Amrit Kaur was in her 80s when she arrived in Delhi from Punjab with her son to visit a relative. Her son abandoned her at the railway station. After a few months, she was moved to a homeless shelter by […]
Dr. Al Maha is Chief Executive of the Gulf Provincial Health Authority. He is the face of provincial health service delivery system. Since taking on top job in the PHA, he has been working to fix a backlog tasks in this beautiful logistically difficult province.
Ten days into 2024, Port Moresby descended into chaos as opportunists looted and burned shops in Waigani, Gerehu and other suburbs. That morning, police, military and correctional service personnel gathered at the Unagi Oval in protest over deductions made to […]
Papua New Guinean reggae artist, Anslom has taken PNG reggae to a whole new level winning the Band of the year award at the 2023 International Singer-Songwriter’s Association (ISSA) Awards in Atlanta, USA. Anslom posted on his Facebook page after […]
In a small conference room at the Headquarters of the National Department of Health (NDOH) in Port Moresby, a group of Papua New Guinean public health experts resume the mentally gruelling process of creating the country’s Public Health Policy. This […]
By Nuurrianti Jalli, Oklahoma State University and Ika Idris, Monash University Indonesia TikTok may have sparked cybersecurity and privacy concerns in the West but the app has been successful in Southeast Asia, transforming from a mere entertainment platform to a […]
Several years ago, I found myself in Telefomin District in the Sandaun Province. It was a few months before the 2002 elections and politicians and their teams were on the campaign trail. I thought I had a fair understanding about […]
Sun Tzu is a fascinating character. He was a Chinese general – a military strategist whose influence has extended from the 5th century BC to the present day. Every good soldier has either heard of his work or has studied […]
I hate cockroaches. In 2002, I arrived in Telefomin government station as part of a job that took me to much of the Sandaun Province. For those who don’t know, Telefomin has a quaint colonial charm. Beautiful, isolated and tucked […]
At least 10 hours before our departure from Da Nang City, Vietnam, our taxi driver, Mr. Han, who had been very helpful for the last seven days took us for a drive out of Da Nang City. “We go Hoi […]
