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Cooking With Fire: Why PNG Food Still Tastes Better Over Flames – LEKMAK lekmak.com/2025/12/18/coo…

What was meant to be a procedural meeting to advance Bougainville’s post-referendum transition instead exposed a deeper unease about the very mechanism designed to safeguard peace. lekmak.com/2025/12/14/bou…

Goroka never saw combat in World War II — but it mattered. A quiet role. A lasting legacy. lekmak.com/2025/12/14/gor…

The Govt’s bold vision to deliver cleaner & more reliable energy is fast becoming a reality, with its US$22 million six megawatt solar plant reaching a key milestone. Nauru Utilities Corporation has officially commissioned the plant’s 11kV control room. advancenauru.com/2025/12/16/nau…

AI music generation is no longer a future concept — it’s already shaping how songs are made and consumed. As tools like Suno and Udio enter mainstream use, including in Tok Pisin, the challenge for creators and media isn’t just adoption lekmak.com/2025/12/17/ai-…

What's next? lekmak.com/2025/05/29/hav…

While many saw the Wednesday 10th January, 2024, as a one off incident caused by “disgruntled” members of the services, the warning signs had been flashing for many years and had been largely ignored. lekmak.com/2024/03/07/pol…

At least 10 dead after #looting, #fires on Port Moresby’s ‘darkest day’ #AsiaPacificReport #rnzpacific @Scott_Waide @PostCourierPNG #crime #PNG @USPWansolwara @ShailendraBSing asiapacificreport.nz/2024/01/11/at-…

#PNG's @Scott_Waide and #RNZPacific colleagues Finau Fonua and @kelvinfiji report on Port Moresby's day of mayhem #CafePacific #PortMoresby #policestrike #looting #rioting davidrobie.nz/2024/01/at-lea…

#PNG political fallout from deadly #riots stirs call for vote over Marape #AsiaPacificReport #rnzpacific #insidePNG #pngpolitics #looting #blackwednesday @Scott_Waide @newsroom_the asiapacificreport.nz/2024/01/16/png…

‘Uphold right to life’ says #watchdog in aftermath of deadly #PNG unrest #AsiaPacificReport #PNGriots #PNGcrisis @AmnestyNZ #HumanRights #rnzpacific #insidepng @PngPles @PNGReport @Scott_Waide @anticorruption @PeterCronau @newsroom_the @sueahearn asiapacificreport.nz/2024/01/13/uph…

China-born businesswoman Mei Lin was arrested in Brisbane, Australia, on January 16 for allegedly facilitating a bold plot to fly 71kg of meth from Papua New Guinea by light plane. occrp.org/en/investigati…

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Follow this poetry blog Queeny's Mama marblespebbles.wordpress.com/2023/11/17/que…

Apart from the usual, I also advocate for good music. If you like Reggae, please follow the PNG Reggae Hauswin on FB. A hauswin is a place to gather, rest, share ideas and find solutions. #PositiveVibesOnly #Reggae #png

PNG Communications Minister says the import of Starlink units are not allowed at present while the government studies its impact. The only mob at risk of decimation are ISPs.