John Minto: Barack Obama – ‘Yes, We Can’ champion of the...
OPINION: By John Minto
Former US President Barack Obama won office decisively on the basis of a fervent campaign driven by his supporters believing he...
Graduating USP student journalists tell of hard work, sacrifices on way
By Mereoni Mili in Suva
It was a proud moment for six journalism students who graduated from the University of the South Pacific in Suva...
Vanuatu Daily Post editor wins top award for leadership among women
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
Vanuatu Daily Post editor Jane Joshua, a journalist who has set new standards for social justice and human rights reporting in...
Tongan ban on girls playing rugby and boxing ‘not our policy’,...
By Kalino Latu, editor of Kaniva News
Tonga's Prime Minister ‘Akilisi Pohiva disagrees with a decision by his Minister of Education to ban girls from...
Fiji women ‘worse off’ in NZ over family planning, says research
By Mapihi Opai in Manukau
Indigenous Fijian women living in New Zealand are not benefitting from the higher level of resources available. In fact, they...
How Philippine state surveillance is used as a tool to silence...
BRIEFING: Special report by Jodesz Gavilan and Sofia Tomacruz in Manila
Human rights activists say that the conduct of both physical and communication surveillance is...
Protests sweep Indonesia over new law criminalising ‘criticism’ of MPs
By Ryan Dagur in Jakarta
A wave of protests has swept Indonesia in recent days after legislation criminalising criticism of lawmakers took effect last week.
President...
Mackenzie Smith: Indonesia’s Pacific neglect highlights NZ media problem
OPINION: Mackenzie Smith reviews two months living in Indonesia as a journalist.
In Indonesia, I expected to broaden my understanding and realisation of Asia and...
Changing politics trigger predictions for Fiji’s first woman prime minister
By Nasik Swami in Suva
Fiji might see its first woman prime minister after this year's general election, predicts New Zealand-based political sociologist Professor Steven...
Governor Juffa, police crack down on PNG’s Collingwood Bay illegal logging
By Scott Waide in Port Moresby
Over the course of the past month, Oro Governor Gary Juffa has been at the forefront of a crackdown...
Australian lawyer accused of ‘bullying’ in Vanuatu court clash with journalists
Vanuatu Daily Post in Port Vila
Australian-born lawyer Dane Thornburgh, who has offices in Vanuatu and Australia, employed bullying tactics yesterday morning in a tense...
Another Suharto makes push to launch Indonesian politics career
By Ed Davies and Agustinus Beo Da Costa in Jakarta
The youngest son of former Indonesian president Suharto, Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, is making a...
Gary Juffa: How we can stop criminal cartels stealing our PNG...
OPINION: By Gary Juffa
In the ongoing saga of stopping illegal logging in Papua New Guinea's Oro province, our facts reveal that the PNG Forest...
Open letter to PM Ardern: Raise Papua human rights crimes with...
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
An advocacy group, West Papua Action Auckland, has urged Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to raise human rights and the "suffering of...
Data collection on children in Pacific ‘poor’, says UNICEF
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Poor data collection in several Pacific Island countries is obstructing UNICEF’s first assessment to measure progress in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals...
PNG quake-hit communities plead for relief aid to ‘bypass’ government
As relief supplies continue to be delivered to earthquake affected communities, there is another looming disaster over water, reports EMTV News.
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
People...
PMC projects lure doco makers, politics writer and Fiji journalist
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
Pacific Media Centre project students and interns announced for the year this week include two budding documentary makers and a seasoned...
ICC withdrawal ‘a principled stand’, claims Philippines’ Foreign Secretary
By Paterno Esmaquel II in Manila
Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alan Peter Cayetano claims the Philippines' withdrawal from the International Criminal Court is "a principled...
West Papuans launch quake appeal for survivors in PNG Highlands
A 100 candles vigil was held in the Papuan capital city of Port Numbay (Jayapura) this week and people gathered to raise funds and...
Elite groups ‘contain’ nuclear food safety debate, says researcher
By Jean Bell in Auckland
A loose collection of elite groups shape the global language and thinking around food safety in the nuclear era, says...