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The Melanesian expansion out of Africa
A Yaliman man from the Baliem Valley of West PapuaUNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE| Department of Archaeology and AnthropologyCAMBRIDGE, UK - A new study of human genomic diversity suggests there may have in...
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Olam flying high after deluge of homeland love
PHIL LUTTON| Sydney Morning HeraldSYDNEY - Justin Olam looks uncomfortable when his airborne try against the Raiders in the preliminary final comes up in conversation.The Storm star is not the kind of...
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Could this be a crunch-time pandemic?
PHILIP FITZPATRICKTUMBY BAY - It seems like there is nothing like a widespread and deadly pandemic to expose the hidden underbelly of society. In terms of revelatory power it even outdoes warfare.While...
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Lupari said to have demanded payment from Paladin
Isaac Lupari’s alleged financial dealings with Paladin raised in Australian parliamentRICHARD BAKER| The Sunday AgeCANBERRA - The chief secretary of the Papua New Guinea government, Sir Isaac Lupari,...
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PNG’s endangered & forgotten foods
JENNIFER BAING-WAIKO| Save PNG Blog | EditedPORT MORESBY - When we speak of ‘Forgotten Food’ we are also talking about ‘Forgotten People’ and ‘Forgotten Language’ because these are the keepers of...
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Is Tok Pisin becoming class conscious?
CHRIS OVERLANDADELAIDE – There is a comment by Michael Dom that provides a fascinating insight into the development of Tok Pisin."Tok Pisin emi toktok bilong mipela ol liklik man meri bilong giraun. Ol...
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Pacific democracy & mobile technologies
AMANDA HA WATSON, JEREMY MILLER& ADRIANA SCHMIDT| ANU Department of Pacific AffairsCANBERRA - In late 2019, the people of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville voted in a non-binding referendum...
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PNG celebrates Justin Olam’s spot in history
Justin Olam scores the first try of the NRL grand finalMALA DARMADI, BELINDA KORA& TAHLEA AUALIITIA| Pacific Beat | Australian Broadcasting CorporationPORT MORESBY - Rugby-mad Papua New Guinea has...
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Reflections on footy & the NRL grand final
DENNIS URAMANIPORT MORESBY - Rugby league in Australia (managed by the NRL) is a multi-billion dollar business that was well established and has grown from strength to strength over the last 10...
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Tonight the Moon Carries Her Umbrella
MICHAEL DOM| Ples SingsingTranslations: Bahasa by Sylvana Sandi; Tok Pisin by Michael Dom; Hiri Motu by Gemona KonemamataShe rises late in the afternoonAnd tonight she carries her umbrellaSmoky...
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Toroama challenges youth to address problems
President Ishmael Toroama - "Bougainville's youth must start engaging in political decision-making"ANTHONY KAYBING| Office of the PresidentBUKA – Bougainville’s youth has been challenged to maintain...
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Moresby’s gangsters have high level connections
Port Moresby's central business districtSCOTT WAIDE| My Land, My CountryLAE - For nearly two decades, senior journalists who covered the work of foreign cartels in Papua New Guinea have continually...
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Barrick using Oz law to sue PNG over Porgera
Barrick Ltd is using a treaty between PNG and Australia to claim compensation for PNG's refusal to grant an extension of its expired lease at the Porgera gold minePATRICIA RANALD| Michael West Media |...
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Toroama wants youth to move into enterprise
President Toroama encouraged young Bougainvilleans to use their innovative ability to find solutions to problemsANTHONY KAYBING| Office of the PresidentBUKA - The Autonomous Bougainville Government is...
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Bai yupela kam bek gen?
Young men following the action at Mendi airstrip in the 1970sPHILLIP HERMES| The CoveCANBERRA - Stepping out of my LandCruiser and stretching my legs after a long, bumpy drive up the Highlands Highway,...
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The death of Rodney
RodneyANONYMOUS| FacebookPORT MORESBY - This is the story of an old Englishman who passed last Sunday morning. It was late when our small Korobosea Seventh Day Adventist Church group knew about his...
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Are we warriors or are we worriers?
Scott WaideGary JuffaGARY JUFFA & SCOTT WAIDE| FacebookORO – Governor Gary Juffa: We have transformed from a nation of ‘warriors’ who thought of the future, and fought for justice and their people...
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Niugini BioMed: What is this madness?
DR PAMELA TOLIMAN| Twitter | EditedPORT MORESBY - No funds should be awarded to these people (Niugini BioMed), no drugs should be procured, and no patients should be enrolled until their protocols have...
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Marape's K10m spend on Covid 'research'
Dr William Pomat - concerned his medical research institute was bypassedBETHANIE HARRIMAN & BELINDA KORA| ABC Pacific BeatMELBOURNE - The director of the PNG Institute of Medical Research, Dr...
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What is the process of drug development?
Dr Bomai Kerenga, chairman & CEO of the controversial Niugini Biomed and some of his research team at a news conference on FridayBARBARA ANGORO| PhD student, AucklandAUCKLAND - Reading the news on...
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