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Simundo villagers on the upper reaches of the Keram River - a tributary of the mighty Sepik River - are reviving an age old traditional marriage ritual to attract tourists to their area. COLIN TAIMBARI writes.

A crisis in waiting in the villages

JACK METTA muses on drug abuse and the
disruptive effect on village life

Promoting and protecting our cultural industry

There is a trade imbalance in the cultural and creative industries between developed and developing countries; with the latter group importing huge volumes of cultural/creative goods and exporting very little. Dr JACOB SIMET writes.

Become an instant radio star on the Internet

Are you one of the many young Papua New Guineans who has always dreamed of having his or her own radio show?

A service to the community

Standing proud and tall under the heat of the sun, they turned up in numbers for the flag raising ceremony to kick start the four-day camp.

Aiming for literary excellence

Dr Steven Winduo, a senior lecturer with the University of PNG's Literature department was recently appointed to teach at a University in the United States of America (USA).

The War in Papua – The executions at Higaturu

Some 67 years ago, Japan, the first Asian nation to industrialize and to build a modern, mechanized military capability, believing in its own superiority and in its destiny to dominate, rule and gain access to all the raw-material resources it wanted....

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