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PNG What should the alternative government do? The alternative government has its own good policies to implement but as an observer and a victim of the country's economic mismanagement and its aftermaths, I suggest the following areas to be worked on in the short to medium term. The Independent State of Papua New Guinea was like a car being driven recklessly by a very reckless driver without care for the last 8 plus years! The driver didn't bother servicing it to make it roadworthy. He didn't bother checking whether the tyres were okay, whether there were sufficient hydrolic fluids, water and fuel, whether the brake pads were okay, whether there was enough engine oil, whether there were dents made to the body, whether the overall mechanics and lighting systems of the car were sound. He didn't care what types of road he was driving on. He didn't even bother washing the car, and forgot whether the registration and safety stickers were expired. He dro...

(A Case in Port Moresby) By Willie Mell Why are Asians taking over many businesses in PNG, particularly in Port Moresby, and becoming so successful and expanding? A lot of us are left to wonder why on earth Asians are now running the show in Port Moresby. This is an intriguing and a scary phenomenon! Before discovering their business magic formula, here are some realities. CURRENT REALITIES   PNG is sitting on a time bomb with influx of Asians! Before we know it, and very soon, we will be totally ripped off our birth-rights as citizens and be made marginalized in our own land!  Whether they are legitimate immigrants and are on valid business and work permits, or part of the government's recent 'look north approach', is up to our good government to answer. In the last 10 years or less, influx of Asians in PNG has been rapidly growing. And in the case of Port Moresby, they are now plundering Papua New Guineans' reserved businesses, and the...