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Informal economy keeps us going as our country struggles
Selling convenience goods, sweets, cold water, soft drink and betel nut - all part of PNG's informal economyNAITHAN H LATIHONOLULU - Luckily Papua New Guinea has an informal economy that sustains the...
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While Mendi burns, Peter O'Neill hides out in Moresby
BRYAN KRAMER MP | Nokondi Talk | Edited extractsMADANG – On Friday prime minister Peter O'Neill declared a state of emergency in Southern Highlands Province following a serious outbreak of civil...
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PNG forces may face superior firepower in highlands incursion
JERRY SINGIROK | EditedPORT MORESBY - The MAG 58 Model 60-20 seen here is one of the most robust, deadly and effective machine guns ever manufactured. It is an air cooled, piston and gas operated...
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I feel for the crew of the ill-fated Dash 8 flight to Mendi
The governor's residence well ablaze - targeted by protesters who have reached the end of their tetherDANIEL KUMBONWABAG - Air Niugini’s beautiful bird of paradise which for decades have showcased our...
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Racism, bigotry & the ways we choose to separate each other
PHIL FITZPATRICKTUMBY BAY - In most open societies public discourse still has certain taboos, things that people are not expected to talk about. These taboos are often backed up by the...
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Troops arrive in Mendi. Politicians apologise for ‘distress’
STAFF REPORTER | Asia Pacific Report | EditedPORT MORESBY - More than 100 Papua New Guinea soldiers from Taurama Barracks have arrived in the Southern Highlands capital of Mendi after a nine-month...
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We don’t want to be a nation of beggars. Peter O’Neill must resign
SIR MEKERE MORAUTAPORT MORESBY - The prime minister’s mismanagement of the economy and public finances has turned Papua New Guinea into a state of ‘hunting and gathering’, living daily from hand to...
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‘My people can’t compete’: China’s influence provokes resentment
Martyn Namorong - "My people feel they can't compete." Julie Bishop - "We want to continue to be the partner of choice."STAFF REPORTER | South China Morning PostHONG KONG - In the gritty, steamy...
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Unrest in the highlands exposes deep political divisions
JOHNNY BLADES | Dateline Pacific | Radio New ZealandWELLINGTON - Last week's court ruling upholding Southern Highlands governor William Powi's 2017 election win sparked the rampage by supporters of a...
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A little known breed - those patrol officers of the Australian bush
An Australian patrol officer's desert campPHIL FITZPATRICKTUMBY BAY – It’s often thought that the patrol officer system was unique to Papua New Guinea but similar systems existed in different parts of...
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The early days of Papuan rugby league: Friday nights at the PRL
Program for the annual Papua versus New Guinea encounter, 1964ALLYN HICKSSYDNEY - In the 1960s and 1970s there was only once place to be in Port Moresby on Friday night, well during the footie season...
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For women, selling betel nut can come at a heavy price
A woman betel nut seller at Goroka MarketDURRIE BOUSCAREN | National Public Radio (USA)GOROKA - The women are mostly in their early 20s. They have children at home. Selling betel nut — an addictive,...
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Retelling old stories – tales that keep alive great traditions
PHIL FITZPATRICKViviwava: Tales from the Islands by Jordan Dean (illustrations by Tamara Jenkinson), JDT Publications, Port Moresby, 2018. ISBN: 9789980901705, PGK20, US$5, available from AmazonTUMBY...
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Visit to China sparks Australian anxiety, Chinese nonchalance
Peter O'Neill and Xi JinpingLIU XIN | Global TimesBEIJING – As Peter O'Neill visits China, local analysts say well-developed China-Papua New Guinea relations fit the interests of both countries and...
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The envy that seeks to destroy the progress of women in PNG
BETTY GABRIEL WAKIAPORT MORESBY - It was such a privilege to sit alongside a group of distinguished Papua New Guineans as we collectively recognised the nomination of the first book authored by PNG...
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Love Suicide
JIMMY AWAGLCHUAVE - As the hanging fog cleared from the cliff wall of Sikewake, a rooster crowed at the dawn and I arose slowly from the cane bed and edged towards the fireplace to warm my numb body.As...
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China wants to align Belt & Road with PNG development
Peter O'Neill and Li KeqiangHU YONGQI | China DailyBEIJING – Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and visiting Papua New Guinea counterpart Peter O'Neill oversaw the signing of multiple agreements on Thursday...
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Uneasy calm returns to highlands as O'Neill sends in the troops
Huts and equipment torched at the LNG project - the damage is being assessed and at last report it wasn't certain when operations would recommenceKEITH JACKSONNOOSA – Last week turned out to be one of...
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Death of Leo Hannett - a Bougainville leader of the middle way
Leo Hannett - politician, administrator, thinker & a true son of BougainvilleJOHN L MOMISBUKA - My friend and colleague Leo Hannett, who died on Friday 15 June, was a man of passion tempered by...
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Letter home: From afar a leader calls for peace & order
Heavily armed irregular fighters man pick-up trucks at Nipa in the Southern Highlands ProvinceKEITH JACKSONNOOSA – Papua New Guinea finance minister James Marape has pleaded with the people in his Hela...
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