Pacific news journalists grapple with challenges of social media, harsh laws
BRIEFING: By Geraldine Panapasa in Suva
Like it or not, social media has become part and parcel of almost everyday discussions.
Whether it’s talk about the...
Rappler’s editor Maria Ressa wins global press freedom award
Golden Pen winner Maria Ressa talks about "government impunity" over "war on drugs" killings and social media hate speech. Video: Rappler
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Activists fear Indian proposal for coal reserves in Indonesian-ruled Papua
By Febriana Firdaus in Jakarta
As it seeks to diversify its sources of fuel, India is looking to get in on the ground floor of...
Barbara Dreaver: Why is NZ and the world turning its back...
By Barbara Dreaver, 1 News Pacific correspondent
Over the years, many graphic and violent images of torture and beatings have emerged from the Indonesia-controlled...
‘Fake news’ and millennials’ lack of media judgment a challenge, says...
BRIEFING: By David Robie in Manipal, India
“Fake news” combined with a lack of critical media judgment by many in the millennial generation is a...
Green co-leader slams human rights ‘obscenity’ over West Papua
By Rahul Bhattarai in Auckland
Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson last night condemned the “obscenity” of jailing West Papuans by Indonesian authorities for raising their...
Juffa accuses O’Neill government of ‘shutting down’ free speech in PNG
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Oro Governor Garry Juffa says the people of PNG find it "frightening" and "alarming" that the Papua New Guinea government is...
Keith Jackson: Did dumb just get dumber and Sam Basil dig...
A near confrontation on the floor of Parliament on Friday, with the Papua New Guinea Opposition walking out in protest over the referral of...
Vanuatu court orders release of ‘wanted’ Fiji man, seeks papers
By Royson Willie and Kizzy Kalsakau in Port Vila
Vanuatu's Supreme Court has asked the police and immigration to release Fijian citizen Mohammed Rizwan and...
Scott Waide: Any Facebook shutdown in PNG dangerous on many levels
OPINION: By Scott Waide in Lae
Maybe it was a slip of the tongue or a misinterpreted statement… But there is no doubt that whatever...
New Caledonia referendum offers chance to turn page, says journo
By RNZ Pacific
This year's referendum on independence from France is a chance to turn a new page on New Caledonia's past, says a Kanak...
Diabetes deaths in Fiji worst in the world, says watchdog
By RNZ's Dateline Pacific
The latest life expectancy world rankings show Fiji has the highest death rate from diabetes in the world with 188 of...
Indonesia plans to ramp up lobbying for UN Security Council seat
By Dian Septiari in Jakarta
Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi is set to lobby more countries to vote for her country in its campaign for...
PNG students in China say Facebook move is ‘irrelevant’ and damaging
By Melisha Yafoi in Beijing
Students studying in Beijing, China, have described the move by Papua New Guinea's Communications Minister Sam Basil to suspend Facebook...
PNG plans to shut down Facebook for one month to target...
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Papua New Guinea plans to shut down Facebook for one month to enable the government to filter out "fake users", report...
Savu border unsolved, but Timor-Leste leader praises ‘amazing’ Indonesia link
By Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata in Dili
East Timor’s outgoing Prime Minister Dr Mari Alkatiri says that after almost two decades of separation from Indonesia, the...
Albert Schram: My wrongful dismissal and malicious prosecution – a warning
On his way back home from Port Moresby to Verona in Italy during a stopover in Singapore, Dr Albert Schram wrote a lengthy article...
Dr Schram absconds on bail – claims PNG prosecution is ‘political’
By Keith Jackson in Noosa
In a shock development in Papua New Guinea's Schram case, the former vice-chancellor of the PNG University of Technology has...
Time for Xanana Gusmao to step up and fix Timor-Leste’s problems
By Jose Belo in Dili, Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste's parliamentary elections on May 12 have returned Xanana Gusmao to the Government Palace in Dili in an alliance...
Fiji’s anti-corruption investigators charge Rabuka over ‘anomalies’
By RNZ Pacific
The leader of Fiji's main opposition party, Sitiveni Rabuka, was today charged by anti-corruption investigators, apparently over "anomalies" in his financial declarations.
The...