Monthly Archives: August 2008

Cabinets of mendacious curiosities

Posted on August 26, 2008 by Andrew Moutu

“THE DEAL IS FLAWED”…. “NO, ITS OKAY”… ” IT WAS RUSHED”! Flawed, okay and rushed are the three kinds of adjectival phrases that captioned front-page news about a recent deal cut between companies and the Government of PNG to develop liquified natural gas (LNG) in the country. The development of LNG … Continue reading →

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Indonesia lauds blocking West Papua in MSG

Posted on August 26, 2008 by Andrew Moutu

THE INDONESIAN AMBASSADOR TO PAPUA NEW GUINEA, Mr Bom Soerjanto, has praised the Papua New Guinea Government for the part it has played in blocking the issue of a free and independent West Papua to be raised in the recent meetings of the Melanesian … Continue reading →

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Vanuatu find confirms Taiwanese links

Posted on August 25, 2008 by Andrew Moutu

VANUATU’s  DAILY POST carries an interesting article about an archaeological find that gives further credibility to the view that some people’s of the Pacific have a Taiwanese origin. The find was discovered by accident when a bulldozer unearthed a piece of … Continue reading →

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Graon toktok na kastom

Posted on August 20, 2008 by Andrew Moutu

ISSUES RELATING TO LAND USE AND MANAGEMENT WILL never cease to employ the preoccupations of policy makers and legislators, academics and the numerous batallion of landowners scattered in and around the many countries of the Pacific where primodial links to … Continue reading →

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US$67 mil Singapore account

Posted on August 18, 2008 by Dorothy Tekwie

On August 18, the PNG’s Sunday Chronicle added more very revealing details to initial allegation of US$40.m Singapore account. According to this weekly newspaper, the total sum transferred to the Singapore bank account amounted to US$67 million, with US$ 27million … Continue reading →

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PNG’s nominated women MPs bill

Posted on August 16, 2008 by Dorothy Tekwie

A bill is now before the National Executive Council for four women nominated members for the PNG parliament to represent women till 2012. This was revealed by the President of the National Council of Women (NCW) Ms Schola Kakas last … Continue reading →

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Save St Theresa Church, Lido, Sandaun Province, PNG

Posted on August 15, 2008 by Dorothy Tekwie

Religion and the churches have played an important role in shaping the livescof many Papua New Guineans (PNG), giving amny of us the opportunities to education and development. Many of us were educated by nuns, lay missionaries, priests and brothers, … Continue reading →

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Democracy and the theft of conscience

Posted on August 15, 2008 by Andrew Moutu

THE CONTINENT OF AFRICA IS GEOGRAPHICALLY DISTANT AND DISCONTINUOUS FROM THE PACIFIC but the situation of some African economies and their dynamics of development have often inspired comparisons with Pacific Island countries irrespective of the elegance and relevance of those comparative projects. The countries of the two regions share a Western … Continue reading →

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Landowners demand for US$40 mil in Singapore

Posted on August 15, 2008 by Dorothy Tekwie

$US40 mil warning – PC News 15 August 2008 THE Papua New Guinea Forest Owners Association (FOA) is calling for immediate establishment of a commission of inquiry into allegations of $US40million having been “parked’’ in a Singapore bank. They are … Continue reading →

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Papua New Guinea: a failed state?

Posted on August 11, 2008 by Andrew Moutu

THE NOTIONAL DIAGNOSIS OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA AS A FAILED STATE has been in the air for almost a decade now. Each time the alarm bells of this prognosis is enunciated by an eminent analyst or an institution of some … Continue reading →

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