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Former PNG army commander Jerry Singirok pays tribute to Sir Julius Chan

February 1, 2025

By Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent The former Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) commander who defied a government decision to send mercenaries to Bougainville during the civil war in the late 1990s has paid tribute to Sir Julius Chan, prime minister at the time. Retired Major-General Jerry Singirok, who effectively ended the Bougainville ... <a title="Former PNG army commander Jerry Singirok pays tribute to Sir Julius Chan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/01/former-png-army-commander-jerry-singirok-pays-tribute-to-sir-julius-chan/" aria-label="Read more about Former PNG army commander Jerry Singirok pays tribute to Sir Julius Chan">Read more</a>

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Timothy Masiu: Bougainvilleans won’t forget Chan and Sandline mercenaries

May 28, 2019

Papua New Guinea’s Deputy Opposition Leader and Shadow Inter-government and Bougainville Relations Minister Timothy Masiu says the people of Bougainville are closely watching developments over the purported “appointment” of Sir Julius Chan as caretaker PM by Peter O’Neill. The following commentary was published on journalist Sylvester Gawi’s blog Graun Blong Mi – My Land. With ... <a title="Timothy Masiu: Bougainvilleans won’t forget Chan and Sandline mercenaries" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/28/timothy-masiu-bougainvilleans-wont-forget-chan-and-sandline-mercenaries/" aria-label="Read more about Timothy Masiu: Bougainvilleans won’t forget Chan and Sandline mercenaries">Read more</a>