Monthly Archives: May 2008

Frivolous filings and vexatious litigation

Posted on May 26, 2008 by Andrew Moutu

“PEOPLE OF POWER AND AUTHORITY must not use the Courts and the system to delay justice. People of power and wealth must not use the Courts as a means to hide behind the letters of the law and pretend that … Continue reading →

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International Parliamentarians for West Papua

Posted on May 22, 2008 by Andrew Moutu

A HISTORICAL EVENT committed to a free and independent West Papua took place in the Committee Room 13 Main Building of the UK Houses of Parliament last Wednesday 15th of October. The event was the launch of the International Parliamentarians for West Papua. This assocation of … Continue reading →

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Reform or deform?:education policy in PNG

Posted on May 13, 2008 by Andrew Moutu

AN ANONYMOUS PERSON from the Madang Province in PNG wrote in to The National  newspaper and made a stinging criticism against the policy of education reform in PNG. The general thrust of the letter decries the quality of education given to Papua … Continue reading →

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The return of tradition in plastics

Posted on May 8, 2008 by Andrew Moutu

“THEY ARE MAKING PLASTIC VERSIONS OF OUR MONEY IN CHINA….THE WORSE THING IS WHEN THEY START TURNING TRADITIONAL ARTEFACTS INTO PLASTICS, then we really have a big problem…Our traditional drums, our warrior items are all coming back as plastics”. The words above come from Leliana … Continue reading →

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West Papuans entangled in a complex multiple-bind

Posted on May 7, 2008 by Andrew Moutu

THE VANUATU COUNCIL OF CHIEFS have opened their arms again to embrace a group of West Papuans who are seeking refuge in another country. This group of West Papuans, numbering 148 persons who come from 25 families have been forced out by the sanction of … Continue reading →

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From the PLHIVs point of view

Posted on May 3, 2008 by Andrew Moutu

PLHIV IS ONE OF THE MANY KINDS OF ABBREVIATIONS that has sailed into public prominence as short-hand references to describe and conceptualise issues related to HIV and AIDS since the crisis became a pandemic in many Pacific Island countries. To begin with, the terms HIV and AIDS are already abbreviated symbols … Continue reading →

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