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Dr Poya Gow in Boston. A PAPAUA New Guinean Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Wentworth Institute of Technology in the United States, Dr Yalinu Poya Gow has expressed delight over being recognised for the second time to present her work at the Museum of Science in Boston. Dr Yalinu, a Member of Global Young Academy 2024-2029 and Member of Scientific Advisory Board AEHS Foundation (East Coast USA), said she was honoured to be invited by the Museum of Science, Boston, to pre

On June 5, Chinese Ambassador to PNG H.E Yang Xiaoguang attended the launching ceremony of the “The Guide to Life for Overseas Chinese in Papua New Guinea” and delivered remarks. More than 50 representatives from the Chinese communities in PNG participated in the event, including Mr. Lin Huanong, President of the China-PNG Friendship Association, Mr. Qi Zhihua, Vice Chairman of the China Enterprises Association in PNG, and Mr. Li Huadong, President of Meet PNG and Publishing

PORT MORESBY – Health Minister Hon. Elias Kapavore has told Parliament that international media entering hospitals to photograph and record patients without consent is a violation of patients' rights and dignity. The Minister made the statement while responding to questions from Saki Hacky Soloma regarding conditions at Port Moresby General Hospital (PMGH). Minister Kapavore referred to recent footage showing mothers lying in hospital corridors and stressed that images captur

A plume of black smoke is seen over the port of St Petersburg. (AP Photo) Ukraine has struck an oil export terminal in St Petersburg hours before Russian President Vladimir Putin's annual economic forum got underway. The attack on St Petersburg, Mr Putin's home city, and the location of his own 'Davos' — a showcase economic forum designed to attract foreign investment — comes as both sides dial up strikes on each other in the more than four-year-old war. Smoke shrouds the go

Smoke billows from the Nabatieh area in southern Lebanon following an Israeli strike on Wednesday Israeli strikes killed at least nine people in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, authorities said, as the Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah said it fired rockets into northern Israel. Lebanon's health ministry said the dead included two paramedics whose ambulance was hit in a strike in the southern Chehour area. A car was also struck just south of the capital Beirut. Meanwhile, Isra

Papua New Guinea has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening trade, investment, and economic partnerships with Europe during the 5th EU-PNG Business Forum in Port Moresby. Speaking at the opening plenary, Minister for National Planning Hon. Sir Ano Pala highlighted the Government’s vision to grow the economy to K200 billion and create one million jobs by 2030 through strategic investments, infrastructure development, value-added agriculture, energy, manufacturing, and priv

Picture supplied Port Moresby, June 2, 2026 – Papua New Guinea has reaffirmed its commitment to attracting foreign investment and strengthening economic ties with Europe, with Minister for National Planning Sir Ano Pala urging European investors to seize emerging opportunities across the country. Speaking at the opening of the 5th EU-PNG Business Forum in Port Moresby, Sir Ano said the Marape-Rosso Government remains committed to creating a stable, transparent, and business-f

First responders searched through the rubble of homes destroyed by the Israeli strikes in Mashghara Dozens of people have been killed in an intensive wave of Israeli strikes across southern and eastern Lebanon, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to step up military action against Hezbollah. At least 31 people have been killed in the latest wave of attacks, including several children, Lebanon's health ministry said. The Israeli military said it hit more than