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Bank South Pacific has recently installed 120 automated teller machines (ATMs) as part of its continued efforts in improving its services. Twenty-seven (27) have so far been replaced in the nation’s capital with another ninety-three (93) more to be installed by the end of March in Port Moresby and Lae respectively. BSP Retail Group General Manager, Daniel Faunt says ATM outages are not related to cash availability, as all BSP ATMs carry sufficient levels of cash and there is more than enough liquidity in the banking system.  Although BSP does a significant amount of work to ensure ATM quality cash is available, often times the poor quality of bank notes impacts ATM hardware.  BSP encourages customers to contact its Call Center when encountering issues with a particular ATM machine so its teams can attend to them in a more immediate and possible manner.  NBC News / PNG Today next :  PNG Trade Minister Maru Welcomes Australia’s Support for Special Economic Zones in PNG

Late August and early September, I embarked on a 10 day monsoon motorcycle ride through the Western Ghats of India. I had gone on a couple of day rides to lesser known Hoysala temples after the lockdown, but this was my first long trip since 22nd March. And boy was I happy! Monsoons happen to be my favorite season of the year. I love the rains, the freshness in the air, the lush green views, the richness of ecosystem and most important of all, I love getting wet. And what better place to enjoy the monsoons than the Western Ghats. My 2000 kms motorcycle ride took me to the following places in the Western Ghats of Karnataka over 10 days. There was a lot of walking, trekking, getting wet, eating traditional foods and sleeping to petrichor in between all the motorcycle rides. 1) Sirsi – Yellapur region: Unchalli Falls , Magod Falls , Sathodi Falls , Bilihole Falls , Sonda Vadiraj Mutt 2) Kumta region: Devimane Ghat, Mirjan Fort 3) Karavali coast: Maravanthe Beach , Kota, Kallu Ganapati