Ampo falls from its glory
All pictures @MALUM NALUAmpo, the headquarters of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea in Lae, is close to the hearts of all Lutherans.This includes the many missionary families from...
View ArticleSt Andrew's Lutheran Church, Ampo, turns 80
All pictures @MALUM NALUSt Andrew’s Lutheran Church at Ampo, the oldest surviving building in Lae which in October celebrated its 80th anniversary, had a momentous occasion on Sunday, Nov 17 when 81...
View ArticleKandep to be transformed with major infrastructure projects
By MALUM NALURemote Kandep, Enga, one of the most undeveloped areas in the country is set to be transformed into a major centre in the Highlands with several major infrastructure projects worth...
View ArticleDon't forget the Lae roads in 2014
All pictures @MALUM NALUOne thing Lae residents must demand in 2014 is that our roads are completed.A damning report on rehabilitation and upgrading of Lae city roads released last November by...
View ArticleTime for Lae to rise from the ashes
All pictures @MALUM NALULae, once the beautiful 'Garden City' of Papua New Guinea, has lost all that glory that it was once famous for.It has now become the infamous 'Pothole City' of Papua New Guinea,...
View ArticleThe irony of Mt Hagen
All pictures @MALUM NALUI was in Mt Hagen, the Western Highlands capital, just before Christmas and there was one thing that struck me.The place has unarguably the best agricultural land in the...
View ArticleEnga contractor says record speaks for itself
By MALUM NALUThe contractor that built the K6 million rural hospital in remote Kandep, Enga, says its track record speaks for itself.Paul Kurai, managing director of Neno Construction and president of...
View ArticleHow green was the valley
All pictures @MALUM NALUErap in the great Markham Valley of Morobe as Mangi Blo Ples comes on for landing at Nadzab last November.
View ArticleMy Butibam village, Lae
All pictures @MALUMNALUThese are pictures of my last visit home to Butibam village, Lae, for the confirmation of my two nieces at St Andrew's Lutheran Church, Ampo, last November.Younger sister Lepung...
View ArticleOur food, our life
All pictures @MALUM NALULast November, we had a big feast at home in Butibam village, Lae, for my two nieces.We had so much to eat with family members from the Markham Valley, Salamaua and Lae.That's...
View ArticleLae-Nadzab Super Highway
All pictures @MALUM NALUAn independent audit report commissioned by the government into the first stage of the Lae-Nadzab super highway from Bugandi to Wau-Bulolo turnoff says the costs as given by...
View ArticleMorobe feelings
All pictures @MALUM NALUThese are aerials I took on from a TravelAir flight over the Huon Gulf, Lae, and Markham Valley last November as it came in for landing at Nadzab Airport.Over the Huon Gulf.Up...
View ArticleCargo plane was overloaded with cigarettes, says preliminary report
A preliminary report into the Air Niugini cargo plane accident of Oct 19, 2013, in Madang reveals it was loaded with 330 cartons of cigarettes belonging to British American Tobacco which had not been...
View ArticleTrainee pilot was a hero in November 2013 TropicAir crash
The Australian trainee pilot who was one of three people who lost their lives in the Tropicair Cessna Grand Caravan in Western last November helped the pilot from when the engine failed until it...
View ArticleNo budget support for investigations into plane accidents
The PNG Accident Investigation Commission is disappointed that it has not been allocated any funding in the 2014 national budget to carry out investigations into plane accidents.“In 2014, Accident...
View ArticleAirlines PNG crash report not available...yet
The report into the Airlines PNG crash of October 2011 in which 28 people died will not be available for at least another 60 days, according to Accident Investigation Commission chief commissioner Nema...
View ArticleArrest warrants issued for Papua New Guinea PM and key ministers
ABCPapua New Guinea's Prime Minister Peter O'Neill says he has taken out a stay order from the Committal Court against a warrant issued for his arrest.Arrest warrants have been issued for Mr O'Neill,...
View ArticleTask Force Sweep on investigations into Paul Paraka Lawyers
By SAM KOIM Chairman Task Force Sweep This is the Task-Force Sweep’s position on the progress of investigations into alleged fraudulent payment of K71.8 million to Paul Paraka Lawyers...
View ArticlePort Moresby embarks on massive K800 million roads development
All pictures @MALUM NALUPort Moresby has embarked on a massive roads development which will cost up to K800 million, according to city manager Leslie Alu.He said these projects included the K318...
View ArticleThe shame of Malolo Estate, 8-Mile
All pictures @MALUM NALUI used to once admire Malalo Estate, 8-Mile, as a top-end housing estate but all that has changed since I moved in next door last year. The place is filthy, shops sell beer...
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