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 […]
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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
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APRIL 7 2022 ANTARA Jakarta (ANTARA) – State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) are ready to carry out a trade and investment mission in Papua New Guinea, Minister of State-Owned Enterprises, Erick Thohir, has said. “BUMN is ready to carry out a trade and investment mission in Papua New Guinea,” Thohir posted on his official Instagram account @erickthohir
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APRL 8 2022 POLICE MEDIA Two brand-new police vehicles were handed over to the Gulf Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Chief Inspector Jeffery Lemb today at the Southern Divisional Command Headquarters in Port Moresby. Director Media, Chief Superintendent Dominic Kakas, handed over the keys to the two vehicles on behalf of the Commissioner of Police Mr
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POLICE MEDIA Morobe Provincial Police Commander Superintendent Jacob Singura has welcomed the K3 million assistance from Morobe Provincial Government for the 2022 National General Election. Mr Singura said of the K3 million assistance, K1 million would be allocated for security operations for elections in the province. He said a big portion of this money would
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The Global Fragility Act designation demonstrates the country’s importance in a vital geostrategic region. Tuesday, April 5, 2022/ BY: Brian Harding; Nicole Cochran UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE In terms of geographical size and population, Papua New Guinea (PNG) is by far the biggest country among the Pacific Islands, a region increasingly central to U.S.
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APRIL 7 2022 Two important documents as part of the important milestones towards reopening of Porgera Mine in Enga were signed at Government House this morning. Prime Minister Hon. James Marape delayed his scheduled visit to Northern (Oro) Province this morning to observe this important signing. These are the Deed of Amendment to the Porgera
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APRIL 7 2022 The Papua New Guinea tax take from mineral and petroleum companies is notably low, according to the Asian Development Bank’s Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2022, which was released on April 6, 2022. “Only 7.0% of all tax revenue in 2019, equal to 0.6% of GDP, came from mining and petroleum companies in
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APRIL 7 2022 Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries expanded by an estimated 3.7% in 2021, according to the Asian Development Bank’s Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2022 released on April 6, 2022. The ADO said this largely reflected recovery from a low base in 2020, when output was hampered by lockdowns and trade bottlenecks. “Increased production of
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