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News to some but it only Happens in Enga

The National Report s that Keas villagers stormed the Wabag police cells on Monday night and freed four of their men who were locked up on Sunday afternoon. Enga police commander Supt Martin Lakari told The National yesterday that the Keas villagers, living near Wabag town, came in numbers at around noon, over-powered five policemen and used a bolt cutter to cut open the locks and freed the four detainees. Lakari said 16 other detainees were in the cell but decided against following the four out of the cells. He identified the four escapees as Pesara Pambai, William Pambai, Nilin Pambai and Minjuk Pambai. Lakari said the four, who are brothers, were charged with attempted murder, wilful damage and causing grievous bodily harm and were supposed to appear before Wabag District Court yesterday morning for mention. He said police arrested the four on Sunday for setting up an illegal roadblock and attacked a local businessman, damaging his vehicle. They resisted when police came to arrest

News to some but it only Happens in Enga

The National Report s that Keas villagers stormed the Wabag police cells on Monday night and freed four of their men who were locked up on Sunday afternoon. Enga police commander Supt Martin Lakari told The National yesterday that the Keas villagers, living near Wabag town, came in numbers at around noon, over-powered five policemen and used a bolt cutter to cut open the locks and freed the four detainees. Lakari said 16 other detainees were in the cell but decided against following the four out of the cells. He identified the four escapees as Pesara Pambai, William Pambai, Nilin Pambai and Minjuk Pambai. Lakari said the four, who are brothers, were charged with attempted murder, wilful damage and causing grievous bodily harm and were supposed to appear before Wabag District Court yesterday morning for mention. He said police arrested the four on Sunday for setting up an illegal roadblock and attacked a local businessman, damaging his vehicle. They resisted when police came to arrest

THE FULL FINANCE DEPARTMENT COMMISSION OF INQUIRY REPORT

Those who have been waiting for the Full COI Report into the Department of Finance are now able to read to full report which has now been published online at PNGEXPOSED It is a 802 Page Document, it could take a long time if you have a slow connection to the internet. Read the Report here

THE FULL FINANCE DEPARTMENT COMMISSION OF INQUIRY REPORT

Those who have been waiting for the Full COI Report into the Department of Finance are now able to read to full report which has now been published online at PNGEXPOSED It is a 802 Page Document, it could take a long time if you have a slow connection to the internet. Read the Report here

PNG MUST TAKE ITS NATIONAL SECURITY SERIOUSLY

OP/ED NATIONAL security as a matter of debate has been “off the agenda’’ for many years and this may have led to an undesirable situation. Back in the 1960s and 70s, frequent border “incidents’’ kept the Papua New Guinea public on the alert as to what was going on in the border with Indonesia and to a much lesser extent, with Australia. The background was the oft reported aspirations of a former Indonesian President to subsume PNG as a part of the Indonesian “empire’’. But succeeding Jakarta governments have been at pains to dismiss such regurgitated aspirations and have made extensive efforts to show their wish for peaceful co-existence. Indeed a substantial part of our private sector now has an Indonesian component. We are on friendly terms with the Indonesian military in terms of defence cooperation, in a way that could not have been imagined back in the 1970s. Times have changed. The emphasis on border dealings is now much more focused on the unchecked movement of people and goods

PNG MUST TAKE ITS NATIONAL SECURITY SERIOUSLY

OP/ED NATIONAL security as a matter of debate has been “off the agenda’’ for many years and this may have led to an undesirable situation. Back in the 1960s and 70s, frequent border “incidents’’ kept the Papua New Guinea public on the alert as to what was going on in the border with Indonesia and to a much lesser extent, with Australia. The background was the oft reported aspirations of a former Indonesian President to subsume PNG as a part of the Indonesian “empire’’. But succeeding Jakarta governments have been at pains to dismiss such regurgitated aspirations and have made extensive efforts to show their wish for peaceful co-existence. Indeed a substantial part of our private sector now has an Indonesian component. We are on friendly terms with the Indonesian military in terms of defence cooperation, in a way that could not have been imagined back in the 1970s. Times have changed. The emphasis on border dealings is now much more focused on the unchecked movement of people an

CONSTITUTION BREACHED BY SOMARE AND MOBS

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JOHN NONGORR Sir Michael Somares Government has again broken PNGs Constitution for temporary gain - to retain political power. The events that unfolded on the floor of the Parliament on July 21 were not only contrary to the Constitution but also a disgrace to parliamentary democracy. The fact that the Constitution was broken is clear. Sir Michael Somare, as Prime Minister, is responsible for Minister Paul Tiensten and Speaker Jeffrey Nape colluding to break Section 124 of the Constitution as interpreted by the Supreme Court in 1999 and 2000. Section 124(1) says that the Parliament must sit for nine weeks in each year. In 1999 and 2000, the Supreme Court ruled that nine weeks means 63 days. In the year from August 6, 2009 to August 7, 2010, the Parliament would have sat for only 35 days. There is a shortfall of 28 days. The reason why Sir Michael Somare, in concert with Mr Tiensten and Mr Nape, broke the Constitution, was for short-term personal political power gain. As such, it is not