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‘New dawn’ for Malaysia, pledges freed Anwar Ibrahim after full pardon
Anwar Ibrahim's royal pardon paves the way for a return to politics for the former opposition leader who was jailed three years ago for...
Duterte holding bilateral talks with PNG prime minister O’Neill
By Rosalie Coz in Manila
President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines was due to hold bilateral talks later today with Papua New Guinean Prime Minister...
Former Unitech VC takes legal steps in ‘scary’ PNG education controversy
The former vice-chancellor of Papua New Guinea's Unitech will seek leave from the National Court to retrieve his original PhD certificate from Italy, reports...
Vanuatu walks the talk – and becomes first country to ban...
By Jilda Shem in Port Vila
It's a Pacific island nation that has beaten the global community across the finish line with Vanuatu officially becoming...
Paga Hill resettlement refugee mothers plead for help from Governor Parkop
By Meleasie Goviro in Port Moresby
They said it was an emotional day for them, to celebrate Mother’s Day in iconic Paga Hill in Papua...
What is JAD? Indonesian terror group behind Surabaya church bombings
A Jakarta Post video collage of images from the bomb attack has been reported at Surabaya police headquarters on Sunday just hours after bomb...
Jale Moala: The Fiji coup that started it all
FLASHBACK: Jale Moala, a former editor of the Fiji Daily Post, recalls the day of Fiji's coup.
It's the morning of 14 May 1987, just...
Timor-Leste’s opposition alliance set for win after fractious election
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
With more than 99 percent of votes counted in the poll, Timor-Leste's opposition Alliance of Change for Progress (AMP) was leading...
‘Sword of Damocles’ condemned after Philippines judges oust chief justice
By Ralf Rivas in Manila
After the ousting of the Philippines' Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, the six justices who voted against the quo warranto...
Timorese vote in fresh general election after tense campaign
By Michael Leach in Dili
After a tense month-long campaign and two rest days, East Timorese cast their votes today in the Timor-Leste's latest parliamentary...
Future of Panguna mine at stake in PNG, Melbourne court...
By Kevin McQuillan of Business Advantage PNG
Two court hearings next week - one in Port Moresby and the other in Melbourne - will help...
Malaysian opposition wins elections, seeks pardon for jailed leader
By Emma Richards of Asian Correspondent
In a truly historic vote, Malaysia for the first time since independence has fallen to the opposition coalition.
“The Palace...
O’Neill ‘undermining’ Bougainville peace deal, vote plan, says Miriori
The trailer for New Zealand documentary maker Will Watson's forthcoming documentary about the Bougainville peace process, Soldiers Without Guns. Video: TMI Pictures
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Blood in the Pacific: 30 years on from the Ouvéa Island...
SPECIAL REPORT: By Max Uechtritz
On Saturday, 30 years ago in 1988, I smelled death for the first time – literally.
A sickening, almost suffocating, stench...
Highlands security crisis hampers PNG quake response
By Johnny Blades of Radio NZ Pacific
An ongoing security crisis in Papua New Guinea's Hela province is preventing many earthquake-affected communities receiving relief.
February's magnitude...
Biggest quake since 1975 shakes Hawai’i, volcano spews lava
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
The 6.9-magnitude earthquake that shook the Big Island on Friday and was felt as far away as Oahu was the strongest...
Chewing betel nut, or ‘buai’ … the Taiwanese way
Taiwanese Chewing Gum ... a betel nut documentary in Taiwan. Video: Steven Domjancic
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
In Papua New Guinea, the psychoactive betel nut is...
Macron begins New Caledonia visit as independence vote looms
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
French President Emmanuel Macron today began a three-day visit to New Caledonia - six months before the territory's vote on independence...
PNG prime minister slams gas failure report as ‘fake news’
By Stefan Armbruster of SBS News in Brisbane
Papua New Guinea's prime minister has dismissed as "fake news" a report that claims a partially-Australian funded...
Michael Bain: A shameful neglect of our Moruroa campaign veterans
OPINION: By Michael Bain
Last week was ANZAC Day on April 25. I took my kids to the Dawn Service at Auckland’s War Memorial Museum....
PNG LNG – failed predictions and PNG’s resource curse
“On almost every measure of economic welfare, the PNG economy would have been better off without the PNG LNG project.”
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Papua New...
Greenpeace blasts palm oil industry deforestation in West Papua
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
A palm oil supplier to Mars, Nestlé, PepsiCo and Unilever is destroying rainforests in the Indonesian-ruled Papua region, a new investigation...