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PNG in the News
High-flying thief nicking knickers -- http://giaman.com/pg/?ad65e4
PNG: Adventist Church at 'Frontline of Peace Process' -- http://giaman.com/pg/?9accb4
Alleged Bank Robber Kapris allowed to have a lawyer -- http://www.thenational.com.pg/?q=node/1710
A Seventh-day Adventist Church near the town of Popondetta has been washed away following devastating floods in the Oro Province -- http://news.adventist.org/2007/11/avetists-arou-the-worl.html
PM Fiercely nationalistic -- http://www.newsday.co.tt/news/0,108404.html
Thumbs up for PNG economy -- http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=49549
Four murdered over sorcery attacks -- http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/10/09/2710036.htm
PX passengers stuck in Suva -- http://www.thenational.com.pg/?q=node/1660
PNG Blogs
Papua New Guinea - My Land My Country -- http://tingtingblokantri.blogspot.com
PNG Travel and Info Blog -- http://visitnewguinea.blogspot.com
Blog entry from Madang -- http://giaman.com/pg/?b64bcf
The Journey to Ukarumpa -- http://dustinandsarah.blogspot.com/2009/10/journey-to-ukarumpa.html
The Reef Lizardfish -- http://www.messersmith.name/wordpress/2009/10/02/lizardfish-love
New Ireland: Building a Traditional House -- http://giaman.com/pg/?55da32
Sumsuma - A Real PNG Hero -- http://garamut.wordpress.com/2009/10/13/sumsuma-a-real-png-hero
Random Links
PNG Holidays -- http://www.pngholidays.com.au
PNG Fire Service (PNGFS) -- http://www.pngfire.gov.pg
Telikom PNG -- http://www.telikompng.com.pg
Moore Printing -- http://www.moore.com.pg
PNG Advisory Support Facility -- http://www.pngasf.com
UNDP Papua New Guinea -- http://www.undp.org.pg
Binatang Research Centre -- http://www.entu.cas.cz/png/index.html
National Capital District Commission -- http://www.ncdc.gov.pg
Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research -- http://www.pngimr.org.pg
DIVErsion Dive -- http://www.diversionoz.com/en/png.htm
Explore PNG -- http://www.explorepng.com
Melanesian Institute -- http://www.mi.org.pg
Paradise Lounge Goroka -- http://giaman.com/pg/?febdc4
Goroka 1970 -- http://giaman.com/pg/?5d2750
Black Track Trail -- http://www.blackcattrail.com
Kokoda Trail
-- http://www.kokodapromotions.com
-- http://www.adventurekokoda.com.au
-- http://www.kokodatrail.com.au
-- http://www.pngtrekkingadventures.com
-- http://www.kokodaspirit.com
-- http://www.kokodatreks.com
-- http://www.nghols.com
-- http://www.orohaven.com
The Kokoda Track Foundation has been established in recognition of the assistance given to the Australian Diggers during the Pacific War from 1942 - 1945 by the people of PNG including the 'Fuzzy-Wuzzy Angels' and the Koiari and Orokaivean people living along the Kokoda Track. The Foundation has a web site located at -- http://www.kokodatrackfoundation.org
See also -- http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200608/s1725250.htm --
http://www.kokodatrail.com.au/forums/index.php?showtopic=218
The Kokoda Track - Overview -- http://giaman.com/pg/?b14d2e
Shaggy Ridge -- http://giaman.com/pg/?e68e24
The Buna, Gona and Sanananda Campaigns -- http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-battles/ww2/gona-buna-san.htm
Bougainville -- http://giaman.com/pg/?5576fc
Kila Kila
Kila Kila Secondary School on Facebook -- http://giaman.com/pg/?c45623
Kila Kila Secondary School -- http://www.skerah.com/kilakilasecondary
Kila Kila Secondary School Photos -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/skerahpng/sets/72157622553554858
Kila Kila Primary School -- http://wikimapia.org/13468356/Kila-Kila-Primary-School
News Items
Wartime Munitions
Munitions left over from World War II mean that the Island of Bougainville is sitting on a time bomb. Experts brought in from USA to identify the weapons have discovered at least four items that they do not know about. The experts have been able identify 146 sites in the Torokina area of Bougainville where military guns, bombs and ammunition from the Second World War have been dumped. The findings will be presented to the US Government, the PNG and Autonomous Bougainville Governments for further action.
Indian Uni signs MoU with UniTech
The Indira Gandhi National Open University has signed a memorandum of understanding with the University of Technology in Lae for a slew of educational and training programmes. The MoU envisages development of cultural, educational and scientific ties of cooperation between the two universities. The agreement will also encourage academic exchange and collaboration to advance education and training in the two institutions.
Full story -- http://giaman.com/pg/?5d1611
Festival of Pacific Arts
Solomon Islands is scheduled to hold the Festival of Pacific Arts in 2012 however it appears that the country is racing against time to prove that it can host the festival. The main problem stopping the event is financial. The government allocated funding on paper but in reality there is very little. Both PNG and Fiji are alternative venues if the Solomon's does not satisfy the Pacific Arts Council by next year.
BSP to Acquire Fiji Bank
BSP has signed a share purchase deal with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia to purchase the Colonial Fiji banking group. The group includes the National Bank of Fiji Ltd, its insuring arm Colonial Fiji Life Ltd and associated companies. The transaction, however, is subject to regulatory approval by Bank of Papua New Guinea and the Reserve Bank of Fiji.
See -- http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=131049
City Mission Kitchen
A new kitchen is currently being built at the City Mission, Port Moresby. It is expected that over 100,000 meals will be prepared in the new kitchen each year for needy youth in the area. PNG's largest gold company, Lihir Gold Limited (LGL), has come to the aid of City Mission by funding the construction. Larry George, the founder of City Mission, said the mission cooks over 12 tonnes of rice each year at a cost of over K30,000 to the mission. Lihir Gold provides help of K1.5 million over three years.
Lissenung Island Resort
The people at Lissenung Island Resort -- http://lissenung.com -- are always conscious of any possible damage to the reef when they go out diving. They are forever discovering new locations to take tourists so they can see the wonderful sights that abound in waters around Kavieng. Drilling a permanent mooring in the coral is not as easy as it sounds even with the correct equipment but it is preferable to dragging an anchor along the reef.
Why not take a look at Lissenung Island's Dive Log complete with photos -- http://lissenung.com/divelog.htm
PNG Corruption
Here is a good article about corruption in PNG by Nancy Sullivan -- http://giaman.com/pg/?2e2648
Villagers Seek Compensation
Villagers close to the recent crash site of an Airlines PNG Twin Otter near Kokoda are demanding compensation for environmental damage to their land caused by the accident. The owners of the land have reportedly said they will allow a memorial to the 13 victims to be built at the crash site. Three of the landowners also claim they have found what appears to be human remains. Authorities are investigating this claim.
Full story -- http://www.thenational.com.pg/?q=node/1661
As Airlines PNG has referred the compensation claim to its insurers to assess it is not able to comment on the matter.
ICC World Cricket
PNG has achieved another excellent result at the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier on Wednesday when it defeated Canada by 52 runs to maintain its unbeaten record at the event. The race is still wide open to see who will make it to the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand this year. Papua New Guinea 245-6, 50 overs (Sese Bau 78, Heni Siaka 66, Steven Eno 34 not out). Canada 193-9, 50 overs (Abishek Krishnamoorthy 32; Raymond Haoda 3-31).
More details about the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2010 can be found at -- http://www.icc-cricket.com
Doctor Leaves PNG
A doctor employed by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as part of the effort to arrest the cholera outbreak in Morobe province is ready to leave the country after attempts were made to break into his hotel room. Fortunately security was alerted to the doctor's plight and stopped the break in.
The National Executive Council has approved K12 million to battle the cholera, dysentery and influenza outbreaks in Morobe and other parts of the country.
Media Literacy Training
A media literacy training workshop has been conducted at the Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL), Ukarumpa in Kainantu, Eastern Highlands province by the Media Council of PNG. The workshop was conducted by the Council's Executive Director Nimo Kama and two of his staff Anton Huafolo and Elizabeth Turagil. The workshop was also supported by SIL Ukarumpa as a partner in the development of PNG.
Lost Explosives
The MV Lihir Express is believed to have lost around 11 containers, both 20 feet and 40-feet (6.1 metres to 12.19 metres) long. Two containers contained explosives and frozen chickens were in some of the other containers. International shipping companies have been warned to watch out for explosive-filled containers floating off the north-western coast of the country. The ship sustained mechanical problems during rough sea conditions.
Associated Story -- http://www.thenational.com.pg/?q=node/1472
Lihir Power Plant
Finnish industrial machinery company, Wärtsilä, (Wartsila) has been contracted to supply a barge-mounted power plant to serve a mining operation in PNG. The contract, signed in August, is valued at approximately EUR57m ($84m). The customer is Lihir Gold Limited, a leading global gold company, and the power plant will provide electricity to its Lihir Island gold mine. The power plant is scheduled to be fully operational by April 2011.
Company Web Site -- http://www.wartsila.com -- Wärtsilä is a leading provider of power plants, operation and lifetime care services in decentralised power generation.
Chinese War Cemetery
A cemetery containing the remains of three senior Chinese military officers executed by Japanese occupying forces during World War II at Karavia No.1 midway between Kokopo and Rabaul is being renovated thanks to the Chinese government. The area also contains bunkers used as living quarters and what appears to be a set of gallows. The East New Britain Provincial Government will fund the construction of a rest house and a toilet at the site.
LNG Projects
The PNG government says it doesn't have the capacity to run two liquefied natural gas projects at the same time. PNG's first multibillion-dollar LNG project is being managed by ExxonMobil, who plan to pipe gas from the country's highlands to a processing facility northwest of the capital Port Moresby.
The PNG LNG Project proposes to develop gas fields in the Southern Highlands and Western Province of PNG and transport the gas via pipeline to an LNG facility near Port Moresby for shipment to markets overseas.
LNG Web Site -- http://www.pnglng.com
Coming Events
AFLPNG Talent Search. AFL Queensland side Coolangatta, a regular host of PNG talent, will travel to take on the PNG Mosquitoes in Port Moresby. -- 24th October 2009
Pink Brunch 2009 - RPYC - 9am - 11am -Supporting all touched by breast cancer - 27th October 2009
PNG Chamber of Mines and Petroleum 2009 Seminars 27th to the 30th of October -- http://skerah.com/Venuecentral/Premiumlink/pngcmp.php -- or -- http://www.pngchamberminpet.com.pg/images/pdf_files/chevents.pdf
31st October and the 1st of November - Morobe Show - see -- http://www.morobeshow.org.pg/ -- and -- http://giaman.com/pg/?2f4583
6th to 8th of November - National Canoe and Kundu Festival, Milne Bay -- http://giaman.com/pg/?ab7f63
All Nations Women's Group - PNG Annual Bazaar at the Holiday Inn, Port Moresby - 7 November 2009
National Arts and Craft Exhibition - 13th - 15th of November
PNG Games in Port Moresby from 18th to 29th of November
World Aids Day -- http://www.baha.com.pg -- 1st December 2009.
AFLPNG Talent Camp will be held in Goroka with 120 under 17's, 15's, and 13's present -- 4th to 6th of December 2009
AFLPNG - PNG Scholarships/Under 18 Trials will be held in Australia. 8 x U18s are hoped to be provided with Country Queensland, Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast Scholarships. -- February 2010
Women in Mining and Petroleum Conference - 22nd - 24th March 2010 - to be held at Divine Word University in Madang.
25th April 2010 - World Malaria Day. Malaria affects 90 per cent of the PNG population.
World liquefied natural gas (LNG) summit - Mid 2010
11th Mining and Petroleum Investment Conference - 6th to 8th December, 2010 - Hilton Hotel, Sydney - http://www.pnginvestment.cia.com.au -- This web site is out of date showing information abut the 2008 conference.
Pacific Mini Games - New Caledonia 2011.
National Elections - Scheduled for June 2012
Pacific Games - PNG 2015.
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