PNG government's cabinet meeting Sunday lacked enough members to reach a quorum required to endorse the treaty, and there is still 'a process to run,' PM Marape said.
Parts of a mountain collapsed Friday in the remote province of Enga. PM Modi says India ‘ready to offer all possible support and assistance’ to the country.
More than 72 hours after the landslide residents are still using spades, sticks and their bare hands to try and shift the debris and reach any survivors.
The agency based its death toll estimates on information provided by officials at Yambali Village in Enga province, who say more than 150 houses were buried in Friday’s landslide.
More than 50 homes, many with people still asleep inside, were buried when the landslide hit Kaokalam village, which is in Enga province, about 600km north of capital Port Moresby.
A defence agreement signed in May will allow US forces to refurbish and develop infrastructure for military and civilian use at Papua New Guinea seaports and airports.
A separate agreement would increase maritime surveillance of PNG's exclusive economic zone through U.S. Coast Guard patrols, protecting its economy from illegal fishing.
Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.
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