BOUGAINVILLE: Setback to plans to relocate govt to Arawa
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Moves to re-locate the Bougainville autonomous government headquarters back to Arawa on the mainland have been dealt a serious blow. This follows the burning down of the administration building at Arawa and a threat by police to pull out of town because of increasing lawlessness. Police Minister Ezekiel Masat says the incidents are a setback to plans to relocate the overall development of Bougainville from Arawa. But Mr Masat says the government has made a political decision to maintain a police presence at Arawa, the former capital of the PNG province in Central Bougainville.
Presenter: Sam Seke
Speakers: Ezekiel Masat, Bougainville's Minister for Police
