Looting in Papua New Guinea's capital Port Moresby | AFP

[@nas2914]

As someone who was working with one of the stores they looted which i wont name, while we were stuck on 3rd floor of our building, the fear we experienced sadly traumatized some of our co workers. We keep asking ourselves how could the neighborhood that surrounds our stores that we treated so fairly and outmost care do something like this to us? I am sorry but yesterday we witnessed a failure of humanity.

[@ATARI-DAVE-73]

The natives got restless a? Or your prices were to high... 🇭🇲🐨👍🏼

[@streamerforfun6224]

Similar thing happenes a decade ago in mt.hagen. a shop beside us caught fire. They looted the whole town for a week

[@Dante_Fr]

Sorry to hear that dude. I can't believe our people would do this. Poverty and corruption have really destroyed our beautiful country. Hope you can get back to working soon

[@2msvalkyrie529]

These guys used to be headhunters and cannibals . Better be careful...!

[@Dante_Fr]

@@2msvalkyrie529 Dude! Very few tribes were actually cannibals. Where did this stereotype even come from?

[@RayMak]

This is shameful and sinful

[@YanamNano-tt5id]

Really it is

[@lawrenceelias9675]

CPL group is owned by Papua New Guineans through the founder originated from India.Major share holders are also super funds of PNG.Think before you act. Due to opportunists we need to endorse the vagrancy act to become law.

[@eugenekubak7857]

This behavior is uncalled for primitive mentality. The problem is with the government not these innocent shops who are also struggling to make ends meet!

[@Feng87]

What do you expect from Black people? Just look at the Louis Vuitton stores, which they also looted under the pretext of BLM.

[@michaelandrews4783]

You will just keep getting your wages cut with that attitude

[@cupofjoen]

You mean the Detroit mentality? 😂

[@packopen-du7sm]

This is stupid asf like some kind of zombie apocalypse

[@nas2914]

This is true. As someone working in one of those stores they looted it was like zombie attack. They were climbing fences banging entry points destroying windows. It was chaos

[@s3npai0603]

Tkatchenko was not wrong when he called us "primitive animals"

[@BlackTarH]

Looting is never justified

[@michaelandrews4783]

yes it is

[@jennyohara4011]

Sure it is, its called Hunger

[@JC-lu4se]

@@jennyohara4011So you can eat a fridge, freezer? and I don’t think feeding the family beer and whiskey is a great idea.

[@sukarap7754]

@@jennyohara4011 can TV eat too? 😅🤣

[@FrankStarks-ck1qt]

Says the NC Central grad pretending to be a Heel…

[@lusigiantikartika7400]

Dangerous country

[@davidaikswemin3027]

I'm from Papua new guinea, we say we are not primitive, but yet we show it with our actions, such a shame and how sinful and I condemn this primitive actions, and warn my country to repent before we ourselves destroy our country ourselves

[@cslearn3044]

Can you tell me what caused these riots? I get conflicting answers

[@toshareknowledge]

What about the education?

[@belandapotar]

@@cslearn3044 indonesia who exploits all the smaller islands like Maluku Aceh and West-papua

[@Duxxxxx88]

​@@belandapotarstfu malonte

[@pinktea8951]

it happen in Papua New Guinea not West Papua @@belandapotar

[@bernadethbalen6157]

Father God in heaven pls protect all OFW and our love ones in PNG.. Praying that this situation be controlled and no many lives suffer in Jesus mighty Name Amen🙏🙏🙏🇵🇭

[@ianchandler4457]

I think PNG just lost their chance of a NRL team

[@RayrayKawat]

It is very sad to see what has happened to our country. The shops are so innocent. They are also paying tax. The right approach to take is to stop work. On the other hand, the government of the day know very well that it was an ongoing problem of increased unemployment, inflation which was not addressed. If it was addressed we should not have faced these problem. I pray for peace and restoration for my country, PNG.

[@AgileaAruai]

What a shame

[@TedAlba-v8p]

And when prices double, remember ya got all that free stuff.

[@Lubunaiya]

These are people from the near by villages. Very bad. Such a shame for Papua New Guineans, how could we do this to the businesses that provide job opportunities to our Fathers/Mothers/Brothers/Sisters... 😔 I am ashamed of how we carried ourselves during this time in our own land. We do not possess the characters of a normal Human being. We are primitives, we were not there when God was issuing out common sense.

[@garydurandt4260]

So police are not policing and then the people do this because the police are not policing? Give them another 200 years to civilise.

[@MrHarizakbaralam]

You Guys try to dictating Indonesia, while you can’t manage your own country

[@StickyKeys187]

True. Although I might say that some of the key players in encouraging such a separatist movement comes from the likes of those with interest in the region, such as Australia. Got to look at the bigger picture.

[@fearview]

Addressing a challenging issue can be quite difficult. Such behavior is undoubtedly unacceptable. However, it's crucial to bear in mind that as a business owner, it's not only about managing the business but also contributing to the development of society. Building up society involves investing in education and providing employment opportunities. Additionally, individuals in the community should strive to minimize hedonistic tendencies. This process is undoubtedly challenging and will require a significant amount of time.

[@TikhonMosin]

Wow... All this for a hundred bucks.

[@jsyo9639]

Despicable

[@vanessakadiat2336]

such a shame seeing this video. the so called Christian country.

[@rabidsminions2079]

I would imagine Alice Springs would be like this without police....

[@marns0211]

I'm very very sad for all business owners in Pom and elsewhere through out the nation. As Papua New Guinean all I can say is, whoever's behind all this rioting and looting should advice the public not to touch all business houses coz they are also paying tax individuals same as us and most of all providing services . Instead should focus on their point of attack directly to whoever's responsible for Taxation thing. This is a simple misconception of Point Of Attack. Concern PNG Citizen.

[@hahaha..6345]

Negara kalian itu dikendalikan oleh USA

[@flthmr63]

Let’s go shopping! - 100percent off marked prices.

[@Joshua-Megatola]

I do understand that high taxes,limited employment opportunities that resulted in this. I do understand that this was an act of survival. But I just don't understand why burn the shops down? Tomorrow where will you buy food? This shops too pay huge amount of taxes and are struggling. They are also providing employment. Oh Papua New Guinea. When will we have some common sense. No wonder they keep on calling us primitives.

[@CarolFremel-my4hs]

Why on earth would anyone start a business in New Guinea?😂

[@Matthew_Paul]

I thought it was Chicago or San Francisco. it took me a while to realize it's PNG.

[@HeronPoint2021]

so let me understand this: Government employees checks are short 100 bucks (those with JOBS) and we now have looting rioters (stretchy guess; WITHOUT jobs or "welfare" tasks they get paid for) and we know have Compton all over again. Or south St. Louis, south Chicago, Detroit, Southeast Houston. There's a THEME here of some kind. And now it's worldwide.

[@Saf_Shares]

Compiled some posts on LinkedIn # Saf_Shares if you want to see some more local details. 🇵🇬🇺🇸 Toksave tasol. Good Health and Blessings.

[@khava007]

Its..lawlessness and its predicted in the bible n its all over the world..prophecy being fulfilled..thats all..no big deal...😊

[@fms6306]

ZP I think some may miss the subtext here but that sadly is what strikes me as well. The situation in PNG is not helped by an education system that is abysmal and creating a dependency on handouts rather than self reliance. I think the Compton reference is also due to the same issue: dependency. Once you move away from work as a source of revenue to handouts people feel entitled and that is the problem here.

[@jedi77palmer]

​@@khava007it's not happening in the country directly to its south

[@khava007]

@@jedi77palmer well thn..good for that country to the south...but..be warned...ITS COMING

[@DickKolai-s4h]

PNG is an Island made of gold ,floating on oil and refined by gas but the wealth does not match the living standard of citizens. Politicians have created this climate in PNG.

[@hasinabegum1038]

Indonesian Papua is much better Then Papua new Guinea

[@lesliekangei52]

Thank you port Moresby as if you'll be going to your garden to get food.... From your garden in the next comming days

[@talithaloiyeve4703]

So sorry, for what has happened, but it will not solve there worries, and what they go through everyday

[@Dante_Fr]

Long ago, the 4 regions lived in harmony. Then, everything changed when the common people attacked. Only James Marape, Prime Minister of all 4 regions could stop it, but when the country needed him most, he vanished

[@KIU-i6x]

@ Kabbage Gang, 👌👌 Justin Tkachenko was Right

[@johnbanda5680]

Port Moresby, hunger is coming after this looting, be prepared. A city that depends on imports of rice and wheat and almost all processed food. LORD please help our Christian country to think and walk right for your glory

[@jedi77palmer]

The Lord helps those that help themselves. Proverbs 6:10-12 - A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest-and poverty will come on you like a bandit and scarcity like an armed man. Proverbs 12:11 - He who works his land will have abundant food, but he who chases fantasies lacks judgment. Proverbs 12:24 - Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in slave labor. Proverbs 13:4 - The sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied. Colossians 3:23 - Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men. Matthew 5:3-4 - God blesses those who realize their need for him; and who mourn will be comforted. 1 Timothy 5:8 - If anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for his immediate family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. James 2:26 - For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

[@charlievirobo89]

All the shops that were looted are around densely populated areas of high unemployment who pay zero income tax (settlements & urban villages). Stop & Stop central Waigani survived most likely because of the removal of nearby Garden Hills settlement... This should indicate to the Govt the relevance of the vagrancy laws!

[@wairabellie-1313]

Please Marape get the Vagrancy Act pass to stop such needed people who can well off in thier Provinces. Also support them especially in the Agricultural sector who that they can profitable and contribute to the Nation's development.

[@JaneFonda-l2r]

This is why people can’t have nice things.

[@lusigiantikartika7400]

Ini negara yang di mimpikan oleh para pejuang di west Papua

[@MazL1996]

udahlah jangan bahas di negara kita , ini komentar orang barat mental PENJAJAH semua , hati hati nanti di serang komentar orang barat yang merasa paling tau

[@roycemathew6850]

2 Timothy 3:1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. 2 Timothy 3:2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 2 Timothy 3:3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, 2 Timothy 3:4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;

[@campbellmorrison8540]

What a shame, this sort of crap does nobody any good, least of all the poor and ill educated who are probably the root of these activities. I understand frustration etc but a new TV etc isnt going to make an ounce of difference if you are poor already. Those who probably are causing the grief of the poor just move away and the poor are just left with an even bigger shambles. So sad

[@Bitterrootbackroads]

Not if, but when, the grid goes down, this is what the world will look like. It may only take hours here, other places days or weeks, maybe months for the preppers. One year and mankind could be on the verge of extinction.

[@LohiaVaiekeAnicet]

Marape?? Why sideline the finance minister?? It wasn't his fault, you as the prime minister take ownership of the situation and let others take charge, you have failed the people of PING, what more do you want? 😫😅

[@FelixKembu]

Very sad to see this..tax payers innocent business houses are affected... It's time to impose Vagrancy act on those who have nothing to do in the city...

[@Alfadhyo]

Papua nugini banyak kkb teroris disana yg bisa memperburuk suasana. Papua nugini negara lemah banyak kriminal bawa senjata bebas berkeliaran disana, polisi dan tentaranya lemah.

[@sullivan6661]

Truly independent Papua, freedom Papua

[@Invictus1979]

Worked in Papua New Guinea before. Their Government cannot really manage their own people. Policing is ineffective, Government officials corrupt and worst is that most of the local populace are uneducated and hostile.

[@bandera-12322]

Why doesn't Indonesia put things in order there?

[@Refas-ec1ey]

​@@bandera-12322PNG is not part of Indonesia mate. We do have our own Papua, and it's much safer and wealthier than PNG.

[@CharlesMuri-se6nv]

The richest black Christian nation in the world

[@bandera-12322]

ahahahahha

[@Markuah]

Those shop owner get high profit. They buy cigarettes from indonesia only 2 dollars for 1 pack and sell it in png at least 10 dollars per pack. Some stores sell 15 dollars. This kind of cigarettes businesses also same with others product such as food and medicine.

[@a7128]

they'll be making rap music soon - primitive people. Were better off under colinial rule.

[@bayersbluebayoubioweapon8477]

You’re ignorant of PNG, you couldn’t point to it on a map

[@a7128]

map of what? the whole Africa is the same my friend.@@bayersbluebayoubioweapon8477

[@seekorkucing69420]

Joke on you, they actually still follow the colonial rule or australian rule on their economic system

[@georgeoakiva644]

And thank you guys for you all support to my poor country😢 cant believe that 2024 everything's happen

[@Saf_Shares]

The human condition is endemic. Stay safe everyone wherever you are. Globally everyone is going through something extreme, or bracing themselves for something. Again stay safe wherever you are. Good Health and Blessings. ☮️💟 Waiting it out in Pom. Well wishes to those in Queensland affected by floods currently. 🙏🏾🇵🇬

[@smsun1030]

This is why alcohol and drugs are very bad

[@mixcombo50]

Free food

[@uprightfossil6673]

“Let’s keep a whole segment of the population in squalor. Nothing could go wrong with this plan.”

[@PeterGlen-s9z]

I suppose they will be begging for help and food soon

[@92gashaulass43]

Usual suspect

[@Dan-q4h]

Coming to a neighborhood near you thanks to FJB.

[@PuteraMohdZulhaziqesqandar]

It s normal,People suffers from inequality,poor living etc...

[@koko-yg7sw]

Memalukan sekali...demo ke pemerintah tapi menjarah toko orang. Apa kalian tidak beragama...ini sama dengan mencuri

[@johnbroadbelt]

Hell no to the NRL , can’t let in a team from PNG play in the NRL. No way . Player safety . Western reds or north Sydney Bears

[@edwardhoey-v6b]

hey lads you can just take things. its not how the world works. your only hurting yourselfs. peace

[@dherman0001]

And tomorrow they cry "why wont you help us?"

[@zanzillahsaruji9966]

This is what happened when people living in poverty

[@NM-pp8en]

Animals!?

[@libgiles8376]

Worse...zombies

[@d.j_cam]

same demographic every time

[@user-dr3wg3rn9e]

Christmas came late .. but they all have gifts now. Finally the foreign owned businesses are giving back to the PNG community. FREE STUFF.

[@NashonJohn-eq7of]

Sorry

[@NapiNick]

Thats the real definition of primitive

[@yudha_saputra]

whether Australia and the UK are not responsible

[@JohnDoe-sy6tt]

Poverty

[@leafy803]

'for a country that actually has a lot of mineral, natural resource wealth but the goverment isn't translating that wealth into real services for people' Lady Roslyn Morauta speaking on health care. Video: 'Seeing hope in Papua New Guinea'. The widow of former Papua New Guinea late Prime Minister Sir Mekere Morauta MP and 'Serves on the boards of the Fred Hollows Foundation (NZ), Anglicare (PNG), Pacific Friends of Global Health' and Asia Specific Leaders Malaria Alliance (APLMA) 'Lady Roslyn Morauta has worked in Papua New Guinea for the National Planning Office, the Department of Finance and Treasury and in the private sector, both as a management consultant and in running businesses. Originally from Australia, she has lived and worked in Papua New Guinea since 1982. Prior to that, she worked in publishing in England and taught politics at the University of Ghana, the Australian National University, and Queensland University.'

[@Unknown14264]

Theyre having a shopping spree

[@abdulkarim-zl4ml]

Primitive societies

[@kabartikami]

May God protect the prople of PNG

[@hrtendaazisdepok3904]

What's going on?

[@chrisarsenault120]

Blacks even got the kids involved. 😒

[@moe2470]

BS. Thats LA.

[@uprightfossil6673]

Bureaucrats never fix problems. Never have and never will!

[@Markuah]

All australian news channel nonactive the comment section.

[@McVoshdeTrinoxz]

Nogat sem bloody non tax payers....

[@Aboudi-im3yh]

What type of people are these

[@jamham888]

Sad fact of modern life, self centered materialist fear based consumerist society has overtaken most hopes any compassionate community based social organisation. People love stuff more than each other

[@musicjunk8266]

lol, 'Don’t want to pay us? OK let us show you what we keep from happening here every day.'

[@Htcmobikes]

Port Moresby or Detroit? Lol

[@lionsheperdmaster]

Not good news yet Appreciate the News coverage 🤙🏽 I m a patriot of Papua New Guinea the struggle is real out here, this is a sad day for my country as this day was inevitable. This National FcukUp is a result of bad governance, weak leadership, continued social struggles and economic suffering building up overtime, its like the government built a bomb and the shit self-detonated lol…the world got their views about us as a people, that’s fine we don’t mind we never do, we know we seen as primitives yet we wear that badge with honor and continue to fight for survival continue to show love to foreigners, as we know all human being is created equal by God regardless of race color or creed. Despite our crisis much worse events happening all around the world right now as its unlikely coincidental and maybe biblical…so chill out world this problem is simply a temporary ‘GLITCH’ everyone affected should be paid by next fortnight 🤣🇵🇬

[@georgeoakiva644]

And the police strike

[@boogaloofever]

Black Friday sale

[@pngtumas7787]

That's a very sad day

[@ignatiusbuji]

This is happening in a nation just declared as "Christian nation?" 😢

[@titusjy6155]

Australian and UK also want brought this chaos to Papua Province, Indonesia

[@albin2232]

Florida used to be a nice place.

[@AmosKatanga-uw9gq]

Whenever law and order breaks down this can happen any where in any country🤔.

[@Markuah]

This situation made by australia. Australia push png to run png with australian rule. How can 1 pack cigarete price in png same as in australia. Income of papuan very low compare to australian. All business control by australian.

[@nephritejaded]

How about don’t waste your money on cigarettes

[@bandera-12322]

@@nephritejaded Can Australia get away from here? they created nothing but separatism, they gave the Papuans nothing but weapons. Now wild tribes, cannibals, are running around Guinea, destroying each other.

[@jomskienadlabas9128]

Still kanaka!

[@philippaulaean]

Macam kerusuhan Jakarta 1998 cuy

[@londonhodnet4079]

Oh! The age of the consumer, isn’t it pretty

[@zizFizruk02232O]

Черная пятница распродажа. Люди очнитесь.

[@cdt996]

Looks like Los Angeles or San Francisco

[@Epitin]

Always same type of behavior…again and again. 🙈