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08 Oscar Hope for PNG Movie
Papa Buka , a PNG Indian co-production about a World War II veteran and a quest to find the graves of lost soldiers, is the country’s first film to be submitted as a Hollywood Oscar contender in the international feature film category. Papua New Guineans served as cast and crew on the powerful drama, which was shot in and around Port Moresby last September.
32 “PNG and Australia United for 50th Birthday Events”
22 “Meet PNG’s Cutest Shark”
film competition, art exhibitions and more as part of the Yumi Stap Wantaim campaign [We Stand Together] to celebrate its close and enduring partnership with PNG.
38 PNG Air – News
PNG Air news bulletin and updates.
41 PNG Air – Inflight Games
Exercise the mind with Christina Lovatt’s crossword and puzzles for your enjoyment.
42 PNG Air – Where We Fly
A map of Papua New Guinea and PNG Air flight routes, plus airline contact information, transfer information, and Inflight Games’ puzzle solutions.
44 PNG Air – Inflight Comfort
22 Meet PNG’s Cutest Shark Not much is known about PNG’s unusual walking sharks – which use their fins to ‘walk’ across the seafloor and wiggle across shallow reef flats – but Brisbane -based marine biologist Jess Blakeway is working with a team of PNG rangers and researchers to change all that. Surveys being carried out in Milne Bay and other areas where the vulnerable little sharks live will be used to help protect them as global warming and pollution of their watery home threatens their survival. 32 PNG and Australia United for 50th Birthday Events As the 50th anniversary of PNG’s Independence approaches on September 16, the Australian Government has announced a series of high profile events, including a music festival,
A few health tips and easy exercises to help make your PNG Air flight as comfortable as possible.
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