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“They will not be there for you when you are in trouble.

“Take it from me. I was a victim of outside influence when I was a student at the UPNG.

“I was involved in student protests and strike because people told us that we, students, were the protector of the rule of law and representative of the silent majority.

“When I was in trouble, no one came to rescue me. All the friends and people who influenced me were never there when I needed them.

In an official statement given to Loop PNG, NASA said: “Like many other stakeholders in the country and especially the UPNG student body, NASA is deeply concerned about the economic mismanagement of the country and the need for the preservation and maintenance of the Constitution and the rule of law.”

The association said the principle that each citizen must subject himself/herself to the rule of law, irrespective of economic, power, social and political disposition or persuasion.

Chairman of the PNG Anti-Corruption Movement for Change Lucas Kiap told Loop PNG that the arrangement will be for a protest gathering to be held at the Unagi oval in Port Moresby.

A letter was given to the metropolitan police commander’s office today (Thursday) requesting for police presence and clearance for the event.

Kiap says that supporters are asked to arrive by 9am and take up position at the Unagi oval area.

Meantime, NCD metropolitan police Commander Ben Turi is yet to officially approve the protest gathering.

We will not march in protest, students say

The University of Papua New Guinea students will not be marching in protest today or any other day.

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UPNG on lock down

All doors to lecture rooms, staff offices and even the UPNG clinic are closed.

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President of the PNG Communication Workers Union Jack Boari tells Loop PNG that in a union coalition meeting yesterday, they moved to hold forums until they are addressed by the Prime Minister over many of their outstanding claims.

Boari says they will not be moved and that the unions in the coalition, namely the energy workers, maritime and transport, Air Nuigini employees and bankers unions are all on board with the idea.

Muthuvel told Loop PNG that he is aware of the planned and agreed to all the concerns raised but is cautious that proper procedures must be followed and that no business houses should be affected.

 “I cannot do a stunt myself. Appropriate authorities must be consulted and involved to be effective.

“These include police, labour, immigration and customs must be involved,” he said.

He calls on the organiser (Caspar Reure) to have an equal playing field in WNB.

Muthuvel said the Provincial Administrator Williamson Hosea had been also made aware of the protest.

The sculpture was a small landmark in St. Petersburg, a city noted for its striking architecture. It is not clear who removed it last week, although a group which identified itself as Cossacks claimed responsibility. City authorities said they have found fragments of it amid construction refuse.

They chanted "revolution, revolution" while setting a three-day ultimatum for authorities to respond to demands, including the resignation of a Cabinet minister.

It signaled the most significant public outburst of anger against a dysfunctional system of government, but demonstrators have yet to chart a clear path toward change.