Timor-Leste finally has a government. But what happens now?
By Guteriano Neves in Dili
After nearly a year of political deadlock resulting from a minority government, and a divisive political campaign, Timor-Leste is set...
‘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...
RNZ enters content partnership with Pacific Media Centre
RNZ has announced a formal content sharing partnership with the Auckland-based Pacific Media Centre - Te Amokura. The arrangement will allow content from rnz.co.nz,...
Journalists’ free alliance advocate calls on minister to use UN ‘leverage’
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
The Australian journalist and academic who spent more than a year in an Egyptian prison has welcomed Foreign Minister Julie Bishop's...
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...
NZ pro-Palestinian ‘justice’ protesters target Israel Day waterfront events
By Rahul Bhattarai in Auckland
About 50 people gathered in Auckland’s Silo Park today to protest over the 70th year of Nakba - also known...
Gallery: Peaceful protest highlights ‘Nakba’ injustices in Palestine
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
About 50 people staged a "wall of noise" protest in Auckland's port today in a bid to shut down the Israeli...
‘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...
Tuilaepa accuses Pohiva of being ‘jello’ over Samoan press freedom
By Joyetter Feagaimaali’i-Luamanu
Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielelgaoi has accused his Tongan counterpart 'Akilisi Pohiva of being "jello" - jealous - of Samoa's media freedom...
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...
Tahiti incumbent defies corruption cloud to easily win election
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
In the elections held in French Polynesia over the weekend, the ruling party of President Edouard Fritch scored a decisive victory...
‘Time of anxiety’ – a depressing new normal for local journalists...
By Colleen Murrell in Melbourne
For journalists who cover Afghanistan, the bombing that killed nine local reporters last week in Kabul was a sober reminder...