Dede Sophie

THE Papua New Guinea  Electoral Commissioner, Simon Sinai as custodian has been called to extract the ballot boxes kept in five containers at the Mendi police station and move them to a neutral counting venue to allow peaceful counting.  Incumbent Governor of Southern Highlands William Powi made the call after the counting of the regional seats have been disrupted and halted for three consecutive times, delaying the whole counting process.  In a media statement Mr Powi made the call to protect the province from violence and destruction as he sees a possible outbreak of violence in Mendi as the regional candidates continue to disrupt the counting.  He said security forces withdrew yesterday due to frustrations over continuous stoppage and delays in counting.  He called on the Electoral Commission to intervene and save  all the health services, the education, business and lives of the people by retrieving the five containers kept at the Mendi police station and bring it to a closest neut

 The Papua New Guinea Prime Ministers XIII team fell to much fancied Australia’s Prime Minister’s XIII team 64 – 14 at Suncorp Stadium , Australia tonight. Edene Gebbie [Photo PNG Kumuls Media] Papua New Guinea’s tries came from  Edene Gebbie , Jimmy Ngutlik and Brandon Nima. Match snapshot The Australian Prime Minister’s XIII Men’s side ran in 12 tries, with centre Zac Lomax converting eight of them. Skipper Daly Cherry-Evans put Roosters back-rower Nat Butcher through a gap for the first try.A failed attempt at an intercept by the Papua New Guinea Prime Minister’s XIII Men resulted in the ball being tipped into the hands of Josh Addo-Carr for the second, before Angus Crichton added another three minutes later.Tries to Zac Lomax and Matt Burton followed, with Lomax continuing his perfect night with the boot to give his side a 30-0 lead. Selwyn Cobbo monstered the defence for a try, followed by a four-pointer to Jake Averillo on his first touch of the game, to stretch the lead to 38-0.

Peugeot’s new 308 small family car is the latest version of the hugely successful nameplate with more than seven million worldwide sales over the generations – the first unveiled in 2007 as a replacement for the 307, the second in 2013 (voted European Car of the Year 2014), and the third in 2021 which saw the inclusion of a hybrid powertrain, writes Trish Whelan.   The new 308 is built on a multi-power platform developed to incorporate a petrol engine along with an electric motor whilst preserving space on board and boot volume. Particular attention was given to weight reduction and balance to make sure the driving experience is as rewarding as possible.  The 308 has always been one of the best-looking small cars on the market but with this latest model the Lion brand has dared to change the body shape quite dramatically. Peugeot were very brave in their design continuing the model as a hatchback and bucking the current trend of upscaling cars to crossovers or SUVs.  The result is a ca