Letters in brief

Expensive course:
The fees charged by the University of PNG’s open campus is too much. For example, for the schools of business and public policy (SBPP) and humanity and social science (SHSS) courses, students pay K660 per course and for the science foundation course it is K960. In 2017, students paid K550 each for SBPP and SHSS and K660 for science foundation. The university should charge a flat fee of K500 per course. Many students come from poor families and find it hard to make ends meet.

Voice of Students

Basil’s stand:
I am dismayed by the comments Bulolo MP and Energy Minister Sam Basil made about the Piu landowners and their claim to the land at the Wafi/Golpu project site. Being from Mumeng I have my doubts about the claims being made by the Yanta and Hengambu people. I believe the people of Piu are the rightful owners of the land. I suggest that, first, the government revisit the issue and review all claims and, second, that the Bulolo MP steps back and adopts a non-partial stance

Chillie Peps, Lae

Cancer of corruption:
In his letter on March 8, Max M Wapi writes that a “political revolution is necessary to rescue this country from the systematic corruption that is crippling it”. That reminded me of an interview I saw on SBS television some time ago during one of our national elections. An aspiring candidate was asked why he was fighting an election to get into parliament when he was already doing all right as a businessman. He said politics was a quick way of filling one’s pockets in PNG. I wonder how big this cancer has grown since colonial rule ended and the local mob took over?

Rajend Naidu, Sydney