New online marketplace Jungle introduces Kina Bank’s cutting-edge Internet Payment Gateway (IPG) Customers can have peace of mind when doing their online shopping with Jungle knowing they’re entering their details into a secure and reliable payment gateway. Kina Bank’s IPG will ensure a safe transaction process between the customer and the store, every time. Adopting technology of this calibre has enabled Papua New Guinea (PNG) online shopping portal, Jungle, the ability to continue to grow since their launch earlier this year. As an innovative new business Jungle is motivated by their vision to provide quality products all across PNG and…
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The right for all Papua New Guinean children to have an education will come at no cost, starting next year due to the strain of COVID-19 on the economy, as the Marape-Basil government moves in to ease the burden on parents and guardians in the 2022 academic year. PM James Marape made the announcement that students from elementary to Grade 12 will be entitled to free education in 2022 during the launch of the 2020-2029 National Education Plan. “As of next year, all State education will be free so parents are assisted further in this tough economic times,” said Marape.…
Hackers have broken into the systems of Electronic Arts, one of the world’s biggest video game publishers, and stolen source code used in company games, a spokesperson confirmed to CNN Business on Thursday. Online forum posts reviewed by CNN Business and vetted by an independent cybersecurity expert show that on June 6, hackers claimed to have obtained 780 gigabytes of data from EA (EA), including the Frostbite source code, which is the game engine that powers the FIFA, Madden, and Battlefield series of video games, among others. The hackers claimed to offer “full capability of exploiting on all EA services.” They also…
YouTube is banning several types of advertisers from one of the most prominent spots on its homepage. The video streaming platform said Monday that it will ban ads related to gambling, alcohol and prescription drugs, as well as political and election ads, from its masthead — the banner displayed at the top of its website and apps. “We believe this update will build on changes we made last year to the masthead reservation process and will lead to a better experience for users,” a spokesperson for Google, which owns YouTube, said in a statement to CNN Business. The news was first reported…
China has shown its disdain for the leaders of the G7 nations after the group joined together to demand transparency from Beijing and push for a fresh investigation into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic. The Global Times, a mouthpiece for the Chinese Communist Party, promoted a cartoon which mocked the G7 leaders and depicted them as different animals. The image, titled The Last G7, was published by Chinese cartoonist “Bantonglaoatang” on social media site Weibo. The Global Times claimed the cartoon was praised across social media on Sunday for “vividly and straightforwardly revealing the evil intentions of the West that tries…
Member States at the High-Level Meeting on HIV and AIDS adopted a Political Declaration in order to get the world on track to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030. Re-committing to urgent action over the next five years, Member States agreed to: reduce annual new HIV infections to under 370 000 and annual AIDS-related deaths to under 250 000 by 2025, ending pediatric AIDS and eliminating all forms of HIV-related stigma and discrimination. achieve the 95–95–95 testing, treatment and viral suppression targets within all demographics and groups and geographic settings, including children and adolescents living with HIV, ensuring that by 2025,…
Kangaroos coach Mal Meninga confirmed after Cordner announced his retirement on Monday following a series of head knocks that the forward had been poised to lead Australia to the World Cup if he had made a successful return this season. Laurie Daley, who appointed Cordner to the NSW captaincy in 2017, and Brad Fittler – the man in charge of his first game with Sydney Roosters in 2009 and final match in last year’s Origin – joined Meninga in paying tribute to a player renowned for his courage, consistency and leadership. “Everything he did was at a million miles per…
Sporting codes given approval by the Controller of the National Pandemic Response, to kick start their respective competitions must consider vaccination as a requirement for the existence of the competition. Deputy Controller of the National Pandemic Response, Dr. Daoni Esorom says sporting codes affiliated under the PNG Sports Foundation must consider vaccination of sportsmen and women and even the administrators of the code to safeguard the competitions. Dr. Daoni says sporting activities are high risk events where the COVID-19 virus can spread if preventive measures are not adopted at the early stages of the commencement of the competitions. “It’s important…
The Prime Minister, Hon. James Marape, MP in officiating at the launch of the 2020 to 2029 National Education Plan themed ‘Achieving Quality Education for All’ pronounced that quality Education is a basic right for all children in Papua New Guinea. The Prime Minister directed that all stakeholders take their role in making education for our children their business. This includes parents and citizens, teachers and the Education Department and all levels of Government. “In the next 10 years, throughout the life of this education plan, a child born today would be in grade 4, a seven year old child…
Isuzu Yellow returned to Amini Park to take on Red in the final game of round two. After a close loss on the previous day to table toppers Isuzu Black, Yellow were looking to bounce back but faced an Isuzu Red side deperate for a win. Isuzu Red batting first compiled the best innings of the tournament to date posting a highly competitive total of 6/257. The innings had consistant contributions throughout with the experienced players leading the way. Barras Tony Ura (47) CJ Amini (42) ex Barramundi Dogodo Bau (43) and Hiri Hiri a quick fire (40) completeing a…