PNG stories with context.
Culture, policy, and lived experience — beyond headlines.
PNG stories with context.
Culture, policy, and lived experience — beyond headlines.
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 […]
Mine is a warrior culture. One that prided itself on conquest, expansion of territory, the ability of its young warriors and diplomacy. My ancestors killed and ate their enemies. We were a group of people who refused to become cargo bearers […]
The Bougainville Affairs Minister, Manaseh Makiba, has less than six months to present to Parliament a way forward for the Bougainville ratification. In short that means, agreeing on a process or treaty that will see Bougainville move towards independence. Both […]
Not many Papua New Guineans outside mining circles know about a geologist named Jerry Garry from Simbu. His contributions have helped resurrect the economies of countries devastated by decades of war. He has implanted Papua New Guinean models of mining […]
Within music circles in Papua New Guinea and the region, Richard Mogu, is considered to be among the finest. Despite having worked on various important projects that defined PNG music, over the years, the multi-skilled musician from Mailu in the […]
