Category Archives: Logging

A ‘dear forest’ letter to Hilary Clinton

It was a coincidence that the day after I sent my “dear forest’ article to the Post Courier and a day before it was published, the PNG Forest Industries Association (PNGFIA) came out in the other daily on the same … Continue reading

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US$67 mil Singapore account

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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Landowners demand for US$40 mil in Singapore

$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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PNG Eco-Forestry Forum joins call to investigate allegations into $40 million scam

Following a report that initially broke in the Post-Courier on Wednesday the 2nd of July, the PNG Eco-Forestry Forum has joined a host of others, including the PNG opposition (The National, 3 July), Greenpeace and Transparency International (PNG) (Post-Courier, 4 … Continue reading

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