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Story Publication logo January 28, 2013

Modern Life in Papua New Guinea

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Is Exxon Mobil's natural gas project a heaven-sent opportunity to boost Papua New Guinea’s GDP, or a...

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Exxon Mobil's natural gas project in Papua New Guinea could be a blessing for the economy or a threat to the 60,000 people who can claim "customary ownership" of tribal lands. These photographs show outcast landowners and others who live in Hela province.

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