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The IMR headquarters in Goroka also houses the editorial office of the Papua New Guinea Medical Journal, a peer-reviewed scientific periodical published by the Medical Society of PNG. [1] Electronic versions of the journal's publications can be obtained for many editions through the website of the institute.
Dumpu is a village in the upper Ramu Valley in Usino Rural LLG, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. The village was serviced by Dumpu Airport. During World War II the village became the divisional headquarters of the Australian 11th Division. The Dumpu or Watiwa language is spoken in the village.
On 13 October 2011, Airlines PNG Flight 1600, a Dash 8 regional aircraft on a flight from Lae to Madang, Papua New Guinea, crash-landed in a forested area near the mouth of the Guabe River, [1] after losing all engine power. Only 4 of the 32 people on board survived. [2] [3] It is the deadliest plane crash in the history of Papua New Guinea. [4]
The National Broadcasting Corporation of Papua New Guinea (NBC PNG) is Papua New Guinea's state owned broadcaster. Its head office is in Boroko, Port Moresby, and has approximately 20 locations around the country. It operates two national radio stations – NBC Radio (90.7 FM) which also broadcasts on the AM Frequency 585 MHz with Tribe 92FM ...
Madang (old German name: Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen) [1] is the capital of Madang Province and is a town with a population of 27,420 (in 2005) on the north coast of Papua New Guinea. History [ edit ]
Tertiary educational institutions in Madang Province include: Madang Technical College; Madang Marine Time College; Madang Teachers College; Divine Word University (DWU) is a national university and a leading tertiary institution in Papua New Guinea. Formerly Divine Word Institute, it was established by an Act of Parliament in 1980 and was ...
On 11 April 1972, Douglas C-47 VH-PNB of Trans Australia Airlines overran the runway on landing, ending up in the sea damaged beyond economic repair. [1]On 17 July 1972, Douglas C-47A VH-MAE of Ansett Airlines of Papua New Guinea was damaged beyond economic repair when the starboard undercarriage collapsed on landing.
Map of Papua New Guinea. This is a list of airports in Papua New Guinea, sorted by location.. Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands (the western portion of the island is a part of the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua).