PNG blogger attacked

Prominent award winning Papua New Guinean blogger and journalist, Martyn Namarong, was attacked on Tuesday night because of his affiliation with the Opposition communications team.

In a post on his blog, The Namarong Report, Martyn states:
Today, I officially terminated my association with the Opposition communications team due to a recent incident.
This follows a sustained social media campaign by various individuals who wished to discredit me though I am not sure if there is a link.
Things got nasty on Tuesday night after I attended the awards night for Excellence in Anti-corruption reporting. As I was returning home in the evening, I was held up with a knife to my neck and threatened about my affiliation with PNG's Parliamentary Opposition.
Whilst I do not wish to speculate about who was behind the attack, I have no intention of placing my life at risk unnecessarily. I have therefore decided to dissociate myself from the Opposition effective immediately.
The attack proves that certain factions are concerned with the impact social media is having on the people.

Namarong is one of the most vocal social media commentators and has a huge following overseas and in country. He is also the first Papua New Guinean blogger invited to give a speech in an Australian university.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Nambawan Super distributing statements and membership ID cards

Image
Nambawan Super Ltd (NSL) is currently distributing members’ statements and ID cards at their branch offices nationwide. In a public statement, NSL said the exercise would be conducted from June 16 – 30 and members who did not collect their cards and statements would have them mailed. This would also be applied for members in Port Moresby, Central and Gulf provinces. Meanwhile members who have received a pre-printed ID are also asked to visit their nearest branch to have ID photos taken to be printed on the cards. They are asked to bring the following for identification purposes: 2x payslips confirmation letter from provincial offices Police (PPC) Health (Provincial Health Authority) Education (Education Advisor /School Inspector & Head Master /Principal) Other departments /companies (Human Resource) Any ID (Work, Driver’s License, Passport, etc) Further information can be obtained by calling 309 5311 /733 37777 / 761 12222 or emailing callcentre@nambawansuper.co
Read more

Turnbull looks forward to PNG products in Australian market

Image
Queen Emma Milk Chocolate Australian Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull, during his recent visit to Port Moresby, has praised Papua New Guinea (PNG) chocolate brand Queen Emma and said he is looking forward to seeing it make an appearance in the Australian market, Post Courier (April 19) reports. The chocolate is produced by Queen Emma Chocolate Company & Paradise Spices, and general manager Karina Makori said they were delighted by Turnbull’s positive comments. Ms Makori said they are currently establishing and marketing themselves in the domestic market, but they are also exploring export opportunities. “ …we are exploring opportunities to export into Australia and Europe as there has been interest from these areas .”  - Karina Makori , GM, Queen Emma Chocolate Company & Paradise Spices She said they have sent out samples to several interested chocolate producers in other countries. Queen Emma chocolates are made from locally sourced cocoa beans.
Read more