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Momis inap nau lo tanim toktok nabaut - Momis, enough with the lying

On 26 Nov, 2014 By rait man

By Buin Ogoi

Voices of Bougainville: Nikana Kangsi, Nikana Dong Damana (Our Land, Our Future)

On 16 Sep, 2014 By rait man

Jubilee Australia released its report ‘Voices of Bougainville: Nikana Kangsi, Nikana Dong Damana (Our Land, Our Future)’ at a gathering of academics, representatives of non-government organisations and community members at the UNSW Australian Centre for Human Rights on Friday, September 12, 2014.

Download the report from the Jubilee Australia website

The Evidence of BCL's role in the Bougainville Conflict: A Reluctant Response to Axel G. Sturm's Open Letter

On 26 Apr, 2012 By Effrey

By Dr Kristian Lasslett*

The Greatest Threat to BCLs future is it's Hidden Past

On 23 Apr, 2012 By Effrey

By Dr. Kris Lasslett

Last month the President of the European Shareholders of Bougainville Copper (ESBC) Axel Sturm publicly raised concerns over the volatility of BCL’s share prices. In an interview with PNG Industry News, he blamed political uncertainty in Papua New Guinea for BCL’s current woes.

Remembering another PNG Defence Force call out

On 30 Mar, 2012 By rait man

The International State Crime Initiative’s Dr Kristian Lasslett draws on his research into the Bougainville conflict to analyse the government’s recent decision to deploy PNGDF troops in the Southern Highlands.

It is almost twenty three years ago to the day, since the PNGDF was sent to Bougainville by Papua New Guinea’s National Executive Council. They were deployed to help the RPNGC restore law and order, following an anti-mine uprising.

The New Bougainville Crisis

On 06 Sep, 2011 By Anonymous (not verified)

New Crisis, Old Story, by Martyn Namorong

The $14 Billion PNG LNG Project is viewed by many as the economic engine of Papua New Guinea. Does that ring any bells? Remember the copper mine at Panguna, it was set up by the Australians to be the economic engine of the newly independent State of PNG. A lot is at stake economically, with regards to the LNG Project in the Southern Highlands, just as it was with Panguna.

Will Papua New Guinea survive the resource boom?

On 22 Apr, 2011 By rait man With 1 Comments

The real resources curse for PNG is not necessarily economic in nature. As an immature nation still struggling to achieve modernity, it is possible that the intra-national conflict fuelled by competition for the considerable monetary spoils of the resources boom will threaten the very political existence of PNG as a nation....

By Susan Merrell*

Remember giants fall easily in Papua New Guinea

On 24 Sep, 2010 By rait man

By Dr Kristian Lasslett*

In Madang, a case which aims to stop mine tailings from being dumped into Astrolabe Bay stands on a precipitous peak. Three landowners have withdrawn from the trial, while another seeks to be joined. Punctuating this court room drama are threats and under the table deals, as the mine operator attempts to lambast its project through to production.

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New Crisis, Old Story, by Martyn Namorong