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 Transparency International PNG (TIPNG) is hosting a two-day election seminar to present the findings of its observations during the 2022 National General Elections. The event is guided by the theme “Promoting Transparency for Election Integrity” and this theme will steer discussions over the two days. Day one of the election seminar will feature TIPNG’s presentation of the key findings from its 2022 election observation report and day two will facilitate dialogue among stakeholder representatives with the objective of improving the integrity of Papua New Guinea’s election. TIPNG has presented its 2022 Election Observation Report to the Government represented by the Chairman for the Special Parliamentary Committee on Elections, Honorable Allan Bird, and the Electoral Commissioner, Simon Sinai. The findings from the report clearly indicate that the 2022 National General Election has continued the trend of deterioration in the quality of the conduct and management of elections in PNG. Ke

Papua New Guinea’s Minister for International Trade and Investment, Richard Maru has welcomed the Australian Government’s support to work with Papua New Guinea on the development of Special Economic Zones or SEZs in the country. Minister Maru appreciated the offer during his meeting with the Australian High Commissioner to PNG, Jon Philp in Port Moresby. Maru has been in plans to work with the Australian Government and investors in the Manus Special Economic Region and the Western Province SEZ. He’s keen on working with the Australian Government and investors to look into the development of the feed industry, cotton industry, cattle industry, and chicken industry of PNG. Maru is adamant PNG needs more competition across all industries and new industries to replace imports, create jobs, and create wealth for its citizens. NBC / PNG Today next :  PNG to ban the Importation of Frozen Chicken

Do you believe you have some responsibility towards your community or the society you survive in? Do you feel you need to pay back to your community? Do you feel like helping the members of your society and being helpful in any humanitarian acts ? If yes, then there are so many opportunities available to us which makes helping the community a lot easier. Some of the simplest ways include volunteering at a local school or a hospital, helping the victims, serving the elderly, respecting the neighbours in every way and most important and easiest of all is to access yourself and be a good human being for everyone around. On the contrary, there might be some people who would negate this concept of helping others and the community. They might question this culture. Why is there a need to help the community? Why should they put in efforts to pay back to the community? What would they receive at the end of the day? Or who helped them during their struggles? To all such questions, there is