Have the police sided with David Arore and Delilah Gore?
The Critic It has been several days since David Arore, Deliah Gore and a gang of council presidents broke into the Haus of assembly in an act of desecration again the very people they represent. The...
View ArticleFraud attempt by foolish Tufi LLG President, Jaff Taua, exposed
Leaked documents [see below] reveal how the Tufi Local Level Government President, Jaff Taua, tried to steal more than K15,000 by attempting to have a company pay a ‘refund’ into his brother’s bank...
View ArticleRimbunan Hijau must come clean on their role in Oro politics
By The Critic Loggers operating in the Oro province, in particular, Victor Yu’s Unrise and Viva Success must come clean on their role on the vote of no confidence motion against Oro Gary Juffa....
View ArticleArore tries to cover up for Delilah Gore
Arore trying to get Gore off the hook Ijivitari MP, David Arore, has come out publicly in defense of Community Development Minister, Delilah Gore, saying Gore was not involved in the purported vote of...
View ArticleAustralia-PNG commercial alliance brutalises community defending National Laws
On 1 July 2014, the Supreme Court overturned a decision by the National Court that granted permission to the Paga Hill Development Company (PHDC) to evict residents of the historic Paga Hill community....
View ArticleMulti-agency report confirms police working for Rimbunan Hijau brutalize...
An Independent Fact Finding Mission undertaken by a joint team of government officials and civil society organisations, has confirmed allegations of ‘continuous brutality and human rights violations’...
View ArticleIjivitari MP, David Arore, defames Justice Ambeng Kandakasi on Facebook
Ijivitari MP, David Arore, has publicly defamed national court judge, Justice Ambeng Kandakasi on Facebook accusing him of corruption, partiality and an unhealthy alliance with Oro Governor, Gary...
View ArticleTate and the FIA lied about Rimbunan Hijau involvement in SABL land grab
The Forest Industry Association, the body which represents the logging industry in Papua New Guinea, has been caught lying about its members involvement in the unlawful SABL land grab and illegal...
View ArticleThe people and forests of Papua New Guinea under threat: the government’s...
Logging road – Bewani SABL. Photo: Global Witness Global Witness Despite public statements to the contrary, the PNG government is failing to take meaningful action to address the SABL crisis that is...
View ArticleHenry Chowing into Bougainville
It is not sheer coincidence that a real estate business be named after a place that is literally more a thousand kilometres away. Torokina is located in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville. The...
View ArticlePeter O’Neill’s illegal logging: 508 days and counting…
It is now 508 days since Prime Minister Peter O’Neill was told that the SABL leases were unlawful and should be revoked. It was on June 24, 2013 that he was given the reports of the SABL Commission...
View ArticleLocal people on Bougainville oppose Torokina oil palm
Rimbunan Hijau oil palm nursery in East New Britain Submitted by ambros As a local from Torokina I can confirm that the majority of the rural population of Torokina are against the oil palm project....
View ArticleMalaysian company to log forests on Bougainville
According to a Malaysian media report a Sabah-based company called Priceworth International has signed a contract to log and clear forests in the Buin district on Bougainville: Priceworth inks logging...
View ArticlePNG company with licence to log on Bougainville a Korean front
Yesterday we exposed how a Malaysian company, Priceworth International, has signed a contract to log and clear forests in the Tonolei Block One Forest Area in the Buin district of Bougainville. Are Ki...
View ArticleCourt orders halt to RH logging operations in controversial Pomio SABL areas
via ACT NOW! The National Court has issued a restraining order stopping any forest logging operations by Rimbunan Hijau in two controversial Special Agriculture and Business Lease areas in the Pomio...
View ArticleJohn Momis exposed as the man behind Bougainville logging deal
On Monday we revealed that a Malaysian company, Priceworth International, has signed a contract to log and clear forests in the Buin District of Bougainville. Priceworth has signed a logging and forest...
View ArticleRimbunan Hijau ignoring court order to stop logging operations
A logging ship collects logs from the RH operation in Pomio Controversial Malaysian logging company, Rimbunan Hijau, has failed to abide by a court order to stop all logging operations in two lease...
View ArticleLandowners oppose Momis plan to bring Asians to log Buin forests
John Momis is bringing a combination of Korean and Malaysian companies in to log Buin forests New Dawn radio is reporting that landowners from the Tonolei Timber Rights area in Buin are opposed to...
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