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 The progressive election counting results for Southern Highlands Province are provided below. Only the top five (5) candidates for the provincial and the opens seats are provided.  Updated 5/8/22 IALIBU-PANGIA OPEN (Declared ) Top five (5) Candidates 1. Peter O’Neill – 45, 106 (declared winner on absolute majority)  2. Stanley Kuli Liria – 13, 909 3. Sam Tamu Wange – 5, 906 4. Ricky Pake – 5, 016 5. Professor Sirox Kari – 738 ——————————- IMBONGGU OPEN Top five candidates ( declared) PILA NININGI PANGU 24,615 (declared winner on absolute majority) ONAROP JOSEPH INGIPA ULP 7,315 MICAH WANIS MOKE IND 6,257 LONES SANDE NALI IND 5,330 WARREN WAK TEMOKANG IND 3,804 ——————————— NIPA-KUTUBU OPEN Top five (5) candidates Dr. Billy Joseph SDP – 25,991 Fiebik Kilip IND – 22,962 Luke Simon ULP – 22,888 Charles Andayo IND – 18,339 Jeffrey Komal IND – 13,493 MENDI OPEN Top five candidates (Declared ) Raphael Tonpi (ULP) – 42. 960 (Declared after elimination) Issac Joseph (PNG

A lot of reforms aimed at stopping unsustainable logging and corruption which was exposed by the Barnett Commission of Inquiry have not been implemented after more than 30 years. Community Advocacy Organisation ‘ACT NOW PNG’ campaign Manager, Eddie Tanago, says that these are some of the important issues, for the new Forest Minister, Salio Waipo, to address. Mr. Tanago in a statement, says that it is shameful that nothing much has happened to stop the rampant illegal and unsustainable logging, despite the reforms to the Forestry Act in 1991. He says that the Forestry Act was supposed to mark the end of the Colonial era Timber Rights Purchase (TRP) Agreements, which were found to be full of abuses, the majority of log exports are still from TRP areas.  Mr. Tanago says, another permit that has been abused is the Forest Clearance Authority (FCA’s), which sees logging companies harvesting large forest areas, and not small and discreet areas for agricultural crops or roads.  He adds that go

Indian nationals wishing to enter Hong-Kong for a stay of up to 14 days do not require entry Visas. Instead, one is required to have a Pre-arrival registration (PAR) notification slip for which they can apply online. This service is free of charge. The Hong Kong pre arrival registration for Indians came into effect on the 23rd of January 2017 in accordance with a directive announced by the Hong Kong Immigration Department on December 12th 2016. It was introduced with the aim of saving travellers’ time at the border. If one wishes to stay for a duration that exceeds 14 days, they must apply for a HKSAR Visa. HKSAR refers to Hong Kong Special Administrative Region which is the official name for the city of Hong Kong. Outlined below is information regarding the Pre-arrival registration (PAR); Requirements, Exemptions, Validity and General Procedures. Requirements for Pre-arrival registration for Indian Nationals Indians must meet the following two conditions to register for a PAR. 1. Have