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‘Tingting Bilong Mi’ 2020 essay contest
MICHAEL DOM| Ples Singsing“Literature provides growth and strengthens people’s minds giving them the ability to think outside the box” - Daniel KumbonLAE - At times when I need to think deeply about...
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Powerful debut from an accomplished poet
Thyatira Kaupa - a first rate debut collection of poetryPHILIP FITZPATRICK‘Listen’ by Thyatira Kaupa, Hibiscus Three, 2020, 82 pages. ISBN B08KBGMG77, e-book, AU$5 from Amazon AustraliaTUMBY BAY - One...
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Our soldiers need uniforms, food & more
PNG's shaggy soldiers - and it's all the fault of the politiciansSCOTT WAIDE| My Land, My CountryLAE - I write this on behalf of the many soldiers who can’t openly discuss the problems they face in the...
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Ridiculous Twisticulous Politiculous
JIMMY AWAGLMandated politicians surging In desperate quest for powerConditioned by greed for moneyDemeaning their role as leadersSpinning like mad wheelsSlithering like bad eelsStomachs filled with...
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Attenborough’s grim vision of our future
David Attenborough in Papua New Guinea, 1971PAUL OATESCLEVELAND, QLD - David Attenborough’s latest book ‘A Life on Our Planet’ sounds an ominous warning of what will happen in the future of Planet...
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Political strife stalls Bougainville talks
PNG prime minister James Marape and Bougainville president Ishmael ToroamaKEITH JACKSON NOOSA- Despite Papua New Guinea’s failure to convene a Joint Supervisory Body (JSB) meeting last week...
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Garo Matana, the blue-eyed child – Part 1
ISO YAWI| A fictional story in three partsOutside the small brown vavine numana (Papuan women’s house), just beyond the civilised world, it was a cold rainy evening. Standing 20 metres high on the...
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Simbu Courtship
JIMMY AWAGLHeavenly flame caging its eyesWithin the shadow of darknessBefore the fire’s soft glowAt the edge of the women’s hutAlign parallel facing each otherThe midnight princesses alignWith their...
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What an odd life
PHILIP FITZPATRICKTUMBY BAY - When I left Papua New Guinea at the expiration of my contract as a kiap in 1973, I did so with a quiet sense of achievement, both personal and professional.At a personal...
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Garo Matana, the blue-eyed child – Part 2
ISO YAWI| A fictional story in three partsAn hour had passed and Laka had not yet returned from the village. Tarubo and Pokana waited for another hour and still there was no sign of her.With growing...
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Sam Basil referred to leadership tribunal
Former deputy prime minister Sam Basil claims without evidence that prime minister James Marape conspired with the ombudsman commission to have him investigated.BRYAN KRAMER MP| Kramer ReportPORT...
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Kumbon magnum opus rolls off the press
Author Daniel Kumbon with Engan leader Paul Kiap Kurai, a prominent figure in his new book, PHILIP FITZPATRICKVictory Song of Pingeta’s Daughter by Daniel Kumbon, Independently Published, 2020, 400...
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Two dead after Rabaul airport hold-up
Tokua airport near Rabaul (John C Cannon, Mongabay)REPORT| Guard Dog Security Service | EditedKOKOPO – There was an unfortunate incident this morning at Tokua airport, the aviation gateway to Rabaul...
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Garo Matana, the blue-eyed child – Part 3
ISO YAWI| A fictional story in three partsAs Pala was readying the food for his wife Tarubo at the vavine numana (women’s house), Laka left for her own house in the village. When Pala came out, Laka...
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Unsnarling West Papua’s Gordian knot
West Papuan youths carry a mock coffin during a demonstration in Jakarta. Indonesia won sovereignty over the former Dutch colony in 1969 after a referendum widely seen as a sham (Ahmad Zamroni,...
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Toroama 'alarmed' by former adviser's claims
Headline, byline and deck of the article in the Lowy Interpreter that angered the Bougainville presidentKEITH JACKSONNOOSA – Bougainville president Ishmael Toroama has expressed “alarm” at an article...
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A farewell to two important communicators
Prof David Robie - a Pacific islands communications icon and innovatorCROSBIE (CROZ) WALSH| Croz Walsh’s Blog | EditedWHITBY, NEW ZEALAND – The highlights of a symposium at the Pacific Media Centre of...
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The inevitable growth of global Sinophobia
BERNARD YEGIORAWhen he wrote this prescient, and still relevant, article 10 years ago, Bernard was studying for a master’s degree in international relations at the Institute of International Studies at...
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Should Hanuabada be capital of Peengee?
From HMS Basilisk (left), the three-masted paddle steamer from which Captain John Moresby named many topographical features of southern PNG during an important voyage of discovery in 1874PHILIP...
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I won’t resign; bring on challenge: Marape
PNG prime minister James Marape - "I am not going to resign. There are no grounds for that."JAMES MARAPE MPPORT MORESBY - Good day Papua New Guineans and all who have interest in what is happening in...
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