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We received confirmation last night that UPNG Students have unanimously agreed to march to Parliament tomorrow. Also, Gerehu and Morata residents have said they will also march so let everyone from every corner of Pom City ARISE in this PEACEFUL act of civil disobedience. Remember, this is a peaceful act. We must remember to RESPECT and PROTECT property and display public order wherever we are marching from.. The LAW and the POLICE are on our side so do not be intimidated by anyone. Police do not have the right to discharge their firearms at ANYTIME, even for WARNING SHOTS. Use your mobile phones and other gadgets to capture as clearly as possible the faces of any police officers breaking the law. If we all use our gadgets at the same time, it is impossible for any rogue police to target anyone using such devices. Everyone come prepared with your mobile devices which are our only "weapons" in this peaceful demonstration.

The anti-corruption chief seeking to arrest Papua New Guinea leader Peter O'Neill over graft allegations has called on Australia to demand the Prime Minister respect and restore rule of law or risk losing Australian support. In a high stakes move, the former head of PNG's corruption taskforce, Sam Koim, has flown to Australia to meet Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, Labor and the Greens to urge Australia to support moves for Mr O'Neill to be questioned over his suspected involvement in a fraud scandal and to reinstate the top officials who Mr O'Neill sacked last week. Mr Koim's trip places the Australian government in a delicate situation, given it relies on PNG's support to run the Manus Island detention centre. Mr Koim, along with PNG's Attorney-General and deputy police commissioner were dismissed by Mr O'Neill last week after they moved to arrest and question the Prime Minister over fresh evidence that allegedly implicates him in a major corrupti

PRESS RELEASE I once again call on Peter O'Neill to respect the people of Papua New Guinea and resign from the Office of the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea. The longer he delays the inevitable, and the more disgraceful actions he takes in his bid to evade justice, Papua New Guinea and its citizens are losing face in the International Community. Mr. O'Neill's actions are simply disgraceful and humiliating to the people of this nation. I call on the good citizens of Papua New Guinea to unite in the call for this one man to vacate the Office of the Prime Minister without further delay and to present himself to Police. I also call on the Public Service, Constitutional Offices and other arms and agencies of Government to stop taking any more directives and instructions from Peter O'Neill as he no longer is a fit and proper person to occupy the position of Prime Minister. He has a clear conflict of interest. He has compromised public interest and interfered with t

By A. Warrington. Acting Deputy Police Commissioner Operations, Jim Andrews and Acting Police commi ssioner Geoffrey Vaki suspended Thomas Eluh who has emerged as a major player, into trying to arrest the Prime Minister. He said government cabinet ministers conspired with the prime minister to have him suspended. Mr. Eluh described his suspension as a blatant breach of the court process, adding it is a sad day for Papua New Guinea. Mr. Eluh has re-iterated his call for Prime Minister Peter O' Neil to go to court and clear his name instead of trying to justify himself in the media. "What is it that is making it hard for our good Prime Minister to turn up and be answerable to the law like everybody else? Mr. Eluh is a very senior officer in almost 40 years of police service with a lot of experience. Meanwhile James Marape has brought in the PPC from Hela, Mr Mark Yangen to replace ACP Thomas Eluh. Mr. Yangen has 2 wives. One from Ialibu and the other from Pangia. We still

By Susuve Laumaea Media Advisor to PM Peter O'Neill Here's a quick political update:Those politically blood-thirsty and one-eyed FB fanatics speculating Peter O'Neill stepping down as PM yesterday with Gumine MP Nick Kuman rising up as acting PM...resigning overnight and been replaced by Kavieng MP Ben Micah ...then this latest about resigning later today??...you all have your reasons to speculate that way and only Our Eternal God Almighty knows what you will gain from all your speculative pursuits...  Peter O'Neill has neither temporarily stepped down nor has he resigned as PM period!! The musical chairs are being played...official or politically-driven letters from politicians are getting leaked and getting published on social media..... former ministers have shirked their vows of confidentiality and collective decision-making to become willing whistle blowers against their vows and former station..the political leadership status quo has not changed since August 2

Did you attend a meeting at Sir Georges Bar at the Airways on or about  24 January 2012? At about 2.00pm, did the Minister for Public Enterpises, Mr Ben Micah, enter the bar with one of your advisors, Mr Daniel Korimbao? When they came in, were they carrying a letter, in your name, authorising payments to Mr Paul Paraka? Was that letter drafted by Mr Korimbao, Mr Micah and Mr Paraka? Did you sign that letter, also in the presence of the bar owner and Mr Chris Haiveta, and did Mr haiveta warn you not to sign it, saying that it would come back to haunt you?

From EMTV News Prime Minister Peter O’Neill has announced the launching of an investigation against Chairman of Investigation Task Force Sweep, Sam Koim. In a statement released this afternoon, Prime Minister Peter O’Neill justified statements he had made last week, regarding the ITFS, being ‘compromised’. He said the government will be asking the Police Commissioner to conduct a major investigation into Mr Koim’s conduct, and his alleged meetings with deputy opposition leader, Sam Basil. Mr O’Neill said the government had evidence which pointed to Mr Koim meeting with key political figures, including Mr Basil, in private since 2011. When contacted for comment, Mr Koim described the PM’s comments as ‘very serious and defamatory’, and Mr O’Neill must have the evidence to back up his claims. When asked to confirm or deny the allegations of impropriety, he said this was a decoy to divert public attention, and asked the question: “How cans a corrupted person, fight corruption

By Grassroots Commentator Our first Grand Thief was Michael Somare.  He gets the credit not because he was the first PM to be a thief (that would be Julius Chan), but because he established the Grand Thief… I mean Grand Chief system, and then got himself appointed.  Grand Thief II was Peter O’Neill.    Examining the  impressive circus of morons who make up our parliament, we the people have started to debate who is likely to become Grand Thief III and further institutionalise our monarchy of corruption.   Everyone has their favorite to promote.  As more people talk, you’ll once again start smelling the  kabubu gas that characterizes politics in PNG. The gluttonous overweight appearance of the majority of our MPs are not a reflection of long hours sitting at the desk working, but is evidence of personalities that have little self control, neither in the regulation of food intake nor money intake.  Such personalities take everything offered to them and cry for more.  They all hav