Good to read a PNG perspective on the vital role of the informal economy. Elizabeth Kopel once again provides valuable insights.

“Candidate numbers have risen first and foremost in [Solomons Islands] electorates where the sitting MP is from Sogavare’s OUR party,” says Terence Wood from devpolicy.org.

Terence Wood

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Focusing on interactions between Chinese migrants and Pacific Islanders, Dr Ride and Dr Zhang outlines how competition between the two groups, and geopolitical competition more broadly, can inflame domestic politics, unrest and insecurity in the Pacific:
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In his recent DPA Discussion Paper, Prof Jon Fraenkel analyses the introduction of major reforms by the #PNG government in the early years of the new millennium and intended to promote greater parliamentary stability.

Full article: shorturl.at/nHI24

“Now we’re together again, & ready to face the future with renewed optimism in what we can achieve when we work with nature to protect what’s most valuable to us,” says Cendi Manik resident Inaq Pesah. Ahmad Jayadi, Manu Dresta & Edd Wright on #mangroves .
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In their In Brief piece, Diego Romario De Fretes and Johni R.V. Korwa discuss challenges associated with the administration of previous elections in Papua, including the noken system, and suggest a view to improve the conduct of the 2024 elections:
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A great honour to present a copy of my award-winning law PhD thesis to the Chief Justice of PNG, Sir G.Salika! It’s the 1st major academic work on the PNG judiciary. His interest to read & avail for fellow judges is immensely appreciated. I pray the thesis inspires their work.

PNG Constitution grants the freedom of information with potential for better transparency. But not well utilised. A landmark 2023 Supreme Court decision on Seabed mining may signal change. Walep, Yayabu & I provide a brief analysis. Department of Pacific Affairs (DPA) ANUBellSchool
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I’m pleased to see analysis I did with Moses Sakai re-published for the benefit of the business community in #PapuaNewGuinea : businessadvantagepng.com/mobile-interne…
#Pacific #PNG #telco #ICT
Aus-PNG Network The Pacific Newsroom Kristi Govella Mark Man Brendon J. Cannon Jagannath Panda, 潘杰根 | Ph.D. simonflet

“The Pacific Engagement Visa will only gain in popularity, your chances of gaining permanent residency in Australia will never be higher than the first time around,” say Stephen Howes and Athaulla Rasheed.

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According to the head of Vodafone Papua New Guinea, the company will have 851 sites operational across #PapuaNewGuinea by mid-2024, including 81 towers with co-located equipment in Western Province.
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#Pacific #PNG #telco #ICT
Aus-PNG Network Moses Sakai The Pacific Newsroom

Kathleen Mary Fallon explores some of the reasons why Australian South Sea Islanders have been misrepresented and not recognised in Australia for the past decades, and how it echoes the recent results of the Voice referendum.

Read the full article below:
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Join us on Thursday 21 March as PhD candidate Athaulla Rasheed presents his pre-submission seminar and discusses international politics and construction of climate security in Maldives and Samoa.

Register here: shorturl.at/bfpAY

“We have been monitoring mobile internet prices in PNG since the start of 2020,” say Dr Amanda H A Watson from Department of Pacific Affairs (DPA) and @mosessakai2 from @PNGNRI. “Our research has shown that all three mobile network operators have decreased their prices.”

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Today’s devpolicy.org blog post reports on the findings of research I've been conducting with Moses Sakai of PNG National Research Institute (PNGNRI). Since 2020, we've been monitoring #mobile #internet prices in #PapuaNewGuinea . Prices are now falling. See: devpolicy.org/mobile-interne…
#PNG #Pacific #tech #ICT
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Many thanks to Dr Amanda H A Watson, Michito Tsuruoka / 鶴岡路人, Jennifer Parker and Frédéric Grare for an exciting conversation on #security and connectivity at the EU- #IndoPacific forum.

#Maritimesecurity #Digital #SeaCables

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Asia Pacific Week 2024 applications are now open! 📣

Delegate Application Form: forms.gle/UJU6rK9cPZvTqz…

If you have any questions please reach out via social media or email us at [email protected] with the subject ‘Delegate Query’!

Register here: shorturl.at/wGH37

📢 Call for papers closing soon! 📢 The Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies journal is planning a special issue on “The Microeconomics of Development in the Pacific”.

📅 Submission Deadline: 30 March
Publication: Late 2024

Submission guidelines: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/pb-assets/APPS…

The Hank Nelson Award for the Best PhD thesis internationally on Papua New Guinea is open for applications. Open to anyone who has completed a PhD thesis between 2022 and 2024 on any aspects of PNG society. Prize $AUD2,000. Application deadline 30 April 2024.