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 By Isaac Liri : FM100  As the PNG Kumuls prepare for the Rugby League World Cup at the end of the year, structural football is something PNG has been getting right recently. PNG Kumuls on the rise [Photo by PNG Kumuls Media] PNG Kumuls coach Stanley Tepend told FM 100 Sporty after their victory of Fiji Batis recently in Sydney that their style of game has changed, and PNG has improved a lot in terms of playing structural football. “We have come a long way and we have the systems in place that can help our team perform better especially in terms of structure,” Tepend said. “I so happy to see that we are improving every time we play on the International stage and this speaks volumes of what’s happening  behind the scenes.” Outgoing PNG Kumul captain David Mead also commended the rise of PNG in rugby league. “I think we are playing with a lot more structure now than before and there are many young talents coming through so the future for the PNG Kumuls is bright,” Mead added. Veteran NRL

Papua New Guinea  Prime Minister James Marape says the K590 million in cost-of-living relief, provided for in the biggest-ever K24.567 billion 2023 Budget handed down today (November 29, 2022) by Treasurer Hon. Ian Ling-Stuckey, shows that it is a “People’s Budget”. He said this today after PNG Treasurer Ling-Stuckey handed down the Budget in Parliament.  Treasurer Ling-Stuckey  “What Treasurer Ling-Stuckey announced today shows that the Pangu Pati Government I lead is caring, responsible and responsive,” PM Marape said. “The 2023 Budget is truly a ‘People’s Budget. “Pangu Pati and our coalition partners went into the elections with a commitment to better Papua New Guinea, the people voted for us right throughout the country, and we are now delivering through the 2023 Budget. “All-in-all, the Budget is tailored towards lifting our country, and is more people-focused than ever before.” The K590 million relief includes: • Tax cuts of K63 per fortnight for those earning more than K20,000

Reason[45]: Online Retailers Have Stopped Accepting Bitcoin Online retailors who once joined the Satoshi revolution and pledged to support this payment system are now forced to step back and reconsider their decisions. Only three of top 500 online retailers are accepting bitcoin. Merchants are now reluctant to accept bitcoin as a payment method due to its scary volatile price and high transaction fees. Surprisingly just last week, the second most popular gaming store Steam has stopped accepting bitcoin payments for games , saying the cryptocurrency is extremely volatile and transaction fees are way expensive. 2.24 2.23 2.22 2.21 2.20 2.19 2.18 2.17 2.16 2.15 2.14 2.13 2.12 2.11 2.10 2.9 2.8 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.2 2.1 2.0 1.0 Steam started accepting bitcoin in April 2016 but just within a year, it could not resist to accept the fact that bitcoin surely does not qualify to be called a currency. In a blog post , Kurtis Chinn, an engineer at Steam, wrote, “As of today, Steam