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PNG writers' passage cleared for big Australian literary event
KEITH JACKSONTHE first appearance by Papua New Guinean writers at the Brisbane Writers Festival next week was locked into place yesterday as paraplegic author Francis Nii was medically cleared to make...
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Spirit & legitimacy of UPNG ‘reconciliation’ are in question
FRANCIS NII“The peace reconciliation must be between the students themselves; the different groups, the different factions, the pro-boycott and anti-boycott group and the different provinces” - UPNG...
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Auction to get PNG-authored books to PNG readers We are auctioning a painting by the famed PNG artist Mathias Kauage (1944-2000) (right). Proceeds from the sale of the 116cm square acrylic on canvas,...
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‘Unserdeutsch’ – PNG’s unique German-based creole language
Deutschland.de“DU GEHT WO, Du essen was?” Anyone who speaks German will doubtless understand this question despite its somewhat clumsy grammar. It is in fact German, however – or more precisely...
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Juffa condemns UPNG admin action in banning student leaders
PNG TodayORO Governor Gary Juffa MP has condemned the actions of the UPNG Council to terminate student leaders for participating in the student unrest that forced the closure of the university.Juffa...
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Student leaders’ lawyer challenges provocative UPNG ban
PETER S KINJAPA LAWYER representing banned students at the University of Papua New Guinea, Laken Aigilol, will challenge the UPNG Administration termination decision in court. "I will look at seeking...
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Ngaiire Joseph finds her voice on path from PNG to Australian Idol
IAIN SHEDDEN | The AustralianSINGER Ngaiire is grateful for music’s therapeutic power. Without it, most likely she would not be where she is today — celebrated as one of Australia’s most promising...
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Wilson quits Manus in another blow for offshore detention
Radio New Zealand InternationalAN AUSTRALIAN NGO says Wilson Security's announcement that it will not renew its contract for security at detention centres at Manus in Papua New Guinea and in Nauru is...
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The PNG writers’ Australian diary – the first leg
KEITH JACKSONFRANCIS Nii, Daniel Kumbon and Martyn Namorong (pictured in the departure lounge at Port Moresby airport yesterday afternoon) had assembled in the national capital on Friday morning after...
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Adapting PNG higher education to a volatile global economy
FRANCIS HUALUPMOMITHE SLUMP in global oil prices from 2014-2016 has significantly affected the capacity of Papua New Guinea’s economy to sustain many of its activities, including funding higher...
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The PNG writers’ Australian diary – at leisure in Noosa
KEITH JACKSONNOOSA inhabitants never take for granted the wonderful weather that characterises this beautiful part of south-east Queensland; but we are especially delighted when the climate masalai...
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UPNG decision to terminate student leaders is illegal, says lawyer
PETER S KINJAPTHE University of Papua New Guinea administration's decision to terminate eight students from continuing their studies is illegal and ultra vires (beyond its power in law) according to...
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PNG’s small business policy is bold but the right direction
CORNEY K ALONEThis is a response to Win Nicholas's article "PNG's SME policy: the right aim but dubious means" which appeared in the Devpolicy Blog on 18 July 2016.THERE are government subsidies and...
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Home of the K19 billion LNG project is under siege
PETER S KINJAPPNG'S HELA Province is under siege following an upsurge in fresh inter-tribal group fighting last week.According to a report by PNG Loop, Tari Pori District Authority executive David...
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PNG writers’ Australian diary – the pace picks up
KEITH JACKSONMONDAY morning in Noosa was the first time Francis, Daniel, Phil, Martyn and I were able to sit down together and plan the writers’ visit in gritty detail.But first there was an interview...
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Opposition reveals serious drug shortage in PNG public hospitals
PETER S KINJAPA SHORTAGE of drugs and medical kits in public hospitals and clinics is life threatening, according to opposition leader Don Polye.And Mr Polye has said that his fellow citizens must take...
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Proposed rice quota is discriminatory, unfair & anti-competitive
KEITH JACKSONA paper by Papua New Guinea’s National Research Institute says the PNG government’s proposal to introduce a quota system to control rice imports “discriminatory, unfair and...
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PNG writers’ Australian diary – on to Brisbane
KEITH JACKSONLATE yesterday morning, Ben Jackson collected the three Papua New Guinean writers, Francis Nii, Daniel Kumbon and Martyn Namorong as well as Julie Kumbon, from Noosa Blue Resort and – on a...
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(Sestina): We were never a match!
VAGI SAMUEL JNRWe were never a match (a) She was a crusader from birth (b) I was a realist during high school years (c) We had different ideas and opinions (d) From the time we started to date (e) We...
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Adventist University's Vision City show brings out top talent
WARDLEY BARRYLAST Saturday was a night to remember. A night where the raw beauty of untapped talent was exposed. A night where cultural pride, national identity, individuality and innovation left...
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