Looting in Paradise

Greed, Envy and Organized religion/s are the roots of all evil.




From "The National"
Madang, EHP shops looted

*Police go on alert as anti-Asian uprising continues*

By PISAI GUMAR
THE anti-Chinese traders’ sentiment that started in Port Moresby and flared in Lae last week reared its ugly head in the Madang and Eastern Highlands pro-vinces at the weekend.
Elsewhere, police in Wewak, East Sepik province, and Mt Hagen in Western Highlands were patrolling the streets to prevent any rioting against Chinese traders.
In Port Moresby last Friday, acting Prime Minister Dr Puka Temu had instructed police to immediately investigate the incidents and deal with the ring leaders (see accompanying story).
He had also instructed the Department of Commerce and Industry to investigate claims that a number of the Chinese shops hit were operating illegally.
Four Chinese-owned shops in Goroka were emptied of goods and an undisclosed amount of cash in a nasty Sunday reveille when men, women and children ran riot at 6.30am.
At the gateway to the Eastern Highlands, Kainantu, the atmosphere was palpable but nothing happened as police kept a close tab.