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Disgusted over high
crime rate
Crime is rampant in Lae City.
Recent media reports have not adequately covered all the major
crimes committed each day in Lae city.
Not a single week goes by without more than three rapes,
murders, attempted murder armed robbery and hold-up, destruction
to property and the public display of guns and knives in the
intent of causing un-aggravated assault to unsuspecting victims.
People are living in fear in Lae.
It is also evident that the police force of Lae have more or
less deserted Lae, particularly the settlements like east and
west Taraka, the Miles and last but not the least, the Wild west
of Lae city, Kamkumung.
Give me a break! -Ben E. Talyaga Lae, MP
Too expensive to fly
WE read today that international travellers are stranded in
Singapore and Australia due to the grounding of the leased
B767-300 aircraft from Viva Macau. Can’t the Air Niugini
management and board, and ultimately the PNG Government, buy one
or two B767? They should also buy another one or two more F100s
to add to the current fleet of five aircraft. They must start
opening up more routes like Madang-Goroka or Madang-Manus. More
importantly, they must improve their poor customer service. Only
when Air Niugini stopped being the world’s most expensive
airline will our tourism industry flourish. I have not been able
to visit Manus, Kimbe, Kavieng, Milne Bay, etc, because of the
extremely high airfare. – Werake yu Via email
Apologies getting monotonous
NATIONAL carrier Air Niugini is the pride of this nation. It
makes millions of kina for the State as its airfare is very
high. It is monopolising the industry as there is no
competition. This means that its service must be of
international standard, regardless whether it is international
or domestic flights. So how many times is Air Niugini going to
apologise to the travelling public because of delays, cancelled
flights and causing inconvenience to the travelling public? I am
one of the frequent travellers and I have lost count of the
number of times my flights were delayed or I found myself being
offloaded. Come on Air Niugini, it’s time you buck up. Isn’t it
shameful that you have to apologise every now and then? –
Jayson Yandalla, Port Moresby
Deregulate air transport
GIVEN the woes as experienced by Air Niugini, I believe it is
time for the Government to fasttrack the deregulation in the
transport industry, especially air transport. Opening up the
market to foreign airlines would not only make travelling for
the general public economical but would also help Air Niugini to
improve its services. The fear of losing the market to other
airlines would force Air Niugini to clean up its organisation
and implement competitive policies to tackle competition. At the
rate Air Niugini is going, it is likely to become a replica of
Telikom when the market is deregulated. The management must
start preparing itself for competition and address issues within
its own organisation. That means coming up with innovative ideas
to tackle what your opponents would bring. – MPaliou Via
email
Abolish Look North Policy
WHY is the National Government still hanging on to the Look
North Policy? It has not brought any advantage to the country.
In fact, it has brought problems such as illegal influx of
Asians in the cities, towns and mining areas; Asians taking over
small-scale businesses in mining towns; Asian business owners
exploiting their employees; and introducing other religions. As
a concerned citizen, I recommend the policy be abolished. –
Harrison K Ekeram, Madang
Act now on Unitech
THE power cut at Unitech which made the front page (Sept 26) was
but one of the many problems faced by students. The others are:
1. Almost 90% of the qualified teaching staff have left for
other universities or institutions. The university is
chronically understaffed; 2. The main campus library is ancient
and should be turned into a museum as the books are outdated and
offer little or no help at all; 3. Facilities such as computers,
laboratories and the residents’ hall for students need serious
refurbishing and replacements; and, 4. There has been little
learning this year as most of the lecturers have been forced to
divide time between lecture commitments and their own private
consultation projects. In light of all these outstanding issues,
I want to ask what the Government is doing. Is the OHE aware of
all these shortcomings? – Pent up, Lae
Olga on right track
I WOULD like to congratulate the newly elected Western Highlands
province Governor Tom Olga. Your win not only signifies a desire
for a change in leadership for the province but also shows that
the people of WHP are tired of recycling old leaders. I believe
with your youth, WHP would return to its glory days. Over the
years successive premiers and governors had been recycling the
same old people to the post of administrator, deputy
administrator, treasurer and other departmental heads. This
practice has to stop. Olga has made a good move by stating that
he would advertise all the positions and confirm all acting
positions on merits. The governor must now appoint those with
vision, listen to the people and share the same wavelength with
him. – Ice Kange, Lae
 
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