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By UNITECH INSIDER A recent article on PNGBlogs made false and malicious allegations against Unitech lawyer Mr Simon Sengi.   His high moral character and commitment for fairness was unfairly challenged in the articles and in the vicious attacks made by anonymous commenters. These negative words cannot go unanswered.  Unitech is very fortunate to have the full time services of Mr Sengi. To reply to the various empty comments of his detractors: 1.  Mr Sengi is well aware of the PNG constitution and its protection of free speech but this does not include any free speech that angers or agitates staff or students. 2.  Mr Sengi's ongoing actions against Unitech staff member Mr Ken Polin are to keep peace and order at the university. 3.  The vehicle purchased for Mr Sengi is to allow him to carry out his official duties as he had no vehicle before the purchase. 4.  Whether or not Mr Sengi takes alcohol is his private business. Anyone who doubts the commitment of Mr Sengi to Unitech would

By UNITECH INSIDER A recent article on PNGBlogs made false and malicious allegations against Unitech lawyer Mr Simon Sengi.   His high moral character and commitment for fairness was unfairly challenged in the articles and in the vicious attacks made by anonymous commenters. These negative words cannot go unanswered.  Unitech is very fortunate to have the full time services of Mr Sengi. To reply to the various empty comments of his detractors: 1.  Mr Sengi is well aware of the PNG constitution and its protection of free speech but this does not include any free speech that angers or agitates staff or students. 2.  Mr Sengi's ongoing actions against Unitech staff member Mr Ken Polin are to keep peace and order at the university. 3.  The vehicle purchased for Mr Sengi is to allow him to carry out his official duties as he had no vehicle before the purchase. 4.  Whether or not Mr Sengi takes alcohol is his private business. Anyone who doubts the commitment of Mr Sengi to Un

By NARAPELA STAFF Leading up to the campus wide student boycott that has shut down Unitech, a recent memo indicates not only a secret underlying strategy to keep their positions and force out VC Albert Schram, but also a desperate ploy to rally staff to their support at a time when most have given up on their leadership. Pro VC Macquin Maino sent the memo out to all Unitech staff, part of which tries to rally racists on campus to come to the SEM’s defence to keep the SEM ship from further sinking beneath building waves.  Here is some of what he wrote: “ As a Papua New Guinean, I refuse to accept speech or written connotations that we are incapable natives forever reserved as ‘cargo-carriers’, unable to wiggle our way out of ignorance, and so are forever doomed. Forgive me but as one intellect national, I refuse to accept this because it is an insult to learned Papua New Guineans!" The Pro VC went on to give the impression that anyone who supports exiled VC Albert Schram against Ac

By NARAPELA STAFF Leading up to the campus wide student boycott that has shut down Unitech, a recent memo indicates not only a secret underlying strategy to keep their positions and force out VC Albert Schram, but also a desperate ploy to rally staff to their support at a time when most have given up on their leadership. Pro VC Macquin Maino sent the memo out to all Unitech staff, part of which tries to rally racists on campus to come to the SEM’s defence to keep the SEM ship from further sinking beneath building waves.  Here is some of what he wrote: “ As a Papua New Guinean, I refuse to accept speech or written connotations that we are incapable natives forever reserved as ‘cargo-carriers’, unable to wiggle our way out of ignorance, and so are forever doomed. Forgive me but as one intellect national, I refuse to accept this because it is an insult to learned Papua New Guineans!" The Pro VC went on to give the impression that anyone who supports exiled VC Albe

PNGBlogs It is evident that last week’s turn of events by Oil Search have arguably put PNG government a long way out of the chess game and resulting in the removal of William Duma as PNG long term Petroleum and Energy Minister. * The new arrangement entered by PNG government to directly purchase 10% equity in Oil Search Limited was due to the fact that IPIC could not re-sell the exchangeable bonds that was borrowed in 2008 to finance PNG LNG project equity and that it expires in Mar 16 2014. * Since IPIC is a long term investor, it was apparent that a take-over from Oil Search by the Arabs was eminent. Hence, the only way to prevent a take-over was to keep the PNG government in play by offering them 10% equity into Oil Search. Oil Search MD Peter Botten foresee an acquisition of Pac’s 23% stake in the Elk/Antelope gas field will provide the opportunity for PNG government to buy into the company and also give Oil Search the pre-emptive rights to decide on the future of the development o