Dede Sophie

Budapest: some (okay me) say it’s where the East meets the West and the North meets the South. European wise anyway. Although it’s a country that’s in a long-term polyamorous relationship with both pork and sour-cream, Budapest is shockingly great for vegans and vegetarians. There are over 23 pure vegan restaurants, there’s plenty of vegan options in the supermarkets and they even have a whole vegan garden. And, it has the added bonus of being a rather cheap holiday destination – if you’re coming from the West at least anyway. Add to that gorgeous architecture and hot thermal baths and you can maybe see why I love Budapest. With over 23 vegan restaurants to choose from, you might feel a little overwhelmed with the choice. Don’t worry, I am semi-based in Budapest, I have a lot of Hungarian vegan friends and I’m pretty confident that I know the places that you’re going to love. When it comes to finding the best Budapest vegan restauran...

The Internal Revenue Commission (IRC) received an award from the Papua New Guinea Human Resource Institute (PNGHRI) as one of the Best Performing Public Sector Organizations for 2022. The Governor-General, His Excellency Grand Chief Sir Bob Dadae, presented the Award at the Crown Hotel, Port Moresby, today. In accepting the Award, Commissioner General Sam Koim thanked the Chairman and Council of PNGHRI for recognizing the progress made by IRC so far. He said, “I dedicate this Award to all the hardworking staff and management of the IRC who know more about tax than I do. I am just a figurehead of the organization of dynamic people.” “Unfortunately, there is no benchmarking in the public sector to measure our performances; maturity model where we will measure our progress towards it, so every agency is doing its own thing. But I accept PNHRI’s assessment of us because it is a non-government organization recognizing our efforts and encouraging us to be competitive....