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Second expat vice-chancellor flees ‘for safety’ as PNG universities turn nasty
By Keith Jackson
A letter from the former vice-chancellor of Papua New Guinea's University of Natural Resources and Environment (UNRE) in Rabaul says senior staff...
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Second expat vice-chancellor flees ‘for safety’ as PNG universities turn nasty
By Keith Jackson
A letter from the former vice-chancellor of Papua New Guinea's University of Natural Resources and Environment (UNRE) in Rabaul says senior staff...
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Second expat vice-chancellor flees ‘for safety’ as PNG universities turn nasty
By Keith Jackson
A letter from the former vice-chancellor of Papua New Guinea's University of Natural Resources and Environment (UNRE) in Rabaul says senior staff...
Rodrigo Duterte’s killing season now opens fire on Lumads and the...
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Second expat vice-chancellor flees ‘for safety’ as PNG universities turn nasty
By Keith Jackson
A letter from the former vice-chancellor of Papua New Guinea's University of Natural Resources and Environment (UNRE) in Rabaul says senior staff...
Rodrigo Duterte’s killing season now opens fire on Lumads and the...
By Bong S Sarmiento in Mindanao
Tactics used to target Filipino drug suspects are now being deployed against leftist activists and alleged supporters of an...
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RSF calls on Nauru to allow banned ABC to cover Pacific...
By Reporters Without Borders
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called on Nauru to rescind its decision to bar Australia’s public radio and TV broadcaster, ABC,...
Graphic Fiji crash images highlight need for social media education
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Cook Islands, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu win medals at Games
By Stefan Armbruster of SBS News
Three countries that have never won a medal in Commonwealth Games history are celebrating after bagging bronze in weightlifting,...
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Accidents expose lax safety hitting Indonesia’s infrastructure projects
By Sarah Yuniarni in Jakarta
A recent string of accidents in major construction projects in Indonesia has raised concerns of lax safety standards as President...
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