Mining Minster, John Pundari, has announced in a Ministerial Statement (see below) he wants a government body set up to control NGOs and ensure they "work within a set policy framework" and "partner and complement the government".
This sinister declaration comes on the back of other government moves to limit free speech and close down democratic rights and freedoms, including
- unsuccessful attempts to stop media coverage of the controversial amendments to the Environment Act and ban public protests;
- a refusal to accept public petitions;
- shutting down Parliament to avoid a vote of no-confidence; and
- passing legislation with no public consultation, Parliamentary scrutiny or debate.
While Papua New Guinea's neighbours, Australia and New Zealand, are being very strident in calling for an end to Fiji's military leadership they seem to be ignoring the fact that in PNG Michael Somare and his government are behaving in a manner that is just as undemocratic.
More information on PNG government moves to undermine democracy
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John Pundari pretend as a God Fearing MP at Bongu village last
John Pundari pretend as a God Fearing MP at Bongu village last Monday 16.8.2010 and Purpose of Him was to see how people feel about the waste that was going to be dumped into their sea by MCC.
As Newly elected Mining Minster-Pundari was supposed to listen, who took over from Puka Tema who received the Rai Coast LOs petiions against DSTP and wanted the reponse within 21 days.
Instead the New Asian Party (NA) passed the worst Environment Act. The people rebell seeing that Arnold Amet was pretending to be with the people but in actual fact wanted MCC to Dump into the Sea. Amet is the brain behind the news law as he is the legal advisor to NA. Good Man Aronold Amet for taking the Ministers to Bongu village twice,peole acknowledge Sir Amet for that. Yet the mothers are aware how cunning Amet is with not responding to People's pleas and questions.
What a foolish idea Mr Pundari, for Govt to Control the NGOs as there is no strong debates aginst the corruption.The must be check and balance rather than the current dictatorship in Parliament session by the ruling party. Therefore people are rising when man like you are pretending to be good but serving the wrong MASTER (MCC-Chines).
Aronold Amet,James Gau and Pundari heard the 95% AGAINST DSTP in Bongul village last Monday 16 August 2010 and what a foolish thing to Bring the unqualified scientists who supposed to refute the Lutheran Church report and the current SAMS report.
The scientists team with Pundari going into communities are VERY Late. Amet and James Gau sending their boys into Plaintif's resident to settle the matter outside of court is not at all in the best interest of the landowners. It is the MCC and the PM who have signed some years ago.
Yeap Pundari this problem was created by power hungry leaders which you fall into their trap. But remember not to dictate the feedom of association and speech. People are the BEST JUDGES than the outdate former Chief Justice of Madang,who still thinks people are that stupid.