March 16 2022 Oil Palm Industry Corporation (OPIC) Acting General-Secretary Kepson Pupita says the “long-overdue” review of the OPIC Act to bring about changes in the billion-kina industry is now is place. He said this in Kimbe today (Wednesday March 16) after a consultation meeting with stakeholders to discuss the revised OPIC Act before it …
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By MALUM NALU Beautiful New Ireland has many attractions for visitors. I especially love the scenic and unspoiled beachfront, market and the long and winding Boluminski Highway. It is one of the best roads in all of Papua New Guinea. But how did the Boluminski Highway get its name? The highway is named after German …
EU-STREIT Programme in Papua New Guinea, in collaboration with its local partners, capacitates 1705 cocoa farmers in the Sepik Region, equipping them with the knowledge and skills to rehabilitate and revive old, infested cocoa blocks, and restore their cocoa production. Wewak, East Sepik, March 15 2022 – Moving forward with its mission to support and empower …
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Evangelical Lutheran Church of PNG (ELCPNG) headquarters at Ampo, Lae, on Saturday, September 4, 2021. We had so much fun with missionary kids from USA, Germany, Australia, Canada and elsewhere here, Balob Teachers’ College and Martin Luther Seminary back in the 1970s and 1980s. Guys like former Australian MP Trev Ruthenberg and scientist Bruce Rohrlach, …
By MALUM NALU How kiaps got things done in the colonial days Back in 2010, I used to frequent the Weigh Inn Hotel at Konedobu, Port Moresby, to have a pint and a quiet yarn with former kiap (patrol officer) and Member of the First House of Assembly Graham Pople. At that time, the much …
By MALUM NALU Remembering Daru the way it used to be In the pre-independence days, Daru was an exotic melting pot of expatriate traders, planters, crocodile hunters and even missionaries. Former kiap (patrol officer) and Member of the first House of Assembly Graham Pople, whose first posting was Daru in 1956 as a 21-year-old, once …
by MALUM NALU Kainantu, once upon a time in the colonial days, was known as the “Mile High Gateway to the Highlands” and was one of the prettiest towns in Papua New Guinea. It was in the same league as Minj, Banz, Daru, Wau, Bulolo, Bogia, Samarai Island and others which were once so pretty …
By MALUM NALU Over the Queen’s Birthday long weekend in 2010, I had the privilege of browsing through the never-before-published autobiography and patrol diaries of Graham Pople, a former kiap (patrol officer) and Member of the first Papua and New Guinea House of Assembly in 1964. Simply titled The Popleography, it gives a fascinating insight …