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by Stanley M (Former National Parliament Staff) Many people were wondering this lawyer-philanthropist-come-politician has standing in the nation, worthy of the bible verses he nit-picked on Friday 22nd July to sway the support of Members to Peter O’Neill. He argued that the judiciary was unconventionally interfering with the functions of Parliament and so Parliament had to put up a similar fight. But not many are aware of the past of Kelly Naru, a rich lawyer who was dubbed by many as a philanthropist. He dished out cash to people in need prior to becoming a politician. Was he genuinely generous or was it a vote buying bribery exercise he was carrying out prior to standing for public office? Interestingly, all those generosity ceased since he became the Governor of Morobe. Where did Kelly Naru get all those monies from? We know lawyers do make a lot of money but we also know that some of them make money through illegitimate means like the controversial Paul Paraka. From info

by CAPTAIN JAMES MAKOP - CHINA It is with dismay that Kelly Naru had used or abused Parliamentary privilege by labeling concerned professional Papua New Guineans as domestic terrorists on the floor of parliament. We the citizens of Papua New Guinea have given you a mandate for 5 years to represent US, not YOURSELVES in parliament. How it turned to be a total abuse of power and deliberately misconstruing of the Constitution to justify politicians' criminal acts while turning it against us the true owners of power is absolutely condemnable in the strongest possible terms. Are intellectuals who are able to discern right from wrong now terrorists because they took a conscionable action against what is clearly a disregard for the rule of law and the systematic disassembling of democratic institutions by the prime minister? We are talking about professionals in the fields of medicine, engineering, aviation, electrical, maritime, aviation among others. Personally I have never had a

by Dr ANTHONY DEKLIN We know Kelly Naru, the Morobe Governor, is politically a high-profile lawyer, and that in the No Confidence Motion last Friday, he supported the Prime Minister. In his speech before the vote, he called on the executive and legislative arms of national government to launch a judicial review because in his professional view the important provisions of our Mama Law (the National Constitution) had been breached. These provisions are, sections 99 (structure of government) 115 (parliamentary privileges and immunities) and 37 (protection of the law). The media reported the call widely. Naru's professional view of the essence of each of these provisions, and particularly their respective scope, shows his ignorance of the law on which these provisions are based. Here is why. LIMITS OF SEPARATION OF POWERS PRINCIPLE UNDER SECTIONS 99 AND 115 Naru argues that the recent decision by a three-person Supreme Court directing the Speaker to recall the Parliament t

by NIUGINI OUTLOOK Last week's story didn't occur because someone dug up the old news and republished it to embarrass Peter O'Neill. No, this happened for other reasons. Peter Waieng's bodyguard, who was a suspect all along in the murder case, resurfaced and surrendered to Kundiawa police. Apparently he has confessed, as would be expected whenever a suspect would surrender, and it is no surprise if the rumours turn out to be true that Peter O'Neill had authorised and paid for the murder. Niugini Outlook and PNG Blogs decided last October to resurrect the Waieng story because it suspiciously looked like the police or people higher than the police were trying to cover up the investigation and let it die a natural death. We were determined to make sure this did not happen, hence the publication of the PNG Blogs article and Niugini Outlook Poster. As always, we got a lot of angry comments, mostly by people who seemed to have a vested interest i

Photo Credit:  ABC News: Eric Tlozek by MARCUS PENI The O’Neill Gover nment has survived a vote of "no confidence" in PM O’Neill, thanks to the support from the 85 MPs who with willful blindness supported O’Neill. What happened on 22nd July, 2016 was a desperate attempt by a corrupt government that is more concerned to cling to power than it is to seek the verdict of the people. The Venal MPs who protected O’Neill on Friday 22nd July do know that they did not commit their allegiance on matters of principle, policy or public interest. They stood with O’Neill for their own survival. What was expected on that day was not for both sides of the house to demonstrate their numerical strengths. It was a call far important than a show of mob potency. The Judiciary in attuning to the populous protracted call for PM O’Neill to step down, facilitated that change by ordering Parliament to reconvene and address the pressing issue –removal of Peter O’Neill as PM. The Parliament se

  by MANGI MOROBE Some of the conducts that questioned the impartiality of Speaker Theo Zurenuoc during the Motion of No Confidence Vote are:   1. He is the head of the Legislative arm of the Government which should, as is done in many other established democracies, provide the appropriate check and balance on the Executive Government’s running of the country. He has willingly failed miserably as he is a member of the ruling party, PNC, which he joined while being a Speaker.   2. In his failure, the Court intervened. However, he dared to attack the judiciary and its orders for the recalling of Parliament.  3. Despite the Clear terms of the Supreme Court Order for the Vote of No Confidence to be introduced, debated and voted on in accordance with section 145 of the Constitution, the Speaker initially insisted to have the motion introduced, debated and voted on 15 July 2016 the same day. If it wasn’t for the subsequent Ancillary Orders of the Supreme Court, the Speaker would no

by DARREN K MAPA 1.0 Introduction Psychopaths often make the best leaders. This is the greatest paradox with Peter O’Neill. Psychopaths can be charming and persuasive, appearing firm and strong in their decisions. Used the right way, such traits can be applied to effective leadership. Mild psychopaths can have combinations of traits that make them effective, while full blown ones are those that can be destructive, including mass murders and destructive national leaders. That is why all traits of a psychopath must be considered together, rather than picking and choosing only certain characteristics to focus in on. The most famous and destructive psychopath in history was Adolf Hitler (led Germany into destructive World War II and ordered killing of millions of innocent civilians). Josef Mengele was a Nazi concentration camp doctor known as the Angel of Death who was another full blown psychopath. Ivan the Terrible was a cruel psychopath that led Russia during the 1800s. Henry VIII w

by SAMSON LENKI WALO The recently published photo of "The Duck" at Jackson's airport, in all his glorious obesity, doing some kind of deal on his mobile phone, may go down in history as a classic, symbolic picture of what Peter O'Neill's government has come to be known for: corruption sleeze and greed. It's not just The Duck's image of uncontrollable gluttony. Examine his history and you will discover that even the harshest interpretations of what that big fat belly represents behind the scenes are no exaggeration. The story of Rimbink Pato is a story that covers more than 20 years. It intertwines in an intriguing way with other notables, including Paul Paraka and former MP Peter Yama of Madang. INTRIGUING INTERRELATED TECHNIQUES OF PATO, YAMA AND PARAKA Let's start with the basics. Rimbink Pato is a lawyer. Not a particularly good lawyer, but one who was determined to get rich. The way Pato got rich, and the wa

by MICHAEL J PASSINGAN O’STEAL RUNNING SCARED The little thief from Ialibu-Pangia is preparing for his retirement as far away from BomBom City as he can – in New York. He has despatched one of his many “wives” to scout out a suitable location.  She is reported by our spies to be looking for a penthouse overlooking Central Park. Prices for luxury homes in that area average around $US100 million (K300 million). Money is not a problem – O’Steal has stolen so much from Government coffers that he could afford to buy Buckingham Palace from Missus Kwin as a haus win.  The New York Penthouse would be a safer place for the Little Thief – there is no enforceable Extradition Treaty between Papua New Guinea and the US (a Treaty signed in 1931 between the US and Great Britain purportedly covering PNG is believed to be unenforceable).  O’Steal already has two penthouses in Sydney, reportedly worth $12 million apiece, and a luxury property on the Gold Coast where his two daughters live

PNGBLOGS Papua New Guinea is in economic recession, according to leading Australian academic economist Paul Flanagan, who is an expert on PNG. This is revealed in his analysis (at his www.pngeconomics.org blog) of the latest official numbers from the Bank of Papua New Guinea and the National Statistics Office. The official numbers show Prime Minister Peter O’Neill, Treasurer Patrick Pruaitch and Finance Minister James Marape are telling lies when they say the economic is healthy and everything is under control. Mr Flanagan says the recession began in early 2014, and the official numbers show that it is  continuing. This means Papua New Guineans’ standard of living has been falling since 2014. In other words, O’Neill has wasted the riches flowing from PNG LNG and the three years of high GDP growth he experienced when he became Prime Minister. Papua New Guineans are poorer today than they were at the start of 2014 because of O’Neill’s waste, corruption and mismanagement.   Fla

by PNG AIR INSIDER I write this report and would like to bring it to your attention without fear and favour and it is my part of fighting corruption for the betterment of the people for this country and the generation which are yet to come. Whoever has a chance of coming across this information, I would greatly encourage you to pass this information to any adequate/appropriate person that you think he or she is in such a position that has the capacity or ability to investigate and eliminate what I’m about to put out here. I would like to remind you all that corruption in this country has grown roots to all the systems that we have in place to bring this country and its people forward to a brighter tomorrow. It is very difficult to totally eliminate or weed out corruption no matter how hard we try every day. Practically we are fighting a losing battle but we must keep fighting with hope always and without fear or favour. Here is the report on what is going on behind the closed d