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040423DETECTION OF FRAUDULENT NID CARDS
New dawn fm news/Media Statement
 
Earlier today, the RPNGC Recruitment Team identified several fake NID cards from applicants for positions in the RPNGC.
 
Speaking in Port Moresby, International Security Minister the Hon. Peter Tsiamalili said that he had ordered an immediate investigation.
 
I have directed the Commissioner of Police to immediately bring the individuals who provided the fake cards in for questioning. Under no circumstances will we tolerate individuals seeking to undermine the integrity of our NID system the Minister said.
 
The Minister said that those applicants who have provided fake NID cards have clearly not thought through the consequence of their actions.
 
The NID project commenced in 2015. It is now 2023. There is no excuse for applicants sourcing fake NID cards. The PNG Civil and Identity Registry is always happy to expedite NID card processing for for those who have applied earlier and can show proof that they are awaiting printing of doc

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040423Teachers thankful for training program
NEW DAWN FM NEWS/Press Release
Like many young women in the 1980s, Debbra Harong planned to complete her education and secure a good job. But the Bougainville crisis interrupted her plans.

The conflict forced Debbra to leave her high school and relocate with her family to New Ireland Province, where she was able to complete grade 10.

As peace was restored to Bougainville, Debbra returned and began volunteering as a Tok Ples teacher in Reito village in North Bougainville. She then began teaching kindergarten and early learning.

Debbra longed to become a qualified teacher, but with only a grade 10 certificate, she could not secure a paid role. She decided to complete her training, and in 2007, completed a certificate in Early Childhood Education with Teacher Direct Training and the PNG Education Institute.

After that, Debbra was able to come back and teach full time as an early grade teacher for Reito Elementary School.

Debbra loves teaching and wants to ensure the next generation of Bougainvilleans complete their early grade education to Grade 12 and beyond.

I enjoy teaching because I witnessed how many students had their education disrupted during the crisis, and how that contributed to low levels of literacy, growth and development for many years.

Debbra feels great satisfaction when she hears her students speak fluent English in grade 2 and go on to perform well in primary and secondary schools. She is a happy teacher at the end of the day because she is achieving her goal of sharing knowledge and building a strong foundation for future generations.

Lilian Raphael, from Namatoa village in Tinputz, another early grade teacher, agrees. She believes early grade education is a crucial building block for the future brains of Bougainville.

Lilian joined the local Namatoa Womens Group in 1986 after she completed her schooling at Hutjena High School. She was eager to ensure women were empowered to improve their lives.

Lilian became the womens group secretary and encouraged the group to build life skills and income-generating activities, such as sewing, cooking, baking and financial literacy.

When a new elementary school opened in the community, Lilian put her hand up to volunteer as a teacher. She completed her Early Childhood Education certificate in 2002 and has now been teaching for 21 years at Puskaotou Elementary.

Both Debbra and Lilian benefited from past investments in building the capacity of early grade teachers through the Papua New Guinea-Australia Partnership. They have seen improved literacy and numeracy outcomes for their students.

They are grateful to now be part of the first cohort of 140 early grade teachers in Bougainville to undergo a three-day intensive Standard Based Curriculum Bilum Books training program.

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040423 Member for Selau Constituency pays tribute to late Sir Rabbie Namaliu
New Dawn FM News

Member for Selau Constituency Hon Paul Chung pays tribute to late Sir Rabbie Langanai Namaliu GCL KCMG PC 3 April 1947 31 March 2023.
On behalf of my people of Selau Constituency and Bougainville, it is with a heavy heart, we would like to pass on our condolences to the surviving family members of Late Sir Rabbie Langanai Namaliu, sons Isaac, Langanai (Rabbie Jnr) and daughter Joy.
We pray they find comfort during their bereavement, said Mr Chung.
Late Sir Rabbie was the 4th Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea served from July 1988 to July 1992. After his defeat in parliament in 1992 he left politics to be with his wife late Margaret Nakikus, who had incurable leukaemia and was in hospital in Brisbane, Australia. She died in 1992.
Hon Cheung said his death, was a great loss to PNG as an Independent nation. Ends///AK

040423 Acting Registrar, Noel Mobiha and his young team are fully aware of the challenges ahead of them
New Dawn FM News

Minister for Internal Security Hon Peter Tsiamalili Junior said that Acting Registrar, Noel Mobiha and his young team are fully aware of the challenges faced in the rollout of the project and have invested considerable time and effort to reduce processing time whilst maintaining the quality and authenticity of an individuals information.
Under Mr Mohibas leadership work has been undertaken to reduce the weight of registration kits. For example, existing mobile enrolment kits weigh 23kgs, in addition to a generator weighing 50kg. This means that NID teams are required to carry 75kilograms of equipment every time they travel to local communities.
The upgraded kit, which I have on my back, is a robust and smartly designed registration Solar Kit Pack. It weighs just 13kg and has built in Artificial Intelligence which is supporting faster registration speeds. As an added feature, this new kit also has facial recognition capability, Mr Tsiamalili said.
The Minister said that application registration times will now significantly improve.
The older kits would normally take 12 to 30 minutes to register one person per machine. This means in one hour the NID team could register between 2 to 5 persons per hour. As you will appreciate this resulted in long queues and was stressful for both staff and citizens.
The upgraded new mobile enrollment kit and new software that is currently being tested will enable registration to take place in 5 minutes. This will see greater efficiency, a reduction in waiting times and up to 12 registrations per hour, he said.
Mr Tsiamalili said that the increased technological productivity will see a substantial increase in daily registrations and will be less stressful for clients and staff.
He also said that the Government is working with the vendor and development team to complete final testing in the next 4 weeks and was investing in new servers to increase storage capacity and system redundancy.
The NID project has purchased two new Huawei storage severs, and these were commissioned on the 3rd of April, 2023.
The new servers will become the engine room for data storage and data mining. They will provide processing speeds that are four times faster than the old system meaning that system approval times will increase from 10 to 12 minutes to just 2 minutes, the Minister said. ENDS/////

040423 Advancing reform to the NID System
New Dawn FM News

Minister for Internal Security Hon Peter Tsiamalili has today outlined plans to ensure that 95% of the nations population has an NID card by 2025.
This is an ambitious target, but I am confident we can deliver, he said.
The Minister said that the NID project was a key government priority.
As we continue to enhance to enhance our systems and issue NID cards to people across the country, we will start to see long term benefits.
Hon Tsiamalili said the card will support the delivery of government services and enable businesses to authenticate customer identity.
The NID card will also be an important tool when we conduct the 2027 National Election and this is why all leaders must ensure that work to deliver the NID project continues at pace, Mr Tsiamalili said.
The Minister made note of the work to complete NID registrations in Yangoru Sausia District and Unngai Benna district.
Yangoru Sausia District and Unngai Benna District have completed their NID registrations and we are currently undertaking a data cleansing exercise. This is the first phase in ensuring that NID data is aligned to the national electoral role.
I commend and congratulate the Hon Richard Maru, MP and the Hon Kinoka Hotune Feo, MP for working in partnership with the NID project. These two districts will now be able to use NID data to inform development and investment in local services, he said. ENDS////

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050423 Thirty-nine Cooperative Societies receive National Cooperative Societies Certificates today
New Dawn FM News

Thirty-nine Cooperative Societies received their official National Cooperative Societies Certificates today at Bel Isi Park this afternoon.
According to Vice President and Member for Halia Patrick Nisira says the event is all about mobilizing and enabling our society to be part and partial of economic development in the region.
He said these cooperatives had completed their registrations with the National Government with the Department of Commerce through the Cooperative desk.
We are here to launch the Cooperative Society unit Bougainville desk established under the ABG Department of Commerce, Trade and Economic Development through an MOU signed in October, last year.
Hon Nisira says this ceremony signals the ABG with the effort of National Government Department of Commerce, Trade and Industry who is ready to provide that support required by our communities to get organized establish their cooperative societies and begin working towards their economic activities not only sustain livelihood but contribute to the economy of Bougainville as a sovereign nation.
Hon Nisira thanked the Department of Commerce, Trade and Economic Development Secretary Mr Alex Kerangpuna and his team and officers for a commended effort.
He also thanked the cooperative societies including chairladies, chairmen and ward members from Community Governments. Ends////

030423 Minister for Bougainville Affairs Hon Makiba apologizes to people of Bougainville
New Dawn FM News

Minister for Bougainville Affairs and Member for Magarima Hon Manaseh Makiba says it is regrettable to note Hon Arores such behaviour at Buka Airport.
I was not aware until now. The team of leaders who went to Bougainvillea returned to POM on Wednesday and Thursday on Topic Air Charter planes after formal program ended on Wednesday afternoon, he said.
Hon Makiba said Hon Arore decided to stay back in Buka and return on his own through Air Niugini on Friday.
We were not aware of this incident until now. Generally, our visit was well appreciated by ABG. Refer to my earlier brief report above. We left on a good note, he added.
However, such behaviour by an MP is wrong and unacceptable.
We will not allow the unfortunate incident to deter the progress we have made and good working relationship we have with ABG leadership and people. I apologize for Hon Arores behaviour, Hon Makiba added.

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There is broad agreement that Papua New Guinea needs more competition in its banking sector, and several finance companies have flagged their desire to acquire banking licences. What happens next, however, is likely to depend on government action.

Consolidation has been a key theme within PNGs banking sector in recent years. Of the four licensed banks, Australias ANZ sold its retail division to local Kina Bank in 2019, retaining its institutional business, while Westpac PNG attempted to sell its PNG assets to Kina Bank in 2021 a move ruled out by PNGs Independent Consumer and Competition Commission (ICCC).

While the ICCCs decision was based on the move being anti-competitive, its decision left PNGs largest bank, BSP Financial Group, as the dominant player in the market. However, several smaller financial institutions are now showing interest in becoming banks.

Likely candidates

In early 2023, the Bank of Papua New Guinea, PNGs Central Bank, granted Credit Corporation PNG an approval in principle for a banking licence for 12 months.

CEO Danny Robinson says being able to convert its existing loan customers to full banking customers with a superior customer experience will drive greater competition. With 75 per cent of the population currently unbanked, he says, more banking licences have the potential to grow PNGs banking sector, provided it is through digital delivery.

Robinson expects to increase Credit Corporations share-of-wallet by targeting the full banking needs of high-value customers and within five years expects to capture at least 5 per cent of PNGs banking market.

One of the challenges in PNG banking is theres still significant usage of cash and cheques.

Meanwhile, the Teachers Savings and Loan Society is also closer to becoming a fully-fledged bank, after receiving its provisional licence in 2022.

Timing is right

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Working group formed to turn Papua press-friendly

The strife-torn easternmost region in Indonesia is ranked 33 among the countrys 34 provinces as per the Press Freedom Index

Independent journalist organizations and Church groups in Indonesia have formed a working group to ensure protection for media persons in the conflict-stricken Papua province.

By UCA News reporter Published: April 03, 2023 11:51 AM GMT

The Working Group for the Safety of Papuan Land Journalists was launched on April 1 in Jayapura, the capital of Papua province, involving journalist organizations, indigenous people and Church organizations.

The Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI), which formed the working group, said the initiative was sparked by concerns over cases of violence against journalists in Papua.

The Franciscans Secretariat for Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation and the Synod of the Indonesian Christian Church in the Land of Papua are part of the group.

Other institutions are the Press Council, Press Legal Aid Institute, Papua Journalist Safety Committee, Papua Cyber Media Association, Papua Land Press Legal Aid Association, and the Democracy Alliance for Papua.

According to AJI, 11 cases of atrocities against journalists were registered in Papua between 2021 and March 2023.

In the latest case on March 13 in Sorong, southwest Papua province, a mob intimidated a local media, Teropong News, to stop reporting on illegal logging.

In a molotov cocktail attack in January, the house of Victor Mambor, a senior journalist from tabloid Jubi, was targeted. Previously, his car was damaged by unknown people.

Papua, the easternmost region in Indonesia, has seen conflict since becoming part of Indonesia in 1969 with continued resistance by armed pro-independence groups.

The province is ranked 33 among the countrys 34 provinces as per the Press Freedom Index released by the Press Council in January last year.

The Indonesian government restricts foreign journalists from visiting the region.

With the formation of the working group, every form of intimidation and violence against journalists can be dealt with immediately, the AJI said in the statement.

The AJI noted that there are still Internet disruptions in Jayapura to limit journalists from reporting incidents.

Korneles Siep from the Franciscans Secretariat for Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation said the role of journalists to independently report information on Papua is very important in the midst of systematic attempts to cover up what is actually happening on the ground."

Father John Djonga, an activist priest, said the working group would be a guarantee...

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Australian advocacy group condemns Indonesian crackdown on Papuan democracy rally in Bali

By APR editor
April 3, 2023

Asia Pacific Report

The Australia West Papua Association has condemned an Indonesian crackdown on a peaceful Papua self-determination rally in Bali at the weekend after a militant nationalist group targeted the Papuan students.

The Papuan Student Alliance (AMP) in Bali City held the rally on Saturday calling on the Indonesian government to hold a referendum for self-determination for the Papuan people.

The theme of the rally was Democracy and human rights die, Papuan people suffocate but security forces broke up protest when militants clashed with the students.

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• AWPA statement on peaceful West Papuan rally in Bali being targeted
• Other West Papua reports

Yet again a simple peaceful rally by West Papuans was forced to be disbanded by police because of the attack on the demonstrators by an Indonesian nationalist group, said Joe Collins of the AWPA.

And Jakarta wonders why West Papuans want their freedom.

A spokesperson for the student group AMP said there was a lack of freedom of expression in West Papua and the human rights situation was getting worse.

As the rally started, it was blocked by members of the Indonesian nationalist group Patriot Garuda Nusantara (PGN).

Intelligence officers
The AMP action coordinator, Herry Meaga, said in a statement that a number of intelligence officers had also been monitoring the clashes.

Meaga said the students had tried to negotiate with a number of the PGN coordinators but the situation deteriorated.

Clashes broke out between the two groups when the PGN crowd started to push the AMP group, and tried to seize their banners.

The PGN threw stones and bottles. There were injuries on both sides as the groups clashed.

According to an article in the...

050423 Kumul Petroleum Holdings Limited donates K100,000 to support the Bougainville Regional Games in Wakunai district
New Dawn FM News

Kumul Petroleum Holdings donates K100,000 to support Bougainville Regional Games in Wakunai district, Central Bougainville.
Minister for Community Development Hon Morris Opeti thanked the Chief Executive Officer Craig Schulz and Managing Director Wapu Sonk for their support and contribution for recognizing sports in Bougainville.
Hon Opeti also thanked the media team for promoting and showcasing the upcoming sporting talents in the region.
I also thank the Bougainville Sports Foundation officer Mr Joseph Mobisi, the technical staff and officials of the departments organizing committee, he said. KPHL is among others sponsors who pledged their support and contribution to Sports in Bougainville including National Gaming Control Board (NGCB), our National MPs, through the office of the Regional MP Hon Peter Tsiamalili Junior. ENDS///AK

A powerful earthquake measuring 7.0 has struck Papua New Guinea, seismologists and residents say. Homes were destroyed near the epicenter but only few details were immediately available. The earthquake, which struck at 3:04 a.m. local time on Monday, was centered in Chambri Lake, about 37 kilometers east of Ambunti or 96 kilometers southwest of Wewak, the capital of East Sepik province. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) put the earthquake's magnitude at 7.0, a significant downgrade from earlier estimates of 7.3 and 7.9. It struck about 62 kilometers below the surface, making it a fairly deep earthquake.

On Monday last week, an innocent young man was killed at Holongali in his School uniform. The little guy who would have been a lawyer, pilot, pastor, or doctor would have saved lives. 

A week or two ago, an innocent small girl who would have been a proud and confident sister and mother was terribly raped and taken hostage. Now imagine what is going through her. Her naked image went viral on social media. If it was me, I would have committed suicide.

What the fuck might be going on in the heads of our elected leaders?

Has Undialu gone crazy? Is Marape too drunk with the powers of Waigani? Is Bando wasting his time thinking of another foul play in court against Nane? Makiba and Tindipu, wake the fuck up from your slumbers.

We are talking about the lives of innocents. These sounds of killing became music to their ears. The pictures and videos of killing floating everywhere on social media might have already become Hollywood blockbusters to them. Ol man save pilim sem tu o. Why are they not reacting? Or rather will they do when it comes to these hooligans fucks your wives and daughters and murders your sons.

What are your workable strategies for containing these TERRORISTS? I don't see it to be a tribal conflict. I see it as TERRORISM. 

By now Undialu Bando and Marape should be well-versed in how to solve these issues. They have been dealing with these issues for the last 15-20 fucking years. 

If they are still waiting for the Police and military, it means these guys are too drunk with money and power that they forgot their mandated responsibilities.

Now is somebody's health worker, someone's, children. Tom...