Smart Shopper PNG

  There are 180 currencies in the world recognised as legal tender. If you don’t think the humble PNG Kina is up among the best, you are right. But it is also not the worst, by a long shot. The U.S. dollar is the most powerful currency in the world and it is certainly the most traded currency. As such, it is the benchmark against which all other currencies are judged. In the past, there has been talk of China trying to create a currency to rival the US dollar, but given the RMB is weaker than the PGK and any attempt to destabilise the US dollar would be met with sanctions, it seems to be wishful and fanciful thinking. As an indication, the RMB is currently worth about US 0.14; the PGK is worth about US 0.26. The mighty US dollar is here to stay, but you may be surprised to learn that there are nine stronger currencies. The world’s top 10 strongest currencies 1. The Kuwaiti dinar (KWD) is the strongest currency in the world with 1 Kuwaiti dinar buying 3.27 U.S. dollars. ...

Following on from our blogs on how to buy a smartphone and how to buy a laptop , we now wade deeper into the tech mire to rescue you from the confusion of buying a smart TV. Here we explain some common jargon you will encounter along the way, we look at sizing in TVs and then go to the point-of-sale experience to best equip you before your purchase decision.  Smart TV For starters, just about all TVs these days are smart TVs.  A smart TV is a technological convergence of computers, televisions, and digital media players. It can connect to the internet and become part of your home network.  Not having a smart TV is a bit like having an old Nokia phone with no internet connectivity, you know ‘just for phone calls’. Smart TV is the biggest advancement in television since the advent of colour in the 1970s. Our advice is to embrace the revolution and upgrade to a smart TV if you haven’t done so already. A smart TV can connect directly to your ...

  (by Glenn Armstrong  https://www.tlamediagroup.com/ ) I first came across the term ‘dark tourism’ when I was researching a blog that compared tourist destinations in ‘Amazing’ Thailand with Port Moresby. [1] I found the term on the Australian Government webpage for Hellfire Pass in Thailand. Some of these foreigners are engaged in a kind of 'pilgrimage'. They come to the railway as a personal journey, seeking to pay their respects to those who died, tracing their family histories or simply trying to learn more of this catastrophic episode in human affairs. They may be part of a wider global phenomenon of 'dark tourism', that is, tourism which makes places of punishment, incarceration and even genocide popular destinations. [2] As a history buff, the past has always had a special interest. When I visit historical sites or read historical works, I feel connected with the ghosts of the past. And I am not alone. Dark tourism is a sub-set of historical tourism, p...