by DR JAMES NAIPAO In the most recent months, weeks and days, the freedom of speech that is entwined in our constitution that give us the strength as a democracy has been put to test by our very own Policy Makers (Parliamentarians ) whom the eight million people voted to present us in Parliament. It… Read More Freedom of Speech in Papua New Guinea facing a downturn now
Sam Basil and Peter Numu are among the most vocal MPs on Facebook leading up to election 2017. After utilising Facebook to get themselves elected into Parliament, they both teamed up with the man they criticised and campaigned against. We can understand if Peter O’Neill wants to shut down, regulate or ban Facebook but not… Read More ARE THESE THE TYPE OF SPINELESS HYPOCRITICAL LEADERS WE HAVE REPRESENTING US IN PARLIAMENT?
The PNG Chamber of Mining and Petroleum made statements last week claiming that the PNG mining laws are uncompetitive, in view of the government’s recent amendment to the Mineral Resources Authority (MRA) Act of 2005 and the proposed amendment to the Mining Act 1992. Their statements are untrue and are designed to scare off the… Read More CALL TO REVIEW THE UNJUST, PRIMITIVE AND SELF-HARMING LAWS OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA
by PAUL FLANAGAN Summary “On almost every measure of economic welfare, the PNG economy would have been better off without the PNG LNG project”. A major study is being released today by Jubilee Australia titled: “Double or Nothing: The Broken Economic Promises of PNG LNG”. This report, co-authored by myself and Dr Luke Fletcher, compares the… Read More PNG LNG – FAILED PREDICTIONS AND THE RESOURCE CURSE
The recent discussions around transnational crimes, especially illicit financial/capital flows prompted me to write a small piece here. Illicit financial flows may include trade misinvoicing to avoid taxes and customs duties, corruption proceeds laundered to other jurisdictions, etc. The Global Financial Integrity (GFI) estimates that in 2013, US$1.1 trillion left the developing countries in illicit… Read More ILLICIT CAPITAL FLIGHTS IMPEDE DEVELOPMENT IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD
KARAI BILONG KUMUL 