PNG stories with context.
Culture, policy, and lived experience — beyond headlines.
PNG stories with context.
Culture, policy, and lived experience — beyond headlines.
CS ex-corporal Luke Alupa and ex-army corporal Bulom Billy playing ‘Amazing Grace.’ Under the roof of an old abandoned building, we find two bagpipers preparing for the Independence celebrations. Both are ex-servicemen. Retired Army Corporal, Bulom Billy from Finschhafen, is the […]
As a teenager, Jeffery Noro’s father was taken away and tortured on several occasions by members of a Bougainville Revolutionary Army (BRA) faction in South Bougainville. Then his whole family were arrested and taken away to live in a camp run by […]
In the years leading up to Independence in 1975, Johnny Banzak was working as a patrol officer in Madang. In 1973, he was sent to Buang in Morobe province, where he came from, to, prepare the people for the idea […]
At about the 75th minute, Gabriel Minoga, had lost hope that the PNG Hunters would secure the 2017 grand final against the Falcons. The father of the PNG Hunter’s try scorer who secured the win was feeling uneasy as he stood […]
Sir John Kaputin, the elderly gentleman in front of me in isle 340 and row 13 was not jumping around wildly like so many other delirious PNG fans — many of whom had travelled from Port Moresby to Brisbane hoping […]
At 61, Moi Muri isn’t a ‘has been.’ He is recognized as a giant in basketball circles, both figuratively and literally. At full height, Moi Muri, towers at 198 centimeters. He was an influential basket baller of the 1970s. But […]
Florence Jaukae is a pioneer in a fashion art that has gained popularity over 15 years. Commonly known throughout the country as the ‘Bilum Meri,’ Florence began experimenting with clothing made from the ‘bilum’ – something that is distinctively Papua […]
While many of his colleagues have gone into private practice, Dr. Alex Peawi chose to stay in the public health system. Dr. Peawi is Head of Angau Hospital’s Accidents and Emergency Department. It is one of the busiest in the […]
Much of Thomas Eluh’s 43 years in the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary has been spent in investigations and prosecution. It is an important area of operations that has defined him as a cop. After graduating as young sub-inspector, he […]
To get to Ruthy Cletus’ house, you have to walk through a narrow track in between low fenced settlement houses. In a place like West Taraka in Lae, narrow paths like this are common. Over the years, what used to […]
