Yearly Archives: 2020

By Ivany Atina Arbi in Jakarta Indonesia saw a one-day record of 4465 new covid-19 cases on Wednesday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases...

By Benny Mawel and Budi Sutrisno in Jayapura and Jakarta The killing of Pastor Yeremia Zanambani in Intan Jaya regency, Papua, last weekend - allegedly...

By Romulus Masiu in Port Moresby Full independence will be top of the agenda pledges Ishmael Toroama, the newly elected president for the Autonomous Region...

By Michael Field French Polynesian authorities are conceding the Pacific territory of 280,000 people will probably have 100,000 cases of covid-19 by the end of...

By RNZ Pacific The Fiji government has suspended its funding grants to the University of the South Pacific. This comes after months of conflict at the...

By The National A father-daughter team will join the Autonomous Bougainville Government House of Representatives after winning their seats in the recent election. Raymond Masono retained...

ANALYSIS: By Keith Jackson Ishmael Toroama built his reputation as a bold fighter and later a commander in the Bougainville Revolutionary Army (BRA) in its...

COMMENT: By Ziena Jalil Diversity was in the spotlight last week. Te Wiki o te Reo Māori and Te Wā Tuku Reo Māori were embraced...

COMMENT: By Bryan Bruce I’ll be honest, it was a long day yesterday so I only watched the first 10 minutes of the Leader’s debate...

By RNZ News The campaign for New Caledonia's referendum on independence from France is already officially three days old with the critical vote in less...

ANALYSIS: By The Conversation Prime Minister and Labour leader Jacinda Ardern and National Party leader Judith Collins met tonight for the first televised debate of...

Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk The Tabernacle Bible Church of Indonesia's congregation from the Intan Jaya regency in Papua has fled into the forests in fear...

By Yanuarius Weya in Jayapura A pastor has been shot dead at the weekend allegedly by the Indonesian military, sparking protests by church groups and...

By RNZ News New Zealand's Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield announced no new cases of covid-19 yesterday. It was also revealed that Auckland is set...

By Moffat Mamu in Honiara Two foreign nationals have lost their lives in the Solomon Islands during a bomb blast last night at their home...

REWIND: By Crispin Maslog Filipinos under 48 today were not yet born when Martial Law was imposed on the Philippines by the late and unlamented...

The project video - read the linked story. By Sri Krishnamurthi of the Pacific Media Centre Climate change action has been "shelved" for the moment in...

By Keith Jackson The trend is your friend, it is said, and the trend in counting votes for the next president of Bougainville remains firmly...

COMMENTARY: By Graham Davis Stung by successive Grubsheet articles revealing how the military wants changes to the Fiji government and also revealing the name of...

ANALYSIS: By Bryan Bruce National’s economic policy of temporary tax cuts for next month's New Zealand general election yesterday proved - if proof be needed...

By RNZ News Two new community cases revealed today in New Zealand are connected to a returnee who tested positive for covid-19 after completing the...

By Zedaiah Kanau in Port Moresby A Papua New Guinean businessman who caused the death of his girlfriend by punching her, forcing her to jump...