From The National

From POST COURIER/PACNEWS

The Indonesian military and OPM elements have engaged in another shootout on the Papua New Guinea-Indonesia border, forcing the closure of a primary school and restrictions on traditional border crossers.

The Prime Ministers failure to implement the SABL Commission of Inquiry recommendations by revoking the unlawful SABL leases and stopping the illegal logging of PNG forests was put into stark relief by the visiting head of the United Nations Development Program, Helen Clark, last week.

By HAIVETA KIVIA in Post Courier

An arm of the Organisasi Papua Merdeka says what happened at Papua New Guinea-Indonesian border was a symbol of representing their dislike and discomfort of been under Indonesian rule. Benny Wenda of the West Papua revolutionary army, which is also linked to the OPM, stated that this is not a war or fight against the Indonesian people or  PNG people and its armed forces.

West Papuan Revolution Army raised morning star flag before shoot-out ahead of legislative elections, say reports

Marni Cordell | The Guardian 

Morning star and UN flags are hung near the border. Photograph: Jubi

By Joey Tau on PNG Edge

Canning Paradise was awarded the "Best in Festival" award from the Canadian Labour International Film Festival (CLiFF).

Canning Paradise is a feature-length documentary about one of the world's most prized resources, and those who pay for it.

Decades of overfishing by the global tuna industry have now pushed the final frontiers to the waters of PNG.

Last week 400 landowners from Pomio gathered to protest against the delay by the Prime Minister in implementing the recommendations of the SABL Commission of Inquiry Report.

The landowners marched to the District Chamber with banners and placards highlighting the controversial land grabbing that is on going in their area.

The landowners were blocked by the police from staging a peaceful protest at the Drina logging camp.

The Oakland Institute and /The Rules, along with other NGOs, farmer and consumer organizations from around the world have launched a new campaign, Our Land Our Business, to hold the World Bank accountable for its role in the rampant theft of land and resources from some of the world’s poorest people — farmers, pastoralists and indigenous communities, many of whom are essential food producers for the entire planet.

Source: The National

By GABRIEL FITO

THE multi-million kina Turubu oil palm project in East Sepik is working on its central nursery at Nungawa village in the Sausso area.

Landowner company chairman Aron Malijiwi said this 20ha main nursery area would supply planting material to the entire project on the SABL portion 144c in the Sausso and Turubu LLG areas.