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PEA Calls on Government to Withdraw Public Servants in Hela and Southern Highlands Province

Meriba Tulo11/07/201804/02/2019

by Meriba Tulo11/07/201804/02/201901333

Following continuous election-related violence in Hela and Southern Highlands, the Public Employees Association is now calling on the Government to withdraw public servants from these...

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Buka Town Plans for Tsunami Evacuation and Response

EMTV Online24/04/201825/04/2018

by EMTV Online24/04/201825/04/201801780

Over two thousand people in Buka town and Kokopao will need to be evacuated to higher grounds in the event of a tsunami, a press...

Japan PNG Association Funds K21,730 to Red Cross PNG for Earthquake Relief Efforts in Hela Province

Staycey Yalo23/04/201824/04/2018

by Staycey Yalo23/04/201824/04/201801424

Japanese Ambassador to PNG, Satoshi Nakajima, say this gesture is an appreciation from Japan to the people of PNG for the friendship and the support...

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Hela Inaka Handovers Earth Quake Relief to Oil Search to Deliver

Staycey Yalo20/04/201820/04/2018

by Staycey Yalo20/04/201820/04/201801409

By Staycey Yalo, EMTV News, Port Moresby The Hela Inaka Relief Group, who has been organising fundraisings in Port Moresby for the earth quake affected...

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Port Moresby Wara Mombol Community Raises Funds for Flash Flood Victims

Joanita Nonwo05/04/201805/04/2018

by Joanita Nonwo05/04/201805/04/201801615

Concerned Wara Mombol Community members in Port Moresby have gathered on Monday April 4, at Jack Pidik Park to raise funds and awareness towards relief...

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China PNG Friendship Association Presents K1.3 Million Towards Victims of Earthquake

Lillian Keneqa06/03/201806/03/2018

by Lillian Keneqa06/03/201806/03/201801415

Today, the China PNG Friendship Association presented a cheque of K1.3 million to assist the government in response to the earthquake disaster efforts in the...

Potape Says Government Must Deploy Relief Without Delaying

Jack Lapauve Jnr.05/03/201806/03/2018

by Jack Lapauve Jnr.05/03/201806/03/201801334

Former Hela Governor Francis Potape says the government must deploy relief without delay....

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Flights into Tari Suspended

Meriba Tulo27/02/201828/02/2018

by Meriba Tulo27/02/201828/02/201801808

Air Niugini is still holding the suspension of its flights into Tari, Hela Province. This follows the earthquake in the Highlands Region early yesterday. The...

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Assessment Underway; Chief Secretary Calls for Awareness of the Danger of Aftershocks

EMTV Online26/02/201826/02/2018

by EMTV Online26/02/201826/02/201801297

Chief Secretary Isaac Lupari calls for awareness of the danger of aftershocks and confirms that assessment is underway following a 7.5-magnitude earthquake that struck Papua...

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Powerful quake hits central Papua New Guinea, disrupts oil and gas operations

Reuters26/02/201826/02/2018

by Reuters26/02/201826/02/201801218

A powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea's Southern Highlands province early on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, disrupting communications and oil and...