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The Sitting Member for Wapenamanda, Rimbink Pato and two other candidates are seeking interim orders from the National Court in Waigani to stop the counting of ballot boxes for the electorate in the province. Lawyer appearing on behalf of the plaintiffs, Nathan Pilamb made the application verbally as a matter of urgency. He submitted that word on the ground is that the Election Manager for Enga or the Returning Officer for Wapenamanda have brought the ballot boxes to the counting venue, in preparation for counting to begin this afternoon. Mr. Pilamb claims that this is despite a lawful directive from the Electoral Commissioner on July 19th, 2022 to transfer all the ballot boxes for Enga to Jiwaka Province, for scrutiny and counting, because of security reasons. Therefore, they are seeking interim injunctions to stop counting in the Province and for the Court to give effect to the Electoral Commissioner’s directive, to be complied with. Justice Joseph Yagi will make a ruling on this mat...

 Papua New Guinea PRIME Minister James Marape has announced that his government will address inflation in the Supplementary budget and implement the K610 million assistance they put out before going into election. Prime Minister Marape said the government had responded to the high inflation rate by increasing the basic salary range from K12,000 to K17,500 including a K200 project fee to schools nationwide. “We also removed 10 per cent of the fuel voucher and if it is not enough it will not stop the imported inflation that we are experiencing today but at least our government did make the first step today,” PM Marape said. “Before we went out into elections, we put out K610 million worth of assistance, including those who earn salary under K17,000 – the threshold before was I think K12,000 if I am not wrong and that is an increase. That’s low salary for shop assistance, security guards, the casuals, those who are at the lower end of the salary structure,” PM Marape said. “The tax holida...

It is a gorgeous high altitude village located super close to the Indo-China border in the Trans-Himalayan region of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh. It is famous for its apples, apricots, yaks, horses and a 11th century monastery. I am talking about the rustic Himalayan gem called Nako that is situated at the end of Kinnaur and at the start of Spiti Valley in Himachal Pradesh. Located at an altitude of 11,893 feet and under the backdrop of the mighty Reo Purgyal mountain (22,362 feet), Nako is a small village of about a thousand people in the Hangrang valley. Farming, fruit orchards and cattle rearing are the main sources of livelihood here. Not many tourists stay here. Rather, they continue to Spiti valley for the more famous tourist attractions. But, there is more to Nako than what meets the eye. For starters, there is the Nako lake whose periphery has willow and poplar trees. During the winter months, when it freezes completely, it becomes a skating rink. At other times, it o...

The aviation industry is always evolving and changing to include modern technologies. There have been great innovative strides in the past few decades. However, with new technology comes new threats. Two of the biggest challenges in the aviation industry are cybersecurity and customer experience. Blockchain can help with the safety and reinforcement of all three. It is defined as a new way of recording and encrypting information that makes it extremely difficult or even impossible to hack. Role of Blockchain In Airline Industry The first big challenge is cybersecurity. New technologies in cockpit communications include controller-pilot data link communications (CPDLC). CPLDC is beneficial because it enhances ATC surveillance and communication. Because of that, mid-air collision risk is greatly decreased and also decreases the amount of non-essential communications on radio frequencies. However, they are not protected. “ These communications often contain very sensitive information ,” s...