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by JOE SALAMBI If you are offended by this photo of tragedy of a Unitech 2 nd year business student loss of life, go hide your head in the sand and run away from the problem.  It happened one way or the other because of gross government and administrative incompetence.  A disgusting story Is coming to light despite efforts to hide the details from the public.  The worst smells come from government lies and pressure on university administrators to do what they have now proven incapable of doing.  The police on SOE presence are beginning to show their usual unprofessionalism.   The incident occurred close to campus but outside university boundaries.  Maybe that lets the new Higher Education Minister Francis Marus to escape his pledge and guarantee to the students of their safety if they returned to all university campuses. Obviously this is either murder or is suicide.  Obviously if it is suicide it is because of stress of one sort or another.  Maybe a romantic dispute but

by JACKSON RUNDUWALI The Jimmy Maladina court case was the nail in the coffin for taking seriously the statement that accused people must be considered "innocent until proven guilty".   The PNG courts themselves have managed to make such a mockery of the statement that it holds no meaning and is more likely to evoke laughter. These days the PNG court system at the district level is hopelessly corrupt, with way too many judges being available for a price or inviting the accused to a "private dinner" to discuss their case.  Unfortunately, the filth extends up to the National Court, and it is National Court judges who are selected to serve on Supreme Court sittings.  What happened in the case of Jimmy Maladina is a clear an example of how our courts serve the rich and powerful as you will ever hope to find. The Commission of Inquiry on the National Provident Fund (NPF) scandal was chaired by retired judge Tos Barnett, a respected member of the judiciary. The

by MATHEW TOMIO Zimbabwean leader President Robert Mugabe has successfully stayed in power for nearly 36 years and is now 92 years old.   He is widely made fun of inside Zimbabwe for his senility and vanity.   The Zimbabwean economy by 2009 was only half the size of what it was when President Mugabe first took over in 1980.  At that time, Zimbabwe was sub-Saharan Africa’s second richest country after South Africa.  The economy collapsed completely in 2008, with the Zimbabwean dollar losing value that year at a rate of 231 million percent.  Prices sometimes doubled on a daily basis and today Zimbabweans buy everything using foreign currency.  The country has sanctions against it by the European Union and the United States, including a travel ban on Mugabe and his inner circle. Many people rightfully question how does President Mugabe hold onto power?   Much of it is due to what is called in Africa “preponderance of incumbency”.  Only in Zambia (twice) have incumbent leader

By Camillus Potpot and our Australian contributors Highly confidential information that has just now been shown to PNG Blogs reveals how Australia’s kon dealings support the O’Neill Regime’s ongoing corruption. Very high-up sources in Australia say the Turnbull Government’s media policy stops any criticism of the Prime Minister, the most corrupt leader in the Pacific and most corrupt in PNG independent history. They have told PNG Blogs that the Turnbull Government compromises the mainstream PNG media, which is already wide open to bribery and corruption by O’Neill, by using secret ways and means. One certified example by the sources is the recent EMTV documentary series Tanim Graun, which was funded through the Australian High Commission in Port Moresby. A top-secret agreement with EMTV allowed the Turnbull Government to censor the program through the AHC so that there was no criticism of O’Neill or his corrupt government or his corrupt cronies. Final productions of the show were giv

Digicel blocks Online advertisements from google , facebook  and other social Media  in Papua New Guinea , affect  businesses. by JOE KUNAI It is sad news for individuals and companies in Papua New Guinea who rely on internet advertisement to market and sell their products and service online, that Digicel a mobile phone company has suddenly started blocked off Google, facebook Yahoo ads and other social media online advertisement. It is understood that Digicel will soon implement the ad-blocking program in other Pacific countries that are using its network. So what is this blockage mean? This means that all advertisements from Google, Facebook and other social media platforms are blocked on the Digicel network. For instance, suppose that you promote a product through the facebook sponsored page and you target Papua New Guinea audience to sell your product, someone visiting facebook from Papua New Guinea through Digicel network will not see your sponsored page and you

by WALI DAVID In the 2 parts of this article already published, I have described the 3 main elements of a grand strategy that can keep Peter O’Neill and the Peoples National Congress (PNC) party in power almost indefinitely.    What has been discussed so far are the broad components of the strategy to be applied across the board in PNG.   This last section describes very specific strategies that could be used on a case-by-case basis, depending on who the candidate is, what their local popularity is, and what the electorate is composed of.   GRAND STRATEGY 4 - CUSTOM MANIPULATIONS FOR A FEW SELECTED CANDIDATES AND DISTRICTS TO ENHANCE PNC CANDIDATE ELECTIBILITY The following strategies should not be generally applied but directed at selected districts or regional seats.    1… Destroy non PNC MPs before the election.    This is already well in process, although sometimes the strategy will fail.   Corrupt activities of Prominent Opposition Leaders Don Polye and Belden Namah