When Kiribati left the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) after the PIF failed to honor a gentleman’s agreement to let the PIF leadership rotate to a Micronesian nation, Fiji brought Kiribati back to PIF. This gentleman sitting on the floor is the Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka. After becoming the prime minister in late 2022, heContinue reading “Why is PNG so out of touch with its own reality?”
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Issues around the proposed PNG-US Defence Agreement
By Dr Bal Kama KEY ISSUES WITH PNG-US SECURITY AGREEMENT AS LEAKED: DELAY SIGNING UNTIL FIXED I am writing this here instead of an article given time limitation and for the many PNG audience currently interested in this subject. PNG and US governments are said to sign an unprecedented security agreement for US forces toContinue reading “Issues around the proposed PNG-US Defence Agreement”
Yes! We’ve got the Ombudsman Commission’s Attention on the Justin Tketchenko Saga
The PNG Ombudsman Commission has reported receiving an “avalanche of complaints from the public and will treat each complaint accordingly.” This saga was different from the past I’ve observed since I became interested in PNG politics. Apart from the rise of internet and social media in making issues go viral, for this particular case, PapuaContinue reading “Yes! We’ve got the Ombudsman Commission’s Attention on the Justin Tketchenko Saga”
As a father I understand Justin Tketchenko
From East Sepik Governor Alan Bird to popular TikTok figure and influencer Steven Kilage, the use of the phrase “as a father I understand” to rationalise Justin Tketchenko’s branding of critics primitive animals. It’s a pity the “as a father I understand” group doesn’t realise that JT hasn’t actually apologised yet. The “as a father”Continue reading “As a father I understand Justin Tketchenko”
Why MPs are silent over the Justin Tketchenko saga
The PNG MPs have refrained from engaging in the debates around Justin Tketchenko calling Papua New Guineans primitive animals, after having the same people pay for him and his entourage’s trip to the UK. The silence had many wondering why their MPs are silent (with a few exceptions). Alan Bird, the Governor of East SepikContinue reading “Why MPs are silent over the Justin Tketchenko saga”
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