Masalai i Tokaut has been revealing the truth about the corruption and mismanagement in Papua New Guinea’s forest industry since June 2002. Since then, the producers of Masalai have remained totally anonymous in order to protect both themselves and their many sources from the deadly payback of the forest industry. All these articles contain referenced material or the supporting documents themselves. Read on and see how deep the rot of forestry corruption has struck.....

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The Masalai Archives

  Masalai 51 - Alan Oxley, Rimbunan Hijau and the Australian Government  10 November 2007 (PDF)                         Download

  Masalai 50 - Pruaitch demands K500, 000 bribe 1 February 2007 (PDF)                                             Download

  Masalai 49 - Forest Minister gags public servants  20 November 2006 (PDF)                                       Download

  Masalai 48 - RH writing Minister's press statements  30 July 2006 (PDF)                                             Download

  Masalai 47 - Pruaitch & Somare chopping down the Sepik  10 July 2006 (PDF)                                 Download

  Masalai 46 - Kina Securities admits Rimbunan Hijau ownership!  7 May 2006 (PDF)                       Download

  Masalai 45 - Solomon Islands Special: Forestry Corruption and the Crisis.  25 April 2006 (PDF)     Download

  Masalai 44 - Kina Securities owned by Rimbunan Hijau.  6 March, 2006 (PDF)                                Download

  Masalai 43 - Somare Clan dives into Illegal Logging.  29 January, 2006 (PDF)                                   Download

  Masalai 42 - ANZ and the logging of Papua New Guinea.  18 January, 2006 (PDF)                           Download

  Masalai 41 - The Rape of Gulf Province.  8 October, 2005 (PDF)                                                       Download

Masalai 40 - Minister Pruaitch backs Industry servant for top job.  31 July, 2005 (PDF)                 Download

Masalai 39 - Forest Minister protects RH, again!.   30 May, 2005                                                      Enter

Masalai 38 - RH puts the squeeze on Forest Minister.   14 May, 2005                                               Enter

Masalai 37 - Sold into Slavery by the Forest Minister.   20 March, 2005                                            Enter

Masalai 36 - Forest Minister "wrongful and corrupt".   18 February, 2005                                       Enter

Masalai 35 - The Police Commissioner and RH - Part II.   7 January, 2005                                       Enter

Masalai 34 - Is the Police Commissioner covering up RH atrocities?   15 November, 2004                Enter

Masalai 33 - Sales of The National plummet.   27 September, 2004                                                     Enter

Masalai 32 - GoPNG Review highly critical of RH.  20 Septmeber, 2004 (PDF)                                 Download

Masalai 31 - Forest Minister Lies to Parliament.   5 September, 2004                                                 Enter

Masalai 30 - RH workers treated like slaves.   10 July, 2004                                                                 Enter

Masalai 29 - Pruaitch, Iamo and RH - the TRIAD.  24 June, 2004 (PDF)                                           Download

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Masalai 28 - James Lau of RH is in control of GoPNG. 1 June, 2004 (PDF)                                        Download

Masalai 27 - RH Vailala landowners bribed by RH to avoid court. 14 May, 2004                                Enter

Masalai 26 - RH abusing local workers and exploiting labor laws. 16 April, 2004                                 Enter

Masalai 25 - NFA conspires with loggers to defraud the State. 18 January, 2004                                Enter

Masalai 24 Addendum - Minister’s provides lies and misinformation. 10 January, 2004                      Enter

Masalai 24 - Fraud, Forestry and New Ireland. 28 September, 2003 (PDF)                                         Download

Masalai 23 - The Government is committed to Forestry Corruption! 12 September, 2003 (PDF)       Download

Masalai 22 - Forest Minister Pruaitch beyond the law. 10 August, 2003 (PDF)                                    Download

Masalai 21 - World Bank deal avoids East Kikori. 10 August, 2003 (PDF)                                            Download

Masalai 20 - The Robber Barons are still here, And its OFFICIAL. 4 July, 2003                                  Enter

Masalai 19 - Dr Iamo, The DEC Secretary, under fire for illegal logging deals. 21 April, 2003            Enter

Masalai 18 - Minister Pruaitch's private lawyer paid K150,000 by the State. 12 March, 2003            Enter

Masalai 17 - Senior Public Servants implicated in Kiunga Aiambak project. 19 January, 2003           Enter

Masalai 16 - World Bank caves in on forest industry reform. 16 December, 2002                                Enter

Masalai 15 - Australian government backs illegal logging. 7 December, 2002                                       Enter

Masalai 14 - East Awin Landowners withdraw support. 28 November, 2002                                       Enter

Masalai 12 - Government attempts to grant illegal permits. 14 October, 2002                                     Enter

Masalai 11 - Illegal loggers and MD carve deals in Malaysia. 2 October, 2002                                     Enter

Masalai 10 - The extent of forest corruption in PNG - The documents. 15 September, 2002              Enter

Masalai 9 - The Simbali story - US$10 Million for grabs. 7 August, 2002                                              Enter

Masalai 8 - Loggers, the Election and the payoff. 27 July, 2002                                                            Enter

Masalai 7 - Kikala joins logging mafia. 25 July, 2002                                                                              Enter

Masalai 6 - RH and the illegal Wawoi Guavi extension. 26 June, 2002                                                  Enter

Masalai 5 - Chamber of Commerce undermines governance reforms. 22 June, 2002                        Enter

Masalai 4 - Guns, Logs and the Election. 18 June, 2002                                                                        Enter

Masalai 3 - Philip Lee and the web of government corruption. 12 June, 2002                                     Enter

Masalai 2 - Concord and RH fight for timber in Western Province. 5 June, 2002                               Enter

Masalai 1 - An illegal workforce in Rimbunan Hijau operations. 2 June, 2002                                    Enter

 

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