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WHAT is it with liquor advertising in PNG? Repeated media exposure of locally manufactured beers makes a mockery of our broad legislation designed to rid the PNG media of both liquor and tobacco advertising.
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BUT the ads still come; cloaked as announcements of awards at international product festivals, or sponsorships of sporting events. When will the Media Council take a stand – or are the ads too lucrative to ignore?
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THERE’S no denying that excessive alcohol consumption creates havoc on our roads and despair in our families – yet we turn a blind eye to the negatives and continue to pursue a beer-swilling macho image for our country and its men. Meanwhile, violence within our communities continues to grow rapidly and to find new and ever-more horrific ways of expressing itself.
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QUIZZERS! The deadline for our Cheshire question passed at 5pm on Sunday, and the distinguished small group of Quizzers who answered correctly may expect their names, accompanied by a pair of griffins rampant, to appear shortly. Should there be any readers game enough to explain what a pair of rampant griffins might be, they may send any printable suggestions to the undersigned @hotmail.com.
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WHILE you ponder that curiosity, we whip the cloak off the new Quiz question. One coastal town in PNG had a light rail passenger tram service that carried passengers from the wharves to uptown destinations. Can you name the town and indicate when the service existed? Answers should reach DeeNesenolis@hotmail.com by this coming Monday at 5pm.
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EIGHT attacks on a Telikom cable facility in a few weeks – Kamkumung holds the record, one that has seen Lae Chamber of Commerce members “reach boiling point” according president Alan McLay. Given its attractiveness to criminals and the frequency of the attacks, surely the police could stake out this area and capture a few of the cable-snipping brigade?
– Dee Nesenolis