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Where is the justice? How our courts aid grand corruption
Here we go again. It appears there is a two-tier justice system, one for the poor and one for the rich. Earlier this month the National Court sentenced a Bank of South Pacific employee David Poholi to...
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Peter O’Neill tells Australian media a bedtime story on corruption
A bedtime story — Image by © Royalty-Free/Corbis It was late at night, and the Australian media pack were tired after a long day of following Prime Minister Peter O’Neill. One sleepy reporter asked...
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O’Neill’s illegal logging: 1015 days and counting…
There is still no sign of any action to undo the huge SABL land grab, revoke the unlawful leases or stop the illegal logging. It is now a massive 1015 days since Prime Minister Peter O’Neill was told...
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Dame Carol Kidu and the Paga Hill documentary
Last week numerous articles appeared in the Australian and PNG press on Carol Kidu’s legal action against filmmaker, Hollie Fifer. We are informed Kidu is furious at Fifer for a feature length...
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Is UK firm Adam Smith International profiting at the expense of PNG?
Who is ASI working for when it writes laws and policies in PNG – the people of PNG or its foreign paymasters? And how much do it’s staff and owners benefit personally? A new report [pdf file] published...
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Forest Minister hiding behind false claims
Forest Minister Douglas Tomuriesa has a big problem with the truth. He refuses to admit the evidence from numerous independent studies that almost all logging in PNG is illegal. He refuses to admit...
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The fight to stop ‘The Opposition’
Pauline Vetuna, Stella Magazine New documentary ‘The Opposition’ purports to tell the story of PAGA HILL settlement residents’ struggle against the demolition of their homes, to pave way for the...
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O’Neill’s illegal logging: 1029 days and counting…
There is still no sign of any action to undo the huge SABL land grab, revoke the unlawful leases or stop the illegal logging. It is now a massive 1029 days since Prime Minister Peter O’Neill was told...
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Film on PNG corruption fighters faces legal hurdle
The Opposition is the first feature-length documentary to look into the murky world of real-estate developers, their political patrons, and PNG’s unsung heroes fighting against them. It focuses on the...
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Forest Minister fails to discredit critical analysis
By ACT NOW! The Forest Minister has taken out full page adverts in the media this month [see below] trying to refute allegations of illegal logging and financial misreporting by the logging industry....
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Jimmy Maladina acquitted??? Spare a thought for his partner in crime
The Supreme Court it appears has quashed Jimmy Maladina’s conviction for misappropriation, which emerged out of the National Provident Fund inquiry. We are told Maladina is away on business, but will...
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Breaking the Grip of Rimbunan Hijau over Papua New Guinea
By Frederic Mousseau*, IPS news James Sze Yuan Lau and Ivan Su Chiu Lu must be extremely busy men. Together, they are listed as directors of some 30 companies involved in various activities and...
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Supreme Court quashes Maladina conviction! But your Honor, Jimmy confessed.
Was Jimmy’s appeal more about the Prime Minister than Maladina himself? In most countries when a powerful national figure confesses to their crimes, expresses remorse, and offers to pay back the stolen...
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Media Intimidation, No Freedom
By Scott Waide – EMTV News Another low point came yesterday when another Papua New Guinean journalist was threatened by senior members of the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary for maintaining...
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Tkatchenko happy to snuggle up with tax dodging logging company
Rimbunan Hijau may be heavily embroiled in illegal logging, tax dodging and financial misreporting, the SABL land grab and human rights abuses, but none of that bothers Justin Tkatchenko (who of course...
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Gross Violation of Human Rights at Rimbunan Hijau’s Logging Operation In...
Rimbunan Hijau logging camp at Kamusi in the Wawoi Guavi logging concession PNG Facts I am a patriotic and proud Papua New Guinean citizen and I like travelling the breath and width of our beautiful...
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Government able to revoke SABL leases when it suits political agenda
Prime Minister happy to endorse Gordon Wesley despite his conviction for election fraud What does it take for the government to stand by its promises and revoke an unlawfully issued agriculture lease?...
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