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PNG AND JAPAN CEMENT LONG TERM FISHERIES PARTNERSHIP IN TOKYO
PNG Haus Bung
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July 23, 2025
The National Fisheries Authority (NFA) of Papua New Guinea has today marked another milestone in its long-standing partnership with Japan by signing a Consultant Agreement with Japan’s Fisheries Engineering Co., Ltd at the Okura Hotel in Tokyo....
As Exotic Pet Demands Rise, Invertebrates Need Trade Protections Too: Study
The Good Men Project - California
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July 26, 2025
By Kristine Sabillo As the demand for butterflies, spiders, ants and other terrestrial invertebrates grows worldwide, researchers in a recent study say better policy and regulation coverage can help ensure sustainability. The researchers reviewed...
JICA TO FUND MAJOR UPGRADE ON NATIONAL FISHERIES COLLEGE
PNG Haus Bung
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July 23, 2025
A groundbreaking ceremony for the significant redevelopment of the Papua New Guinea National Fisheries College (NFC) in Kavieng is set to take place, following Prime Minister James Marape’s high-level meeting with Japanese International...
Japan’s Tuna King eyes investment opportunities in PNG fisheries sector
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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July 23, 2025
The National Fisheries Authority (NFA) has welcomed the interest of Japanese seafood giant, Kiyomura Corporation, in exploring potential investment opportunities in Papua New Guinea’s fisheries sector. Kiyomura Corporation, renowned for its...
Projecting Air Power And Readiness At Talisman Sabre
The National Tribune
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July 28, 2025
From the roar of fighter jets cutting through the clouds, to the steady hum of surveillance aircraft scanning vast ocean stretches, the Royal Australian Air Force pushed the boundaries of air power during Exercise Talisman Sabre. From July 13 to...
ICE’s expanding use of ankle monitors ignites surveillance, privacy concerns
Biometric Update
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July 28, 2025
In a quiet but consequential shift in immigration enforcement strategy, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has launched a sweeping expansion of its electronic surveillance program, ordering field agents to place most adult immigrants...
Proton sets up international arm to accelerate overseas sales
The Sun Daily
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July 28, 2025
PETALING JAYA: Proton Holdings Bhd has established Proton International Corporation Sdn Bhd (PICSB), a wholly owned subsidiary formed to spearhead its overseas expansion efforts, with the objective to provide more flexibility when dealing with...
PNG ICT Minister honored with Lifetime Achievement award, dedicates recognition to Pacific media workers
NBC PNG
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NBC managing director Kora Nou (right) receiving the award on behalf of ICT Minister Timothy Masiu (NBC News) Papua New Guinea’s Minister for Information and Communications Technology, Timothy Masiu has received a prestigious lifetime achievement...
Oz Forensics refreshes biometric PAD compliance with high accuracy in BixeLab test
Biometric Update
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July 28, 2025
Oz Forensics has renewed its compliance confirmation for the ISO/IEC 30107-3 Biometric presentation attack detection (PAD) standard, both Levels 1 and 2, in testing by Australia’s BixeLab. The compliance test was performed with Oz Forensics SDK...
Female athletes rock muscles and bruises on the red carpet. A new aesthetic explained
The Drum
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Expert anthropologists Abigail Posner and Tom Maschio have observed a new aesthetic of influence inspired by the growing presence of female athletes in fashion and beauty spaces. Here’s how brands can contribute.My 19-year-old daughter came home...
Why the world is treating the new Syria differently from the new Lebanon, and what Beirut can learn from that
The National News
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The US, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries are pressing ahead to encourage Syria to become a model for much of the Middle East. That involves co-existence with Israel, the containment of extremist movements and engagement with...
Divine Word University strengthens ties with Sisters of Mercy in historic agreement
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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July 22, 2025
In a landmark moment for higher education in Papua New Guinea, Divine Word University (DWU) and the Institute of Sisters of Mercy of Australia and Papua New Guinea (ISMAPNG) renewed a transformative partnership through the signing of a Memorandum...
CLRC launches Issues Papers for Review of Laws on Sexual Offences and SOE
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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July 28, 2025
The Constitutional and Law Reform Commission (CLRC) has launched two key Issues Papers for the review of laws under its latest Terms of Reference. These two TORs are: TOR 22: Review of Laws Relating to Sexual Offences (Incest) in Papua New Guinea...
40 graduate as coffee extension trainers at Aiyura Institute
NBC PNG
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40 graduates with their certificates. (NBC News) Forty participants graduated yesterday with certificates from the Coffee Extension Training of Trainers [TOT] program at the Coffee Research Institute in Aiyura, Eastern Highlands Province. Among...
Trump’s revival of WWII era alien registration law sparks privacy, legal battles
Biometric Update
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July 28, 2025
The Trump administration’s unexpected reactivation of a forgotten wartime law requiring noncitizens to register with the U.S. government and carry registration documents has launched intense controversy. What began as a little‑known provision from...
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...
Parental consent, age ranges are flaws in India’s data privacy act, say experts
Biometric Update
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July 25, 2025
A common complaint from opponents of age assurance technology is that parents should be the ones to decide what their kids can and can’t see online. For years, parents could dictate which videos kids rented, which TV shows they watched and other...
WWII Aviator MIA for 82 Years to Be Put at Rest in Arlington
Breitbart
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July 27, 2025
A World War II bomber navigator missing in action for eight decades has been identified and will be coming home to an honored resting place in Arlington National Cemetery. The remains of the Philadelphia aviator have taken a circuitous journey...
Youth workshop aims to instil skills
The National
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A YOUTH Skills Day workshop was held in Port Moresby as part of activities to observe World Youth Day. More than 300 young persons attended the workshop on Saturday organised by United Nations’ (UN) agencies, United Nation Children Funds (Unicef),...
Darkest-ever dwarfgoby fish gets named after Darth Vader
Mongabay
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July 21, 2025
From the volcanic fjords of Tufi in Papua New Guinea, researchers have described a new-to-science species of a coral reef fish called a dwarfgoby with an unusual purplish-black color. The tiny fish is the “darkest of all described dwarfgobies,”...