PNG Cyber Monitor

News that matters in Papua New Guinea One SDA missionary shot dead, 14 others missing Gunmen refuse to release body of SDA missionary, fate of 14 others still unknown PORT MORESBY:  The armed robbers who ambushed and shot dead a Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) church missionary have refused to release the body. The fate of 14 other SDA missionaries are also still unknown. The group of 15 missionaries was on their way to Porgera’s Paiela in Enga on March 2, 2020, when they ran into the gunmen. (This is the earlier report: https://pngcybermonitor.blogspot.com/2020/03/sda-church-missionary-among-six-killed.html  - SDA church missionary among six killed in Western and Eastern Highlands violence ) The National  has this follow-up report: Gunmen refuse to release body March 10, 2020 The National Main Stories   Article Views :  0 By JAMES GUMUNO THE body of a missionary killed in an ambush in Paiela, Porgera cannot

News that matters in Papua New Guinea Benson Lomai outside the Waigani committal court. Lawyer Lomai charged with four counts of preventing cops from interviewing Madang governor Peter Yama PORT MORESBY:  Madang governor Peter Yama’s lawyer, Benson Lomai, was released on K1,500 court bail on Monday (March 9, 2020). Lomai appeared before Waigani committal court magistrate Tracy Ganaii facing four counts of perverting the course of justice for allegedly preventing police from interviewing his client (Yama). Lomai, 54, is scheduled to return to court on April 10. The National reported the details of the court proceedings: Yama’s lawyer facing charges March 10, 2020 The National Main Stories   Article Views :  0 By BOURA GORUKILA A LAWYER facing four counts of perverting the course of justice for allegedly preventing police from interviewing his client will return to court on April 10. Benson Lomai, 54, of Likum and Butj

News that matters in Papua New Guine For image text, go to  https://www.huawei.com/en/press-events/news/2016/10/Huawei-PapuaNewGuinea-Broadband-Transmission-Network  ( Huawei Marine Helps Papua New Guinea Build a National Broadband Transmission Network ) Wholesale internet price now at K225/Mbps, down from K4,321/Mbps in 2014 PORT MORESBY:  The wholesale price of internet to telecommunication companies has dropped from US$1,300 (K4,321.77) per megabytes per second (Mbps) per month in 2014 to about US$380 (K1,263.29) per Mbps about 18 months ago. Currently, it is about US$98 (K325.80) per Mbps per month. The whopping drop in wholesale internet charges was revealed by Kumul Telikom Holdings Ltd deputy chairman Reuben Kautu who said the retail price for internet access to consumers would drop significantly upon the completion and full commissioning of the Kumul Submarine Cable Network (KSCN) (this year). The National  reported the details of the KSCN that will spur affo

News that matters in Papua New Guinea SDA church missionary among six killed in Western and Eastern Highlands violence PORT MORESBY:  A Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) church missionary was among at least six people killed in three outbreaks of violence in Western and Eastern Highlands last week (from March to to March 8, 2020). The police are still unable to determine the exact number of casualties and deaths. PNG Cyber Monitor  reproduce details of the violence in the Highlands as reported by The National : 6 killed in Highlands March 9, 2020 The National Main Stories   Article Views :  0 By JAMES GUMUNO, PISAI GUMAR and SAMUEL BARIASI AT least six people, including a missionary, were killed in three separate outbreaks of violence in Western and Eastern Highlands last week. ON Monday March 2, a group of 15 Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) church missionaries were on their way to Porgera’s Paiela in Enga when they ran into g

News that matters in Papua New Guinea Douglas and Rachel on their way to the Waigani committal court on March 5, 2020. MP Douglas Tomuriesa, wife charged again PORT MORESBY:  Kiriwina-Goodenough Member of Parliament (MP) Douglas Tomuriesa and wife were back in court on Thursday (March 5, 2020) to face fraud-related charges that were struck out last year because police had not completed investigations. Douglas, 51, a former Forest Minister, is facing one count each of false pretence, misappropriation and money laundering. His wife, Rachel, 52, is defending against one count of misappropriation and one for money laundering. The cases were reported by The National : MP, wife back in court March 6, 2020 The National Main Stories   Article Views :  0 KIRIWINA-Goodenough MP Douglas Tomuriesa and wife Rachael Tomuriesa are back in court over the fraud-related charges struck out last year because police had not completed i

News that matters in Papua New Guinea Lucky Tommy Baker gives police the slip again, bodyguard nabbed PORT MORESBY:  Luck is still with the elusive Tommy Maeva Baker, Papau New Guinea (PNG) police’s most wanted man. Baker gave the police the slip in Milne Bay’s Alotau on Sunday (March 1, 21020) but his bodyguard and henchman was nabbed. Baker, who has been a fugitive since 2013, is wanted for a string of murders, armed robberies and piracy. Two other Baker gang members were also killed in a shootout with police on Feb 15, 2020. PNG Cyber Monitor  reproduces below a report published by The National : Baker’s guard captured March 6, 2020 The National Main Stories   Article Views :  0 By CLIFFORD FAIPARIK PAPUA New Guinea’s elusive and most wanted robber and killer Tommy Maeva Baker was nearly captured but an accomplice was arrested and two others were shot dead by police in Milne Bay. Baker was drinking alcohol with