Tag: UPNG
Lupari warns ‘agitators’ against hijacking student protests in PNG
Papua New Guinea's Chief Secretary to government Isaac Lupari has warned people attempting to commit illegal acts as part of attempts to hijack student...
UPNG security guards allege police used ‘heavy handed force’ on campus
Some members of the University of Papua New Guinea’s Uniforce Security unit have alleged that the police entered the campus early today using heavy-handed...
UPNG management calls in police to ‘secure safety’ on campus
The University of Papua New Guinea has called in police to “secure the safety of staff and students” in the ongoing anti-government unrest at...
PM O’Neill’s plea to students: ‘Think before you act’
Prime Minister Peter O’Neill has called on Papua New Guinea's university students to "think before you act" and not to allow others to use...
Opposition Leader Basil challenges UPNG, supports student ballot
Opposition Leader Sam Basil speaking out in support of the University of Papua New Guinea students on EMTV.
By Theckla Gunga in Port Moresby
Papua New...
Students threaten mass exodus from UPNG as anti-O’Neill tension grows
Students have threatened a mass withdrawal from the University of Papua New Guinea if the administration does not agree to its demands as anti-government...
Electoral Commission nullifies Unitech student vote in new PNG twist
The Papua New Guinea Electoral Commission has nullified the referendum conducted at the University of Technology by Lae Election Office last Friday - almost...
Peter Laska: PNG students now need a Plan B – ‘people...
OPINION: By Peter Laska in Port Moresby
What I want to write about is what many University of Papua New Guinea students seem to be...
Students reach out to public in ‘awareness day’ over PNG crisis
By Scott Waide in Lae
More than 3000 students from the University of Technology and the National Polytechnic Institute in Papua New Guinea's second largest...
Unitech boycotts classes, Tabar slams UPNG students’ actions
Protesting students of Papua New Guinea's University of Technology in Lae are boycotting their classes this week.
They are calling on Prime Minister Peter O'Neill...
Take your resign petition directly to PM, Parkop tells students
National Capital District Governor Powes Parkop has appealed to the University of Papua New Guinea student leaders to deliver their petition to the Prime...
UPNG warns students planned protest ballot ‘bordering on contempt’
Management of the University of Papua New Guinea today appealed to protesting students to resume classes with seminar exams only three weeks away, warning...
UPNG students shrug off threats – holding new protest ballot
Students are expected to hold a fresh protest ballot at the University of Papua New Guinea today after campus unrest entered its second week,...
PNG’s Basil calls for defence of free speech in student unrest
By Freddy Mou in Port Moresby
Opposition Leader Sam Basil says the freedom of speech that is enshrined in the Papua New Guinea constitution must...
PNG media council appeals for ‘respect’ for role of journalists
The Media Council of Papua New Guinea has appealed to government institutions and individuals to respect the role of the media and to allow...
