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Poplar forms first Sister City connection with Papua New Guinea
Superior Telegram - Minnesota
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August 14, 2025
POPLAR — An international connection was celebrated during the Poplar Village Board meeting Tuesday, Aug. 12. Board Trustee Kory Gilderman traveled to the other side of the world in July to formalize a sister city partnership between the village...
Foreign Office puts 72 countries on 'do not travel' list with UK tourists warned
Birmingham Live
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August 17, 2025
Of 226 countries or territories with foreign travel advice pages, 72 are currently flagged as having no-go zones due to security issues, health risks and legal differences with the UK. The Foreign Office has placed a string of countries on a "do...
Maru urges ‘new roadmap’ to unlock Papua New Guinea’s economic potential
Business Advantage PNG
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August 14, 2025
PNG’s Minister for International Trade and Investment, Richard Maru. Credit: BAI/Stefan Daniljchenko Papua New Guinea must chart a “new roadmap” to transform its economy, International Trade and Investment Minister Richard Maru told the 2025...
Dublin woman sets off for Papua New Guinea in bid to climb world's highest volcanos
The Journal
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August 13, 2025
A DUBLIN WOMAN is on a mission to reach the summit of the highest volcano in each of the planet’s seven continents. Milasha Joseph has already scaled the likes of Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa in her bid to complete the feat. It’s an ambition...
At 50, Papua New Guinea deserves a more complete story
The Interpreter
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August 13, 2025
Weak governance, persistent law-and-order challenges, poor human development outcomes, mismanaged natural resources, and a growing struggle to meet the needs of a young and rapidly expanding population – these remain familiar themes in stories...
NCD GOVERNOR REPRESENTS PAPUA NEW GUINEA AT ASEAN GOVERNORS AND MAYORS FORUM 2025
EMTV
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August 13, 2025
National Capital District Governor Powes Parkop is in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, attending the ASEAN Governors and Mayors Forum (AGMF) from the 12 -14 of August 2025. His visit marks the first time that an NCD Governor and possibly Papua New Guinea...
Australia spends $500m on Papua New Guinea’s Lombrum naval base expansion
Pacific News Service
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Australian taxpayers have spent around half a billion dollars to fund the expansion of Papua New Guinea’s Lombrum naval base — well over double the $175 million (US$114 million)price tag originally flagged by the federal government. The Defence...
PNG delegation set for investment talks
FBC News
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August 18, 2025
Source: Investment Fiji / Facebook Fiji’s exports to Papua New Guinea dropped by 26 percent, falling from $34.4 million in 2022 to $25.3 million in 2023. In response, a high-level PNG trade and investment mission is in Fiji from today until...
From warzones to tropical islands: Meet the 19-year-old solo traveller who has visited 118 nations
Euronews
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August 16, 2025
Solo travel has been on the rise for the last few years, boosted by Gen Z and millennials, leading to younger and younger travellers breaking world records. Arjun Malaviya, a 19-year-old from Westlake Village, California, has already been to 118...
CDC Issues Travel Warning For Several Popular European Vacation Destinations
The Travel
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August 15, 2025
Several European countries have been slapped with U.S. travel advisories recently. They're mainly due to security issues, such as the rise in petty crimes in one of the world's safest countries, and the risk of terrorist violence in a European...
Visit to Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu and the Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting in Fiji
The National Tribune
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August 10, 2025
Department of Defence This week, the Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles, Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong, and Minister for Pacific Island Affairs Pat Conroy, will travel to the Pacific as Australia continues to...
Online travel agencies Klook and Trip.com make debut at Natas Travel Fair
The Straits Times
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August 15, 2025
SINGAPORE – Online travel agencies are debuting at the Natas Travel Fair, Singapore’s largest travel showcase, where more than 80 exhibitors are featured at Singapore Expo Halls 5 and 6 from Aug 15 to 17. This is a 12.5 per cent increase from the...
Ronan and Storm Keating's 10 years of wedded bliss from happy family life to new home
RSVP Live
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August 18, 2025
Ronan and Storm Keating may be a high-profile celebrity couple, but they’re also one of the most down to earth. Family is their main focus, with both Ronan and Storm placing a big emphasis on their children. Being part of a blended family can be...
University, SPTO sign tourism deal
Islands Business
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August 14, 2025
PAPUA New Guinea Speaker, Job Pomat, has directed the Opposition to hold a caucus meeting to address its leadership issues. He told the Opposition MPs to resolve their infighting and inform him once they had appointed a leader. Pomat said 10 MPs...
Travelling to these countries can put you at risk: CDC issues Level 2 alert for Germany, UK, and others amid rising poliovirus concerns
The Times of India
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August 12, 2025
Federal health officials have issued an urgent warning about polio, a potentially crippling and deadly disease. The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Level 2 travel advisory for the United Kingdom, Germany, Finland,...
U.S. issues travel warning for 5 countries: ‘Practice enhanced precautions’
Syracuse.com - New York
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August 14, 2025
The United States has issued a travel warning for Americans traveling to five countries. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in an update to its global travel alert that polio is circulating in Finland, Germany, Spain, the...
PM Luxon to visit Papua New Guinea
The National Tribune
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August 4, 2025
In the 50th year of Papua New Guinea’s independence, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will travel to Port Moresby this week to celebrate the enduring friendship between our two nations. “I look forward to seeing my friend Prime Minister Marape....
New Australia-Vanuatu deal won’t replicate Falepili-style pact, says analyst
Asia Pacific Report
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August 18, 2025
A Pacific analyst and commentator says it is unlikely that Vanuatu will agree to any exclusive rights in the new security and economic pact with Australia.Senior ministers of both countries, including deputy prime ministers Richard Marles and...
Luxon announces trip to Papua New Guinea on 50th anniversary of bilateral relations
RNZ
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August 3, 2025
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has announced plans to travel to Papua New Guinea this week to celebrate half a century of that country's independence. The trip to the capital Port...
DAL secretary pushes for agro-tourism to boost rural economy
NBC PNG
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DAL Secretary Dr Sergie Bang (Image: Supplied) The Department of Agriculture and Livestock [DAL] plans to develop agro-tourism as a new driver of rural economic growth, starting with the Karekodobu in Rigo, Central, following the success of a mini...