PNG Border Authority abolished

The Papua New Guinea  government has abolished the Border Development Authority, the BDA.

PNG Inter-Government Relations Minister, Kevin Isifu, announced this in Parliament, saying this follows a decision of the National Executive Council.

The BDA was established to set up infrastructure development along PNG's border provinces.

However, Minister Isifu says there's been serious allegations of mismanagement, and that the BDA was not serving its purpose.

He says the government is now going through the process of repealing the law that governs the BDA, and once completed it will no longer exist.

NBC News