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BENSBACH, Papua New Guinea, Oct 3 AAP - In the dark of night, men with knives and torches stalk through the reeds to jump and stab wild deer and wallabies in Papua New Guinea's southern wetlands.

Familiar, forgotten ‘broken horn’

A corporate icon’s name in the news
conjures up childhood memories, writes JACK
METTA

Creativity in dance forms

Creativity plays a major role in the formation of a particular dance performance.

Making free phone calls over the Internet

In this week's column, I will discuss how Papua New Guineans can use the Internet to make cheaper telephone calls.

Nothing's really changed for the Hagahai's

One morning in 1993 a strange sight caught the attention of school-teacher, Joe Bolo Alkan at the remote Tapikama community school....

Indigenous people should not lose their identity

The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which was adopted by the UN General Assembly on 13th September 2007; has forty-six (46) Articles.

Kundiawa's pioneer Bishop

The installation of Bishop Anton Bal as Kundiawa Catholic Diocese's Auxiliary Bishop marks another colourful work of the church in Simbu Province.

Peace building work impacts positively on elections in Kup

They started out of their tears, suffering and heartache from losing their homes, and families, basic government services....

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Dancers from the Hunjara tribe of Oro province performing the dance derived from the duck and frog movement. The dance was staged at the Ulli Beier Arts Theatre at the University of PNG.