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Five members of a criminal gang responsible for hurling a grenade that killed two men in Goilala, PNG’s central province were ambushed and killed in a retaliatory attack in December, PNG Police say.  Acting Provincal Police Commander of Central Province Senior Inspector Patterson Birigi said the five suspects were slain by angry relatives of the bomb victims, who went after and found them holed up in a remote village in Fane LLG. Members of the PNG Police in Goilala [Photo supplied] The gang led by a renowned criminal identified as Awa Pilot were responsible for various other crimes around the Tolokuma area until they met their fate, acting PPC Birigi said. He said since the closure of the Tolokuma mine in 2017,  the neighbouring communities lived in fear because of the menace and terror imposed on them by the Pilot gang. The acting PPC said when reports of the bomb attack reached Port Moresby, a composite team comprised of Central Police, the SSD and CID personnel were deployed into T

The Kia Niro has been named Women’s Best Car of the World 2023, writes Brian Byrne. The accolade was announced on International Women’s Day yesterday, having been chosen by a majority of 63 women motoring journalists from 43 countries across five continents. In all, a total of 59 candidate cars were tested for the 2023 Awards, with the seconf generation Niro being chosen in the category awards as the Best Urban Model. Other category winners were the Jeep Avenger, that brand’s first electric vehicle and not yet on sale here, voted the Best Family SUV. Nissan’s X-Trail is the Best Large SUV, the Audi RS3 is the Best Performance Car, and Ford’s latest Ranger the Best 4×4 & Pickup. The Best Large Car is the Citroen C5 X. Women’s World Car of the Year is the only car awards group in the world comprised exclusively of women motoring journalists. It was created by New Zealand’s Sandy Myhre in 2009. She is currently Honorary President while Marta García performs as Executive President. The