Friday, 20 February 2015

Behind of Papua New Guinea

taken from bbc.com

Lying just south of the equator, 160km north of Australia, Papua New Guinea(PNG) is part of a great arc of mountains stretching from Asia, through Indonesia and into the South Pacific. Papua New Guinea culture, more than 600 islands and 800 indigenous languages, PNG is made up of 4 regions with 20 provinces.
taken from www.papuanewguinea.
                             
More than 800 local languages (in addition to many minor dialects) exist in Papua New Guinea – about a third of the world's indigenous tongues. Pidgin (Tok Pisin) is common to most Papua New Guineans, and learning a few words can be handy, especially when travelling in more remote areas.
and their culture also variety.
Thing to do in PNG are Trekking and hikking, Diving,Surfing,Kayaking, Cruising Fishing, Bird Watching, Snorkeling
 taken from www.papuanewguinea.


FYI, PNG is one of the best dive destination in the world. an expert say " that the oceans surrounding Papua New Guinea have up to twice as many marine species as the waters of the Red Sea and up to five times as many as the Caribbean. " taken from www.papuanewguinea.travel/diving

and Papua New Guinea was rated the TOP Dive Destination in the World in 2002 and received the Rodale's Scuba Diving Readers' Choice Award.
there got everything nice to everybody that have their freedom. but here in PNG prison also called as beautiful prison consist of asylum seeker mainly coming  from Iraq, Iran, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan.

taken from bbc.com


For more than a year Australia has sent asylum seekers arriving on Christmas Island to a holding camp in Papua New Guinea. If their applications are upheld they can stay in Papua New Guinea, but will never return to Australia. A year ago there was bloodshed, and many in the camp are at breaking point.
Taken from bbc.com
Australia spend $500m to run the camp every year. employing cleaners, caterers and security guards.

This is how the camp look like

taken from bbc.com 


A former Australian naval base, the centre initially consisted of a series of old army tents
"It was totally degrading and humiliating," Judge says. "The stench of faeces, it's unbearably hot - and you've got mosquitoes." say one of the asylum seeker.