APRIL 14 2022 This Easter, for the first time ever, the people of remote Maramuni in Enga will be able to travel to and from provincial capital Wabag for their goods and services. It is something that the people of this forgotten part of Papua New Guinea have not been able to do since Independence …
APRIL 11 2022 On Saturday, April 2, 2022, chopper pilot Captain David Takendu of HeliSolutions flew us from remote Maramuni in Enga to Mt Hagen in Western Highlands. Due to very bad weather, David flew us to near the border with East Sepik, and then behind Kompiam-Ambum in Enga to Baiyer Valley in Western Highlands …
By MALUM NALU This article was first published in The National newspaper on Friday, April 8, 2022 As my good friend, veteran PNG helicopter pilot Captain James Pima looks for a hole in the clouds, I marvel at the magnificent natural tapestry below. Towering mountains, meandering rivers, cascading waterfalls, green virgin forests (which I hear …
APRIL 10 2022 Maramuni in Enga is a place of towering mountains, meandering rivers, cascading waterfalls, and green virgin forests which teem with wildlife. Amidst all these runs the 57km Maramuni Road, a lifeline to this cloud-covered Shangri-la between Enga and East Sepik, a land that time has forgotten. On Friday, April 1, 2022, the …
APRIL 9 2022 Early in the morning of Saturday, April 2, 2022, as remote Maramuni in Enga is still waking up, I send my drone up to capture the breathtaking scenery. The drone flies over the steep Maramuni Airstrip, which tests even the most-experienced Papua New Guinea bush pilots, over the gorge through which the …
By MALUM NALU On Friday, April 1, 2022, I flew from Wapenamenda to remote Maramuni in Enga, bordering East Sepik, with Captain James Pima of HeliSolutions. We flew over Wabag and Sirunki before heading into the high country of Maramuni. Enga is amazingly beautiful with breathtaking scenery. Here are some pictures I took:
April 3 2022 A group of 12 young cyclists from Lae have shown the people of remote Maramuni, Enga – situated between Enga and East Sepik – the meaning of “wan kantri (one country)”. The group, know as ‘Lae Pedal Power’, which has already cycled several parts of the country, reached Maramuni last Friday (April …