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 Papua New Guinea police in Southern Highlands province have arrested and charged nine (9)  armed suspects  for being  armed and in possession of a M16A2 rifle, live ammunition as well as Police and PNG Defence Force Uniforms.  Southern Highlands Provincial Police Commander Chief Inspector Daniel Yangen said the suspects were arrested on July 20 and charged with two counts each under section 7 and section 65A of the Firearms Act and two counts each under section 16 of the Summary Offences Act. Photo: The M16 2A rifle, live ammunition and a fully loaded magazine confiscated by the members of the Police Mobile Squad and PNGDF Forces on routine patrol along Mendi to Nipa road on July 20, 2022. Mr Yangen said the suspects’ ages ranges from 19 to 45 years old and were from the Nipa Kutubu and Mendi Munihu districts in the Southern Highlands province (SHP). Members of the Police Mobile Squad and the PNG Defence Force were on patrol along the Mendi-Nipa road when they came across a suspicious

Even if you choose to kayak through a portion of the river near your home that you have traveled through on regular ferries multiple times, it will feel like a whole new experience altogether. Unbelievable as it may seem to those who do not have much experience with kayaking, that’s exactly how it feels. The difference between kayaking and being on a regular motorized boat or ferry is the distance between you and the water. To be so low and close to the water in a manual boat presents kayakers with a thrilling perspective that’s unique only to kayaking. If you truly want to enjoy that surreal perspective from the most adventurous and beautiful lakes or rivers across Asia, here’s the list you need to follow. Raja Ampat, Indonesia Raja Ampat is a conservation area for marine life and it’s a gorgeous one at that. Each time you visit Raja Ampat and decide to go on a kayaking tour with the local guides, you are helping the local population and the conservation efforts simultaneously, in add

Housed inside a cave of boulders, this temple dates over a thousand years. It enjoys a rustic location surrounded by pristine farmland and nature of the Dakshina Kannada region of Karnataka. I am referring to the Kallu (stone) Ganapati temple, a hidden gem located near Saibrakatte, Udupi district. During my 10 day monsoon motorcycle ride across the Western Ghats of Karnataka, I happened to reach Kota, the hometown of my friend and popular travel blogger Shrinidhi Hande. It was he, who recommended visiting this offbeat temple and that’s how we planned an evening visit to this temple and the nearby Mekkakattu Nandikeshwara temple. It was drizzling when we started our respective motorcycles from Kota and the 12 kilometer green route via farms, streams, rivers, paddy fields and villages gave us perfect company. State highways turned into winding village roads and we finally reached this place full of boulders in the middle of absolutely nowhere. A narrow passage (I had to duck n crawl at m