Royal Ape's Musings

I typed the name of my birth place "Iyaupolo village, Papua New Guinea" on Google and this response appeared: Your search - Iyaupolo village, Papua New Guinea - did not match any documents. This doesn't surprise me because this tiny village is devoid of electricity, basic health, education, water supply and sanitation services. Nor is there any signs of wharves, bridges, roads or houses built of corrugated iron and timber. Time has stood still for my insignificant village, unknown to world because it hasn't produced any politician, prime minister, or influential figure.   Location of Iyaupolo village   Forty (40) years after independence, my people in the rural parts of Fergussion Island, Milne Bay province are still living with realities that dates back a thousand years.   While we huff and puff about water rationing in Port Moresby, my people in rural Iyaupolo walk a fair distance, daily, for a...

1. MALAYSIAN TECHNICAL CO-OPERATION PROGRAMME (MTCP) Malaysia through the Malaysia Technical Co-operation Program (MTCP) shares its development experiences and expertise with other developing countries. The MTCP was first formulated based on the belief that the development of a country depends on the quality of its human resources. The program forms part of the commitment of the Malaysian Government towards the promotion of technical cooperation among developing countries, strengthening of regional and sub-regional cooperation, as well as nurturing collective self-reliance among developing countries. I was nominated by the Papua New Guinea Science and Technology Secretariat and endorsed by the Department of Foreign Affairs to attend the MTCP training ‘Renewable & Green Energy as Alternatives: TNB’s Experience towards Greener Malaysia’ in Kuala Lumpur from the 08 th - 17 th June, 2015.     2. OBJECTIVES OF THE TRAINING The objectives of the training are as fo...