BOUGAINVILLE (852652)

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Le séisme a été enregistré à 12H52 locales (02H52 GMT) à 219 km au sud-ouest de la ville d'Arawa à Bougainville, à une profondeur d'environ 10 km, a indiqué l'institut américain, Geological Survey.

219 km sud-westlich von Arava auf B'ville.Bei der Grösse der Insel muesste das irgendwo mitten im Meer sein :-((

In AU jede Menge mysteriöser Mini K-Order aus dem ASK ?????

BOC - Bougainville Copper Limited  
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Bougainville misses out

MAJOR development projects on Bougainville have been continuously delayed in the last five year because the National Government played “lip service” on these projects.
One such project is the fisheries project that was supposed to have been constructed on Buka Island in North Bougainville electorate.
Regional Bougainville candidate Andrew Miriki said these projects were delayed because there was no close working relationship between Autonomous Bougainville Government and the National MPs.
He claimed that a cheque of K900,000 was initially given to the ABG but the National Government grabbed it back and the cheque had not been seen ever since. “I have not seen any unity among our leaders from the Bougainville Parliament and the National Parliament members over the last two years when President Joseph Kabui has been president,” Mr Miriki said.
“I have not seen our four National MPs working with the ABG to draw down some powers to the ABG and the four MPs had missed every sitting of ABG Parliament.”
The four Bougainville MPs include Leo Hannett (Regional), James Togel (North Bougainville), Sam Akoitai (Central Bougainville) and Michael Laimo (South Bougainville.
Mr Miriki who is standing under the Advance PNG Party ticket headed by former Speaker John Pundari said he was contesting this year’s election to “bridge that cap” so that what the ABG was doing was supported at the national level. He said Bougainville will go to referendum in 10 to 15 years time and there was nothing being done to prepare the island for that because all the leaders were not working together with the ABG.
Mr Miriki also said intending candidates should not fool Bougainvilleans ad talk developments on the island because many things were not in place to kick-start the island economically and these empty promises should not be made during election times.
He said he would address and find ways to solve these outstanding issues before he talked about bringing developments into Bougainville. These issues include:
* RECONCILLIATION among Bougainvilleans, leaders, ex-combatants and also between Bougainville and PNG;
* WEAPONS disposal. No-one is talking about this since the first weapons were destroyed under the United Nations weapons disposal program;
* COMPENSATION for every one that died during the Bougainville civil war;
* UNITING all factions on Bougainville including ex-combatants;
“I am ready to do a major cleanup on Bougainville and prepare the people to address these outstanding issues and find solutions to fix them,” he said.

N24 reagierte überraschend spät. Erst letzte Woche erklärte der N24-Geschäftsführer Grossmann, „dass das Thema für N24 beendet sei.“ „Make Money“ wurde von Senderseite abgesetzt. Dazu kommt nun, dass die Medienaufsicht BLM gegen N24 aufgrund möglicher unerlaubter Hinweise Fricks auf seine „E-Mail-Hotline“ in seiner Sendung ermittelt. Man prüfe, ob es sich um legale Hinweise auf Begleitmaterial handelt oder um unerlaubte Werbung. Frick, der sich weiterhin als Opfer einer Hetzkampagne sieht, schweigt zu diesen Vorwürfen. Auf seiner Internetseite werden wieder kräftig Aktien empfohlen und mit keinem Wort auf die gegen ihn erhobenen Vorwürfe eingegangen. Ob seine Leser damit einverstanden sind, bleibt dahingestellt.

Die Begeisterung für Frick scheint nun zumindest in blanke Wut umzuschlagen. Laut ARD Börse vom 15.6.07 laufen Anleger jetzt Sturm gegen Frick. Die auf bis zu 90% Verlust sitzenden Anleger versuchen seit dem Crash der Aktien, den Finanzexperten zur Rede zu stellen und lassen Ihrem Unmut in Onlineforen freien Lauf. Markus Frick lässt dagegen vornehmlich seine Anwälte für sich sprechen.

Viele Börsenforen haben sich wohl dem Druck der Frick-Anwälte gebeugt und die Vorwürfe ihrer Leser zwischenzeitlich aus der Diskussion verbannt. Aber so einfach machen wir es uns nicht und bieten Ihnen auf www.worldofinvestment.com weiterhin eine unabhängige Meinungsplattform.

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Air Niugini Flights To Buka Cancelled Over Bomb Threat
BUKA, June 28 Asia Pulse - Air Niugini has cancelled all flights to the Autonomous Region of Bougainville for an indefinite period following an anonymous bomb threat, The National reports.

The threat was faxed to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and the airline's headquarters in Port Moresby Tuesday morning. The three-page, handwritten letter said Buka runway had been damaged and that high risk materials had been placed at the terminal. ADVERTISEMENT



It warned that "we will not allow any plane to land until further notice." The letter was signed off by a C.U. and BLF, which is also the acronym for the Bougainville Liberation Front that fought alongside Government forces in the Bougainville crisis.

Police and airport authorities conducted a check and found the runway intact and no suspicious materials. However, the airline proceeded to cancel the midday PX252 flight and suspended all other flights into Bougainville until further notice.

"The decision had been made by our authorities for the safety of our aircraft and passengers," the airlines Buka branch manager Peter Pais told The National. "There is nothing much that we can do."

Police personnel have been deployed at the airport. Buka police Chief Insp Cletus Tsein described the threat as an act of terrorism and said an investigation was underway. It is believed that the threat was faxed to Air Niugini at 6.54am.

At 8.35am, Air Niugini faxed the letter to the CAA with a note to CEO Joseph Kintau that PX252 is cancelled. The letter, which was addressed to Air Niugini and supposedly faxed from a Inda Association of Buka, said.

"You are adviced that all Air Niugini flights into Buka will be suspended until further notice from us. We have damage parts of the run-way last night and will not allow any plane to land until further notice."

The acting chief administrator of the autonomous region, Bruno Babato said the people behind the threats should bring their grievances up for discussion.

Mr Babato said there was little they could do since they did not know the source of the threat and the reasons behind it.

He said the administration would meet with the CAA, police and Air Niugini to restore normal air services to Buka.

(Pacnews)

Wenn man die Berichterstattung zu den Wahlen in Gesamt PNG verfolgt,so bekommt man teilweise den Eindruck im Wilden Westen zu sein.Aus Bougainville jedoch wurde bis jetzt lediglich ein kleiner Zwischenfall um eine verschwundene Wahlurne bekannt.

Nachdem Kabui die Australische Helikopterbetreiberfirma wegen der Weigerung die Fiji Helfer Musingkus nach Buka auszufliegen des Landes verwiesen hatte,müssen die Wahlurnen nun zu Fuss durch den Dschungel in teilweise entlegene Gegenden geschleppt werden.

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Police to look into ‘stolen’ ballot box

BOUGAINVILLE police and election officials are investigating reports that a used ballot box was allegedly “snatched” by disgruntled villagers in Torokina area, on the West Coast of Bougainville.
And polling in several parts of Central Bougainville are behind schedule because polling officials are still tracking the jungle and mountains to reach their locations. There was no helicopter available to transport the materials and ballot boxes into the area.
Police told Post-Courier yesterday reports on the snatched ballot box number 141 belonging to team number 138 of Wakovi village were sketchy and they could not comment.
Election office said heavy rain was causing communication difficulties between these two areas (Buka/Wakovi) but confirmed that a ballot box was taken away by some angry villagers.
Provincial returning officer Reitama Taravaru said the motive behind the villagers’ action was still not known but said that authorities were investigating.
“We still have to find out why these villagers have done what they did in Wakovi and once confirmed we will inform you,” Mr Taravaru said.
Meanwhile, polling in Torokina began last Monday with teams travelling by road to reach their polling locations early.
Seven teams assigned to the remote areas which required the assistance of a helicopter were later advised to proceed on foot as there was no confirmation for the use of a helicopter from the PNG electoral commission in Port Moresby.
Mr Taravaru said he has since cancelled the request for a helicopter.



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PNGDF brings in reinforcement troops

PNGDF helicopter yesterday flew reinforcements into the remote Lai Valley of the Enga Province after policemen manning a polling booth were threatened and fired at by candidates and their supporters.
At a polling booth, three unarmed policemen sent to the location to provide security for polling officials ducked for cover after supporters fired guns into the air following disagreements with their warring tribes on the venue of the polling station.
These policemen were helpless until the Defence helicopter making an aerial survey of the location spotted them. And after discussions, they flew in troop reinforcements to the location and later flew in polling officials.
The situation remains quiet but tense.
Weather condition is also hampering electoral commission helicopters from airlifting polling officials. As of yesterday afternoon, helicopters were still airlifting polling officials. It is expected polling in this remote area will be completed by this afternoon and police and defence personnel moved out of these locations together with the ballot boxes and the polling officials.

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Voters locked up

A NUMBER of women, including two tertiary students, have been charged by police in Madang with various election offences.
This was revealed by Madang police chief Anthony Wagambie Jr yesterday following the conclusion of the polling in Madang town for the Madang Open seat.
While Mr Wagambie did not release names, he said most of them were from one region, including the two students who attended the Madang Teachers College.
He said the two students, who were supporters of a particular candidate (named), did not have their names on the roll but had attempted to use other voters’ names at the polling booth outside their college grounds when they were caught and handed over to police.
He expressed grave concern over the actions of these women but moreso the students stating that it was unacceptable of women who were suppose to be well educated.
“A total of 14 people have been charged with election-related offences, most of them are women and not only that we have two who are students from MTC,” Mr Wagambie said.
“This is unbecoming of educated people who are suppose to be leading by example.”
Mr Wagambie said he believed the problem of double voting and impersonation to have been quite high during the polling period, which was extended to yesterday, and not just confined to Madang only.
MTC officials when contacted yesterday said they were aware that two of their students were behind bars but distanced themselves stating it had nothing to do with the college.
An official said students had been told not only before polling but minutes before polling commenced to do the right thing and those who failed to listen would have to face the consequences of their action alone.
“They have demeaned the college and it (MTC) will not be responsible for their actions,” he said.
Meanwhile, several eye witnesses have claimed there were many other students who also double voted and impersonated others during the polling exercise also for the Madang Open urban area.
One eyewitness attending one of the town’s largest institution (named) claimed that he overheard several of his collegues boasting that they had been able to vote more than once without being caught at different polling stations.
An official of the institution concerned when contacted yesterday said ethics was imparted to students and they expected it to be practiced in the wider community.