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 THERE is no place for those who think money can be made from criminal acts such as holding people at ransom, Papua New Guinea Prime Minister  James Marape has said.  While commending the PNG Defense Force, PNG Royal Constabulary, and leaders and people of the community for the successful rescue of the hostages, the Prime Minister made a special appeal to the youth of Papua New Guinea today (26.02.23) to let go of their criminal ways of life and turn to agriculture and small business to making a living.  No Place to Hide for Kidnappers , PNG PM Marape warns youths  “I want to offer some counsel to our youth today. To those up there thinking you can make money through the barrel of a gun, I want to make it very clear to you that this is false fascination, a clear imagination that will not bear any long-term dividends for yourself,” said PM Marape.  “There is no place where you can engage in such outright criminal activities and get away. The Law will, and always does, catch up with you.

A compact SUV from Chinese carmaker BYD will be the next electric car from that country to be sold in Ireland, following a deal that appoints Motor Distributors Limited as the representative of the brand in this country, writes Brian Byrne. It will be the third Chinese company with a position in Ireland, after MG and the Ora companies — the latter which had its Funky Cat launch earlier this week. The arrival of the BYD Atto-3 compact SUV will be the first in a range of EVs from the brand, a statement from MDL says. The car will have a WLTP-rated range of 420km and an energy consumption of 15.5kWh/100km. The new franchise will mean an extra 150 jobs at MDL, bringing the total employment to around 450 at the importer, currently distributors of Mercedes-Benz here. The agreement was signed at BYD global headquarters in Shenzhen, China in the presence of MDL chief executive, Paddy Finnegan.