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This is Part II of the “2022 PNG Outlook” series. This part looks at Security. In Part I we covered politics and economics. You can read Part I here. Due to the increasing multifaceted security issues facing PNG, this part is dedicated to security alone. Governance will be covered in a separate blog as PartContinue reading “2022 PNG Outlook Part II: Threats on all fronts”

As we begin the year 2022, we take a brief look at the defining issues that will shape PNG’s social, political and economic outlook. It is not possible to talk about everything in one blog, but take this an introduction of the issues we will expand on through out the year. The first part looksContinue reading “2022 PNG Outlook Part I: Politics & Economy”

Thank you everyone for subscribing to Academia_Nomad, for reading articles published here, commenting, sharing etc. Thanks to PNG Attitude and Plessingsing for re-publishing articles from Academia_Nomad. It’s been a challenging year but we made it. Wishing you all great health, happiness and prosperous 2022. Take care.

A few years back, a high school teacher in one of Oro Province’s most rural high schools (Bareji High) was on pay, teaching. Later it was revealed that he didn’t have any qualifications to teach. Just this year, a consultant was hired by the Oro Provincial Government. Because of the tireless efforts of Sunday Bulletin’sContinue reading “PNG is so spiritual even Ghosts get paid!”

Originally posted on Ples Singsing – A PNG Writer's Blog:
By Dr Jonathan Ritchie and Gregory Bablis My colleague from the Papua New Guinea National Museum and Art Gallery, Gregory Bablis, was unable to get to Finland to present his section of our joint paper and so I will read his contribution later in…