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Somerset motorcycle café lets visitors fill their tank with caffeine
SomersetLive
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July 26, 2025
A motorcycle café on the edge of Wells is celebrating its first birthday. Garage 6 was founded last summer by husband and wife duo Laura and Andy Bain and aims to combine their twin passions of bikes and brews. Since opening, the café has hosted...
From cognac to corridors: The friendship that helped build a nation
Vanuatu Daily Post
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Some partnerships are written in official agreements. Others are shaped on verandas, during late-night fishing trips, over shared bottles of wine — and, sometimes, a forbidden bottle of cognac. In the early days of Vanuatu’s Independence, a...
Phillips Connor: “It’s Easy But It’s Deadly”
TravelDailyNews Asia-Pacific
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July 22, 2025
Phillips Connor has visited all 193 countries—his stories mix near-misses, tribal dances, deep wisdom, and zero travel clichés. There’s always that one person at a dinner party who drops a line like “when I was in Somalia…” and actually means it....
PM Marape Engages ExxonMobil on PNG’s Major LNG Projects
One Papua New Guinea
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July 15, 2025
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has held key discussions with ExxonMobil executives in Houston on the progress of the country’s major liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects. The meeting centered on the Papua LNG, P’nyang, and Wildebeest...
From Santorini to Starlink: Why cruising’s best days are still ahead
Travel Weekly
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July 23, 2025
Cruising isn’t just a holiday – it’s a movement. And few people have seen it evolve quite like Michael Middleton, the cruising aficionado and industry veteran behind the helm of Ignite Travel Group, which includes the MyCruises brand. With more...
The constructs of a population policy
interest.co.nz
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Some weeks back I wrote that New Zealand needs a population policy. However, I purposely did not say what that policy should be. Instead, I focused on identifying the unplanned population bulges we are currently creating, focusing particularly on...
LEONARD KANIA TO MAKE HIS FINAL APPEARANCE
PNG Haus Bung
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July 18, 2025
One of Papua New Guinea’s legendary musicians, the “King of Tolai Rock” Leonard Kania has announced that he will put down the mic, calling it a day on his musical career after more than thirty (30) years, but not without a final performance first....
PNG secures landmark climate deal
The National
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ENVIRONMENT A win for forests, communities and the planet IN a bold step towards global climate leadership, Papua New Guinea has secured a landmark US$63.4 million (K264 million) from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) — a transformative investment that...
TRANSFORMING WOODLARK ISLAND| EDENYA RESORT
PNG Haus Bung
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July 23, 2025
A groundbreaking tourism initiative led by Gims Group International from France is set to transform Woodlark Island in the Samarai Murua District in Milne Province into a world-class destination. The ambitious project, which seeks to establish the...
Biyama determined to rise above expectations
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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July 18, 2025
ANOTHER rugby union star has gone to greener pastures. This time it’s Papua New Guinea Palais star sevens player Marie Biyama, who took it upon herself to go under the radar to follow her dream and aspiration to one-day play in Australia’s elite...
Olympians embark on inaugural tour
The National
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TWO of Papua New Guinea’s elite taekwondo athletes, Gibson Mara and Kevin Kassman, are set to make history as they depart today for a groundbreaking training and competition tour in Asia, marking the first of its kind for PNG Taekwondo....
Taekwondo pair gear up for world championships
The National
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TWO of Papua New Guinea’s leading taekwondo competitors Gibson Mara and Kevin Kassman will leave today for training and competition in Asia. Their departure is a lead-up to the World Taekwondo Championships in Wuxi, China, from Oct 24-27. The pair...
Hopae joins govt digital ID wallet initiative as Korea targets global interoperability
Biometric Update
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July 25, 2025
Hopae has won major backing as it collaborates on a joint research institute with the South Korean government in building digital identity standards with an internationalist view. The start-up will join a research project in the development of...
Man who won $600m from Albanese for PNG rugby league embroiled in corruption scandal
Brisbane Times
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July 17, 2025
Save Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Got it Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size The chairman of the successful bid for Papua New Guinea’s new rugby league franchise faces...
Marape returns from USA and UK official visit with stronger global partnerships
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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July 17, 2025
Prime Minister James Marape yesterday returned to the country following a two-week official visit to the United States and the United Kingdom. During his trip, he advanced Papua New Guinea’s national interests through high-level engagements on...
Volunteer promotes conservation of ‘Oro Butterfly’ in competition
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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July 17, 2025
Ahi Matue, a dedicated volunteer with the National Volunteer Service (NVS), is on a mission to accelerate the conservation of the Queen Alexandra Birdwing butterfly (Ornithoptera alexandrae), a species found exclusively in Papua New Guinea’s Oro...
World’s safest countries in 2025: US, UK miss the mark
The Economic Times
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July 22, 2025
The latest Numbeo Safety Index 2025 has placed the United States and the United Kingdom significantly lower on the global safety rankings, sparking concern among policymakers, travelers, and international observers. While nations such as Andorra,...
CHW to retire after forty years of service with CCHS
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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July 17, 2025
A veteran community health worker is calling it a day after forty years of dedicated service to the people of Papua New Guinea. Anthon Bais, who hails from Maprik in East Sepik Province, has served under Catholic Church Health Services (CCHS) in...
National Gallery of Australia buys ‘Nawian’ art
The National
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ART Divine Word University academic coaches two university staff and a group of villagers to produce a pen-and-paper work that will be part of an exhibition marking PNG’s 50th anniversary down south IN June 2025, the National Gallery of Australia...
Bibby Stockholm asylum seeker’s chilling words before sexually assaulting teenage girl
The Sun
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July 22, 2025
AN ASYLUM seeker on the Bibby Stockholm sexually assaulted a teen girl after saying "I've never been this close to a white woman". Moffat Konofilia, who travelled 10,000 miles from the Solomon Islands, tried to kiss the terrified 17-year-old as...