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Port Moresby and Lae, as well as the Southern Highlands Province, are common areas in Papua New Guinea for tensions between ethnic groups. It is also advised that visitors, and locals alike, avoid public protests and demonstrations as violence can break out unexpectedly between security forces and civilians. [ 6 ]
Raskol is a generic term for a criminal or group of criminals in Papua New Guinea ("PNG"), primarily in the larger cities, including Port Moresby and Lae. Raskol is a Tok Pisin (Pidgin English) word derived from the English word rascal and is currently used in Papua New Guinea to refer to gang members or criminals in general.
Port Moresby (/ ˈ m ɔːr z b i / ⓘ; Tok Pisin: Pot Mosbi), also referred to as Pom City or simply Moresby, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea. It is one of the largest cities in the southwestern Pacific (along with Jayapura ) outside of Australia and New Zealand.
The 2024 Papua New Guinean unrest occurred on 10 January 2024 in Papua New Guinea's capital Port Moresby, later spreading to Lae and other cities. The unrest began following protests by security officers due to a sudden reduction in their salaries and prime minister James Marape's tax deduction announcement which was later retracted.
In 2010 it was estimated there were 2.000 prostitutes in the capital, Port Moresby. [2] The drought in 2016 caused a rise in prostitution. [4] Many of the women have turned to sex work due to poverty or unemployment. [2] HIV, [5] sex trafficking [3] and child prostitution [6] are common problems in Papua New Guinea.
I removed the reference to the Economist's ranking of Port Moresby as the worst place in the world to live in. This sort of bad press seems unecessary to me -- not to mention false(!), and potentially damaging -- though others may have different views about this sort of issue. -- 163.1.159.220 16:01, 5 October 2005 (UTC) Disagree.
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The capital, Port Moresby, has no road links to any of PNG's other major towns. Similarly, many remote villages are reachable only by light aircraft or on foot. Jacksons International Airport is the major international airport in Papua New Guinea, located 8 kilometres (5 mi) from Port Moresby.