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The night club scene – another tale of Peter in Port Moresby
PETER KRANZLIFE in Port Moresby for me and Rose and me wasn't all flowers and sweet talk. One weekend Rose went missing. Around midnight I got worried and (perhaps foolishly) decided to trawl the...
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Bougainville Manifesto 12: Protectionism for Bougainville
LEONARD FONG ROKATHE lack of a powerful leadership that exerts influence over all Bougainvilleans is an issue that time has offered the island and its people, and that has resulted solely from the...
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Manus asylum detainees suffer mental torture & humiliation
CATHOLIC REPORTER PNGGENERAL Secretary of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of PNG & Solomon Islands, Fr Victor Roche, recently visited the Manus asylum seekers centre. FR GIORGIO LICINI interviewed...
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Mateship on refugees no substitute for good policy, decent conditions
MICHELLE GRATTAN | The ConversationTONY Abbott was desperate to paint his just-completed trip to Papua New Guinea in highly positive terms but as far as asylum seeker policy is concerned, it has just...
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Exiled vice-chancellor fights to return to his PNG campus
DAVID MATTHEWS | Times Education Supplement (UK)ALBERT Schram is a university leader in exile. He is the vice-chancellor of Papua New Guinea University of Technology (Unitech), but in February 2013 he...
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The background & implications of that Oil Search loan deal
PAUL BARKER | Business Advantage PNGTHE proposed Sovereign Wealth Fund(SWF) is somewhat jokingly referred to by some as the Sovereign Wealth Vacuum, as we await the government to release its revised...
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There’s much more to diarrhoea than meets the eye
EMMA WAKPIAn entry in The Crocodile Prize Steamships Award for Short StoriesSHE stood by the blackboard beside a picture of a crude tree that she had quickly sketched. In the middle of the trunk was...
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Governor Juffa cracks down on rampant public service fraud in Oro
ORO PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTORO Governor Gary Juffa’s efforts to clean up corruption from the province continue with ongoing investigations into fraud.There have been more arrests of public servants...
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HIV education & prevention in PNG: A case of too much pessimism?
CHERYL CHE, RUTH TAY & STEPHEN HOWESDevPolicy BlogTHE Office of Development Effectiveness (ODE) released an evaluation of AusAID’s HIV program in Papua New Guinea in 2012. The report assessed the...
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The sorry story of conflict in Indonesia’s Papua Region
IRINTHE clearing of forests inhabited by indigenous people in Indonesia's Papua Region by agribusinesses is fuelling conflict in the southern Merauke Regency, say campaigners.“Indigenous peoples rely...
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Pabaa-bere – the house warming ritual of the Nasioi people
LEONARD FONG ROKAAn entry in The Crocodile Prize Cleland Family Award for Heritage WritingTHE dancers gather at the fringes of the hamlet where the new house is located. They’re not far from the new...
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Manus Island 'mission impossible', says former Salvationist
SARAH WHYTE | Sydney Morning HeraldTHE Salvation Army was a poor cultural fit and ill-equipped to manage the difficult situation on the Manus Island detention centre, a former worker has alleged.The...
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Resolution! Albert Schram back to work as soon as tomorrow
SALLY POKITON | PNG EdgeSTUDENT leaders at the PNG University of Technology have expressed relief and excitement over the announcement of the new Unitech Council headed by Sir Nagora Bogan as well as...
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Caving in Papua New Guinea: between fantasy and reality
PHIL BENCETHE WORD ‘expedition’ is often squandered and overused (or rather misused) for just about anything.For us, it means exploring truly uncharted wilderness, meeting local populations and total...
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The Rose Garden
MICHAEL DOMAn entry in The Crocodile Prize Kina Securities Award for Poetry They say there is a rose garden that blooms inside us now and again.I remember how your breath was so sweet I wanted to...
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Land of the Black
ISHMAEL PALIPALAn entry in The Crocodile Prize Kina Securities Award for PoetryThe sun rises up on this land yet the land is still dark with the beautiful black colour but you will be sweating in this...
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Task Force Sweep chairman says Tiensten’s sentencing is a victory
EM TVCHAIRMAN of Taskforce Sweep, Sam Koim, says Paul Tiensten’s sentencing on Friday was a victory for Papua New Guinea.Tiensten (pictured) was sentenced to nine years hard labour for misappropriating...
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Seeking nominees for lifetime achievement in PNG literature
KEITH JACKSONREADERS of PNG Attitude are being asked to nominate writers of substance for the Ok Tedi Mining Award Lifetime Achievement in PNG Literature, a section of The Crocodile Prize national...
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Is high handed regional diplomacy really in Australia’s interest?
DONALD K ANTON | East Asia ForumIN recent times reports in the popular press recount too often international actions taken by Australia that appear decidedly undiplomatic — at least undiplomatic in the...
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Don't crush the Manus inquiry, says leading Australian newspaper
EDITORIAL | The AgeA HIGHLY unusual and welcome feature of Papua New Guinea's justice system is that any judge, on their own initiative, can commence legal action if they suspect a person or...
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