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Opposition leader calls on Fiji to end ‘betrayal’ of West Papuans
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Fiji's Opposition Leader Ro Teimumu Kepa has called on the government of Fiji to "stop its betrayal" of the people of...
Calls grow for Jokowi to protect Indonesia’s Tapanuli orangutan
By Evi Mariani and Apriadi Gunawan in Jekarta and Medan
Indonesia's Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya paid a visit to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo...
PNG deploys ships and soldiers to Manam for emergency evacuation
By Scott Waide in Lae
Madang Governor Peter Yama confirmed today that at least two Papua New Guinea Defence Force vessels were being sent to...
PNG’s Manam volcano erupts again, forcing islanders to evacuate
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Manam volcano in Papua New Guinea has erupted again, reports journalist Scott Waide on his blog.
This is his blog's picture of...
Opposition MP files criminal complaint over PNG election
By RNZ Pacific
A Papua New Guinea opposition MP has filed a criminal complaint against the Electoral Commissioner for alleged misdeeds in last year's general...
Why Papuans feel differently about Indonesia’s Independence Day
By Ivany Atina Arbi and Nethy Dharma Somba in Jakarta and Jayapura
The 73rd celebration of Indonesia’s Independence Day last week was tinged with reports...
Former BRA and BLF fighters break arrows to heal Bougainville wounds
By Aloysius Laukai in Buka
The people of Haku have demonstrated their commitment to the Bougainville peace process by reconciling former fighters from the Bougainville...
Pioneering Samoan academic wins key social sciences role at UNESCO
By RNZ Pacific
A leading Samoan academic from Auckland University of Technology has been appointed to a key role at New Zealand's branch of United...
Ex-Bougainville VP blasts Canberra’s ‘top down’ interference in referendum
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
A former Bougainville regional vice-president has condemned Australia for political interference over the independence referendum process, saying Canberra would be better...
Village on the broken mountain – the plight of PNG’s quake-hit...
Special report by Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific
"We have no home, our village is devastated, therefore I have to move my people to another...
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...
NZ and Pacific countries contest Asian influence for WHO regional director
By Barbara Dreaver
Battlelines are being drawn as New Zealand and Pacific countries lobby for an important appointment at the World Health Organisation.
The region's health...
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...
Indonesian president’s belated call for tolerance leaves minorities at risk
By Phelim Kine
Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo did something extraordinary in his annual State of the Nation address this week - he issued a...
Indonesian police break up Papuan ‘New York’ pact protest in Ternate
By Arnold Belau in Jayapura
Police have violently broken up a peaceful action being held by the Indonesian People's Front for West Papua (FRI-WP) in...
‘Staggering’ drop in PNG’s resource sector revenue hits development
By Glenn Banks and Martyn Namorong in Port Moresby
Government revenues from Papua New Guinea’s mining, oil and gas sector have essentially dried up.
With the...
Indonesian police detain 49 in attack, vandalising of Papuan dormitory
By Bastian Tebai in Surabaya
Indonesian police last night arrested 49 Papuan students who live at the Kamasan Papuan Dormitory in the East Java provincial...
Dan McGarry: Fighting for media freedom and truth in the Pacific
When the host country Nauru banned the pool broadcaster, ABC, from the Pacific Islands summit set for next month, it was condemned widely for...
Ralph Regenvanu: Pacific regionalism, climate finance and women in politics
Tess Newton Cain talks to Ralph Regenvanu
During a recent trip to Port Vila, Tess Newton Cain caught up with Ralph Regenvanu, Minister for Foreign...
Mission accomplished: Why ‘blockade buster’ boats to Gaza still succeed
ANALYSIS: By Ramzy Baroud, recently in New Zealand
When Mike Treen, the national director of the Unite Union in New Zealand, arrived at the airport...
Eight die in Papua plane crash – teenager boy lone survivor
By Nethy Dharma Somba in Jayapura
A plane crashed in the mountainous Gunung Menuk area in Pegunungan Bintang regency of Indonesia's Papua province on Saturday,...
Vanuatu names founding PM’s daughter Lora as Papua envoy
By the Vanuatu Independent
The Vanuatu government has appointed Lora Lini, daughter of founding prime minister Father Walter Lini, as special envoy for West Papua.
United...