Is Papua New Guinea on the Brink of a Military Coup? The Silence Before the Storm

Is Papua New Guinea on the Brink of a Military Coup? The Silence Before the Storm

Something is boiling beneath the surface in Papua New Guinea—and it’s not just frustration, it’s fury. Soldiers, once fed with honor and duty, now sit hungry in barracks while politicians dine lavishly on public funds.

Think about it: K42 million in unpaid catering bills. No food for our defense forces. Black Wednesday already showed us what a simple pay cut can trigger in the police. What happens when soldiers—hungry, disrespected, and ignored—are pushed to the edge?

While the government flies in and out, pockets full of perks, the boots on the ground are being starved, literally. How long before they snap? How long before that silence in the barracks breaks into something history will remember forever?

The call for a military coup may sound extreme—but is it, really, when the government is starving its protectors while offering million-kina contracts to cronies? Where is the justice? Where is the leadership?

And if change comes—not from the ballot but the barrel—will it be the rebirth of a broken nation, or the beginning of something worse?

Let’s talk. Before it’s too late.

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