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May 3, 2023
PNG Post-Courier Dissident Papua New Guinean politician and former cabinet minister Bryan Kramer has vowed to fight on in his campaign against corruption, saying the National Court ruling to dismiss him as an MP was “the calm before the storm”. “The decision to dismiss me was expected and of course, it is certainly not the ... <a title="‘Calm before the storm’ – PNG’s Bryan Kramer vows to fight on" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/03/calm-before-the-storm-pngs-bryan-kramer-vows-to-fight-on/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Calm before the storm’ – PNG’s Bryan Kramer vows to fight on">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2023
RNZ Pacific An Anzac memorial service was held above the site in the South China Sea where a Japanese freighter — which had been carrying more than a 1000 prisoners — was sunk by an American submarine in 1942. The Montevideo Maru, carrying soldiers and civilians captured when Japan invaded Rabaul in Papua New Guinea ... <a title="Anzac ceremony to recall those who died on torpedoed Japanese freighter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/30/anzac-ceremony-to-recall-those-who-died-on-torpedoed-japanese-freighter/" aria-label="Read more about Anzac ceremony to recall those who died on torpedoed Japanese freighter">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2023
By David Robie As part of an Indonesian-backed disinformation and troll campaign against West Papuan pro-independence activists, a Facebook page has emerged making bitter and slanderous attacks on campaigners, Papuan exiles and media people in the Pacific region. Among the targets for this page — dubbed “View Information”, purportedly based in the Vanuatu capital of ... <a title="Vila-based Indonesian ‘troll’ page targets Papuan advocates" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/29/vila-based-indonesian-troll-page-targets-papuan-advocates/" aria-label="Read more about Vila-based Indonesian ‘troll’ page targets Papuan advocates">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2023
RNZ Pacific A curfew has been imposed in part of Papua New Guinea and extra police have been moved in to quell unrest over the shooting dead of 16 prisoners. The prisoners attempted to escape on Sunday by cutting open part of the fence at the Lakiemata prison in West New Britain province. One inmate ... <a title="PNG authorities try to quell unrest after 16 prisoners on run shot dead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/27/png-authorities-try-to-quell-unrest-after-16-prisoners-on-run-shot-dead/" aria-label="Read more about PNG authorities try to quell unrest after 16 prisoners on run shot dead">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2023
By Marcia Negri in Port Moresby The arena was filled with applauses and whistles when Fidelis Kamsnok walked up to the podium to receive his degree at the University of Papua New Guinea’s 68th graduation ceremony held at the Sir John Guise indoor complex. Kamsnok, a father of three who hails from the East Sepik ... <a title="University security guard graduates at UPNG with BA degree" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/27/university-security-guard-graduates-at-upng-with-ba-degree/" aria-label="Read more about University security guard graduates at UPNG with BA degree">Read more</a>
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April 26, 2023
By Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist Anzac dawn ceremonies have been held across the Pacific region, with tributes paid to both Anzac and Pacific Island soldiers killed in the two world wars. Papua New Guinea In Papua New Guinea, World War II veterans were among those who attended a dawn service held at the Bomana ... <a title="Tributes made to Anzac and Pacific soldiers killed in world wars" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/26/tributes-made-to-anzac-and-pacific-soldiers-killed-in-world-wars/" aria-label="Read more about Tributes made to Anzac and Pacific soldiers killed in world wars">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2023
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby A senior Papua New Guinea police officer has called for mandatory drug tests because the National Capital District (NCD) and Central police command has been hard hit by “rogue” trade and consumption of methamphetamine among its ranks. NCD/Central divisional commander Anthony Wagambie Jr said this while confirming that the ... <a title="Senior PNG police officer calls for mandatory drug tests for all cops" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/21/senior-png-police-officer-calls-for-mandatory-drug-tests-for-all-cops/" aria-label="Read more about Senior PNG police officer calls for mandatory drug tests for all cops">Read more</a>
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April 19, 2023
By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby The late Sir Rabbie Namaliu’s character and his humble leadership featured well in one of Australia’s top news organisations –– News Corp Australia and its executive chairman Michael Miller has paid a tribute. Businessman Frank Kramer, reading out a special eulogy from the business point of view reflecting on ... <a title="News Corp among Namaliu’s farewell messages – for ‘free, fearless media’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/19/news-corp-among-namalius-farewell-messages-for-free-fearless-media/" aria-label="Read more about News Corp among Namaliu’s farewell messages – for ‘free, fearless media’">Read more</a>
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April 19, 2023
By Robert Mek I was born in Gulka (Kimil), one of the remotest villages in Papua New Guinea’s Jiwaka province. Gulka is situated between Jiwaka and Western Highlands province, so as I grew up I learned the cultures and lifestyles of both provinces. I was the third-born child of Simon and Polti Mek and I ... <a title="Papua New Guinea: ‘My education journey from Jiwaka to UPNG’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/19/papua-new-guinea-my-education-journey-from-jiwaka-to-upng/" aria-label="Read more about Papua New Guinea: ‘My education journey from Jiwaka to UPNG’">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2023
By Diane Wilson in Kokopo Deputy Prime Minister John Rosso has described the late Sir Rabbie Namaliu as a “shining example” of what politicians and leaders of today should aspire to be. Paying his tribute yesterday at the Vunapope Conference Centre, Kokopo, yesterday, Rosso said: “We should learn from people like Sir Rabbie, in terms ... <a title="Rosso pays tribute to former PM Sir Rabbie’s ‘great legacy of integrity’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/14/rosso-pays-tribute-to-former-pm-sir-rabbies-great-legacy-of-integrity/" aria-label="Read more about Rosso pays tribute to former PM Sir Rabbie’s ‘great legacy of integrity’">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2023
Asia Pacific Report Bougainville President Ishmael Toroama today condemned a visiting Papua New Guinean member of Parliament for “mocking” the autonomous region’s independence aspirations during a drunken exchange in Buka last week, saying that he must “atone for his blunder”. A video of Ijivitari MP David Arore allegedly abusing security guards and airport staff while ... <a title="Bougainville president slams ‘mocking’ by drunken MP over independence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/04/bougainville-president-slams-mocking-by-drunken-mp-over-independence/" aria-label="Read more about Bougainville president slams ‘mocking’ by drunken MP over independence">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2023
By Jean Nuia in Kokopo, Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea’s fourth prime minister, Sir Rabbie Namaliu, has died — four days shy of his 76th birthday which would have been celebrated today. The late Sir Rabbie was born Rabbie Langanai Namaliu on April 3, 1947, to early local missionaries Darius and Utul Ioan Namaliu, ... <a title="PNG’s Sir Rabbie blessed at birth – ‘he’ll be a big man, clever’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/04/pngs-sir-rabbie-blessed-at-birth-hell-be-a-big-man-clever/" aria-label="Read more about PNG’s Sir Rabbie blessed at birth – ‘he’ll be a big man, clever’">Read more</a>
