The 76th Cannes Film Festival began Tuesday with the premiere of Johnny Depp’s Louis XV period drama, “Jeanne du Barry.” The project is the actor’s first movie since his highly publicized defamation trial last year with his former wife, Amber Heard. Depp, who plays Depp Louis XV in the film, walked the red carpet at the premiere, stopping along the way to speak with fans and pose for photos. The festival will run for the next 12 days, amid protests in France and an entertainment writers’ strike. Also screening at Cannes is “Indiana Jones and the Dial of the Destiny” and Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the…
Author: Katrina ANGELI
Canadian pop star The Weeknd has reverted to his birth name Abel Tesfaye on his social media accounts. The singer, known for his catchy pop tunes like Blinding Lights, asked his fans on Twitter in April if he should make the change. “ABEL formally known as The Weeknd?” he asked his fans in a tweet that received over one hundred thousand likes. The name change comes after the award winning artist revealed he wanted to “kill The Weeknd” to W Magazine. “I’m going through a cathartic path right now” he said. “It’s getting to a place and time where I’m getting…
As Papua New Guinea celebrates Mother’s Day, the country’s leading superannuation provider National Superannuation Fund Ltd or Nasfund announced a new initiative to benefit its female employees. The Fund introduced the payment of superannuation on unpaid maternity for its female staff – a first for the industry, and for the country. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Rajeev Sharma, said as a responsible employer, Nasfund is committed to promoting gender equality and bridging the gap that exists with the disparities faced by women at the point of retirement. “On average, for example, a female contributor may miss out on superannuation contributions…
Nominations for The Justin Kili Awards are now open as of Monday the 8th of May 2023 for the YUMI FM PNG Musik Awards 2023 that will take place on the 17th of June at the Gold Club Arena. During this time all listeners can come forward to nominate music artists who have contributed greatly in the music industry. Senior Radio Personality of YUMI FM, Turner Arifeae better known by his radio name Kasty, said that music artists nominated for this particular award can either be singers or producers who have made a name for themselves in the music industry…
First time nominee of the Female Artist of the Year 2021, Natuharinah Lavett Holden who is better known as Rhee, shared excitement as she received her first nomination for the YUMI FM PNG Musik Awards 2023. Rhee is amongst two other nominees who have also been nominated for the Female Artist of the Year category for the year 2021. The awards night will highlight and recognize the efforts of local music artists over the last two years; 2021-2022. “I’m very excited and thankful as well. Not to say that I was expecting to get nominated but hard work pays off,…
The YUMI FM PNG Musik Awards 2023 is back on and will be bigger than ever. That’s from the Content Director of YUMI FM, Tuluan Vitz, who stated that the event this time around will showcase and recognize the efforts of the most nominated music artists who have produced songs in the last two years; 2021 and 2022. Tuluan told PNG HAUSBUNG that this is because there has been no YUMI FM PNG Musik Awards hosted last year (2022) and this year they are doubling the awards, where two artists will be awarded for those respective last two years 2021…
New in the music industry, singer, song writer and producer, Jarahn, has certainly earned himself a nomination in the upcoming YUMI FM PNG Musik Awards 2023. Jarahn was nominated under the category, Best New Artist of the Year 2022. The awards night will feature celebrate the work of local artists over the last two years 2021-2022. Jarahn expressed how proud he was to get a nomination for the first time and pride in reaching a milestone in his music career. “I hope to accomplish more achievements such as this one. And I am proud of myself that I got to…
“Never waste an opportunity to sell.” These were the words of a keen and enthusiastic individual who has certainly paved a way for PNG women in the fashion industry. Entrepreneur and Owner of Maku Gifts, Annette Sete, for the first time has pushed boundaries and gone out of her comfort zone in creating her first ever Runway Show. The first of its kind event, ending on a high note as more than 300 people attended the spectacular Lavagirl Xplosion Runway Show that was hosted at the APEC Haus, Port Moresby. The show itself portrayed a total of twelve collections…
Being nominated for the first time for the YUMI FM PNG Musik Awards 2023, Kronos received four nominations in which he expressed as something exciting and honored to be one of the nominees for such a big event. The awards night will feature and celebrate the work of local artists over the last two years, 2021 and 2022. Kronos was nominated for the four categories: · Artist of the Year 2021 · Male Artist of the Year 2021 · Song of the Year 2022 · Duo/ Group of the Year 2022 The Murumbu singer shared with PNGHAUSBUNG major highlights he…
On May the 8th, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement will be celebrating the World Red Cross Red Crescent Day to recognize the importance of humanitarian action in saving lives, protecting livelihoods and upholding human dignity. This year, the staff of the PNG Red Cross Society (PNGRCS), the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) want to highlight the universal, human and diverse aspects of movement by the Papua New Guinea Red Cross Society by focusing on their volunteers of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in responding…