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A Prediction on How He Will Evade The UBS Scandal By  JASON WAUGLE   Starting with his success at squirming out of the fraud charges that came out of the NPF scandal investigation nearly 15 years ago, Peter O’Neill has earned a solid reputation as being a remarkable piece of slippery slime that no member of truth seeking police, ombudsman, court, or legislative members have been able to hold onto for long.  He dodges and darts like Bruce Lee evading  an opponent’s solid kick.  He piles one half truth upon another until even anti-corruption activists are backing off with their heads spinning in total confusion.  Peter O’Neill can shed his skin like a snake and squeeze through the smallest holes like the most slippery eel.   As much as the late arch criminal William Kapris spoke bad about the corruption of politicians, Peter O’Neill came out of the same mold as Kapris.  Kapris must have had grudging respect for the man.  Now Peter O’Neill is back in the ring again, this time facing h

PNGBlogs Contributor Network Gulf Governor Havilo Kavo with his under-aged lover. In Papua New Guinea, for far too many years prior to and following the advent of the internet introduced late to PNG in 1998, many prominent Papua New Guinean political leaders have not been exposed by mainstream media for any alleged misconduct in office if allegations or evidence involved any issue considered personal. The mainstream print media in particular shied away from exposing political leaders for alleged misconduct in office by naming them and subjecting them to public scrutiny by holding them accountable under the Leadership Code if the issue was of a 'personal' nature possibly because of potential 'payback' or revenge by the political leaders supporters. Those days are long gone, thanks to Digicel and the explosion of PNG social media; and also proxy servers via which it is impossible to trace an internet user who for security reasons does not want to b

For a national leader to adopt the national dress of Communist China as their own formal wear is weird to say the least. By The Waigani Observer From the time he became prime minister, one thing about Peter O’Neill has annoyed  the crap out of a couple of his minders.    Again and again on EMTV and in the newspapers you will see our PM helicoptering around the villages of PNG and meeting world leaders dressed not in a western business suit, nor the Melanesian laplap typical of Fijian leaders and Michael Somare, but in an unusual kind of dress coat.   It’s not really western and certainly not Melanesian.  PO’s specially selected dress seems well suited for any occasion. Those who know a little about Asian history or travelled around China could figure it out.    PO is wearing a style of dress so clearly associated with a particular person that it bears their name.   We’re talking about none other than the Mao Suit named after Mao Zedong.     Who is Mao Zedong and