Is the PNG Government Silencing Free Speech on Facebook? A Mysterious Facebook Disruption in Papua New Guinea Imagine waking up and realizing your Facebook isn't working properly. Pages won’t load, messages are stuck, and videos won’t play. This is exactly what many  Papua New Guineans  experienced recently. But what made it even more suspicious? It happened  on the same day Prime Minister James Marape testified in court against Jacob Yafai . Coincidence? Or was this a test to  control social media and suppress political discussions ? Government Testing New Censorship Technology? Police Minister  Peter Tsiamalili Jr.  confirmed that the government has successfully tested new technology under the  Anti-Terrorism Act 2024 . The official explanation? The goal is to  stop fake news, hate speech, and explicit content . On the surface, this sounds reasonable. Social media can spread misinformation and harmful content. However, many people are concerned...

Governor Allan Bird Demands Accountability: Unpaid 2022 Election Bills in Papua New Guinea In a recent parliamentary session, East Sepik Governor Allan Bird raised pressing concerns about unpaid bills from the 2022 National General Elections. Addressing Minister for Administrative Services Richard Masere, Governor Bird highlighted that numerous service providers in his province remain unpaid for their contributions during the elections. These outstanding debts, dating back to both the 2022 National Census and Local Level Government (LLG) elections, have left many ward members and local businesses in financial distress. ​ Post Courier This isn't the first time Governor Bird has spotlighted electoral challenges. As chairman of the Special Parliamentary Committee on the 2022 General Elections, he has previously emphasized the need for comprehensive reforms to prevent the chaos experienced during the 2022 elections from recurring in 2027. His consistent advocacy reflects a commi...

Honorable Governor Allan Bird: A Visionary Leader Transforming Eastern Sepik Province of Papua New Guinea Mr. Gibson Gallah provides a detailed overview of Honorable Governor Allan Bird's impressive background as a businessman, strategist, and economist, highlighting his expertise in agriculture economics, rural development initiatives, successful governance achievements in East Sepik Province of Papua New Guinea, and advocacy for transparency, accountability, wealth distribution, and good governance, positioning him as a capable and ethical leader with a track record of positive impact and innovation. Paitim Garamut Brief on Honorable Governor  Allan Bird by Mr Gibson Gallah: Prior to politics, he was a businessman, a strategist, and an economist.  He knows agriculture economics very well. He is known as the father of Sepik vanilla. He is admired for rural development - the approaches it takes empower simple and struggling people in the villages.  One can confirm that Bi...

The Papua New Guinea Parliament demonstrates strong support for Prime Minister James Marape's leadership The Papua New Guinea Parliament overwhelmingly voted 84-0 in favor of Prime Minister James Marape on a motion expressing confidence in his leadership. The motion, moved by the leader of Government Business, faced objections from opposition MPs but proceeded to a vote, prompting a boycott from the opposition. After the outcome was announced, the opposition MPs returned to the session. Prime Minister Marape thanked the MPs for their support and emphasized the importance of maintaining order in parliamentary proceedings. Despite the vote, a motion of no-confidence against Prime Minister Marape is still under consideration, pending legal deliberations.  Image: PNG Sun | Members of the Opposition Boycotting the Parliament. The PNG Parliament Votes Overwhelmingly in Favor of Prime Minister James Marape In a resounding show of support, the Papua New Guinea Parliament vote...

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Honorable James Marape Embraces Allan Bird's Challenge to Stand as the Alternative Prime Minister in the Upcoming Vote of No Confidence. The Honorable James Marape, the current Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, has embraced the challenge posed by Allan Bird to become the alternative Prime Minister in the forthcoming vote of no confidence. Image: The National PM James Marape Accepts the Challenge for Bird as Alternative Prime Minister in the Coming Vote of No Confidence In a significant development in Papua New Guinea's political arena, Prime Minister James Marape has accepted the challenge posed by East Sepik Governor Allan Bird as the alternative Prime Minister in the forthcoming Vote of No Confidence. The announcement came amidst mounting tensions and anticipation surrounding the parliamentary showdown, with political dynamics shifting rapidly in the lead-up to the crucial vote. With the motion for a Vote of No Confidence lo...

JUSTICE SYSTEM AN EXECUTIVE CLUB FOR FEW: GOVERNOR BIRD By Allan Bird MP, Governor for East Sepik Province | The SUN of Papua New Guinea. It seems the rich and the powerful cannot be touched by our judiciary system. They can hire the best lawyers money can buy while police prosecuters are living in the settlements. Even when the Police Prosecuters are good at their job, well the workers in the courts help the rich and the powerful to get away with by robbing the future of our children. It seems that there is no place in PNG for good, decent and honest people. Only the rich and powerful, and evil people can get ahead in PNG. This is not a good sign.   I urge all good PNGeans to rise up, take back our country from the evil that has taken hold of our nation. As evil continues to win, good people will continue to lose hope. This is happening already.   Let's beat evil together. Don't let them win. If we all give up and give in, if evil people continue to win and there is no...