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The Catholic bishops have got it right
Archbishop Anton Bal - "The democratic system of government established by the founding fathers is not to be renounced in favour of a theocratic one"GABRIEL KUMAN| Lecturer, Divine Word University“We...
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Death of distinguished academic Dr Ruth Latukefu
Ruth Fink Latukefu - Turned the tables on the kiaps in the case of Herr Dr CJ BlungeKEITH JACKSONNOOSA – The esteemed anthropologist and academic Dr Ruth Annette (Fink) Latukefu (1931-2021) has died at...
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Hunter-gatherers versus farmers
Archaeologists at an ancient banana farm, cultivated over 2,000 years ago on Mabuyag Island in the southern Torres Strait PHILIP FITZPATRICKTUMBY BAY - There’s been a curious debate going on for...
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The cost to the Pacific of plundered resources
Plunder (Ben Sanders)PACIFIC PROJECT TEAM| The Guardian | Edited extractsLink here to view the entire article togetherwith interactive maps and data setsSYDNEY - Millions of tonnes of minerals, fish...
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On the verge of destruction
DANIEL KUMBONAn extract from Daniel’s forthcoming book, The Old Man’s Dilemma, a novel about modern Papua New Guinea, its issues, its stresses and its journey to a place unknownFICTION – A cold tremor...
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One People: A vision for unity in diversity
Artist's impression of the Baha'i house of worship now under construction in Port MoresbyTHE BAHA’I FAITH IN PNGOffice of External Affairs | Edited extractsEdited extracts from a submission to the...
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PNG just can't handle high-end gambling
SCOTT WAIDE| My Land, My CountryLAE - Opening a large casino in Port Moresby is a dangerous and destructive move. The harm it will cause will be greater on our country will be more than the good it...
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More churches come out against casino
QUINETH WANGORO| Kalang FMPORT MORESBY - Church members of the Body of Christ have joined the Catholic and other churches in expressing great concern about the government’s intention to build a casino...
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More churches come out against casino
QUINETH WANGORO| Kalang FMPORT MORESBY - Church members of the Body of Christ have joined the Catholic and other churches in expressing great concern about the government’s intention to build a casino...
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Mama Tang (Mother Tongue)
MICHAEL DOMMama tangThe hookLong hangamapimYour items of bilasIs not missedUntil it's not thereAt the pool showersNa your bilasEmi silip long floa And gets trod onBy other swimmersDisregarded, made to...
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The Old Man comes to the rescue
Daniel Kumbon and grandson Clinton. Kundiawa, 2021DANIEL KUMBONFICTION - For millennia, land has been the lifeblood and spiritual amalgam of the Melanesian people. Land. Much more than a possession...
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China in the Pacific: We must do better
JEFFREY WALL| Online OpinionBRISBANE - I am increasingly of the view that the plans by a Chinese state owned fishing company to build a port and ‘fisheries factory’ on Daru is part of a strategic plan...
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The threat to language & biological knowledge in PNG
Tree fern savanna in the Cromwell MountainsALFRED KIK et al| US National Academy of SciencesEdited extracts from ‘Language and ethnobiological skills decline precipitously in Papua New Guinea, the...
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Standing Stupidly
MICHAEL DOM| An Illumination in English and Tok PisinStanding stupidlyYou stand at the doorBelonging to God and prayWhat for don’t you knockPerhaps it is thatHe’s too great a beingFor you to rap on his...
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How colonial radio came to PNG
Radio Rabaul's Nellie Exon, the first Tolai woman broadcasterKEITH JACKSONNOOSA - The first government broadcasting station in Papua New Guinea, Radio Rabaul, was opened in a hurry in October...
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‘We’ll learn from you,’ PNG tells China
Foreign ministers Soroi Eoe (PNG) and Wang Yi (China) meet in Guiyang, capital of southwest China's Guizhou Province (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)NEWS DESK| XinhuaGUIYANG – China’s State councillor and foreign...
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US warns Pacific about Chinese ‘coercion’
Antony Blinken - “Economic coercion across the region is on the rise”KATE LYONS| The Guardian | Edited extractsLink here to the full articleSYDNEY - The US secretary of state Antony Blinken has warned...
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Norm Oliver dies at 87, a great friend of PNG
The breathtaking landscape of PNG. In a nation where land is embedded in the soul, Norm Oliver spent his working life managing the volatile balance between its spiritual and economic valuesED...
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China. First Daru. Then Queensland?
CHIPS MACKELLARWARWICK - The expansion of China’s influence into the Solomons, Vanuatu, Samoa and Kiribati is of increasing concern to us in Australia.But it is as nothing compared to the mischief to...
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Confrontation at Ground Zero
DANIEL KUMBONFICTION – It had been a hectic early morning but now Delisa was safely seated in an Air Niugini Boeing 737 cruising over the Bismarck Sea towards Brisbane. Delisa could not enjoy the...
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