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By BRYAN KRAMER It seems many are still confused about the background, facts and the legal issues surrounding the above three cases. For the benefit of the readers I have provided an insight and analysis covering the three cases their distinct differences as well as their commonalties. Part 1: STATE VS PAUL TIENSTEN Background facts: Paul Tiensten former Member for Pomino Open Electorate East New Britain Province and former Minister of National Planning was also a member of the kitchen cabinet in Somare Government and heavy weight in National Alliance Party. In November 2011 he was charged with one count of conspiracy to defraud by conspiring with Eremas Wartoto, William Sent and Ruby Zarriga in 2011 to defraud the Independent State of Papua New Guinea by fraudulently causing it to pay K10 million to Travel Air. He was also charged with one count of dishonestly applying (misappropriation) to the use of Travel Air K10 million the property of the State. .

PNG NEWS PAGE Crowds build up outside the NASFUND Lae Office as early as 6am every morning. By 8am there are 200 people outside and by 9am when the Office opens, there are 400 people trying to rush into the office to be served. Lot of tussles and arguments go on in this daily occurrence. Two people interviewed on video (today, 20.01.15) said they were following up for 2 years and 3 years respectively. One came to try his luck in the queue last week arriving at the NASFUND Office before 6am. It took him to be in line till 3pm, he wasn’t served and the office closed. He came back today and said to try his luck again. The second person said the queue and crowd of people defeated him psychologically so he gave up and will not join the queue. He goes around to the NASFUND Lae Office a couple of times hoping he’ll be in front of the queue because there’s no point being in the middle as you will still be in queue when the office gets closed at 3pms. NASFUND MEMBER LOSES ALL OF HIS

 By JOHN PASSINGAN The rich and greedy, not the poor and needy, are benefitting from the Prime Minister’s latest corrupt financial deal. He is giving a K415 million dividend from the National Petroleum Company direct to his pet MPs through the DSIP slush fund. Mr O’Neill’s personal bag man, Finance Secretary Ken Ngangan, made this known on Friday. The DSIP slush fund is used by the Prime Minister to buy support from politicians, who in turn steal it to buy alcohol, prostitutes, luxury cars and high-priced real estate (often overseas), stay in expensive hotels, bribe public officials and corporate sector executives. They grow fat and greasy while their constituents - who are the ones who should benefit from this money -  live in poverty and hardship. Dr Ngangan also stated that the Government has been facing “revenue shortfalls” while the Prime Minister and the Finance Minister, Mr Marape, have said there is no revenue shortfall. So who is lying? Mr Ngangan said the “revenue short