Loop PNG's 5@5

Loop 5@5 is a roundup of the top Loop PNG stories making news.

Huge landslide in Chimbu leaves 400 families homeless

A massive landslide has occurred on the foot of Mount Porol in Chimbu's Sinasina Yongomugl District over the weekend destroying houses, food gardens, cash crops and cultivation lands.

http://www.looppng.com/png-news/huge-landslide-chimbu-leaves-400-families-homeless-52943

 

Simbu Teachers College in lockdown over appointment of principal

The Simbu Teachers College is in a lockdown since last Thursday due to a controversy over the appointment of a new principal.

http://www.looppng.com/png-news/simbu-teachers-college-lockdown-over-appointment-principal-52935

 

Police prosecution fails in prosecuting refugee’s drug case

A drug case against Iranian refugee Mohammad Rezza Najafi Movafagh has been withdrawn at the Boroko District Court.

http://www.looppng.com/png-news/police-prosecution-fails-prosecuting-refugee%E2%80%99s-drug-case-52933

 

Preserving mother tongue through children

Minority languages in the world today are dying out.

http://www.looppng.com/lifestyle/preserving-mother-tongue-through-children-52946

 

SP Sports Awards reaches 25 years

This year marks 25 years for the SP Sports Awards, and nominations for the 2017 SP Sports Awards were also opened today.

http://www.looppng.com/sport/sp-sports-awards-reaches-25-years-52984