Source: PNG Exposed 

Last Thursday, the 5th of March, EM TV featured on its primetime 6pm television news bulletin a story about the massive K780 million Finance Department fraud.

Thursday was the fifth anniversary of the tabling of a Commission of Inquiry report into the fraud.

Deputy Opposition Leader Sam Basil speaks out about re-couping the K780 million that was stolen and those implicated prosecuted as it is sad that after 5years nothing has been done and no one prosecuted yet!

Source: Papua New Guinea Today

Source: Jimmy Kalebe

Mandi to Tumarau road in Turubu local level government area in East Sepik Province is currently given a facelift of K1.9 million.

Thanks to Minister for Correctional Services and Member for Wewak Open Jim B Simatab with counter funding from provincial and the national government to see this vital service reaching the people.

The road which connects more than 5,000 people was built in the early 1980s and has never been upgraded or maintained ever since.

Source: PNG Exposed

Transparency International and the Community Coalition Against Corruption have written to the Prime Minister demanding he follow through with his promises and cancel the illegal SABL leasesTransparency International and the Community Coalition Against Corruption have written to the Prime Minister demanding he follow through with his promises and cancel the illegal SABL leases.

Source: ABC Radio Australia

Australia is under fire again for failing to provide more assistance in the fight against corruption in Papua New Guinea.

Listen to the audio: Aid monitor slams Australia's efforts to combat corruption in PNG (Credit: ABC) 

K780 million in public money was stolen through the Department of Finance between 2000 and 2006. But, despite a Commission of Inquiry that detailed who was involved and their methods, nobody has been prosecuted and none of the monies has ever been recovered. 

Photo: Lawrence Stephens, Chair TIPNG, giving his Keynote Address

KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY MR. LAWRENCE STEPHENS, CHAIRMAN, TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL AT THE 5TH ANNIVASARY OF COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO FINANCE DEPARTMENT

Source: Special Bougainville Correspondent

The Prime Minister must take decisive action to ensure those implicated in the K780 million Department of Finance fraud are brought to justice and the monies recovered, says community advocacy group, ACT NOW!