‘Forged’ and ‘Fake’: PNG Sport, Business Supremo Hits Out at Corruption Concerns

‘Forged’ and ‘fake’: PNG sport, business supremo hits out at corruption concerns

The oil and gas boss who led Papua New Guinea’s bid for a National Rugby League franchise has blasted corruption concerns about his business dealings as “baseless claims” designed to discredit the country’s historic admission to the Australian competition.

‘Fake’: PNG board member declares innocence

Papua New Guinea NRL board member Wapu Sonk has lashed out at what he described as “incorrect and defamatory allegations” that have sparked a corruption investigation into his business dealings and forced him to stand down from his position on the rugby league board.

PNG leader demands quick action on corruption concerns linked to Australia

Wapu Sonk stood down from the PNG NRL franchise board on Friday after an investigation by this masthead into whether he attempted to benefit from a deal between the country’s national oil and gas company and a Chinese government-controlled firm.

How did PNG eliminate trachoma?

Trachoma in PNG has been “complex” and presented atypically, according to The Fred Hollows Foundation. Image: The Fred Hollows Foundation.As Australia works to shake the unenviable badge as the only developed country with endemic trachoma, its closest neighbour has welcomed official recognition of its elimination efforts. Vanuatu, Malawi, Iraq, India, Vietnam, and Mauritania. Since 2022, these countries have all been validated by the World Healt…

Building community engagement in PNG, part 2 — SARV and social change - Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre

This is the second post in a three-part series on the work of a program seeking to strengthen relations between citizens and the state in Papua New Guinea. In my previous post, I looked at several examples of community-level initiatives that have helped to open up aspects of governance in PNG. Here I focus on several case studies relating to sorcery accusation-related violence (SARV). SARV affects hundreds of communities in PNG, as people (often…