDICAL DIALOGUE successfully launched its first show on PNG TV this week Monday at 7:30pm.

Endorsing this program was Dr Sam Yockopua - Secretary of the National Doctors Association of Papua New Guinea. As introduced this program MEDICAL DIALOGUE is an Awareness based program focussed at educating viewers on the Health Issues we are faced with on a daily basis.

SIX OF the 11 suspects transferred from Alotau to Port Moresby last week will be arrested and charged with 22 counts of wilful murder, armed robbery, break, enter and stealing, arson, riot, illegal use of motor vehicle and conspiracy.
The other five suspects will be charged with one count of accessory after the fact for each of the 22 charges and one count of harbouring, for a total of 23 charges each.

The Australian government has given an extra $US700,000 to support Bougainville's referendum on independence from Papua New Guinea.

The support, part of Australia's $US35.6 million in annual aid to Bougainville, was announced last week by Australia's High Commissioner to PNG, Bruce Davis.

The first half of the money has been made available through the United Nations' Bougainville Referendum Support Project.

​Prime Minister Peter O’Neill says produce numbers before calling for a vote of no confidence motion.

Speaking as the guest at one of the major coalition partners, United Resource Party (URP) gala dinner at the Stanley Hotel on Saturday night, he assured coalition partners of working together to implement its policies.

“There is going to be a few noisy individuals who will talk about changes, and that is their democratic right, but let me say this, you cannot make changes without a parliamentary majority, this is done by very much self interested individuals, who even know that they don’t have the chance,” Mr O’Neill said.

Papua New Guinea Finance Minister and Leader of Government Business James Marape has asked Prime Minister Peter O’Neill and Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Rimbink Pato to do a strong protest note to the Australian government on the Paladin contract saga as well as other related issues with regards to Manus Asylum Seekers arrangements.

A government minister in Papua New Guinea says claims police are owed millions of dollars in unpaid dues are overblown.

The PNG Police Association said on Tuesday that police personnel were owed more than $US26.7 million, a figure it claims is increasing every fortnight.

It comes as the police commissioner and security forces remain at odds over whether dues for last year's APEC leaders summit have been paid.