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An ex-police officer is now the member-elect for Mul-Baiyer in the Western Highlands Province. PANGU Pati candidate Jacob Kop Maki unseated People’s National Congress Party candidate Koi Trappe this evening, after polling 26,890 votes. He was declared winner in the 25th exclusion of National Alliance Party candidate Sani Rambi who polled 15,490 votes. Mr. Maki surpassed the absolute majority of 25,249 votes and was declared by the Returning Officer Tommy Kolo at 7:00pm tonight. Mr. Maki is a former police officer based in Madang Province. Speaking during his declaration, Mr. Maki said his reason for resigning from his formal employment and entering politics is to serve his people. He also said Mul-Baiyer is a big district with the inclusion of the Lumusa LLG, and he will make sure that services are fairly distributed to the people of Mul, Baiyer and Lumusa. He thanked the people of Mul-Baiyer for giving him the mandate and saluted former MP Koi Trappe for delivering services in th...

Ford has announced a new all-electric Explorer crossover which will be available to order in Europe from later this year, writes Brian Byrne. The car is the first in a planned selection of new EVs from the brand, and will be available in both 2WD and AWD versions. The Explorer EV will be built in Cologne, Germany, which has been redeveloped as the company’s electric vehicle HQ in Europe. Virtual ‘test drives’ can be experienced online at this link .  Details on range and specifications will be available closer to launch. 

BMW has been winter-testing what will be the first all-electric 5 Series sedan, writes Brian Byrne. The i5 had already been journeyed in Arctic conditions a year ago, but this latest round of extreme weather in Sweden last month  has been fine-tuning powertrain and chassis control systems using frozen lakes test areas, BMW says the results show the car performs ‘at least as proficiently’ as any conventionally powered vehicle in such conditions.