Is png safe or unsafe to work and live?

Member since 02 September 2013

pinkchicMember02 September 2013 12:24:46

hi to all of you,

i am just a newbie here and i've read some of your post. and i just wanna ask how about this year, is it safe or unsafe to work and live in png?i have a jobe offer but i am thinking twice about it coz i've read a lot of posts about security issues for an expat in png.. hoping to get a response from any of you..thanks a lot!!!

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David ViP

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DavidViP03 September 2013 07:49:14

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Hi pinkchic,

Welcome to expat-blog!

A new post was created from your post on the Papua New Guinea forum, for better interaction.

I suggest you to visit this link you might get some useful hints; http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_t … _1757.html . Hope this might help.

But it is better to get some advices from Papua New Guinea residents.

Regards,

David.

stumpy Laos Expert

Member since 27 November 2009

stumpyLaos Expert04 September 2013 23:46:16

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PNG overall has a lot of crime and security can be a worry.

Wherever you are you need to follow simple rules.

Never go anywhere by yourself especially at night
Never wear expensive looking jewelry
Never carry lots of cash and never show it
Live in secure guarded accommodation
Have a driver to take you to and from work

Simply put, be careful.

williams999 New member

Member since 01 June 2014

williams999New member09 June 2014 01:05:28

Hi Pinkchik,

I am probably a bit late however thought that i would just add a few comments which may assist other readers. After 11 years in PNG, living in several towns, we are now leaving. The 'nasty' crimes are steadily getting worse; rapes of expats are becoming increasingly common - most of these are not reported and all the victim wants to do is immediately fly out for good. Aids is rampant. Female expats should NOT come to PNG - you are a prime target and you WILL be attacked at some stage if you are here for a year or two. Husbands should only consider a Fly in Fly Out contract. You become a prisoner in your own home, education levels are much lower than UK and Australia; corruption is rife, and the police are your worst nightmare. Whatever the money is that you are being offered, it is no longer worth putting your life at risk. Beware of the expats that use the glib line "the media make it sound much worse than it is" - the media are only reporting 20% of the nasty crimes. A friend of my wifes is still in hospital here with a fractured hip and broken ankle after jumping from her frsit floor balcony to avoid being raped - and this is in a new new modern "secure" complex in the middle of the day. I can no longer keep my wife a 'prisoner' here - life is not meant to be like this.