Bushfire destroys three Homes, leaving two families homeless

A fast-moving bushfire destroyed three homes at Pilipili Ailan Village in the Imbonggu District of the Southern Highlands Province, leaving two families from the Yamba family of the Tangiki tribe homeless. The incident occurred last week.

In separate national developments reported concurrently by the same publication, Deputy Prime Minister John Rosso urged Papua New Guinean citizens to exercise individual responsibility to improve the country. Additionally, the Immigration and Citizenship Services Authority presented citizenship certificates to 17 approved recipients at the Hilton Hotel in Port Moresby, a group that included a couple who had awaited naturalization for ten years.