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 The PNG  Inter-Departmental Election Committee (IDEC) has defended the government’s electoral process amidst frustrations and disappointments expressed by Papua New Guinean voters during polling, and called for peace and calm. Department of Justice and Attorney General (DJAG) Secretary Dr Eric Kwa Chairman of IDEC and Secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and National Executive Council, Ivan Pomaleu, says against all odds, election officials were able to conduct safe and free elections throughout most parts of the country, during this COVID-19 pandemic. “I commend the hard working election officials for your devotion and commitment during this time. Despite confronting challenges, you were able to oversee and conduct polling peacefully.” Mr Pomaleu stressed that Papua New Guinea had encountered  similar  challenges in recent elections, especially during  polling  process, however, added,  citizens  did not expect such issues of breaching the election  process during the week,

Papua New Guinea’s Minister for International Trade and Investment Richard Maru is hopeful a major rice project in Kairuku in Central Province will get off the ground this year. He says the project though will have to get the blessing from the Central Provincial Government, Kairuku District Development Authority, Hiri-Koiari DDA, impact communities, and the National Government, who own the Manumanu land at Gabadi. Rice investors from the Philippines, who visited the project site at Gabadi recently, say millions of Kina will be needed to finance the growing of rice on a commercial scale. Former Philippines Department of Agriculture Secretary, Dr. Emmanuel Pinol, who leads the investor team, says they will need 1, 200 hectares to start this investment.  The availability of state land and close proximity to the Hiritano Highway and electricity grid are some of the deciding factors.   This decision was reached by a group of Filipino Rice Investors, after the conclusion of a two-day field t

  alamak! RUAM LAMPIN? Ruam lampin adalah bentuk kulit meradang yang muncul sebagai tampalan kulit merah terang di bahagian punggung bayi. apakah sebab-sebabnya? Sebab utama ruam lampin adalah kelembapan . Oleh kerana bayi, terutama bayi yang baru lahir, membuang air kecil dan membuang najis longgar, selalu terdapat sedikit kelembapan yang tersisa di kulit bayi. Ini adalah masalah khusus pada bayi dengan kulit sensitif dan boleh berlaku walaupun dengan perubahan lampin yang kerap. Bayi yang dibiarkan tinggal di dalam lampin kotor mereka untuk jangka masa yang panjang mempunyai kemungkinan lebih tinggi terkena ruam lampin. apakah simptom ruam lampin? kemerahan dan kerengsaan – kemerahan kawasan kemaluan dan sekitar paha dan punggung (kebiasaannya kawasan yang telah ditutupi oleh lampin). Kawasan yang terjejas kebanyakannya meradang dan boleh menyebabkan kering atau lembap dan kadang-kadang berjerawat. Apa yang boleh anda lakukan untuk mengurangkan kejadian ruam lampin? 1)   Tukar lamp