Dubai

The frozen sweet potato chips are from organically grown sweet potato from the cool and rich soil region of the highlands of Papua New Guinea.

The company is also the only fresh milk and dairy producer and fresh vegetable production in the country, including the Kuk frozen sweet potato chips brand. Kuk Kaukau (sweet potato), take its name from the famous Kuk UNESCO heritage site in the Western Highlands Province.

As such, the Government has developed environment protection and mitigation measures and further used the Dubai world expo to tell the world that while the country is open for investment it is keen on protecting its paradise.

Part 2 of the two-part Round Table Discussions on Education, Science and the Green Economy have been aimed at bringing together scientists, environmentalists, academics, policy makers, financial experts and economic solution providers.

The World Tourism Expo is a global event that links the world together. It is a platform where countries from all over the world come together to promote their lifestyle, culture and traditions.

The Arts students earned their tickets to Dubai after coming out as the top contemporary creative group in the grand final of the competition towards the expo in late 2021. The team of students include musicians, dancers and actors.

The PNG Tourism Authority sponsors the team to Dubai.

Major Richard Elizah Selan is in charge of the movement of expo cargoes from Papua New Guinea to the United Arab Emirates and also from the expo warehouse to the PNG pavilion.

The secondment of Major Selan as the Expo Team's Logistics Officer saw the involvement of the PNG Defence Force soldiers in assembling all PNG products at the PNG Defence Force's Air Transport Wing at the Jacksons International Airport before being shipped to Dubai in July.

Two of our leading amateur golfers Brian Taikiri and Cassie Koma, amid the current COVID-19 pandemic, the pair were farewelled to the United Arab Emirates by PNGGA Operations Manager, Deanna Dawanincura last weekend for the four-day, 72-hole event which they took part in today (PNG time).

For zero handicapper, Brian Taikiri the event marks his 7th participation at the championships after successfully graduating through the junior golf ranks over the past decade.

At the opening, Schnaubelt acknowledged the contribution and support given by the UAE Government in making it possible for Papua New Guinea to participate in the world expo and the financial support given through the shipment of commercial and display products to Dubai.

He also thanked them for the pavilion infrastructure given to PNG free of charge, among other forms of assistances contributed towards PNG’s participation.

Giving an update from Dubai, PNG’s Commissioner General to the Expo, Ambassador Joshua Kalinoe said they have settled in and are getting the pavilion program finalized and ready to go.

He said the contingent is looking ahead at the activities that are undertaken by the expo committee, called the thematic week events.

Ambassador Kalinoe said they are also participating through the CEOs of companies through ministers of government, with the minister for Forests’ arrival in Dubai kick starting the first program, which is on environment and biodiversity.

The hacking group OurMine posted on the Twitter and Instagram accounts for Facebook and Messenger, writing "even Facebook is hackable".

The accounts have now been restored.

OurMine claims its attacks are an attempt to show cyber vulnerabilities. In January it hijacked over a dozen accounts for teams in the US National Football League.

The group posted a statement on Facebook's Twitter account. "Hi, we are OurMine. Well, even Facebook is hackable but at least their security is better then Twitter."

People will be able to use it to report crimes, pay fines and get information by tapping a touchscreen on its chest.

Data collected by the robot will also be shared with the transport and traffic authorities.

The government said the aim was for 25% of the force to be robotic by 2030 but they would not replace humans.

"We are not going to replace our police officers with this tool," said Brig Khalid Al Razooqi, director general of smart services at Dubai Police.

The typeface, designed with Microsoft, comes in both Latin and Arabic script, and will be available in 23 languages.

Government bodies have been told to use it in official correspondence.

But given the human rights record of Dubai and the United Arab Emirates, eyebrows will be raised at claims it is a font of "self-expression".

'Create harmony'

Dubai's Crown Prince Hamdan bin Mohammed al-Maktoum said he had been personally involved in "all the stages" of the development of the font.