Belden Namah: The man behind the enigma
A personal commentary by Sonja Barry RamoiDeep in the mountains of the village called Paru Paru - the village of late secessionist leader and former first President of Bougainville Joseph Kabui - not...
View ArticleAre we still worthy of “Big Brother” tag in the region?
By JASON GIMA WURIAs Melanesians, it is only natural and fitting to stand up for our own kind or our own Melanesian brothers and wantoks as we call it in this part of the Pacific. With Australia’s...
View ArticleComplete SABL inquiry report
The revelations from research by the James Cook University on oil palm being used by developers as a cover for logging should not come as a surprise to Papua New Guineans.“It is crucial that the real...
View ArticlePNG solution illegal, court will hear
The AgeThe Rudd government's Papua New Guinea Solution faces its first legal challenge, with lawyers representing an asylum seeker who has been sent to Manus Island set to launch High Court action on...
View ArticleLost identity cannot be corrected by quick fix solutions
By DAVID EPHRAIMElection related violence has cost state millions of money to correct democratic exercise of ballot box vote. Election related violence has continued to drag the entire country....
View ArticleBougainville and the Mining Question
Ramu Mine BlogBougainville is grappling with a series of challenges that will set the course for the island’s long-term future. What economic model of development will they adopt? How will this model...
View ArticlePacific Games Contract Blowout: NPF Version 2.0
Pacific Games contractor, China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) has been blacklisted by the World Bank for “fraudulent practices”. They have also been found by the Bangladeshi courts to have...
View ArticleAUSAID, PARAKA AND WARTOTO EXPOSED BY TODAY TONIGHT
YAHOO 7Australian aid is being lost to corruption, with an estimated $1.7 million being stolen from Papua New Guinea's (PNG) budget annually.The stolen money is then brought to Australia to be hidden...
View ArticlePNG Solution faces constitutional challenge
THE AUSTRALIANTHE High Court battle over the federal government's asylum-seeker deal with Papua New Guinea has escalated to the level of a constitutional challenge, potentially curtailing any future...
View ArticleSeabed Mining not in Best Interest of New Ireland
By RENATA LAVEIL“Seabed Mining is a risk not worth taking”, said Governor for New Ireland Province, Sir Julius Chan in September, 2012. Almost a year later, he is involved in a Memorandum of...
View ArticleWhat Has Become of Our Beloved Country, Papua New Guinea?
What has become of our beloved country after independence, 16th September, 1975?By LUCAS KIAPThe leadership in this country since independence, instead of exploiting our abundances of natural resources...
View ArticleRogue Soldiers tarnishing the image of the PNGDF
By JASON GIMA WURIThe Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) is coming under more scrutiny after the illegal actions of its members during another incident last weekend.According to reports from...
View ArticleFiji changing regional geopolitics
By DAVID EPHRAIMA new constitution was released last month paving a way for democratic elections Fiji. Come elections it's highly likely that Frank Bainimarama will be elected. He will than continue...
View ArticleWhy PNG Still Remain a Poor Third World Country Despite Rich In Natural...
By LUCAS KIAPPNG is rich in natural resources and has enjoyed continued economic growth for well over a decade at the back of high commodity prices for its mineral resources and other natural resources...
View ArticlePacific Games contract brings more rumours of corruption
PNG Exposed BlogWe believe that the focus here should not be China Harbor Engineering Company. They are here to make money, by whatever means. We should instead scrutinise the actions of our leaders...
View ArticleWill there an opportunity for Belden Namah to serve 7 million Papua New...
By David EphraimI have come to notice growing misconceptions and wrong assumptions against current Papua New Guinean Opposition Leader Hon. Belden Namah. The idea that he is a dictatorial type, a...
View ArticleWhat is Peter O'Neill's interest in L&A Constructions
PNGBlogsL&A Constructions are Luciano Cragnolini, Nee Cragnolini & their strange sleeping partner & bedfellow in our one and only Peter O'Neill.The ridiculous Parliament tiles over pebbles...
View ArticleAs we get to September 16, who do we look for redemption and deliverence
PNGExposed BlogWe can talk and shout and fret in such beautiful prose all we like. The thing is, if the relevant authorities do not do anything, this and similar swindles will just continue and get...
View ArticleOur Independence, our Land, Our Home.
By Renata LaveilIn the midst of Independence celebrations, it is amazing when we realize the nation is united in one mind, heart and soul with the feeling of nationalism reverberating throughout the...
View ArticleGovernment Take Over of Ok Tedi Mining Ltd and PNGSDP
PNGBlogsThe Opposition is concern that the Government is tabling amendments to the Mining (Ok Tedi Continuation) (Ninth Supplemental Agreement) to give the State “maximum power” to determine the future...
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