Monthly Archives: April 2017
RSF calls on Jokowi to honour pledge to let journalists work in West Papua
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called on Indonesian President Joko Widodo to keep his election promise to allow local and international journalists to operate...
Trump puts Indonesia on ‘cheating foreign importers’ hit list
By Anton Hermansyah, Stefani Ribka and Tama Salim in Jakarta
A week after seeing a petition against Indonesia's biodiesel, the country has seen another blow...
SAS ‘atrocity’ book authors accuse PM of allowing issue to ‘fester’
The authors of the controversial investigative book Hit & Run have accused Prime Minister Bill English of ensuring the allegations of a New Zealand...
Tagata Pasifika goes down memory lane – 30 years of broadcasting
The Tagata Pasifika special made to mark 20 years of the programme. Video: Sunpix
For three decades Tagata Pasifika has been telling the stories of...
Investigation into Fiji Times sedition charge steps up with search warrant
Pacific Media Watch
Sedition charges against several Fiji Times Limited staff have loomed larger with the Criminal Investigations Department of the Fijian police force executing...
Upgrade deadlock over Port Vila runway ends – China contract ok
By Dan McGarry in Port Vila
In a late-night teleconference with senior government officials, World Bank representatives finally acquiesced to Vanuatu’s choice of bidder for...
Military chief’s Op Burnham account highlights key Afghan legal concerns
ANALYSIS: By Selwyn Manning
There is an overlooked aspect of the New Zealand Defence Force’s account of Operation Burnham that when scrutinised suggests a possible...
Climate change key focus of EU ‘case for the Pacific’ roundtable
By Kendall Hutt in Auckland
Climate change is the central focus of the European Union’s continuing relationship with the Pacific, says the international cooperation chief.
Stefano...
‘Going backstage’: Swiss researcher reveals public broadcast practices
By Kendall Hutt in Auckland
In an ever-changing news environment, one academic and researcher has "gone backstage" at Switzerland’s public broadcasting company to better understand...
Indonesia’s tug-of-war: The age of pseudo-military leaders rolls on
ANALYSIS: By Johannes Nugroho (Part 2)
Following the awkward debacle of suspended military cooperation with Australia, in another maverick moment, General Gatot Nurmantyo told the...