PNG's Timber Barons: #2 - The KK Connections Cluster

KK Connections Limited

  • Number of concessions (1993-2021): 15
  • Total Log export (2019-21): 991,615 m3
  • Market share of log export (2019-21): 10%

KK Connection Cluster (From"The New Timber Baron Report")

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PNG's Timber Barons: #1 - The WTK Cluster

WTK HOLDINGS

  • Number of Logging Concessions (1993-2021): 19
  • Total Log Exports (2019-2021): 1.3 million cubic meters
  • Market share of all log exports (2019-2021): 14%

WTK Cluster ( from "The New Timber Baron Report") 

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PNG's Timber Barons: #1 - The WTK Cluster

WTK HOLDINGS

  • Number of Logging Concessions (1993-2021): 19
  • Total Log Exports (2019-2021): 1.3 million cubic meters
  • Market share of all log exports (2019-2021): 14%

WTK Cluster ( from "The New Timber Baron Report") 

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Multiple logging projects appear to be defying court ban

Map showing location of log exporting TRP projects 2019-21

More than thirty large-scale logging projects appear to be operating in defiance of a Court ban issued by the Deputy Chief Justice in June 2021. Together the logging operations accounted for 40% of Papua New Guinea’s total log exports in the twelve months from July 2021.

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Multiple logging projects appear to be defying court ban

Map showing location of log exporting TRP projects 2019-21

More than thirty large-scale logging projects appear to be operating in defiance of a Court ban issued by the Deputy Chief Justice in June 2021. Together the logging operations accounted for 40% of Papua New Guinea’s total log exports in the twelve months from July 2021.

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Corruption costing billions and costing the economy

Papua New Guinea’s latest corruption score is a damning indictment of the government’s failure to properly fund anti-corruption agencies and it confirms PNG as one of the most corrupt country in the world.

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Corruption costing billions and costing the economy

Papua New Guinea’s latest corruption score is a damning indictment of the government’s failure to properly fund anti-corruption agencies and it confirms PNG as one of the most corrupt country in the world.

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TEMPTATION TO CORRUPT

THE NATIONAL (February 3rd 2023) 

By FRANK SENGE KOLMA (fskolma@gmail.com

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Govt silence on Maserati Deal is the worst case for PNG.

Papua New Guinea has a problem. The Pangu-led government’s silence on a major breakdown in decision-making speaks volumes on the lack of leadership quality and the stance of the current government in fighting corruption.

As exposed last week, an estimated K20 million (AU$8 million) has gone to waste on the purchase of expensive and unnecessary Maserati sports cars, yet no one is being held accountable.

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Govt silence on Maserati Deal is the worst case for PNG.

Papua New Guinea has a problem. The Pangu-led government’s silence on a major breakdown in decision-making speaks volumes on the lack of leadership quality and the stance of the current government in fighting corruption.

As exposed last week, an estimated K20 million (AU$8 million) has gone to waste on the purchase of expensive and unnecessary Maserati sports cars, yet no one is being held accountable.

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