The government signed a multi-billion dollar gas deal for P'nyang with US super-major ExxonMobil and its partners Santos and NOEX of Japan after more than 3 years of negotiations

The Coffee Industry Corporation has budgeted K500.000 (€100.000) to revive the Wahgi Men Plantations in Banz, Jiwaka and a credit line of over K10 million, managed by National Development Bank, will provide accessible funds for small- or block-holders

The country's first five coronary bypass graft surgeries have been successfully performed at Port Moresby general hospital by a mixed team of PNG and Singapore doctors from 15 to 19 August

Millions of Kina have been lost in the past two weeks due to power blackouts and internet failures, says the PNG Manufacturing Council, adding that it is not a problem of capacity but of poorly run grids and mismanaged maintenance

9 rugby league players have been handed long bans form fields after a brawl broke out during a clash in Papua New Guinea National Rugby League Competition in Lae; 3 officials got 12 months suspension and the two clubs involved were fined over $6000