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Wednesday, 26 July
21:22
NEW DAWN ON BOUGAINVILLE "IndyWatch Feed Niugini"
<p>260723 Bougainville Football Federation makes donation
and sets up Football for Hope Appeal fund to assist Mt Bagana
victims in Central & South Bougainville
New Dawn FM News
The Bougainville Football Federation in partnership with PNG
National Soccer League launched the Football for Hope Appeal Fund
account to assist victims especially in remote Torokina.<br>
The appeal is now open and will run for a month and closes on the
26th of August, 2023.All proceeds donated will be transferred to
the Bougainville Disaster Trust Fund account.<br> BFF also
donated four VIP toilets, ten soccer balls, twenty markers, four
cones, one linesman flag, one red and yellow cards and two fox
forty whistles.<br> President for Bougainville Football
Federation and Vice President of Papua New Guinea Football
Association (PNGFA) Justin Helele says he hopes the little support
given can go a long way.<br> We will give four seat riser to
build four VIP toilets and if the need arises we can go and assist
to provide technical assistance on the ground, depending on the
logistics.<br> We will continue to raise money until we close
the appeal fund. We will not work in isolation and ensure to
transfer all funding to the Bougainville Disaster office, he
said.<br> He added it was timely that the women were
currently playing second tier competition and that FIFA was also
hosting World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.<br> Helele
further added that a similar fund was setup during the Bougainville
crisis to recognize the Bougainville crisis and invited the Team
Bougainville to represent PNG in Oceania games to play in Zurich.
The launching was done by OFC under FIFA in 2007 at
Hutjena.<br> Helele stated he travelled with four under 14
boys and girls to play in Zurich.<br> We want to keep the
legacy of FIFA to help with people suffering from the disaster. Our
people are affected on the ground especially in Wakunai and
Torokina.<br> It may not be big but I hope this contribution
will go a long way, he added.<br> We hope our people will
appreciate our efforts and our government to assist our people,
said Helele.<br> Helele acknowledged the efforts of the
executives and the club managers for the six women soccer teams
competing in the National Soccer League competition in
Buka.<br> Acting Director Bougainville Disaster Samson Rutana
thanked the Bougainville Football Federation for the
donation.<br> He said this support is timely and appreciated
the effort of the organization to give back to the community.
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12:27
Dotty Domains: The Pentagons Mali Typo Leak Affair "IndyWatch Feed War"
Fleet-footed agility and sharp thinking rarely characterise the plodding bureaucrat. An argument can be made that different attributes are prized: cherished incompetence, spells of inattentiveness, and dedication to keeping things secret with severity. What matters is not what you did, but what you pretended to do.
Even with maintaining secrecy, the plodding desk-job hack can face problems, all falling under the umbrella term of human error. Papers and files can stray. The occasional USB stick can find its way into unwanted hands. And then there is that damnable business about the cloud and who can access it.
Despite repeated warnings over a decade by the Amsterdam-based Mali Dili, contracted to manage email accounts of the West African state, traffic from the US military continued to find its way to the .ml domain, the country identifier of Mali. (For all we know, this may still be happening.) This arose because of a typing error, with .mil being the suffix for US military email addresses.
Other countries also seemed caught up in the domain confusion. Over a dozen emails intended for the Dutch military also found their way into the Johannes Zuurbier with .ml being confused with .nl. Eight emails from the Australian Department of Defence, intended for US military consumption, also met the same fate. These include problems about corrosion in Australias F-35 and an artillery manual carried by command post officers for each battery.
The man most bemused by this is not, it would seem, in the Pentagon, but a certain Dutch entrepreneur who was given the task of managing the domain. Johannes Zuurbier has found himself inconvenienced by the whole matter for some years. In 2023, he decided to gather the misdirected messages. He currently holds 117,000 of them, though he has received anywhere up to 1,000 messages a day. He has been good enough to badger individuals in the US national cyber security service, the White House, and the local defence attach in Mali.
The Financial Times reports that the contents of such messages vary. Much of it is spam; a degree of it comprises X-Rays, medical data, identity documents, crew lists for ships, staffing names at bases, mapping on installations, base photos, naval inspection reports, contracts, criminal complaints against various personnel, internal investigations on bullying claims, official travel itineraries, bookings, tax and financial records.
While not earth shaking, one of the misdirected emails featured the travel itinerary of General James McConville, the US Armys Chief of Staff, whose visit to Indonesia was noted, alongsid...
04:52
Will the small states of Oceania be able to maintain their independence in the face of a new Sino-American Cold War? "IndyWatch Feed Pacific"
The 'friends to all, enemies to none' strategy is living its last days as the US and China press the island nations to take sides... Papua New Guinea is a gateway between continents. The island, being effectively cut in half, demarcates an artificial boundary between Asia and Oceania. In the past several centuries, the broader island has been carved upon between almost every colonial power going, having been ruled at various points by the Dutch, Spanish, German, Japanese and British empires. Even after gaining its formal independence from Australia in 1975, these legacies continue to scar the island, with half of it still belonging to Indonesia, known as West Papua, which is now a source of unrest and insurgency.
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Tuesday, 25 July
22:53
NEW DAWN ON BOUGAINVILLE "IndyWatch Feed Niugini"
250723 A CONCERNED BUSINESSMAN IN ARAWA SAYS THAT THE GOVERNMENT
MUST SPEEDUP ITS INDEPENDENCE READY ACTIVITIES LOCALLY
NEW DAWN FM NEWS
A concerned Businessman in Arawa wants the ABG to fast-tract
activities to prepare Bougainville for Independence.
MR.DAMIAN SIKAINA KIRA told New Dawn FM from Arawa that he wants
the ABG to speed-up education and Health facilities to cater for
Bougainvilleans currently attending Higher learning institutions
and Universities in Papua New Guinea.
He said plans announced earlier to establish a Teachers College in
Bougainville must be implemented as the timeline set by the two
Governments draw near.
At the same time MR.SIKAINA also said that the work of creating
economic recovery activities that creates employment for our people
must also be addressed.
He also called on Bougainville citizens to contribute to the
overall goal set by our government and not just stay idle expecting
miracles to happen.
MR SIKAINA said that some Activities that are not necessary at the
moment can be delayed for implementation later.
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16:36
Concrete Sand Can Be Made From Shredded Diapers "IndyWatch Feed Nthamerica"
In their relentless quest for sustainable housing solutions in Indonesia, a nation with the worlds third-largest population, a group of visionary scientists embarked on an unconventional hypothesis: could used diapers, of all things, play a transformative role by replacing a portion of the sand typically used in concrete mixtures?
The manufacturing process of disposable diapers involves a combination of various materials, including wood pulp, cotton, viscose rayon, and plastics like polyester, polyethylene, and polypropylene. This peculiar blend of components, coupled with their rather unpleasant purpose, often leads to the unfortunate fate of most diapersthey end up in landfills or are subjected to incineration, contributing to environmental challenges.
However, the astute minds behind this innovative idea recognized the untapped potential within these discarded diapers. They saw an opportunity to repurpose and integrate these otherwise discarded resources into the construction industry, with the hope of addressing both the housing crisis and the mounting waste problem plaguing the nation.
By carefully extracting the usable components from used diapers and incorporating them into concrete mixtures, these scientists aimed to explore an unconventional avenue for sustainable and cost-effective housing solutions. The diapers diverse composition, ranging from absorbent materials to durable plastics, could potentially enhance the concretes properties, offering improved strength, insulation, and durability to the structures built with such innovative materials.
This groundbreaking research not only demonstrates the urgency to find alternatives to traditional construction practices but also underscores the importance of viewing waste as a valuable resource. By diverting diapers from their unfortunate destiny in landfills or incinerators, these scientists aspire to turn them into building blocks of a more sustainable future for Indonesia, where affordable housing and environmental stewardship go hand in hand.
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15:07
Increased trade between Papua New Guinea and Indonesia set to be a focus "IndyWatch Feed Niugini"
The recent visit by Indonesian President Joko Widodo to Papua New Guinea is a sign of increased interest in boosting the trade relationship with PNGs closest neighbour. Business Advantage PNG examines the business case.
Prime Minister James Marape and Indonesian President Joko Widodo during the Presidents one-day visit to Papua New Guinea on 5 July 2023. Credit: PMNEC
Commerce and trade relations were front and centre of discussions between when Prime Minister James Marape and his Indonesian counterpart, Joko Widodo, met in Port Moresby on 5 July.
Underpinning Widodos visit was a consensus by both leaders that more should be done to formalise bilateral trade, which has struggled since initial links were established in 1975.
Bank of PNG data says import/exports between the two countries totalled K255 million in 2022.
Indonesias scale
In his address to an inaugural Indonesia-PNG Business Forum in Port Moresby, which was attended by Widodo and a delegation of Indonesian business leaders, Marape noted that business relations between both countries have reached unprecedented levels.
With Indonesia opening up its market to agriculture produce, notably palm oil and livestock, Marape urged PNGs commodity boards and farmers to increase production to meet the countrys huge demand.
PNG and Indonesia are economic giants in their respective regions just imagine the enormous impact if these two potentials are combined.
We are privileged to have such an economic giant as our neighbour and have opened the doors for increased business-to-business engagements between our two countries, said Marape, who noted that Indonesia is set to become the worlds fifth largest economy within 20 years.
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14:29
As potential corruption revealed, Albanese Government must urgently evacuate the survivors of offshore detention "IndyWatch Feed Niugini"
The Albanese Government must immediately evacuate the 75 remaining survivors of offshore detention from Papua New Guinea and shut down its detention centres on Nauru, as it accounts for the multi-million-dollar secret payments that have propped up offshore detention over the past decade.
Investigative reports this week have revealed multi-million-dollar payments by government contractors to politicians in Papua New Guinea and Nauru. Reports suggest that these payments were made with the knowledge of the Department of Home Affairs, and even senior government figures in Australia.
It has also been revealed that the former Morrison government entered a secret deal with the Papua New Guinean Government to continue payments to provide for the 75 people left behind in PNG. This came after PNGs Supreme Court shut down formal regional processing arrangements and the Australian Government claimed to have no ongoing involvement.
Together, these reports reveal the corruption and duplicity at the heart of offshore detention. They also raise serious questions around the Albanese Governments continued expenditure on regional processing operations in both Nauru and PNG.
In light of these reports, the Human Rights Law Centre is calling on the Albanese Government to immediately bring the 75 people still remaining in Papua New Guinea to Australia and provide permanent safety, as a first step to ending the long-running and systematic abuse.
Farhad Bandesh, an artist and musician who was previously detained on Manus Island, said:
In Manus Island, we saw everyday acts of corruption, exploitation and censorship that were designed to keep us detained and keep the detention camp operating. Now, we hear that this kind of corruption was likely widespread, and could have involved senior politicians and officials on both sides. This is what happens when a government creates opportunities for people to profit from the torture of other people. This is the reality of a system designed to create suffering. The only solution now is to bring all the people remaining in Papua New Guinea to safety, and shut down this system once and for all.
Mehrdad, an engineer who was previously detained on Manus Island, said:
I was detained for years on Manus, attacked in the riots that cost Reza Berati his life. Australian-funded contractors were allowed to attack and kill us Australian tax dollars paid for what was done to me. I have friends from that time who are still stuck in PNG. Before a Royal Commission or any investigation, the governments first responsibility is to bring everyone to safety.
Sanmati Verma, Managing Lawyer at the Human Rights Law Centre said:
T...
Monday, 24 July
06:00
Vale Peter McCawley "IndyWatch Feed Politics.au"
Australia and the Asia-Pacific region more broadly has just lost one of its most gifted development economists. Dr Peter McCawley, AO, died peacefully in Canberra, Australia, on 18 July, having had cancer for some time.
A person is obviously much more than their CV, but Peters CV is worth noting. Even just reading the first six items in his CV all written in Peters characteristic short, sharp, clear style tells us he was a person committed to international development and policymaking at the most senior levels, right from the beginning. His CV starts:
1972-1974 Lecturer, Faculty of Economics, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta 1974-1975 Economic Adviser to (then) Mr Bill Hayden, MP, Minister for Social Security and later Treasurer of Australia 1976-1985 Research Fellow (1976-80) and Senior Research Fellow and Head, Indonesia Project (1981-85), Dept of Economics, Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian National University 1986-1991 Deputy Director General, AIDAB; (1) Policy Planning and Management Division (1986-89); (2) Community, Commercial and International Programs Division (1989-91) 1991 Economic Adviser to Mr John Kerin, MP, Treasurer of Australia 1992-1996 Executive Director, Asian Development Bank, Manila (representing Australia, Hong Kong, Cambodia, Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Nauru, Solomon Is., and Tuvalu)And that is just a truncated version. Peters CV also includes being Dean of the Asian Development Bank Institute in Tokyo; a visiting fellow in the Arndt-Corden Economics Division at the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific; a member of the Jackson Committee on the Review of the Australian Overseas Aid Program; economic adviser to the Indonesian Planning Agency, Bappenas; an adjunct professor at the University of Queensland; and a member of the board of The Asia Foundation. And so on.
He published seven books, including a history of the first 50 years of the Asian Development Bank which was translated into both Japanese and Chinese. Several of his economic books were written or co-authored in Bahasa Indonesia. He published over 30 articles in newspapers on development issues, and over 30 book reviews. He published 63 articles in journals and books, often in Bahasa Indonesia. The articles covered a wide range of topics, all with brisk, concise titles. To name just a few: The price of electricity in the Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies; Aid and poverty: how Australias aid program helps the poor; and Forty years of Australian-Indonesian relations: what have we learned?
But Peter was much more than a bureaucrat or academic author. He was a bridge-builder between Australia and the countries in our region. To illustrate, he once drew up a table on how rich countries and developing countries can view the same development challenge from almost totally...