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Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk A pair of Indonesian Islamic universities are pushing female students to ditch niqab face veils – with one threatening expulsion for...

By Astari Pinasthika Sarosa in Jakarta The Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior is sailing throughout Indonesia - including West Papua - as a vehicle for environmental...

By Sheany in Jakarta The National Commission on Violence Against Women, or Komnas Perempuan, has called on the government to do more to protect women's...

By Sylvester Gawi in Lae Papua New Guinea's Mendi Butterflies rugby league team has claimed the coveted 2017-2018 Coca Cola Ipatas Cup in Lae, dedicating...

BRIEFING: By Sylvester Gawi in Tari, Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea's Highlands earthquake disaster has brought to light some of the many things that...

By Scott Waide, EMTV journalist and blogger Survivors in Papua New Guinea's earthquake in the Highlands face tough challenges. And so do the relief agencies...

SPECIAL REPORT: Shirley Mauludu in Port Moresby reports on the earthquake which hit parts of three Highlands provinces almost two weeks ago, leaving behind...

By Rizki Halim in Yogyakarta Dozens of women held a rally at the Zero Kilometre point in Indonesia's Central Java city of Yogyakarta to commemorate...

EMTV's Scott Waide reports from the earthquake zone. Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk The Papua New Guinea Defence Force has deployed 70 soldiers from Port Moresby to...

Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk The Zonta Club of Auckland "celebrated change" through its yellow rose awards on International Women's Day today. Speakers included Michelle Kidd, QSM,...

AUT News video By Lucy Handford New Zealand’s first fully battery powered electric bus hit the road today, thanks to a joint initiative by Tranzit Group,...

ANALYSIS: By Tom Clarke Timor-Leste and Australia has signed a maritime boundary agreement at the UN headquarters in New York today, putting their long-running border...

By Sylvester Gawi in Limu village, Hela, Papua New Guinea Thousands of people have been displaced and are still waiting for relief assistance in disaster...

Prime Minister Peter O'Neill visiting disaster-hit areas at the weekend. Video: EMTV News Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Provinces affected by Papua New Guinea's 7.5 magnitude earthquake...

By Scott Waide of EMTV News While the multibillion dollar mammoth petroleum company Exxon declared “force majeur” and another counted its financial losses, one family...

Elizabeth Tondoa appeals to Southern Highlands musicians to join her in next week's fundraising concert. Video: EMTV News Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Southern Highlands singers Elizabeth...

Communities struck by the 7.5 magnitude earthquake in Papua New Guinea's Hela province remain confused as aftershocks continue. Despite the arrival of National Disaster...

Professor Chalapan Kaluwin of the University of Papua New Guinea's School of Natural and Physical Sciences says the country should prepare itself for more...

By Glenda Willie and Jonas Cullwick Vanuatu's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Tourism, Trade, Commerce and Ni-Vanuatu Business Joe Natuman has pleaded guilty to...

Two PNGDF helicopters had been deployed to the earthquake-hit Southern Highlands region to assist National Disaster officials carry out initial assessment, says Chief-of-Staff Colonel...

By Jeffrey Elapa in Port Moresby More than 30 people are believed to have been killed in the massive 7.5 magnitude Papua New Guinean earthquake...

By Paterno Esmaquel II in Manila Bishops have called for vigilance in the face of a "creeping dictatorship," as the Philippines marked the 32nd anniversary...