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Enembe – the Papuan traditional chief Indonesia regards as ‘dangerous’
By Yamin Kogoya in Canberra
In the days leading up to Christmas, 16 Indonesian construction workers were killed in Nduga by the West Papuan National...
#Oscars2019 play it safe with Green Book – nothing progressive here
Spike Lee, who stormed out of the Oscars after Green Book won Best Picture at Sunday's Oscars, likened the news to a "bad call"...
Students call for Indonesian election boycott, alternative political force
By Chen Toisuta in Ambon, Maluku
Scores of students from the Student Struggle Centre for National Liberation (Pembebasan) and the Papuan Student Alliance (AMP) have...
Australia and Indonesia agree to step up military cooperation
By Gita Irawan in Jakarta
Indonesia's Army Chief of Staff (Kasad) General Andika Perkasa and Australian Defence Force chief General Angus John Campbell have agreed...
Bougainville landowners call on Momis for protection from ‘offensive’ draft law
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Landowners throughout Bougainville were today calling on President John Momis for protection from a “callous opportunist.”
The landowners said that the customary...
PNG probe into parliament rampage still ongoing, says police chief
By RNZ Pacific
Papua New Guinea's Police Commissioner says investigations are ongoing into officers who took part in a rampage through Parliament last year.
Last November,...
Jubilee Australia accuses Bougainville over ‘reckless land grab’ law changes
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
The Autonomous Bougainville Government, led by president Dr John Momis, has been accused by a research and advocacy group of allowing...
UPNG registrar first ‘victim’ of drastic campus action over fees hike
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
The University of Papua New Guinea registrar Dr Peter Petsul has become the first victim of the new university council, reports...
Killings, arrests as military ‘flush out’ Mindanao environmental defenders
By KEN E. CAGULA in Davao City
The massive human rights violations committed against indigenous peoples or Lumads and peasants are designed to silence the...
Don’t lump Pacific issues into ‘Asia Pacific’, warns PNG’s Juffa
By RNZ Pacific
The Asia-Pacific tag is a "misnomer" and should not be used to lump in Pacific Island countries, says Papua New Guinean opposition...
Miriori fires broadside at ‘rogue’ Bougainville mining rights bid
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
A highly controversial proposal by an unknown and newly registered company, Caballus Mining, is attempting to grab a monopoly over all...
A weeping mum from PNG and her long walk for a...
By Sally Lloyd as told to Scott Waide in Lae
A few days ago, I asked Sally Lloyd about the picture she posted on Facebook...
A life well lived paves way to encourage Pasifika women in...
By Karyn Tattersfield
Geraldine Lopdell’s family was looking for a fitting way to celebrate a "life well lived" when they decided to set up one...
Jokowi plays it tough, accusing Prabowo of ‘outbursts of lies’
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo appears to have gone on the offensive against his challenger in the upcoming presidential election Prabowo Subianto...
Online trolling: Once funny, but now the term meaning is far...
By Dr Evita March
It seems like internet trolling happens everywhere online these days – and it’s showing no signs of slowing down.
The British press...
Mysterious Australian businessman swoops on Bougainville’s minerals
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
A mysterious Australian businessman, Jeffrey McGlinn, is the sponsor of a major amendment to Bougainville’s Mining Act, reports PNG Mine Watch...
Precarious politics pose threats to world’s three biggest rainforests
By Sara Stefanini
Political uncertainty hangs over large swathes of the world’s tropical forests this year, raising the risk of more destruction and carbon emissions.
Recent...
Courthouse torched, police assaulted during Rapa Nui unrest
By RNZ Pacific
Rapa Nui has been hit by serious disturbances after a family tried to lynch a homicide suspect, reports Chilean news media.
The news...
Vanuatu’s ‘shared vision 2030’ tourism goal – a pipe dream...
By Dan McGarry in Port Vila
The government of Vanuatu has convened three major tourism and travel stakeholders this week to announce a major shakeup...
Janet Tupou: Speaking life into your goals and seeing dreams come...
By Dr Janet Tupou
Hand over heart, speaking life into your goals and dreams can see them come true.
After sitting in my first ever lecture...
Bishops slam ‘cycle of hate’ they say is destroying moral fabric...
By Paterno Esmaquel II in Manila
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has slammed the "cycle of hate" in the country as seen...
Vanuatu plans first ever referendum over political reform laws
By Glenda Willie in Port Vila
Voters in Vanuatu will be given the opportunity to vote for political reform laws in the country’s first ever...