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UPNG student dorms require K15 million for maintenance

The country’s premier university needs almost K15 million to carry out maintenance work on its student accommodation, administration and academic buildings, plus teaching and learning facilities. University of PNG acting vice-chancellor Prof Kenneth Sumbuk,...

UPNG fee increase averted

Parents and guardians of students attending the University of Papua New Guinea will be relieved to know that the planned increase in fees will not take effect. This follows the suspension of the UPNG...

2019 Continuing Students Award List for TESAS

The Department of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (DHERST) has just published the list of continuing students who are eligible for scholarship. Students who were self-sponsored last year and are on the list...

UPNG Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor sidelined

The top two officials of the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) have been sidelined by the Government to “restore the reputation” of the institution. Minister for Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology Pila...

Police recover stolen cigarettes

SEVENTY-FIVE of the 168 cartons of cigarettes stolen from a wholesale outlet in Port Moresby over the weekend were recovered by the Policing the Police Task Force Team (PPTFT) this afternoon at a private...