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UPNG shutdown crisis – the facts behind the turmoil

March 6, 2019

The University of Papua New Guinea …. staff shutdown in protest over government interference in ‘credible VC appointment process’. Image: PNG Indy ANALYSIS: By Stephen Howes The University of Papua New Guinea has for a long time been in need of far-reaching reform. But not all change is good, and what has happened this year ... <a title="UPNG shutdown crisis – the facts behind the turmoil" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/06/upng-shutdown-crisis-the-facts-behind-the-turmoil/" aria-label="Read more about UPNG shutdown crisis – the facts behind the turmoil">Read more</a>

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Bougainville landowners call on Momis for protection from ‘offensive’ draft law

February 23, 2019

Australian mining entrepreneur accused of being “disrespectful” over a demand for wholesale and draconian changes to the mining law. Image: PNG Attitude/PC Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Landowners throughout Bougainville were today calling on President John Momis for protection from a “callous opportunist.” The landowners said that the customary laws of Bougainville and the basic human ... <a title="Bougainville landowners call on Momis for protection from ‘offensive’ draft law" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/23/bougainville-landowners-call-on-momis-for-protection-from-offensive-draft-law/" aria-label="Read more about Bougainville landowners call on Momis for protection from ‘offensive’ draft law">Read more</a>

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PNG probe into parliament rampage still ongoing, says police chief

February 21, 2019

A scene from the break-in at parliament in Waigani, Port Moresby, last November. Image: Bryan Kramer/Kramer Report By RNZ Pacific Papua New Guinea’s Police Commissioner says investigations are ongoing into officers who took part in a rampage through Parliament last year. Last November, dozens of police and corrections officers went on the rampage over their ... <a title="PNG probe into parliament rampage still ongoing, says police chief" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/21/png-probe-into-parliament-rampage-still-ongoing-says-police-chief/" aria-label="Read more about PNG probe into parliament rampage still ongoing, says police chief">Read more</a>

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Jubilee Australia accuses Bougainville over ‘reckless land grab’ law changes

February 14, 2019

Panguna mine in operation … back in its heyday around 1971. Image: Robert Owen Winkler/Wikimedia Commons/PNG Mine Watch Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk The Autonomous Bougainville Government, led by president Dr John Momis, has been accused by a research and advocacy group of allowing a “reckless land grab” with its planned mining law changes. The proposed ... <a title="Jubilee Australia accuses Bougainville over ‘reckless land grab’ law changes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/14/jubilee-australia-accuses-bougainville-over-reckless-land-grab-law-changes/" aria-label="Read more about Jubilee Australia accuses Bougainville over ‘reckless land grab’ law changes">Read more</a>

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UPNG registrar first ‘victim’ of drastic campus action over fees hike

February 13, 2019

University of Papua New Guinea … furore over fees. Image: UPNG Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk The University of Papua New Guinea registrar Dr Peter Petsul has become the first victim of the new university council, reports the PNG Post-Courier. Dr Petsul was suspended on Monday on full pay for 14 days by new Chancellor Jeffery ... <a title="UPNG registrar first ‘victim’ of drastic campus action over fees hike" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/13/upng-registrar-first-victim-of-drastic-campus-action-over-fees-hike/" aria-label="Read more about UPNG registrar first ‘victim’ of drastic campus action over fees hike">Read more</a>

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Miriori fires broadside at ‘rogue’ Bougainville mining rights bid

February 9, 2019

Destruction in the Arawa Hospital during the 1980s Bougainville civil war, sparked by a mining and environment dispute. Image: PNG Mine Watch Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk A highly controversial proposal by an unknown and newly registered company, Caballus Mining, is attempting to grab a monopoly over all large scale mines in Bougainville, reports PNG Mine ... <a title="Miriori fires broadside at ‘rogue’ Bougainville mining rights bid" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/09/miriori-fires-broadside-at-rogue-bougainville-mining-rights-bid/" aria-label="Read more about Miriori fires broadside at ‘rogue’ Bougainville mining rights bid">Read more</a>

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Asia-Pacific journalists plan strategy for gender-based violence reporting

February 8, 2019

Former Pacific Media Watch editor and now Tagata Pasifika journalist Alistar Kata (left) and AUT masters research student Pauline Mago-King from Papua New Guinea who attended this week’s gender-based violence media workshop. Image: Star Kata/Instagram By Pauline Mago-King Seventeen women journalists from the Asia-Pacific region gathered in the Victorian capital of Melbourne this week to ... <a title="Asia-Pacific journalists plan strategy for gender-based violence reporting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/08/asia-pacific-journalists-plan-strategy-for-gender-based-violence-reporting/" aria-label="Read more about Asia-Pacific journalists plan strategy for gender-based violence reporting">Read more</a>

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A weeping mum from PNG and her long walk for a dying child

February 7, 2019

A tragedy in Papua New Guinea’s Western Province. Image: Sally Lloyd/My Land, My Country By Sally Lloyd as told to Scott Waide in Lae A few days ago, I asked Sally Lloyd about the picture she posted on Facebook of a distraught mother weeping over the body of her baby who had died. This is ... <a title="A weeping mum from PNG and her long walk for a dying child" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/07/a-weeping-mum-from-png-and-her-long-walk-for-a-dying-child/" aria-label="Read more about A weeping mum from PNG and her long walk for a dying child">Read more</a>

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‘Don’t be afraid’ – give Bougainville, West Papua freedom, says Parkop

February 1, 2019

Port Moresby’s Governor Powes Parkop with the West Papuan Morning Star flag … strong backing for Bougainville and West Papuan self-determination and independence. Image: Filbert Simeon By Clifford Faiparik in Port Moresby National Capital District Governor Powes Parkop is pushing for Bougainville and West Papua to gain independence from Papua New Guinea and Indonesia respectively. ... <a title="‘Don’t be afraid’ – give Bougainville, West Papua freedom, says Parkop" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/01/dont-be-afraid-give-bougainville-west-papua-freedom-says-parkop/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Don’t be afraid’ – give Bougainville, West Papua freedom, says Parkop">Read more</a>

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Iran refugee detained in PNG wins Australia’s richest literary prize

February 1, 2019

Behrouz Boochani … wrote his award-winning book bit-by-bit via texting from Papua New Guinea. Image: Hoda Afshar/Behrouz Boochani/RNZ Pacific Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk An Iranian asylum-seeker detained in Papua New Guinea under Australian asylum laws has won Australia’s most valuable literary prize for a book he reportedly wrote using the online messaging service WhatsApp, reports ... <a title="Iran refugee detained in PNG wins Australia’s richest literary prize" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/01/iran-refugee-detained-in-png-wins-australias-richest-literary-prize/" aria-label="Read more about Iran refugee detained in PNG wins Australia’s richest literary prize">Read more</a>

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Unions slam ‘farcical’ UPNG appointments of chancellor, VC

January 25, 2019

UPNG’s acting vice-chancellor Professor Kenneth Sumbuk … integrity questioned. Image: EMTV News Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Papua New Guinea’s Trade Union Congress has slammed the appointments of Jeffrey Kennedy as chancellor and Kenneth Sumbuk as vice-chancellor of the University of Papua New Guinea, reports the Post-Courier. President John Paska said the congress had initially welcomed ... <a title="Unions slam ‘farcical’ UPNG appointments of chancellor, VC" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/25/unions-slam-farcical-upng-appointments-of-chancellor-vc/" aria-label="Read more about Unions slam ‘farcical’ UPNG appointments of chancellor, VC">Read more</a>

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Sincha Dimara: My mother, a West Papuan survivor of many hardships, spurred along by her faith

December 12, 2018

Dominguis and Dolfintje Dimara pictured on the day they were married. Image: #InspirationalPapuaNewGuineans PROFILE: By Sincha Dimara in Port Moresby I once asked my mother how was it that she married at the tender age of 16 and left home in West Papua for a foreign land – neighbouring Papua New Guinea – never to ... <a title="Sincha Dimara: My mother, a West Papuan survivor of many hardships, spurred along by her faith" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/12/sincha-dimara-my-mother-a-west-papuan-survivor-of-many-hardships-spurred-along-by-her-faith/" aria-label="Read more about Sincha Dimara: My mother, a West Papuan survivor of many hardships, spurred along by her faith">Read more</a>