Sherwin Tanabi knows that if the 2021 Rugby League World Cup wasn’t postponed by one year, he wouldn’t be where he is today. Twelve months ago, Tanabi was fresh off his first season in Papua New Guinea’s Digicel Cup, where he played for the Lae Tigers and was 18th man on grand final day. Playing in the Hostplus Cup was still just a goal of his, let alone representing his country. Tanabi made his official PNG Kumuls debut, when he started for his home nation in their World Cup pool clash with Wales. Not only is this a dream come…
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A convicted murderer has been released from detention and spared deportation, with blessing of the mother of man he was jailed for killing. Mark Basa was 16 when he was convicted of the 2005 stabbing murder of Zane McCready in Newcastle. Over the past four years he has been in immigration detention, waiting in limbo as he fought deportation. His father Richard Basa told the ABC he had no idea his son’s release was imminent, when he got a phone call from his lawyer last Thursday. “I was in shock — Mark’s lawyer said get a car and get to Sydney, your boy…
Four (4) PNG Power Limited (PPL) engineers graduated last Thursday, October 27, with Certificates in Remote Drone Pilot at a small ceremony at the Lamana Hotel in Port Moresby. The four who work under the Asset Management and Transmission and Distributions Business Units are the first in the company to be certified as drone pilots. They are trained and certified to competently operate PPL’s own drones to carry out aerial inspections and condition monitoring for the transmission and distribution assets using the drone technology. The use of drones as part of PPL’s operations will substantially reduce risks to inspection and…
A pair of impressive finishes from fullback Martha Molowia either side of half-time helped propel Papua New Guinea to a 34-12 victory over Canada, marking their first ever Women’s World Cup win. Molowia smashed her way through would-be tacklers on a run down the sideline for her first just before break to give PNG a 8-6 lead, before carving through for another just a minute into the second half. Through the opening 20 minutes it was Canada who dominated proceedings, and they enjoyed plenty of scoring opportunities throughout the match, but too often the last pass was missing when space…
Unilever recently announced a voluntary recall of 19 popular dry shampoo aerosol products sold in the United States due to concerns about benzene, a chemical known to cause cancer. Exposure to benzene, which is classified as a human carcinogen, can occur through inhalation, ingestion, or through skin contact and can result in cancers including leukemia and blood cancers, according to the U.S Department of health and human services. Humans are exposed to benzene daily through things like tobacco smoke and detergents, but exposure can be considered dangerous depending on the dose and duration of contact, according to the Centers for Disease…
Taylor Swift is breaking yet another record thanks to the release of her most recent album “Midnights.” The entertainer, who already became Spotify’s most-streamed artist over a 24-hour period upon the release of the record earlier this month, now claims all top ten slots of the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time, according to the music charting website on Monday. Swift is the first artist to ever accomplish the feat in Billboard’s 64-year history. She beat Drake, who in September 2021 claimed nine of the Hot 100’s top 10 spots for a week. According to Billboard, the Hot 100 list “blends all-genre U.S.…
A Thai business tycoon and transgender activist has purchased the Miss Universe Organisation for $US20 million ($31 million), her company has announced. Chakrapong “Anne” Chakrajutathib controls JKN Global Group Public Co. Ltd and is a celebrity in Thailand who has starred in reality shows. JKN said it acquired the rights to the Miss Universe pageant from IMG Worldwide LLC, a sports, talent and events marketing company which has held the Miss Universe Organization since 2015. Former US president Donald Trump was part owner of the pageant rights from 1996 until IMG’s purchase. In a statement on Wednesday, Ms. Chakrajutathib described the purchase as…
If you’re in the United Kingdom, you’ll soon see a new face in your pocket. The first coins featuring King Charles III are now being minted. The new 50-pence coins are set to hit general circulation by Christmas, alongside a commemorative five-pound coin with a portrait of the late Queen Elizabeth II. The king’s portrait will be displayed facing the left side of the coin, a stark change to the previous 50-pence coins with the queen’s portrait facing the right side. Source: CNN
New figures show foreign aid to the Pacific surged to record highs as the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on regional economies, while Chinese development assistance fell to a new low. The findings are contained in the latest iteration of the Lowy Institute’s Pacific Aid Map, which analyses the flow of overseas development assistance into the region in 2020. The main author of the map, the Lowy Institute’s Alexandre Dayant, told the ABC several donors – particularly multilateral institutions – moved swiftly to help prop up Pacific economies left reeling by the pandemic and the shutdown of international travel. “It’s very impressive and…
In what is believed to be a world first, China’s commercial capital of Shanghai last week introduced a new type of COVID-19 vaccine that is inhaled rather than administered via injection. Chinese regulators approved the vaccine, produced by Chinese pharmaceutical firm CanSino Biologics (6185.HK), for use as a booster in September. And now the first people are starting to receive the vaccine, which is inhaled via the mouth from a vessel that looks like a take-out coffee cup with a short mouthpiece. “Our body’s first line of defense is the mucus membrane of our respiratory system, we want that to be…