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 PANGU Party has secured another seat in this election bringing its total to three so far.  Manasseh Makiba was officially declared at 11:55am as the elected Member of Parliament for Magarima Open.  The M-P declared now puts his foot into history, as the first representative for the recently established Magarima District.  This followed completion of secondary vote count on Sunday.  Mr. Manasseh polled to victory after the 17th exclusion, with a vote tally of 20, 753.  While runner up for the open seat of Magarima Paul Agiru finished with 15, 482 votes.  Prime Minister James Marape was declared a week ago and his deputy John Rosso was declared in Lae last night.  Pic: Makiba (front left) in green Pangu Party cap watches on. Next :  Election Results for Southern Highlands Province 2022

The PNG Department of Finance and Nambawan Super Ltd are working to reconcile figures for the rental arrears.  Finance Secretary Dr. Ken Ngangan in response to questons by this newsroom says NSL’s total figure of K160 million is inclusive of some costs, which shouldn’t include in rental invoices. He pointed out that this includes rent for office space, utilities and maintenance. Dr. Ngangan says the Finance Department met with NSL last week and agreed to have technical officers from both sides reconcile the figures which are currently being facilitated and ongoing. He says a partial payment of K50 million has been made last week. Meantime, Nambawan Super Limited (NSL) is adamant, that the locking out of State entities will continue until a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) is signed between them and the State. NSL Chairman Reg Monagi, said that this MOA, will contain the schedule of payments, which is agreed to by both parties, to settle the remaining arrears of over K120 million in rental

 PNG Air has  advised its customers, corporate travelers, and the general public that our sales office in Tabubil, Western Province, has reopened. With this reopening, customers in Tabubil can now purchase tickets at our new Sales Office. We are located next to Starmart in the heart of the township. Flight bookings can also be made at any PNG Air, Post PNG Sales Office or online via www.pngair.com.pg We look forward to welcoming you onboard soon as we continue to connect our domestic network across Papua New Guinea. Statement Next :  PNG proposes To establish Diplomat Office in Vietnam

The ‘Recharge’ suffix used by Volvo cars can be somewhat confusing, writes Brian Byrne. Initially used for any version of one of its models that had an electric drive component, it could mean petrol-hybrid, plug-in petrol hybrid, or a fully electric car. The C40 Recharge is that last, and unique so far in the Volvo range in that the model is only available with battery-electric power. I’ve reviewed the C40 Recharge before, earlier this year. And also the XC40 Recharge, the electric version of the company’s compact SUV, as well as the related Polestar 2. They share powertrains, interiors to a great degree, and infotainment interfaces. So my recent stint with the C40 Recharge brought very familiar impressions. The reason for my revisiting the particular model was its powertrain, this time a single RWD electric motor instead of the AWD dual motors of my C40 of earlier this year. The C40 Recharge is essentially an XC40 with a coupe rear end, a format that has become an almost de rigeur var