Category: Editorial
PNG-NZ relations essential
NEW Zealand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Winston Peters’ recent visit to the country has ignited overdue bilateral talks with our Pacific neighbor from Aotearoa, the land […]
Filtering unsuitable content welcomed
WE welcome the announcement to filter internet content. In a country just emerging into the internet age, and with much of the population semi or ill-literate, unbridled access to all […]
What census should really capture
THE National Census in June should be more than just an exercise to find out how many native-born men, women and children, and foreigners are living in Papua New Guinea. […]
Is the United Nations slipping?
THE United Nations General Assembly sat in silence last Friday as the Israeli Ambassador, Gilad Erdan, delivered a strongly-worded speech denouncing it for supporting the Palestinian Authority to become a […]
Critical importance of electricity
WE have often, in this space, tried to convey to the public and, especially to our Government, the State Enterprises ministry and the PNG Power board and management the singular […]
Population growing out of control
PAPUA New Guinea’s population is growing at an uncontrollable rate, that is an undeniable fact. Professor Glen Mola, one of the country’s leading health experts, recently described the increasing population […]
They will be known by their fruits
KARL Marx, the German philosopher and economist, famously called religion the “opium of the masses”. In Marx’s dream of a communist revolution, religion would be abolished, and the workers would […]
Make hard decision to tax everybody
THERE is an unfair condition that operates in plain sight and, with the support of the Government, it is stifling savings growth and economic growth. It is that the Government […]
Restore simple service to humanity
SOMEONE had to stare down the active volcanic crater to get a job done. The introductory line could best sum up what the late professor, Hugh Davis of the University […]
Revive army cadet programme
PRIME Minister James Marape’s recent announcement of a potential recruitment programme for Papua New Guineans to join the Australian army is welcoming news. The military capacity of the country needs […]