Looking at the economy in Daru, Papua New Guinea (PNG), a few questions come up. Why is it that Chinese residents who have run a business for less than 10 years have been able to control the economy, while the local people still trade in the same way their ancestors did hundreds of years ago? […]
1. TANAH2. AIR3. UDARA 1. TANAH Setiap manusia di muka bumi diciptakan oleh tanah liat, tanpa terkecuali, sehingga kekuatan Allah salah satunya adalah Tanah. Diatas mama saya saya bisa bernafas bergera Melihat dan mengelola hasil kekayaan yang TUHAN berikan kepada kita, sehingga kita kelola sesuai hikmat Allah yang berikan kepada kita sebagai manusia sejati di […]
A prominent Vanuatu Presbyterian pastor wants the Muslim faith kept out of the country. Alan Nafuki and several supporters staged a march in the capital Port Vila recently with the aim of reinforcing the country’s Christian identity. It was held as Muslims in Vanuatu were preparing to host a major international meeting which has now […]
The wantok system has often been described as a ‘safety net’ and for a country like the Solomon Islands where there are no social service schemes, this may be true. To those who do not know, the wantok system stems from the word ‘one talk’, which could be loosely defined as those speaking the same […]
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