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Incumbent Governor for West New Britain Province and PANGU Pati candidate Sasindran Muthuvel has been re-elected as the Regional Member. This will be his third term in Parliament. Mr. Muthuvel was declared member-elect by Provincial Returning Officer Emily Kelton at 6:25pm today. He polled 47,878 votes, surpassing the absolute majority of 46,499. In second place place was former Police Commissioner and People’s National Congress Party candidate Gari Baki with 45,118 votes. Mr. Muthuvel is the second PANGU Pati candidate to be declared in the province, after Nakanai Open member Francis Galia Maneke yesterday. Member for Talasea Freddie Reu Kumai is a Peoples Party candidate, while Kandrian Gloucester member-elect Joseph Lelang is a People’s National Congress Party candidate. NBC News / PNG Today Next :  National Alliance Party leader Patrick Pruaitch unseated

  BSP Financial Group Limited (BSP) has been forced to shut the doors of four if its branches in the Highlands and Momase regions following security concerns, mostly related to the 2022 National General Elections.  Porgera branch in Enga, Koroba Hybrid Branch in Hela, Chuave Sub Branch in Simbu, and Kabwum and Mutzing Sub Branches in Morobe all remain closed.   The operations of BSP Mendi Branch in Southern Highlands has also been disrupted in the past week. BSP Group CEO, Robin Fleming upon confirming this said, BSP Sub Branches in Koroba, Kabwum, Mutzing, and just yesterday Chuave, have closed their doors due to security issues related to the 2022 National General Elections while, BSP Porgera branch was closed last month following tribal fighting in the Porgera valley. Fleming said, “We closed BSP Chuave Sub Branch yesterday after the office complex, which BSP operates from, was ransacked by supporters of losing candidates.  We also had to close BSP Mendi branch earlier this week due