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Be a smart consumer!

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Supermarket sales/deals for the week Visual for illustration only Be a smart consumer! PORT MORESBY: Groceries and food are a daily necessity for everyone. It is with this in mind that PNG Cyber Monitor is making a weekly compilation of deals offered by supermarkets here. Be a smart consumer, get the best out of your kina by checking out the prices and planning your shopping. The list below is a service for the convenience of our readers and followers. This is it: Brian Bell Mid-Year Salebration: Massive discounts; Great savings on quality brands all backed by our famous Brian Bell warranty; Come on down & Sale-abrate with me! Starts Monday June 3, 2019. - As advertised in The National on Friday, May 31, 2019. Bedding deals to help you Rest Easy: Save 20% off these innerspring mattresses - Sweet Dreams Single 90x190 (K675 save K170); King single 107x203 (K750 save K175); Double 137x190 (K955 save K240); Sweet Dreams pillowtop - Single 90x190 (K795 save K200)...

Man and church deacon allegedly raped two six-year-old schoolgirls and a seven-year-old girl

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News that matters in Papua New Guinea Image for illustration only. For image text, go to  https://www.indiatoday.in/crime/story/rape-minor-mutilation-hyderabad-1483711-2019-03-22  (Raped by drunk teen, minor’s mutilated body found in bushes) Man and church deacon allegedly raped two 6-year-old schoolgirls and a 7-year-old girl PORT MORESBY: A 35-year-old man and a 56-year-old church deacon were allegedly charged with sexual assaults on children aged six (two) and seven in separate cases. The man allegedly tried to rape two six-year-old schoolgirls and then forced them to swallow his sperm. The Seventh Day Adventist Church deacon allegedly started raping the girl, now aged 12, when she was seven. The details of the two sick cases were reported by The National : Alleged rapist denied bail May 30, 2019 The National National   Article Views:  6 A 35-YEAR-OLD man who allegedly tried to rape two six-year-old schoolgirls ...

Papua New Guineans’ hope for affordable internet access

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News that matters in Papua New Guinea Univeristy of Technology-Huawei Technologies (PNG) Pvt Ltd Memorandum of Understanding signing fo4 the establishment of Huawei ICT Academy in Unitech in Lae. Papua New Guineans’ hope for affordable internet access PORT MORESBY: Papua New Guineans and businesses are eagerly waiting for completion and commissioning of the Coral Sea Cable (CSC) by the end of this year. All are hoping that the 4G digital platform, being developed by PNG DataCo and Chinese multinational telecommunications equipment and consumer electronics manufacturer Huawei Technologies Co Ltd will significantly bring down the retail prices of internet access. PNG Cyber Monitor reproduces below reports by The National at the 2nd PNG Digital Forum at The Stanley Hotel, Port Moresby, on May 16, 2019: Transforming PNG into a digital economy May 29, 2019 The National Main Stories   Article Views:  3 As Papua New G...

Real life rifles, bows and arrows bloody fights in PNG

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News that matters in Papua New Guinea Pic courtesy of Maita Yawi Real life rifles, bows and arrows bloody fights in PNG PORT MORESBY: The scene was akin to a Western movie with men armed with rifles and bows and arrows on the move in a battlefield. However, the scene was as real as one can expect. It was a tribal war in Kagua’s Sugu Valley in Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea. The ethic fight, involving nine tribes - six on one side and three on the other - had been waging for five weeks. To date, at least 11 people, including a woman, have died in the ongoing conflict, with scores of villagers fleeing from their burning homes and seeking refuge. What a sad state of affairs in this modern and civilised global era. Pic courtesy of Maita Yawi PNG Cyber Monitor reproduces a report by The National on the bloody clashes: Ongoing ethnic war sees 11 dead, 14 injured May 24, 2019 The National Main Stories   Article Views: ...

Be a smart consumer!

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Supermarket sales/deals for the week Visual for illustration only Be a smart consumer! PORT MORESBY: Groceries and food are a daily necessity for everyone. It is with this in mind that PNG Cyber Monitor is making a weekly compilation of deals offered by supermarkets here. Be a smart consumer, get the best out of your kina by checking out the prices and planning your shopping. The list below is a service for the convenience of our readers and followers. This is it: Brian Bell Power On!: Ozito random orbital sander 125mm, 235w (K150); Ozito angle grinder 125mm (K195); Ozito angle grinder 100mm (K125); Ozito finishing sander 1/3 sheet, 150w (K150); Ozito circular saw 185mm, 1200w (K225); Ozito hammer drill rotary 900w (K345 save K50); Ozito hammer drill 13mm 1010w (K225); Ozito cordless drill compact 18v, rechargeable (K395); Ozito multi-function tool 300w (K199 save save K50). - As advertised in The National on Friday May 24, 2019. Now everyone can grab a … BARGAIN...

Time for PNG’s organic agriculture to go global

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News that matters in Papua New Guinea Image for illustration only. For image text, go to  https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20161227005124/en/Burgeoning-Demand-Organic-Food-Drive-Global-Agricultural  (Burgeoning Demand for Organic Food to Drive the Global Agricultural Packaging Market Until 2020, Says Technavio) Time for PNG’s organic agriculture to go global PORT MORESBY: Indeed! Papua New Guinea (PNG)’s agriculture is naturally organic. So, why can’t PNG tap the trillion-dollar international organic food market? PNG Cyber Monitor reproduces below The National ’s reports on the issue: PNG can tap trillion-dollar international organic food market May 22, 2019 The National Main Stories   Article Views:  33 Papua New Guinea’s agriculture is naturally organic. And the global demand for organic food is a fast growing industry that is today estimated to be worth US$1 trillion (K3.38 trillion). The National’s se...