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Judge recommends MP’s prosecution for role in fraud
MP Joseph Lelang is the latest to be implicated in the scandals surrounding Eremas Wartoto MP Joseph Lelang has already been the subject of a Leadership Tribunal, where he pleaded guilty to failing to...
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Renzie Duncan and Philip Miriori team up in another illegal Bougainville...
Sydney lawyer and mining venture capitalist, Renzie Duncan, is on the prowl again for Bougainville’s mineral wealth, with his old friend Philip Miriori, the scandal-plagued, self-appointed head of the...
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Why these PNG elections are taking us towards dictatorship
Oro Governor Gary Juffa speaking at a campaign gathering … explaining the qualities to look for in national leadership. Source: Gary Juffa | Pacific Media Centre I suspect that these Papua New Guinea...
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William Duma’s hidden hand in K3 billion Paga Hill Development
Source: PNGi Investigates A special PNGi investigation, has revealed insider evidence that suspended States Enterprises Minister, William Duma, has a hidden interest in the Paga Hill Estate, a...
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PNGi Portal a groundbreaking new resource for lawyers, journalists and academics
In a country plagued by corruption, where politicians are seemingly more concerned with making personal profits that serving the nation, and where the law enforcement agencies are brutally under...
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Tomato seeks to silence PNG political blogger Namorong
KEITH JACKSON THE Waigani National Court has granted an order sought by electoral commissioner Patilias ‘Tomato’ Gamato (pictured) against the celebrated Papua New Guinean writer, blogger, commentator...
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The secrets behind O’Neill’s hidden fortune – The Midas Touch Part III
PNGi has released Part 3 of The Midas Touch, an in-depth report into Prime Minister Peter O’Neill’s business empire and how its development has been interwoven with his political career. Lift Off:...
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Petition calls for ICAC within 100 days
Source: ACT NOW! Community advocacy group ACT NOW! has launched a petition calling on newly elected MPs to establish an Independent Commission Against Corruption within 100 days. “Everyone knows...
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Transparency International cries foul over appointment of Duma
In February William Duma was suspended now he is back at the very heart of government In February Prime Minister Peter O’Neill suspended Ministers William Duma and Fabian Pok and announced a Commission...
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Papua New Guinea land activist vows to battle for his people from Britain
Leader of the Paga Hill seafront community Joe Moses, pictured in London, July 11, 2017. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Nicky Milne Ruairi Casey for the Thomson Reuters Foundation A land activist from...
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Promises, promises: a decade of anti-corruption budgets and spending in PNG
Anti-corruption suggestion box, Mombasa, Kenya (Marcel Oosterwijk/Flickr CC BY-SA 2.0) by Grant Walton and Husnia Hushang on DevPolicy Blog In Papua New Guinea, government responses to corruption have...
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The faces behind some of PNGs illegal logging
Chih-hao Chang, Hung Chin Ng and Sie Miew Tiong are the owners of Achim Agro Limited, a company accused by locals of illegally logging in East Sepik Province – see story below. The reports of SGS, the...
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The Midas Touch and Papua New Guinea’s kleptocracy
Papua New Guinea’s new investigative website, PNGi Central, has published an in-depth examination of the career of Peter O’Neill that has largely escaped notice in the chaos of the elections....
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Profiting from Sickness: The Dark Economy of Public Health in Papua New Guinea
PNGi has released the first instalment of a three-part investigation into the abusive commercial transactions that are leading to the circulation of overpriced and substandard medicines and medical...
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Korean arrested for exchanging K50,000 of demonetized currency
Still many questions unanswered about how demonetized Kina came to leave PNG and is now in Korean hands in the Philippines… Source: Rey Galupo \ The Philippine Star The Korean tried to exchange...
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Yet another unlawful attempt to log Collingwood Bay
Collingwood Bay. Photo Eric Wakker RAN Industry observer: “This is a complete nonsense… a cocoa project simply doesn’t need a massive hectarage, involving massive forestry clearance and equipment… It’s...
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Juffa slams ‘another logging scam’
Inspection of Ifane Agro Forestry Project Update by Gary Juffa via FaceBook As usual as has been the case with such dubious projects done without the approval of my Office and the Provincial Executive...
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Cash strapped government moves Environment Dept into plush new office
Peter O’Neill’s cash strapped government is moving it Conservation and Environment Protection Authority into plush new office accommodation in one of Port Moresby’s premier real estate developments....
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Ten month delay on Manumanu inquiry is unacceptable
Prime Minister Peter O’Neill has been vocal in the media recently telling anti-corruption warriors to be patient and wait for the results of an administrative inquiry into the alleged illegal Manumanu...
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Paraka Fails To Stop Court Proceedings [again!]
Lawyer Paul Paraka See also: The Paraka scams – K780 million stolen from the people Top PNG lawyer Paul Paraka arrested over $28m BY TONY SII, Post Courier LAWYER Paul Paraka’s bid to stop criminal...
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