Most undergraduate students at Papua New Guinea's biggest university face a 29 percent fee hike this year.

Some degree courses, such as medicine and nursing, will face bigger increases.

The University of PNG's public relations director, James Robins, says other expenses, such as accommodation, are unchanged.

Papua New Guinea's shadow justice minister Kerenga Kua says MPs must put more effort into grappling with implications of the Bougainville referendum.
Bougainville is to hold a vote this year on whether to retain its autonomy status or become fully independent.

The law firm of Berman O’Connor & Mann filed in the Federated States of Micronesia has filed a civil action against Air Niugini and “Does Entities 1-10” at the FSM Supreme Court in Chuuk on behalf of their client Tatiana Patricio. 

The civil action arises from injuries Patricio sustained as a result of the crash of Air Niugini Flight 56 on September 28, 2018 in the waters short of the runway at the Chuuk International Airport in Weno.

The ruling Peoples National Congress (PNC) Party of Prime Minister Peter O’Neill is intact and is not fazed by the mooted vote of no confidence, Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer Charles Abel said in Port Moresby Tuesday.

Abel, who is acting Prime Minister, said in an interview with the Post-Courier that the people gave the mandate to PNC Party after the 2017 national general election to govern.

It is unlikely Papua New Guinea will see an exact investment worth K9 billion (US$2.760 billion) coming in its entirety as a result of hosting APEC and the leader’s summit in November last year.

Investments are determined by a variety of factors including international and domestic supply and demand with level of risks involved according to the Institute of National Affairs executive director Paul Barker.

Cash incentives for police in Papua New Guinea will not be allowed, the country's police chief says.
Police Commissioner Gary Baki made the comment following announcements by the National Capital District Metropolitan Superintendent Perou N'Dranou of his intention to pay cash bonuses for a prescribed number of arrests made by policemen and women under his command.

Early this morning, a young girl was electrocuted at Port Moresby Kipo Settlement, at East Boroko.

PNG Power Ltd said this location had experienced power outage last night due to a fallen tree onto a service pole.

“The PNG Power field team responded and disconnected supply to the area, then progressed onto other faults whilst waiting for the fallen tree to be cleared,” said PPL acting managing director, Carolyn Blacklock.  

Papua New Guinea's Port Moresby Police Task Force Team arrested and charged two Chinese men over the illegal sale of fake SP beer.

The suspects, Wan Yen Bing, 51, and Wang Yuanyan, are both from the Fujian province of China.

Office in Charge of the Policing the Police Task Force Team (PPTFT), Senior Sergeant Apollos Terry, said his team began investigating the matter when an officer of Eliseo, a wholesale business in the NCD, laid an official complaint with his team.

UNRELENTING interference by Chief Secretary to Government Isaac Lupari in matters outside his area of concern has many Papua New Guinean elites, including the Attorney-General, worried.

Speaking on the recent controversial issue of the acting Solicitor-General’s appointment, Minster for Justice and Attorney-General Davis Steven said yesterday that it was detrimental to state procedure and protocol, for a senior public servant to seen to be interfering in ministerial directives.

KUMUL Petroleum Holdings Limited borrowed K451 million from Bank South Pacific in 2016 and 2017 to fund dividend payments to the National Government, Opposition Leader Patrick Pruaitch said yesterday.

And Mr Pruaitch described this as an extremely bad and unethical corporate financial decision made by the Kumul board of directors.

He was quoting figures from the State-owned company’s 2017 annual report now available on KPHL’s website.