Sedition case: ‘Fiji Times’ executives acquitted of serious charges
LITIA CAVA | Fiji Times SUVA - “It is a victory for the media in Fiji and we should be encouraged to keep going and to stay within the law.”These were the words of an emotional publisher and general...
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Think we can stick it to China? Go whistle in the cemetery
The Chinese embassy in Port Moresby - never mind the graffiti, think of the moneyCHRIS OVERLANDADELAIDE - It didn't really need the resources of the CIA to uncover the nature of China's grand strategy...
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‘Mai hebogahisigu ida, bamahuta’ (With sadness, goodbye)
"Moses was a superstar - his stardom reached every corner of our nation"JASEY V | Jasey V Diaries“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken” – Oscar WildeDIASPORA - On 16 May an iconic Papua New...
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The challenging cycle of family poverty, violence & breakdown
Poster in a Lae Seventh Day Adventist Church extolling a good family man's attributes (Michelle N Rooney)MICHELLE NAYAHAMUI ROONEY, MIRANDA FORSYTH, MARY AISI & DORA KUIR-AYIUS | DevPolicy Blog |...
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Neo-colonialism, Palm Island, PNG LNG & the shifting of blame
A Huli man at Ambua Lodge near Tari in the Southern Highlands ProvinceRASHMII BELLBRISBANE – “2018 marks the centenary of the first forced placement of people on Palm Island and we, the Palm Island...
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That ambai - the way she smiles; the way she walks
Jimmy AwaglJIMMY AWAGLSIMBU - A dawn of a new day with the ascending rays of the sun painting the fog red. A lone boy rests upright against his dirty pillow in the small hut beside the gorge. The young...
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Half a century on, Biga & Sinclaire recall early Post-Courier years
PATRICK (BIG PAT) LEVO | PNG Post-CourierPORT MORESBY – Down memory lane can only be a nostalgic yet lonesome place.And the pages of time, soiled by the minutes of a bygone era, hold their own abundant...
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Female principals join march to end tribal war in Wabag
Nursing school principal Noelyn Koutalo from New Ireland and deputy Janet Nakore from West New BritainDANIEL KUMBONWABAG - It was a rare sight to see two women – the principal of a nursing school and...
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What’s in a name? Recalling the nicknames of the kiap brotherhood
Bill Brown as a young kiap in the 1950sBILL BROWN | Ex Kiap WebsiteSYDNEY - A fellow cadet patrol officer, Vince Smith, introduced me to kiap nicknames during my first week at the Australian School of...
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Urgent need to expand services for PNG's hidden HIV epidemic
STAFF REPORTER | Kirby Institute & UNSW Media | ExtractSYDNEY - Researchers from the Papua New Guinea Institute for Medical Research and the Kirby Institute at the University of NSW say expanded...
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The impossibility of draining Port Moresby’s corrupt swamp
Phil FitzpatrickPHIL FITZPATRICKTUMBY BAY - In light of revelations about money laundering in Australia and multi-million kina overseas investments by politicians, one can’t help wondering how they do...
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Dr Schram absconds on bail; claims prosecution was 'political'; says he will...
Dr Schram & associate were delighted to see his Netherlands passport returned last week - now he has said he will not come back to PNG to face trial KEITH JACKSONNOOSA – In a shock development in...
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PNG economy: Possible policy improvements; bad economic news
PNG Reserve Bank governor Loi Bakani - good, bad & confusing economic newsPAUL FLANAGAN | PNG Economics | EditedCANBERRA - There has been some good, bad and confusing news in recent monetary policy...
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Education in PNG is not always what it’s cracked up to be
Arthur Williams & photo album at home in Wales - 'too many of my PNG friends got an education but not a career'ARTHUR WILLIAMSCARDIFF - My wife’s extended family in rural Papua New Guinea are...
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Separating the sham from the sincere. True leaders know how
'If an educated man is enticed into a con men’s den to drink home brew or smoke weed, he will be bestowed with grandiose titles & praised for his great wisdom'KELA KAPKORA SIL BOLKINPORT MORESBY –...
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O’Neill defends his preparations for Bougainville referendum
MERIBA TULO | Asia Pacific ReportPORT MORESBY - With just a year to go before the people of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville go to the polls to determine their political future, the Papua New...
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Dr Schram is a great man, but he should respect our courts
A G SITORI * A 2013 report by the late Justice Sevua legitimated Dr Schram's doctoral credentials. Now attempts are being used to disprove this. Is Dr Schram needlessly defying the courts or are they...
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Schram tells: ‘My wrongful dismissal & malicious prosecution’
Albert Schram finally at liberty in Singapore - "A truly terrifying world, but the truth will set us free"ALBERT SCHRAMSINGAPORE – On his way back home to Verona in Italy during a stopover in...
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Basil hints at Chinese model as Facebook faces PNG shutdown
KEITH JACKSONNOOSA – The Post-Courier newspaper reports today that the Papua New Guinea government intends prevent access to Facebook for one month for so-called “research purposes”.Communication...
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Schram - monstrous abuse of process & reversed onus of proof
CHRIS OVERLANDADELAIDE - I think the article, 'Dr Schram is a great man but he should respect our courts', reflects pretty accurately the delusional state of those administering much of Papua New...
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