Elected PNG MP and Member for Wewak, Kevin Isifu dies
An elected Member of the PNG Parliament and Member for Wewak Kevin Eziro Isifu has died early this morning in Port Moresby.
Isifu was elected...
11th Parliament yet to start
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About 79 elected members...
Wenge returns after ten years
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Despite minor...
84 seats declared so far
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Four Pacific countries ratifies Port State Measures Agreement
By Pita Ligaiula in Lisbon, Portugal
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Tuvalu attend UN Oceans conference despite diplomatic spat with China
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Calls on Pacific leaders to stand in solidarity against deep sea mining
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By Pita Ligaiula in Lisbon, Portugal
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